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No.6 Collaborations Project (2019)
Where the lyrics of No.6 Collaborations Project take you, and where it was really made.
The album lists 22 guest artists, and its 15 tracks outnumber the 12 on each of Sheeran's previous three studio albums.
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Recording site: Mandarin Oriental (2019)
Recording site Mandarin Oriental — MusicBrainz lists this place as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Henson Recording Studios (2019)
Recording site A&M Recording Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Rokstone Studios (2019)
Recording site Rokstone Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Chicago Recording Company (2019)
Recording site Chicago Recording Company — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Electric Lady Studios (2019)
Recording site Electric Lady Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Luminous Sound (2019)
Recording site Luminous Sound — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Premier Studios (2019)
Recording site Premier Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Chalice Recording Studios (2019)
Recording site Chalice Recording — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Metropolis (2019)
Recording site Metropolis Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording site: Jungle City Studios (2019)
Recording site Jungle City Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio as a recording location for the album. The pin shows only the approximate location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran
- Released 12 July 2019 by Asylum and Atlantic Records
- Guest appearances from 22 artists, including Justin Bieber, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Camila Cabello and Stormzy
- Sequel to the 2011 compilation extended play No.5 Collaborations Project
- Sheeran describes the project as a compilation
- 15 tracks, unlike the 12 tracks on each of his previous three studio albums
Background
- Announced 23 May 2019
- Sheeran said he started No.6 on his laptop while on tour the previous year
- Track list released 23 May 2019, with the names of featured artists on unreleased tracks redacted
- Full list of guest appearances revealed 18 June 2019
- Pre-orders opened 23 May 2019
- Eight singles released from the album
Recording
- MusicBrainz lists several studios as recording locations, including Mandarin Oriental, Henson Recording Studios, Rokstone Studios, Electric Lady Studios and Metropolis
- MixStar Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios are listed as mixing locations
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Beautiful People | 3:19 |
| 2 | South of the Border | 3:24 |
| 3 | Cross Me | 3:26 |
| 4 | Take Me Back to London | 3:10 |
| 5 | Best Part of Me | 4:03 |
| 6 | I Don’t Care | 3:40 |
| 7 | Antisocial | 2:42 |
| 8 | Remember the Name | 3:28 |
| 9 | Feels | 2:31 |
| 10 | Put It All on Me | 3:17 |
| 11 | Nothing on You | 3:21 |
| 12 | I Don’t Want Your Money | 3:25 |
| 13 | 1000 Nights | 3:32 |
| 14 | Way to Break My Heart | 3:10 |
| 15 | BLOW | 3:31 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Early life
- Edward Christopher Sheeran was born on 17 February 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk.
- He began writing songs around the age of eleven and learned guitar at that age.
- He studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford before leaving to support Just Jack.
- He released the EP No.5 Collaborations Project independently in January 2011 and signed with Asylum Records the same year.
Career
- His debut album + (2011) topped the UK Albums Chart and featured the hit "The A Team".
- × (2014) won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and was the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015.
- ÷ (2017) became the best-selling album worldwide of 2017, and he was named Global Recording Artist of the Year by the IFPI.
- He has sold 200 million records worldwide and has won four Grammy Awards.
- He founded the label Gingerbread Man Records and released albums including = (2021), − (2023) and Play (2025).
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Mixed reviews from critics; Metacritic average of 57 from 14 reviews
- The Guardian: Alexis Petridis wrote positively, calling the album smarm, charm and a watertight winning formula
- The Independent: Helen Brown gave a mixed review, saying the fare is bland but sincere
- NME: Nick Levine said it is less an album and more a collection of savvy collaborations
- Pitchfork: Rawiya Kameir criticized the album and Sheeran's rapping
- Variety: Chris Willman called it the ultimate Dropbox duets album
- HipHopDX: Bernadette Giacomazzo scored the album 2.5 out of five
Records
- Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 173,000 album-equivalent units, including 70,000 pure sales; Sheeran's third US number-one album
- Stayed at number one in its second week with 78,000 units
- RIAA gold certification on 23 September 2019 for over 500,000 units
- Debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 125,000 AEUs; fastest-selling album of 2019 as of 23 July 2019; Sheeran's fourth UK number one
- First UK week: 57,000 physical sales, 18,000 downloads and 70.2 million track streams
- Number one in 14 other countries; number two in Italy, France and Germany
- 1.1 million pure copies sold worldwide by the end of 2019, seventh best-selling album of that year
- 151,502 units sold on Chinese music platforms
- Nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Sheeran posted on Instagram that he started No.6 on his laptop during the previous year's tour
- Take Me Back to London, featuring Stormzy, was sent to UK radio on 9 August 2019 and reached number one in the UK
- Blow is stylised in all caps in the track listing
- Cross Me reached number four in the UK and number 25 on the Hot 100
- Antisocial with Travis Scott and South of the Border with Camila Cabello and Cardi B were both released alongside the album on 12 July 2019
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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