No. 5 Collaborations Project is a compilation extended play (EP) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was the final of five EPs he recorded with the hope of being signed by a record label, hence the title.
Musically the album combined sensitive production, with serious subject matters and "haunting" themes. Sheeran wanted each song to act as a musical and tried to avoid lyrics about women. The EP compiles tracks of collaborations with grime artists such as Devlin, Wiley, P Money, Ghetts and JME. Henry Yanney of Soul Culture gave the EP a positive review and it peaked at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart.
"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 discussing the "Grime" genre as an influence on his artistry.[1]
The No. 5 Collaborations Project was conceived to be a record with every song acting as a musical without "songs about girls".[1] One track speaks of being in a car crash. This was a track which he wanted to be "a spiritual thing about being taken home". Another track lyrically tells the story of saying goodbye to someone.[1] When he collaborated with artist and rapper Ghetts he wanted to bring-out "the old Ghetts" with a "grimy-beat" and with rapper JME he wanted to bring "humour to the project".[1] The title derived from a time when there was no "hype" surrounding Sheeran and he decided to create a buzz by producing five EPs: an indie-style EP, a singer-songwriter EP, a folk-style EP, a live EP and a collaborations EP, the latter fifth EP leading to the title No. 5 Collaborations Project.[1] These five EPs (You Need Me, Loose Change, Songs I Wrote with Amy, and Live at the Bedford, respectively) would later be collected and released in a full album, simply titled “5.”
The EP is composed of "haunting" and "sensitive production" which "meshes the protagonist’s acoustic compositions with sombre, intense beats".[2] The first track, "Lately," features rapper Devlin and, lyrically, discusses insomnia and stress deriving from their work as musicians. The next track, "You," features rapper Wiley and speaks lyrically of family. The next track, actually titled "Family" and featuring P Money, creates a "tense atmosphere" and recalls a near fatal car crash which P Money was involved in.[2] The dark mood is furthered with track "Little Lady", a re-recording of Sheeran's single "The A Team", which features three rap verses from Mikill Pane.[2]
Henry Yanney of Soul Culture gave the EP four out of five marks, calling Sheeran an "excellent storyteller" and finding "The folk-meets-indie-meets-poetry format seemingly encourages/forces the guests on board to produce more reflective, thoughtful lyricism than per usual".[2] Yanney discussed Sheeran's mainstream success with the EP noting, "For an artist on the precipice of mainstream recognition, No. 5 Collaborations Project is arguably the most anti-commercial project to emerge from someone at that level", concluding his review by stating "The EP which solidifies his 'One To Watch' tag, Ed Sheeran, on pure talent alone, remains one of this year's most promising talents".[2] In the United Kingdom the album spent one week on the UK Albums Chart placing at number 46.[3]
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No 5 Collaborations Project is a compilation extended play EP by English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran It was the final of five EPs he recorded with the hope of being signed by a record label hence the title No 5 Collaborations ProjectEP by Ed SheeranReleased9 January 2011Recorded2010 2011GenreAcoustic folk pop rap pop hip hop grimeLength35 21LabelSelf releasedProducerJake Gosling Ed SheeranEd Sheeran chronologySpotify Session 2011 No 5 Collaborations Project 2011 One Take 2011 Musically the album combined sensitive production with serious subject matters and haunting themes Sheeran wanted each song to act as a musical and tried to avoid lyrics about women The EP compiles tracks of collaborations with grime artists such as Devlin Wiley P Money Ghetts and JME Henry Yanney of Soul Culture gave the EP a positive review and it peaked at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart Contents 1 Development 2 Music and reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 Release history 7 ReferencesDevelopment edit 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 discussing the Grime genre as an influence on his artistry 1 The No 5 Collaborations Project was conceived to be a record with every song acting as a musical without songs about girls 1 One track speaks of being in a car crash This was a track which he wanted to be a spiritual thing about being taken home Another track lyrically tells the story of saying goodbye to someone 1 When he collaborated with artist and rapper Ghetts he wanted to bring out the old Ghetts with a grimy beat and with rapper JME he wanted to bring humour to the project 1 The title derived from a time when there was no hype surrounding Sheeran and he decided to create a buzz by producing five EPs an indie style EP a singer songwriter EP a folk style EP a live EP and a collaborations EP the latter fifth EP leading to the title No 5 Collaborations Project 1 These five EPs You Need Me Loose Change Songs I Wrote with Amy and Live at the Bedford respectively would later be collected and released in a full album simply titled 5 Music and reception edit nbsp Sheeran performing at Academy 1 in Manchester The EP is composed of haunting and sensitive production which meshes the protagonist s acoustic compositions with sombre intense beats 2 The first track Lately features rapper Devlin and lyrically discusses insomnia and stress deriving from their work as musicians The next track You features rapper Wiley and speaks lyrically of family The next track actually titled Family and featuring P Money creates a tense atmosphere and recalls a near fatal car crash which P Money was involved in 2 The dark mood is furthered with track Little Lady a re recording of Sheeran s single The A Team which features three rap verses from Mikill Pane 2 Henry Yanney of Soul Culture gave the EP four out of five marks calling Sheeran an excellent storyteller and finding The folk meets indie meets poetry format seemingly encourages forces the guests on board to produce more reflective thoughtful lyricism than per usual 2 Yanney discussed Sheeran s mainstream success with the EP noting For an artist on the precipice of mainstream recognition No 5 Collaborations Project is arguably the most anti commercial project to emerge from someone at that level concluding his review by stating The EP which solidifies his One To Watch tag Ed Sheeran on pure talent alone remains one of this year s most promising talents 2 In the United Kingdom the album spent one week on the UK Albums Chart placing at number 46 3 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Lately featuring Devlin 4 322 You featuring Wiley 3 263 Family featuring P Money 4 154 Radio featuring JME 3 415 Little Lady featuring Mikill Pane 5 316 Drown Me Out featuring Ghetts 4 247 Nightmares featuring Random Impulse Sway and Wretch 32 4 058 Goodbye to You featuring Dot Rotten 5 27Charts editChart 2011 PeakpositionUK Albums Chart 3 46Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 4 Silver 60 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editCountry Date Format LabelUnited Kingdom 7 January 2011 CDdigital download 5 LP 6 Self releasedReferences edit a b c d e Patterson Joseph 2011 01 13 Ed Sheeran The Interview MTV Viacom Archived from the original on 2018 07 17 Retrieved 2012 01 25 a b c d e Yanney Henry 2011 01 15 Ed Sheeran No 5 Collaborations Project EP Review Soul Culture Archived from the original on 2011 01 17 Retrieved 2012 01 25 a b The Official Charts Company Ed Sheeran No 5 Collaborations Project Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 2015 04 03 Retrieved 2012 01 25 British album certifications Ed Sheeran No 5 Collaborations Project British Phonographic Industry No 5 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran iTunes iTunes Store Apple Inc Archived from the original on 2012 11 12 Retrieved 2017 09 10 No 5 Collaborations Project 12 White Vinyl store edsheeran com Archived from the original on 2018 04 06 Retrieved 2018 04 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title No 5 Collaborations Project amp oldid 1188811351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
