John Adams

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Welsh Singer/Songwriter: www.johnadamsmusic.co.uk

"Perfect vocals, and the way his story telling lyrics unfold keep you transfixed from beginning to end" - WalesOnline

“A welcome return, What a voice!!” - Clare Balding(BBC Radio 2)

"Absolutely nailed that vocal" - Gary Barlow

"Wow! John Adams truly is the voice of the moment" - Carol Vorderman

John Adams is a Singer/Songwriter/Busker hailing from Aberdare in the South Wales Valleys. Blessed with a reach in his tone to match Sam Smith and James Blunt, Adams draws influences from honest songwriters such as James Morrison, Damien Rice and Passenger. John’s acoustic approach compliments his unique vocal abilitiy as he delivers heartfelt narratives we can all relate to.

This faithfulness to personal story is mirrored in how John came into the musical world, and continues to progress as a musician. A truly homegrown talent, he began his career busking on the streets, using the money to pay for his first release, fittingly entitled "The Pavement is My Stage". After the album reached No.3 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts in 2016 he took a leap of faith and left his job as a Mathematics Teacher. That gamble paid off and John has gone on to support household names such as Take That, Lemar, T’Pau and Katherine Jenkins. His hard work and impressive live performance has built a strong following of 50,000 online followers, over 6 million views on YouTube and a steady 600,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Eager to show his progression John released his album “You Never Know Who’s Listening” in 2018 which combined his live organic sound with a minimal electronic production to make a sound that is satisfyingly different from the usual guitar wielding Singer/Songwriter. The album was very well received by fans and the music industry alike and has already accrued over 8 million plays on Spotify. All 4 singles were playlist by the BBC and Spotify editorials with “See You Again” and “Dandelion Wishes” becoming Radio 2 favourites. He spent the year up and down the country performing at the UK’s largest festivals such as The Isle of Wight Festival, Great Escape and Victorious Festival, and his headline tour sold out in just two days from release. To end the year on a high his festive hit “Lost In Christmas” became the soundtrack for “La Feltrinelli” Christmas campaign all across Europe.

Not showing any signs of writers block, John intends to build on the momentum of last years success by releasing his EP “No White Lies” this year and embarking on his largest UK tour to date. “No White Lies” comes from a songwriter that sounds older, wiser and a little more aware of life around him. John has continued to marry easy melodies with strong digital rhythms to create a collection of songs that arrive at a sweet spot between todays pop and the traditional evocative folk he was raised on.
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12
I Will Always Love You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:59
Writer: Dolly Parton
01
Never Gonna Give You Up (Acoustic)
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Never Gonna Give You Up (Acoustic)
02:23
Writer: Matthew James Aitken - Peter Alan Waterman - Michael Stock
01
Bohemian Rhapsody (Acoustic)
John Adams
Bohemian Rhapsody (Acoustic)
02:53
Composers: Frederick Mercury
09
Dancing In the Dark (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:39
Writer: Bruce Springsteen
01
Nothing Compares 2 U (Acoustic)
John Adams
Nothing Compares 2 U (Acoustic)
03:43
Composers: Prince Rogers Nelson
13
Adams: Gnarly Buttons: II. Hoe-down (Mad Cow)
John Adams
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
05:46
Composers: John Adams
01
If I Ain't Got You (Acoustic)
John Adams
If I Ain't Got You (Acoustic)
02:57
Composers: Alicia J Augello Cook
10
What’s Up (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:06
Writer: James W Stafford - Patrick T Monahan - Robert S Hotchkiss - Scott Michael Underwood
02
You’re Beautiful (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:24
Writer: Amanda Ghost - James Blount - Sacha Skarbek
16
Purple Rain (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:50
Writer: Prince Rogers Nelson
01
A Million Dreams (Acoustic)
John Adams
A Million Dreams (Acoustic)
03:22
Composers: Justin Noble Paul - Benj Pasek - Matt Schwartz - Joel Edwards
06
Don’t Look Back In Anger (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:29
Writer: Noel Thomas Gallagher
01
Believe (Acoustic)
John Adams
Believe (Acoustic)
02:59
Composers: Paul Michael Barry - Steve Torch - Brian Higgins
01
Oops!... I Did It Again (Acoustic)
John Adams
Oops!... I Did It Again (Acoustic)
02:46
Composers: Rami Yacoub - Martin Karl Sandberg
01
I Want to Know What Love Is (Acoustic)
John Adams
I Want to Know What Love Is (Acoustic)
02:54
Composers: Mick Jones
01
The Way You Make Me Feel (Acoustic)
Matt Johnson
The Way You Make Me Feel (Acoustic)
02:37
Composers: Michael Joe Jackson
01
Watermelon Sugar (Acoustic)
John Adams
Watermelon Sugar (Acoustic)
02:34
Composers: Mitchell K Rowland - Thomas Edward Percy Hull - Harry Styles - Tyler Sam Johnson
01
Simply the Best (Acoustic)
John Adams
Simply the Best (Acoustic)
02:57
Composers: Michael Donald Chapman - Holly Knight
01
Need You Now (Acoustic)
John Adams
Need You Now (Acoustic)
02:55
Composers: David Wesley Haywood - Charles B Kelley - Hillary Dawn Scott - Joshua Peter Kear
01
Wonderwall (Acoustic)
John Adams
Wonderwall (Acoustic)
03:16
Composers: Noel Thomas Gallagher
01
All My Life (Acoustic)
John Adams
All My Life (Acoustic)
03:04
Composers: Joel Lamonte Hailey - Rory a Bennett
01
The One (Acoustic Piano)
Matt Johnson
The One (Acoustic Piano)
03:44
Writer: Garret Noel Lee - JASON MATTHEW BOLAND - Vincent Thomas May - Mark Daniel Prendergast
04
Adams: Grand Pianola Music: Pt. IA
John Adams
Collected Works
15:12
Composers: John Adams
11
Fix You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:42
Writer: Christopher Anthony John Martin - Guy Rupert Berryman - Jonathan Mark Buckland - William Champion
01
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Acoustic)
03:21
Composers: Scott Wiseman
01
Anywhere Away from Here (Acoustic)
John Adams
Anywhere Away from Here (Acoustic)
03:40
Composers: Benjamin Charles Jackson Cook - Daniel Robin Priddy - Mark Blair Crew - Rory Charles Graham
01
I'm Like A Bird
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I'm Like A Bird
03:22
Writer: Nelly Kim Furtado
01
Be My Baby
John Adams
Be My Baby
02:16
Composers: Ellie Greenwich - Jeff Barry - Phillip Spector
01
Sugar (Acoustic)
John Adams
Sugar (Acoustic)
03:17
Composers: Michael Robert Henrion Posner - Adam Noah Levine - Joshua Emanuel Coleman - Lukasz Gottwald
01
All the Ways to Love You (Acoustic)
John Adams
All the Ways to Love You (Acoustic)
02:55
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Michelle Lena Poole - Nicholas Martin Bradley - Paul Whalley
16
All By Myself (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:30
Composers: Serge Rachmaninoff - Eric Carmen
01
Without You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Without You (Acoustic)
02:34
Composers: Peter William Ham - Thomas Evans
03
Crazy (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:38
Writer: Willie Nelson
13
Beautiful Woman
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
03:44
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Michelle Lena Poole - Jeffrey B Franzel
05
2 Become 1 (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:06
Writer: Geri Halliwell - Matthew Paul Rowbottom - Melanie Jayne Chisholm - Richard Frederick Stannard

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Albums
2024 Tristar Records Limited distributed by Tristar Records
14-11-2024
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
01
Simply the Best (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:57
Composers: Michael Donald Chapman - Holly Knight
02
Crazy Love (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:36
Composers: Van Morrison
03
If I Ain't Got You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:57
Composers: Alicia J Augello Cook
04
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
03:13
Composers: Jim Steinman
05
End of the Road (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
03:44
Composers: Daryl L Simmons - Antonio M Reid - Kenneth B Edmonds
06
All About You (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:33
Composers: Thomas Michael Fletcher
07
I'm a Believer (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers, Vol. 2
02:53
Composers: Neil Diamond
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℗ 2024 Los Angeles Philharmonic, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
26-04-2024
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
01
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: It was a driving, vigorous, restless population
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
08:56
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: Wagon Ride - Ned Peters was a hustler
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
05:06
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 2: My name is Joe
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
11:01
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 2: Now he consoles himself
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
02:36
Composers: John Adams
05
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 3: A gambler’s life I do admire
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
10:49
Composers: John Adams
06
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 3: Josefa, you remember
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
04:14
Composers: John Adams
07
Adams: Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 4: It's bone, it’s backbone
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
12:20
Composers: John Adams
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℗ 2022 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States
01-07-2022
Collected Works
01
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. I
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
17:03
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. II: the Anfortas Wound
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
12:25
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. III: Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
10:34
Composers: John Adams
01
Adams: The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
12:31
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Christian Zeal and Activity
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
10:05
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Tromba Lontana
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
04:11
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Edo de Waart
Collected Works
04:14
Composers: John Adams
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2022 Tristar Records Limited distributed by Tristar Records
11-03-2022
Behind Closed Doors
01
Amen
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
03:12
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Zak Steven Lloyd - Jonathan Michael Maguire
02
Kiss Every Stranger
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
03:29
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Tom Auton
03
Unlove You
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
03:13
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Tom Auton
04
Rip Cord
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
03:23
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Tom Auton
05
Nobody Knows
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
04:16
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Tom Auton
06
If I'm Asleep
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
02:58
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Amber Leigh Irish - Tom Auton
07
Changes
John Adams
Behind Closed Doors
02:58
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Michelle Lena Poole - Joe Hammil
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2020 Tristar Records Limited
19-06-2020
Acoustic Covers
01
Bohemian Rhapsody (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:53
Writer: Fredrick Mercury
02
You’re Beautiful (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:24
Writer: Amanda Ghost - James Blount - Sacha Skarbek
03
Crazy (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
02:38
Writer: Willie Nelson
04
Lover (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:12
Writer: Taylor Alison Swift
05
2 Become 1 (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:06
Writer: Geri Halliwell - Matthew Paul Rowbottom - Melanie Jayne Chisholm - Richard Frederick Stannard
06
Don’t Look Back In Anger (Acoustic)
John Adams
Acoustic Covers
03:29
Writer: Noel Thomas Gallagher
07
The One (Acoustic Piano)
Matt Johnson
Acoustic Covers
03:44
Writer: Garret Noel Lee - JASON MATTHEW BOLAND - Mark Daniel Prendergast - Vincent Thomas May
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2024 Tristar Records Limited distributed by Tristar Records
02-03-2018
You Never Know Who's Listening
01
Coming Home
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
03:54
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan - Ronald Phillip Rogers
02
Things That Make You Beautiful
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
03:43
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan - Ronald Phillip Rogers
03
For Me, For Her, For You
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
04:04
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan - Ronald Phillip Rogers
04
Dandelion Wishes
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
03:59
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan
05
Players Curse
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
03:45
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan
06
See You Again
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
04:21
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan
07
Couldn’t Get It Right
John Adams
You Never Know Who's Listening
03:47
Composers: John Anthony Adams - Andrew Paul Morgan - Ronald Phillip Rogers
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2013 JAM Records
25-09-2013
The Pavement Is My Stage
01
1 by 1 (Be Mine)
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
03:41
02
Crayons
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
03:31
03
The Last Song
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
03:15
04
The One (Whistle Song)
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
04:00
05
The Pavement Is My Stage
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
03:39
06
Guilty
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
04:10
07
Smile Reaction
John Adams
The Pavement Is My Stage
03:27
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℗ 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
03-10-2008
Hallelujah Junction
01
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. I
Edo de Waart
Hallelujah Junction
17:03
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling
John Adams
Hallelujah Junction
08:25
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Harmonium: III. Wild Nights
John Adams
Hallelujah Junction
11:40
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 3: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends"
Edo de Waart
Hallelujah Junction
06:36
Writer: Alice Goodman / Composers: John Adams
05
Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 3: "Mr. Premier, Distinguished Guests"
Edo de Waart
Hallelujah Junction
02:36
Writer: Alice Goodman / Composers: John Adams
06
Adams: Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 3: Cheers
Edo de Waart
Hallelujah Junction
03:46
Writer: Alice Goodman / Composers: John Adams
07
Adams: Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs
John Adams
Hallelujah Junction
07:46
Composers: John Adams
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℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment
01-11-2005
Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser
01
Adams: The Wound-Dresser
John Adams
Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser
19:04
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Fearful Symmetries
John Adams
Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser
28:02
Composers: John Adams
℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment
01-01-2000
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
01
Adams: Harmonium: I. Negative Love
John Adams
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
10:32
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Harmonium: II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
John Adams
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
09:41
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Harmonium: III. Wild Nights
John Adams
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
11:38
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Prologue: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
Kent Nagano
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
08:35
Composers: John Adams
05
Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Prologue: Chorus of Exiled Jews
Kent Nagano
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
08:37
Composers: John Adams
06
Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act I: Ocean Chorus
Kent Nagano
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
05:48
Composers: John Adams
07
Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act I: Night Chorus
Kent Nagano
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer
03:37
Composers: John Adams
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℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment
21-04-1998
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
01
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
02:30
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
01:14
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
02:31
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane - She's So Fine
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
06:32
Composers: John Adams
05
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag the Bone
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
02:59
Composers: John Adams
06
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
04:44
Composers: John Adams
07
Adams: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances
02:39
Composers: John Adams
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℗ 2007 Nonesuch Records, Inc., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
01-01-1995
Harmonielehre
01
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. I
Edo de Waart
Harmonielehre
17:03
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. II: the Anfortas Wound
Edo de Waart
Harmonielehre
12:25
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Harmonielehre, Pt. III: Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
Edo de Waart
Harmonielehre
10:34
Composers: John Adams
℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment
25-11-1994
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
01
Adams: Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
07:46
Composers: John Adams
02
Adams: Chamber Symphony: II. Aria with Walking Bass
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
08:08
Composers: John Adams
03
Adams: Chamber Symphony: III. Roadrunner
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
05:44
Composers: John Adams
04
Adams: Grand Pianola Music: Pt. IA
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
15:12
Composers: John Adams
05
Adams: Grand Pianola Music: Pt. IB
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
07:46
Composers: John Adams
06
Adams: Grand Pianola Music: On the Dominant Divide
John Adams
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music
07:54
Composers: John Adams
℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment
01-01-1993
Hoodoo Zephyr
01
Coast
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
09:11
Composers: John Adams
02
Disappointment Lake
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
08:14
Composers: John Adams
03
Tourist Song
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
04:32
Composers: John Adams
04
Tundra
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
10:34
Composers: John Adams
05
Bump
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
05:12
Composers: John Adams
06
Cerulean
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
05:26
Composers: John Adams
07
Hoodoo Zephyr
John Adams
Hoodoo Zephyr
10:18
Composers: John Adams
℗ 1990 Nonesuch
01-01-1990
American Elegies
01
Ives: The Unanswered Question (Late Version)
John Adams
American Elegies
04:56
Composers: Charles Ives
02
Ives: Five Songs: Thoreau
John Adams
American Elegies
01:56
Composers: Charles Ives
03
Ives: Five Songs: Down East
John Adams
American Elegies
02:28
Composers: Charles Ives
04
Ives: Five Songs: Cradle Song
John Adams
American Elegies
01:25
Composers: Charles Ives
05
Ives: Five Songs: At The River
John Adams
American Elegies
01:16
Composers: Charles Ives
06
Ives: Five Songs: Serenity
John Adams
American Elegies
01:58
Composers: Charles Ives
07
Ingram Marshall: Fog Tropes
John Adams
American Elegies
10:05
Composers: Ingram Marshall
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