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2011 studio album by Ed Sheeran† (album)† (album) _+ (album) the deluxe studio album by BT _ (album)_ (album) October 2023 March 2012 + studio Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran + cover.png A orange-colour monochrome image of a closeup of Ed Sheeran. The plus sign (+) is seen at the bottom right. 9 September 2011 January–March 2011 Folk-popEd Sheeran's Road To 'Subtract': How Grief And Tragedy Forced The Pop Troubadour To Recalculate His Musical Equation GRAMMY.com https://www.grammy.com/news/ed-sheeran-subtract-new-album-2023-songs-eyes-closed-disney-plus-documentary-cherry-seaborn-journey-shape-of-you-lawsuit-thinking-out-loud 5 October 2023 www.grammy.com hip-hop 49:53 Asylum Atlantic Jake Gosling Charlie Hugall No I.D. Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran No.5 Collaborations Project 2011 The Slumdon Bridge 2012 + studio The A Team 10 June 2011 You Need Me, I Don't Need You 26 August 2011 Lego House 13 November 2011 Drunk 19 February 2012 Small Bump 25 May 2012 Give Me Love 21 November 2012 + (Plus) is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 9 September 2011 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album is considered Sheeran's commercial breakthrough. He previously released five EPs independently. Jake Gosling and Sheeran produced the majority of the album, with additional production by American hip hop producer No I.D. Media interest surrounding + was heightened by its two preceding singles—"The A Team" and "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"—which peaked at numbers three and four on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. "Lego House" was released on 11 November 2011 as the album's third single and matched the chart success of its predecessors, peaking at number five in the UK. Three additional singles—"Drunk", "Small Bump", and "Give Me Love"—were released throughout the following year, all charting within the top 25 of the UK Singles Chart. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 4 million copies. The album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Upon release, + debuted atop of the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales exceeding 102,000 copies. The album performed well on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number five, selling 42,000 copies. The album was the highest debut for a British artist's first studio album in the US since Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream in 2009. + is the ninth best-selling album of the 2010s in the United Kingdom. Background left|thumb|Sheeran performing at Academy 1 in Manchester. After completing school at age 16, Sheeran spent his student grant on rail tickets. Moving from place to place, he performed at open mic nights across the United Kingdom, where he would sleep on his friends' sofas spending time self-releasing homemade EPs and albums. After spending four years performing in the British live scene, Sheeran met singer Jamie Foxx in Los Angeles, and Foxx liked Sheeran enough to "put [Sheeran] on the path to success".http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/253058-ed-sheeran-the-interview https://web.archive.org/web/20110116045158/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/253058-ed-sheeran-the-interview dead 16 January 2011 Ed Sheeran: The Interview! Patterson Joseph 13 January 2011 MTV Viacom 25 January 2012 In early 2010, Sheeran was having what he described as a "rough time" in the UK, and he spontaneously left for Los Angeles to spend a month "to see what could happen". After performing a gig in the city, he was approached by Foxx's contact, who produced open mic nights endorsed by Foxx. She invited him to perform, which he agreed to, and after the performance he was contacted by Foxx's manager, who then asked him to perform on Foxx's radio show. After performing on the radio show, Foxx gave Sheeran his number offering studio time free of charge. Sheeran took the opportunity to record several tracks in the studio and attended several parties with Foxx, describing the time as "surreal". In addition, Sheeran's appearances on YouTube also garnered success when he uploaded a performance of track "You Need Me, I Don't Need You", which garnered over half a million views, making him "one of the most talked about UK acts". Following this, Sheeran signed to Atlantic Records and was signed to Elton John's management team called Rocket, which Sheeran discussed, saying: "Elton walked in and said, 'Where's Ed Sheeran?' I was like, 'F-ing hell! He knows my name!' It's surreal, growing up listening to his music and now he is one of the people who sings my praises and helps my career and rings me up and actually has an interest in me". Sheeran started performing with the acoustic guitar aged 11 and his love for the instrument was what "got [him] into music and singing". His musical inspirations from an early age surfaced from The Beatles and Bob Dylan, but he noted Damien Rice as a larger influence on his music whom he met after an intimate performance in Dublin. Throughout the production of +, Sheeran knew "how [he] wanted every single song to sound", and because of this they only took around one day each to record, with the final product featuring "the same sound", which he described as an achievement. Music "I'm always being introduced to new people that are really good. Being a songwriter myself, I love the way they put lyrics together. If you listen to Ghetts' flow, it's not necessarily like four-bar, four-bar, four-bar. He'll do a two and a half bar rhyme and then stop, and go into something else. And me as a songwriter, that sort of fascinated me, like how can you get away with that? That really interested me. I've started writing songs a bit more like that, lyrically." —Sheeran explaining the influence of the "Grime" style on +. 30% right + is influenced by rapper Eminem,https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a340215/ed-sheerans-debut-album-inspired-by-eminem/ Ed Sheeran album '+' inspired by Eminem Digital Spy 13 September 2011 hip-hop inspired duo Nizlopi and recording artist Damien Rice.https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/gavin-martin/2011/09/09/ed-sheeran-interview-115875-23403723/ Ed Sheeran interview Martin Gavin 9 September 2011 Daily Mirror 25 January 2012 Sheeran performs throughout the record with a small acoustic guitar, with "no band" and "no beats". The Daily Telegraph found that the lyricism is based around subjects he cares about in his own life, performing with a "soft toned, flexible voice" with a hip-hop theme.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8679492/Ed-Sheeran-I-havent-got-used-to-the-screams.html Ed Sheeran: 'I haven't got used to the screams' McCormick Neil 3 August 2011 The Daily Telegraph 25 January 2012 The record features "chipper" beats with staccato guitar riffs throughout. It differs between genres, with tracks such as "Grade 8" showing R&B influences, garnering comparisons to Bruno Mars, while the album also features folk-hop inspired tracks such as "Drunk", a "self-pitying, doomed attempt to resurrect a lost relationship". Lyricism also derives from Sheeran's own "self-doubt" heard in tracks such as "Wake Me Up" and "Kiss Me", which has been compared to musician Van Morrison. The record also visits a "darker side" on tracks such as "The City", which depicts homeless street-life and features Sheeran beatboxing. The album concludes with the track "Give Me Love" and the Scottish folk song "The Parting Glass" as a bonus track. Critical reception 5.7/10http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3655/Ed-Sheeran-Plus.aspx + by Ed Sheeran reviews AnyDecentMusic? 24 October 2022 29 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160449/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3655/Ed-Sheeran-Plus.aspx live 67/100 AllMusic 3 5 The Daily Telegraph 3 5Lachno James 8 September 2011 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8750892/Ed-Sheeran-CD-review.html Ed Sheeran: – +, CD review The Daily Telegraph 10 December 2014 Entertainment Weekly B−Entertainment Weekly. 22 June 2012, p. 64. The Guardian 3 5 The Independent 4 5 London Evening Standard 4 5https://web.archive.org/web/20140110173839/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/cds-of-the-week-laura-marling-and-ed-sheeran-6441704.html 10 January 2014 https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/cds-of-the-week-laura-marling-and-ed-sheeran-6441704.html CDs of the week: Laura Marling and Ed Sheeran 9 September 2011 London Evening Standard 10 December 2014 NME 4/10 The Observer 2 5Hermione Hoby https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/11/ed-sheeran-plus-album-review Ed Sheeran: + – review The Guardian 11 September 2011 12 February 2013 The Scotsman 2 5 State 3 5Udell Phil 14 September 2011 http://state.ie/album-reviews/ed-sheeran Ed Sheeran – + State 10 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226125829/http://state.ie/album-reviews/ed-sheeran 26 December 2014 dead "Experimentation with styles and the melding of musical approaches is to be commended, obviously; but to relate authenticity with consistent, similar output is something very wrong indeed, as not everybody singing the same song is coming from the same place. These charting mutations and variations have as much to do with our culture of instant gratification as they do with music growing out-of-date more quickly – and what better person to stand tall at the lectern than 20-year-old Ed Sheeran, whose unlikely combination of acoustic folk and grime has seen him become one of 2011's biggest domestic successes." —Natalie Shaw of BBC Music. 30% left At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".http://www.metacritic.com/music/+/critic-reviews Critical reviews for + at Metacritic Metacritic 25 January 2012 Andy Gill of The Independent gave the album four stars out of five, finding that Sheeran was right to follow his own "instincts" and not conform to mainstream pop music, saying: "if he had followed the advice to tone down the crackhead portrait of 'The A Team', Sheeran might have wound up with a respectable, if predictable, career as a mainstream folkie singer-songwriter rocking the outer reaches of Radio Two" but found his "nimble hip-hop delivery rides a slick R&B groove" and his "blue-collar sensibilities cut through" after not attending schools such as the Brits school.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-ed-sheeran--atlantic-2351379.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111010020612/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-ed-sheeran--atlantic-2351379.html dead 10 October 2011 Album: Ed Sheeran, + (Atlantic) Gill Andy 9 September 2011 The Independent 25 January 2012 Alex Petridis of The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars, writing that, "at its worst, + is a pretty winsome business"; Petridis found the lyricism of tracks such as "Wake Me Up" weak, but stated that, "apart from his teen appeal, Sheeran's strength is his melodic ability, a way with a really strong, radio-friendly tune, as on 'The City' or 'Grade 8. However, Petridis concluded his review by stating: "You can't help wishing he'd put said ability to slightly more edgy use, but then again, he still might: at least there's evidence that Ed Sheeran might still be around when the screaming girls grow up and calm down."https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/08/ed-sheeran-plus-review Ed Sheeran: "+" review Petridis Alex 9 September 2011 The Guardian 25 January 2012 Jon O'Brien of AllMusic found that Sheeran failed to "capitalize on his unique selling point", stating: "Indeed, the unexpected hugely popular response to lead single 'The A Team', an achingly tender tale of a heroin-addicted prostitute (think a socially aware James Blunt) seems to have thrown him off course, as rather than pursue the more urban direction that set him apart from his contemporaries, the majority of Plus' 12 tracks feel like self-conscious attempts to replicate its sound".http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2246596/review + – Ed Sheeran O'Brien Jon AllMusic 25 January 2012 Natalie Shaw of BBC Music gave the album a mixed response, calling + at times "precocious" and "self-referencing", with the track "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" being listed as an example of this. However, in contrast, she found "Drunk" to be sweet, considered "Grade 8" a standout track, and positively commented on the chorus of track "The City". In conclusion, Shaw stated: "+ will give Sheeran's rabid fanbase a lot to love, but it'll also make him an easy target for critics hungry for new directions in pop, as it fails to really gel the man's loves of folk and rap. If he ditches his bottom-of-a-Tube-escalator ballads (see 'Kiss Me') and stops trying to show off, Sheeran could well become a thrilling proposition over an entire long-player, rather than just in all-too-brief moments of magic."https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zfvh/ Ed Sheeran + review Shaw Natalie 13 September 2011 BBC Music 25 January 2012 John Lewis of newspaper Metro gave the album a mixed review. He stating that Sheeran "is at his best when he combines both worlds. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, his lovelorn ballads will suddenly lurch into verbose, rhythmically complex rhymes that display all the verbal dexterity of a grime MC". However, Lewis also found that Sheeran failed to maintain the success throughout, performing "gloopy" and "anonymous" ballads.http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/875117-ed-sheerans-offers-promising-stuff-from-the-prince-harry-lookalike Ed Sheeran's + offers promising stuff from the Prince Harry lookalike Lewis John 11 September 2011 Metro 25 January 2012 4 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121204080315/http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/875117-ed-sheerans-offers-promising-stuff-from-the-prince-harry-lookalike dead Emily Mackay of NME gave the album four out of ten marks, questioning his authenticity as a musician. She wrote: "He's got the touches of 'urban' styling with flimsy hip-hop rhythms and Plan B-lite veering between half-arsed rapping and boyband emoting. He's got the 'issues' songs (the Dido-ish, maudlin 'Drunk', the omnipresent saccharine horror of the drugs/homelessness/prostitution triple-whammy of 'The A-Team')". She concluded her review by noting that "There's little here that moves on from the kind of trip-hop balladeers that abounded in the late '90s".http://www.nme.com/reviews/ed-sheeran/12309 NME Album reviews: Ed Sheeran – + Mackay Emily 13 September 2011 NME 25 January 2012 Commercial performance In the United Kingdom, midweek sales reports showed that + was set to top the UK Albums Chart, although Digital Spy reported that it still faced competition from Laura Marling's album A Creature I Don't Know.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a340746/sunday-chart-predictions-one-direction-ed-sheeran-laura-marling.html Sunday chart predictions: One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Laura Marling Copsey Robert 16 September 2011 Digital Spy 25 January 2012 For the week of 18 September 2011, + debuted atop the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 102,000 copies.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a340995/ed-sheeran-tops-uk-album-chart-with-.html Ed Sheeran tops UK album chart with '+' Sperling Daniel 18 September 2011 Digital Spy 25 January 2012 After the album topped the chart, Sheeran wrote on his Twitter account "No. 1 album and 2 songs in the top 20! mental! Thank you all so much!", and then added "Here's my THANK YOU for getting my album to #1! Hope you enjoy it", including a link to download a free EP.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a341114/ed-sheeran-celebrates-no1-album-with-free-ep-for-fans.html Ed Sheeran celebrates No. 1 album with free EP for fans Corner Lewis 19 September 2011 Digital Spy 25 January 2012 The EP featured three tracks: "Fire Alarms", "She" and a remix of single "You Need Me, I Don't Need You". By the end of 2011, the album had been certified Triple Platinum, indicating sales of over 900,000 copies.http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx Certified Awards British Phonographic Industry 10 December 2011 25 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx 24 January 2013 live As of June 2015, the album has sold 1,958,000 copies in the UK, making it the sixth-best-selling album of the 2010s and the 44th-best-selling album of the 21st century. It is also one of the longest-charting albums in UK chart history, with over 200 weeks on the UK Albums Chart.http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-biggest-selling-albums-of-the-decade-so-far-revealed__9787/ Official Biggest Selling Albums of the decade so far revealed Copsey Rob 9 June 2015 Official Charts Company 12 June 2015 In Ireland, the album was placed in the top 10 for 8 consecutive years, from 2011 to 2018.http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=48 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172813/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=48 13 October 2017 deadhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=35 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052508/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=35 24 December 2015 deadhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=6 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140423051053/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=6 23 April 2014 deadhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=41 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170407132502/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=41 7 April 2017 deadhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=31 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172209/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=31 13 October 2017 deadhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2016&year=2016&week=40 GFK Chart-Track chart-track.co.uk 2 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170126220204/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2016&year=2016&week=40 26 January 2017 deadhttp://www.irma.ie/#chartTab2 >> IRMA << Welcome to our site >> irma.ie 2 March 2017http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab2 IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association In Australia, the album debuted at number 41 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the week commencing 31 October 2011, peaking at number one on 13 August 2012. The album has been certified Triple Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). By January 2013, the album had spent 65 consecutive weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart and was still in the Top 5.http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/78168 ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association 6 April 2015 4 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150409113130/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums/78168 9 April 2015 It reached the top 10 in 6 non-consecutive years, in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018, including a placement at No. 6 in its 222nd charting week in March 2018.Steffen Hung http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a Ed Sheeran australian-charts.com 2 August 2022 In New Zealand, the album debuted at number 34 and ultimately topped the chart 54 weeks later. + debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 42,000 units in its first week.Caulfield Keith http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482882/usher-finds-fourth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200 Usher Finds Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Billboard Prometheus Global Media 20 June 2012 20 June 2012 As of March 2017, + has sold 1.21 million copies in the United States.https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-divide-half-million-sales-billboard-200/ Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' Reaches Half-Million in U.S. Album Sales Caulfield Keith 6 April 2017 7 April 2017 Billboard Tour dates Ed Sheeran announced in May 2011 a 21 date UK & Ireland tour where he played songs from the newly released album.https://www.theregoesthefear.com/2011/05/ed-sheeran-october-2011-uk-tour.php Ed Sheeran / October 2011 UK Tour Chang Mary 26 May 2011 10 July 2019 There Goes the Fear 25 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160720/https://theregoesthefear.com/2011/05/ed-sheeran-october-2011-uk-tour.php dead Sheeran then went on to add further dates for the start of 2012 and it was confirmed he would be playing his largest gig yet at Brixton Academy.https://www.theregoesthefear.com/2011/08/ed-sheeran-january-2012-uk-tour.php Ed Sheeran / January 2012 UK Tour Chang Mary 31 August 2011 10 July 2019 There Goes the Fear 25 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160648/https://theregoesthefear.com/2011/08/ed-sheeran-january-2012-uk-tour.php dead Ed Sheeran would be touring the US for the first time in early 2012 by supporting Snow Patrol on their Fallen Empires Tour.https://www.theregoesthefear.com/2011/08/ed-sheeran-january-2012-uk-tour.php Ed Sheeran to Support Snow Patrol on Tour 9 January 2012 11 July 2019 There Goes the Fear 25 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160648/https://theregoesthefear.com/2011/08/ed-sheeran-january-2012-uk-tour.php dead It was announced that Sheeran would be touring Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the July and August 2012.https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/ed-sheeran-australian-tour-julyaugust-2012/ Ed Sheeran Australian Tour July/August 2012 Zanotti Marc 19 April 2012 11 July 2019 Music Feeds Sheeran then announced in January that he would be doing his first headline tour of the US and his largest headline shows to date in the UK.https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/ed-sheeran/news/2012-north-american-tour/ Ed Sheeran Announces 2012 North American Tour FM Capital 6 June 2012 10 July 2019 Capital FMhttps://www.capitalfm.com/artists/ed-sheeran/news/2012-uk-tour/ Ed Sheeran Announces Autumn 2012 UK Tour FM Capital 23 January 2012 10 July 2019 Capital FM Before supporting Taylor Swift on her The Red Tour, Sheeran embarked on an 18 date tour across the US.https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/ed-sheeran/news/2013-us-tour/ Ed Sheeran Announces 2013 US Tour Dates FM Capital 25 September 2012 10 July 2019 Capital FM Track listing All tracks produced by Jake Gosling, except where noted. Standard edition Producer(s) 49:53 The A Team Ed Sheeran 4:18 Drunk Sheeran Gosling 3:20 U.N.I. Sheeran Gosling 3:48 Grade 8 Sheeran True Tiger Gosling Charlie Hugalla [a] 2:59 Wake Me Up Sheeran Gosling 3:49 Small Bump Sheeran 4:19 This Sheeran Gordon Mills Jr. 3:15 The City Sheeran Gosling 3:54 Lego House Sheeran Gosling Chris Leonard 3:05 You Need Me, I Don't Need You Sheeran Gosling Hugall 3:40 Kiss Me Sheeran Justin Franks Julie Frost Sheeran No I.D. 4:40 Give Me Love followed by the hidden track, "The Parting Glass" Sheeran Gosling Leonard 8:46 Deluxe editionhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/deluxe-version/448213992 iTunes – Music – + (Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 22 October 2013 20 October 2013 65:35 Autumn Leaves 3:20 Sheeran Gosling Little Bird Sheeran 3:44 Gold Rush Sheeran Amy Wadge 4:03 Sunburn Sheeran 4:35 Notes a [a] signifies an additional producer The Japanese CD edition includes "The A Team" (acoustic version).http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WPCR-14317 CDJapan : + [Limited Low-priced Edition] Ed Sheeran CD Album CDJapan.co.jp 18 January 2012 The Japanese digital edition includes "Sofa", "Homeless", and "Lego House" (music video).https://music.apple.com/jp/album/deluxe-edition/493328060?l=en-US iTunes – mUsic – + by Ed Sheeran 9 September 2011 iTunes Store (JP), Apple 18 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150120072059/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album//id493328060?l=en 20 January 2015 live The Australian deluxe edition includes a DVD: Live from O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/deluxe-edition/676304 (Deluxe Edition) CD & DVD Music, Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI Jbhifionline.com.au 12 February 2013 13 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123336/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/deluxe-edition/676304 dead "The City", "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" and "Sunburn" are all re-recorded versions from 2009's You Need Me EP, whereas "The A Team", "Little Bird", "Sofa", and "Homeless" originally appeared on the 2010 Loose Change EP. Personnel Credits taken from Allmusic and +s liner notes.http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2246596/credits Ed Sheeran : Credits AllMusic 12 September 2011 12 February 2013 Ed Sheeran – vocals and acoustic guitar , beat box (8, 10), bass (2, 10), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–11, 14), handclaps (12), percussion (10), piano (5, 10) Jake Gosling – backing vocals (12), drums (10), handclapping (12), keyboards (2, 3, 6, 8, 14), piano (1, 4, 9), programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–10, 12–16), string arrangements (12), strings (1, 13) Chris Leonard – acoustic guitar (3, 4, 9, 12), backing vocals (12), bass (3, 9), electric guitar (3–5, 7, 15), handclaps (12) Anna Leddra Chapman – backing vocals (3) Louisa Fuller – violin (track 12) Tom Greenwood – piano (track 10) Sally Herbert – string arrangements (12) Ben Hollingsworth – drums (10) Charlie Hugall – additional drums and percussion (10) Oli Langford – violin (12) John Metcalfe – viola (12) No I.D. – programming (11) Chris Worsey – cello (12) Production Produced by Jake Gosling (1–10, 12–16), Charlie Hugall (10), Ed Sheeran (11), No I.D. (11) All Tracks Co-Produced by Ed Sheeran Recorded by Jake Gosling (1–4, 6, 8–10, 12–16), Guy Massey (5, 7), Charlie Hugall (10), Rob Kinaelski (11) Additional Recording by Guy Massey (3, 9, 12), Charlie Hugall (4) Assisted by Edd Hartwell (2–5, 9, 12) Additional Vocal Recording by Ruadhri Cushnan (9) Mixed by Jake Gosling (1, 13–16), Ruadhri Cushnan (2–4, 6, 8, 9, 12), Guy Massey (5, 7), Charlie Hugall (10), Rob Kinaelski (11) Assisted by Grant Rawlinson and Marco Martini (2–4, 6, 8, 9, 12), Anna Ugarte (11) Vocals Mixed by Jake Gosling (11) Mastering by Christian Wright Illustrations by Phillip Butah Executive Production by Ben Cook and Ed Howard Managed by Stuart Camp Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for +Chart (2011–2020)PeakpositionAustralia 1 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true ausAustria 21 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true autFlanders 9 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true flaWallonia 38 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true walBillboardCanada 5 Ed Sheeran 26 December 2013 true canCzech 60 2015 8 26 March 2017 trueDenmark 13 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true denNetherlands 8 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true netFinland 34 Ed Sheeran + 26 March 2017 true finFrance 44 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true fraGermany 12 174749 Ed Sheeran + 26 December 2013 true gerHungary 12 2020 29 Ed Sheeran + 24 July 2020 trueIreland 1 Ed Sheeran + 26 December 2013 ire 2012 23 trueItaly 28 Ed Sheeran %2B 6 September 2013 true itaJapanese Albums (Oricon)http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/546629/ranking/cd_album/ ja:Ed Sheeranのアルバム売り上げランキング Ed Sheeran album sales ranking Japanese Oricon 20 March 201375Mexico 61 Ed Sheeran + 26 December 2013 true mexNew Zealand 1 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true nzNorway 11 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true norPoland 40 922 27 February 2015 trueScotland 1 2011-09-24 26 December 2013 trueSpain 59 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true spaSweden 19 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true sweSwitzerland 2 Ed Sheeran %2B 26 December 2013 true swiUK2 1 2011-09-24 26 December 2013 true ukBillboard200 5 Ed Sheeran 26 December 2013 true BB-Ed Sheeran History:200BillboardFolk 1 Ed Sheeran 26 March 2017 trueBillboardRock 2 Ed Sheeran 26 March 2017 true Year-end charts +2011 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2011)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2011.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2011 ARIA 4 May 201358Irish Albums (IRMA)http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20111 Best of 2011 – Top 20 Albums IRMA 6 January 201219UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20110109/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011 OCC 2 May 20129 +2012 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2012)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2012.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2012 ARIA 4 May 20135Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a Jaaroverzichten 2012 Ultratop Dutch 23 December 201250Canadian Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-canadian-albums Canadian Albums – Year End 2012 Billboard 2 January 2013 27 March 201748Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2012&cat=a Jaaroverzichten – Album 2012 Hung Medien Dutch 27 December 201222Irish Albums (IRMA)http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20121 Best of 2012 – Top 20 Albums IRMA 4 May 20133New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2012-12-31 Top Selling Albums of 2012 RIANZ 12 February 20132Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2012 Swiss Year-End Charts 2012 Hung Medien 30 December 201254UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20120108/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2012 OCC 7 January 20133US Billboard 200http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums 2012 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 28 February 2015136US Folk Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/folk-albums Folk Albums – 2012 Year End Charts Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 4 May 20137US Rock Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-rock-albums?page=3 Rock Albums – 2012 Year End Charts Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 5 June 201437 +2013 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2013)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2013.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2013 ARIA 7 January 201412Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=a Jaaroverzichten 2013 Ultratop Dutch 23 May 201499Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=a Jaaroverzichten – Album 2013 Hung Medien Dutch 6 January 201453Irish Albums (IRMA)http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20131 Best of 2013 – Top 20 Albums IRMA 6 January 201417New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2013-12-31 Top Selling Albums of 2013 RIANZ 23 May 20146UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20130106/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2013 OCC 25 September 201547US Billboard 200http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums 2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 28 February 201546US Folk Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/folk-albums Folk Albums – 2013 Year End Charts Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 5 June 20143US Rock Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums Rock Albums – 2013 Year End Charts Billboard 2 January 2013 Prometheus Global Media 5 June 20148 +2014 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2014)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)http://aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2014.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2014 ARIA 7 January 201538Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2014&cat=a Jaaroverzichten – Album 2014 Hung Medien Dutch 27 March 201771New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2014-12-31 Top Selling Albums of 2014 RIANZ 29 December 201417Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2014&dspp=1 Årslista Album – År 2014 Sverigetopplistan sv 16 February 202229UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20150104/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014 OCC 25 September 201551US Billboard 200http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums 2014 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums Billboard Prometheus Global Media 28 February 2015122 +2015 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2015)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2015.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015 ARIA 6 January 201630Danish Albums (Hitlisten)http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2015.asp Album Top-100 2015 Danish IFPI Denmark 27 March 201750Irish Albums (IRMA)http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20151 Best of 2015 – Top 20 Albums IRMA 2 March 201720New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2015-12-31 Top Selling Albums of 2015 RIANZ 27 March 201723Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2015&dspp=1 Årslista Album – År 2015 Sverigetopplistan sv 16 February 202241UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20150104/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015 OCC 5 January 201638US Billboard 200http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums 2015 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums Billboard Prometheus Global Media 27 March 201759 +2016 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2016)PositionDanish Albums (Hitlisten)http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp Album Top-100 2016 Danish IFPI Denmark 31 December 201665Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2016&dspp=1 Årslista Album – År 2016 Sverigetopplistan sv 16 February 202273 +2017 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2017)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/albums-chart 2017 ARIA Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association 4 January 201812Danish Albums (Hitlisten)http://hitlisten.nu/top2017.asp?list=Album%20100 Album Top-100 2017 Hitlisten 11 January 201844Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20170001 Årslista Album – År 2017 Sverigetopplistan Swedish 16 January 201856UK Albums (OCC)http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-40-biggest-albums-of-2017-on-the-official-chart__21316/ The Top 40 biggest albums of 2017 on the Official Chart Official Charts Company White Jack 3 January 2018 3 January 201816US Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017 Billboard 26 May 2020195US Rock Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-rock-albums Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017 Billboard 26 May 202031 +2018 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2018)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2018/albums-chart 2018 Annual ARIA Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association 10 January 201923Danish Albums (Hitlisten)http://hitlisten.nu/2018_album_t100.html Album Top-100 2018 Hitlisten Danish 16 January 201980 Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi)https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-plotur-2018/ Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2018 Plötutíóindi is 3 January 2022 87Irish Albums (IRMA)https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-40-biggest-albums-of-2018__25261/ Ireland's Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2018 Official Charts Company White Jack 4 January 2019 13 January 201936UK Albums (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20181231/37502 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018 Official Charts Company 4 January 201957 +2019 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2019)Position Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/albums-chart ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019 Australian Recording Industry Association 10 January 2020 77 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2019&cat=a Jaaroverzichten 2019 Ultratop 20 December 2019 196 UK Albums (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20190101/37502/ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2019 Official Charts Company 4 January 2020 73 +2020 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2020)Position UK Albums (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20201231/37502 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020 Official Charts Company 5 January 2021 99 +2021 year-end chart performance for +Chart (2021)Position Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021 Australian Recording Industry Association 13 January 2022 100 Decade-end charts +Decade-end chart performance for + Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/end-of-decade-albums-chart 2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart January 2020 17 January 2020 9 UK Albums (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-100-biggest-albums-of-the-decade-2010-2019__27937/ The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade Official Charts Company Copsey Rob 11 December 2019 12 December 2019 7 US Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200 Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200 Billboard 15 November 2019 176 Certifications Certifications for + Australia album Platinum 6 2016 10 August 2019 Austria album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 2011 2025 19 March 2025 Canada album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 5 2011 2025 7 March 2025 Denmark album Platinum 3 2011 2022 11035 16 February 2022 France album Ed Sheeran + Gold 2011 2014 26 March 2017 Germany album Ed Sheeran + Gold 3 2011 2024 22 February 2024 Ireland album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 6 2012 26 March 2017 Italy Ed Sheeran + Platinum album 2011 2020 16 November 2020 Netherlands album Ed Sheeran + Gold 2012 2011 15 May 2024 New Zealand Ed Sheeran Plus Platinum 8 album 2011 2023 radioscope 22 December 2024 Poland 2011 2016 + Ed Sheeran album Platinum 2 7 September 2016 Singapore album Platinum 2011 2019 9 January 2021 Sweden album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 2011 2014 39 33 26 March 2017 Switzerland album Ed Sheeran + Gold 2011 26 March 2017 United Kingdom album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 9 2011 2023 2,817,817 https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-ed-sheeran-scores-second-no-1-album-of-2025/092696 Charts analysis: Ed Sheeran scores second No.1 album of 2025 Music Week Jones Alan 19 September 2025 22 September 2025 3 March 2023 8799-2403-2 United States album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 3 2012 2021 25 November 2021 Europe album Ed Sheeran + Platinum 2 2011 2014 14 December 2021 true Release history +Release history and formats for + Region Date Format(s) LabelIrelandhttps://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/id448410899 by Ed Sheeran – Preorder + on iTunes iTunes 4 August 2011 9 September 2011 CD digital download (standard, deluxe) Asylum Records Atlantic RecordsUnited Kingdomhttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/id448410899 by Ed Sheeran – Preorder + on iTunes iTunes 4 August 2011http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=262534 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012031329/http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280%3B-1%3B-1%3B-1%3B-1&sku=262534 12 October 2012 Ed Sheeran: + (Plus) (2011): LP hmv.com 15 December 2005 3 March 2012 dead 12 September 2011 CD digital download (standard, deluxe) LP (standard)Japanhttp://wmg.jp/artist/edsheeran/PKG0000007478.html エド・シーラン – プラス Wmg.jp 12 February 2013 13 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120522/https://wmg.jp/artist/edsheeran/PKG0000007478.html dead http://wmg.jp/artist/edsheeran/WPCR000014317.html エド・シーラン – プラス（初回限定スペシャル・プライス盤） Wmg.jp 12 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130218025044/http://wmg.jp/artist/edsheeran/WPCR000014317.html 18 February 2013 13 September 2011 CD digital download (standard, special) Warner MusicAustraliahttp://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock//654553 Music, Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI Jbhifionline.com.au 3 March 2012 23 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023184733/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock//654553 dead 23 September 2011 CD digital downloadNetherlandshttp://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/plus/1000004011667851/index.html Plus '+', Ed Sheeran Muziek bol.com 3 March 2012 17 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117031537/http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/plus/1000004011667851/index.html dead 18 November 2011Switzerlandhttp://www.warnermusic.ch/catalogue_detail-n40-i825646634422-sF.html album pop – Warner Music Switzerland Warnermusic.ch 13 January 2012 3 March 2012 13 January 2012Polandhttp://www.warnermusic.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=637%3Aed-sheeran-&catid=43%3Aaktualne-premiery&Itemid=66l Ed Sheeran – + Warnermusic.pl 16 January 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620192213/http://www.warnermusic.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=637%3Aed-sheeran-&catid=43%3Aaktualne-premiery&Itemid=66l 20 June 2015 dead 16 January 2012Germanyhttp://www.warnermusic.de/edsheeran/music/?allreleasespage=1 Warner Music Germany – Ed Sheeran – Veröffentlichungen Warnermusic.de 25 November 2011 3 March 2012 15 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120115002502/http://www.warnermusic.de/edsheeran/music/?allreleasespage=1 dead 10 February 2012Argentinahttps://www.facebook.com/WarnerMusicArgentina/app_203575496426797?ref=ts Warner Music Argentina – Ed Sheeran Facebook 7 May 2012 3 May 201215 May 2012United Stateshttp://www.elektra.com/news/ed-sheerans-debut-album-now-available-pre-order-itunes-34766 Ed Sheeran's Debut Album "+" Now Available to Pre-Order on iTunes Elektra Records 8 May 2012 12 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151022221250/http://www.elektra.com/news/ed-sheerans-debut-album-now-available-pre-order-itunes-34766 22 October 2015 12 June 2012 Elektra Records See also List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s List of number-one albums of 2012 (Australia) List of number-one albums of 2012 (Ireland) List of number-one albums of 2013 (Ireland) References Category:2011 debut albums Category:Ed Sheeran albums Category:Albums produced by Ed Sheeran Category:Albums produced by Jake Gosling Category:Albums produced by No I.D. 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