Ed Sheeran

Artist:  Ed Sheeran
Birth Name:  Edward Christopher Sheeran
Born:  February 17, 1991.  Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England
Origin:  Framlingham, Suffolk, England
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Contemporary Pop, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Ed Sheeran is an English Singer and Songwriter from Framlingham, Suffolk.  He won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.  His second studio album X, was released worldwide on June 23, 2014 and peaked at No. 1 in The UK and the US.  In 2015, X won the Brit Award for Album of The Year, and single "Thinking Out Loud", earned two Grammy Awards at the 2016 Ceremony:  Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Title:  X  (2014)
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Contemporary Pop, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, R&B
Label:  Asylum/Atlantic
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  One  (4:13)
 2.  I'm A Mess  (4:06)
 3.  Sing  (3:55)
 4.  Don't  (3:39)
 5.  Nina  (3:43)
 6.  Photograph  (4:18)
 7.  Bloodstream  (4:59)
 8.  Tenerife Sea  (4:00)
 9.  Runaway  (3:28)
10. The Man  (4:09)
11. Thinking Out Loud  (4:41)
12. Afire Love  (5:14)

Deluxe Edition:  Wembley Edition:

13.  I See Fire  (4:57)
14. All Of The Stars  (3:55)
15. English Rose  (3:04)
16. Touch And Go  (4:01)
17. New York  (3:56)
18. Lay It All On Me (Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran) (4:02)

Disc 2:  DVD Jumpers For Goalposts:  Live At Wembley Stadium:

 1.  I'm A Mess
 2.  Lego House
 3.  Photograph
 4.  Bloodstream
 5.  Don't
 6.  I See Fire
 7.  Don't Go Breaking My Heart
 8.  Thinking Out Loud
 9.  The A Team
10. You Need Me, I Don't Need Me, I Don't Need You
11. Sing

Extras:

-Afire Love 
-Drunk
-Tenerife Sea
-Take It Back/Superatition

Personnel:

Ed Sheeran:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Handclaps on Tracks: 2, 5
Jake Gosling:  Percussion & Drums on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 10, 11, Piano and Handclaps on Tracks:  2, 5, Synths on Track 5, Rhodes on Track 5, Strings & Horns on Track 1
Pharrell Williams:  Background Vocals on Track 3
Jeff Bhasker:  Piano, Keys, Bass on Track 6
Foy Vance:  Backing Vocals on Track 12

Additional Musicians:

William Hicks:  Additional Vocals on Tracks:  2, 4, 5
Chris Leonard:  Guitars, Bass on Tracks:  2, 5, 11, Handclaps on Tracks:  2, 5
Jason Lader:  Keyboards, Bass on Track 4, Keyboards on Tracks:  7, 8
Adam MacDougall:  Keyboards on Tracks:  4, 7
Lenny Castro:  Percussion on Tracks:  4, 7, 8
Luis Conte:   Percussion on Tracks:  4, 7, 8
Ed Howard:  Handclaps on Track 5
Tyler Sam Johnson:  Electric Guitar, Drums Programming on Track 3
Chris Dave:  Drums on Tracks:  7, 8
Blake Mills:  Guitar on Track 8
Peter Gosling:   Piano on Track 11
Geoff Leaa:  Drums on  Track 12
Coco Arquette:  Additional Vocals and Gang Percussion on Track 12
Courtney Cox:  Additional Vocals and Gang Percussion on Track 12
Eamon Harkin:  Additional Vocals and Gang Percussion on Track 12
Nigel Collins:  Cello on Track 13

X is the second studio album by Ed Sheeran, was released on June 20 2014 by Asylum/Atlantic Records.  It has become an international success, peaking at No. 1 in 15 countries and topping both the UK Album Chart and the US Billboard 200.  In the UK with sales of over 2.5 million copies, making it one of the Best Selling Albums in the history of the UK.  In 2015, X won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, and at the 57th Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year.