{"product_id":"ed-sheeran-cd-3","title":"= (Equals) - Ed Sheeran [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘=’ - the fourth instalment in Sheeran’s symbol album series - is Ed’s most accomplished work yet; the evolution of an artist who continues to tread new ground. A body of tracks that were made over a four-year period following his seminal ‘÷’ (Divide) album era, thematically, ‘=’ finds Ed taking stock of his life and the people in it as he explores the varying degrees of love (‘The Joker And The Queen’, ‘First Times’, ‘2step'), loss (‘Visiting Hours’), resilience (‘Can’t Stop The Rain’) and fatherhood (‘Sandman’, ‘Leave Your Life’), while also processing his reality and career (‘Tides’). Sonically, ‘=’ encapsulates Ed’s versatile musical palette, spanning signature, guitar-led tracks and world-class balladry to weightier, euphoric production moments, as first showcased on this summer’s emphatic comeback track, ‘Bad Habits’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmbracing Ed’s own truths, ‘=’ seamlessly captures both the intimate and every day; elevating universal experiences to a higher plane as reflected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Visiting Hours’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e - a track that finds Ed coming to terms with the loss of his mentor and friend, Michael Gudinski, and written shortly after his passing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I wish that heaven had visiting hours \/ So I can just swing by and ask your advice”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Performed for the first time at Michael’s state memorial in March, the poignant track, which is joined by a stripped performance video and features backing vocals from Michael’s close friends, Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten and recorded across Suffolk, London, Sweden and LA, the album’s executive production comes from Ed Sheeran, FRED (No.6 Collaborations Project) and Johnny McDaid (Divide), with additional writing and\/or production provided by Steve Mac, Joe Rubel, Amy Wadge, Foy Vance, Elvira Anderfjard, David Hodges, Andrew Watt, Lou Bell, Natalie Hemby and Ben Kweller. Sheeran’s brother, Matthew, a composer, also contributes stunning string arrangements on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘First Times’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘The Joker And The Queen’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The album artwork is a vivid collage of butterfly imagery symbolising the albums’ thread of ‘new life’ and is backdropped by one of Ed’s own abstract paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e01. Tides\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e02. Shivers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e03. First Times\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e04. Bad Habits\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e05. Overpass Graffiti\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e06. The Joker And The Queen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e07. Leave Your Life\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e08. Collide\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e09. 2step\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Stop The Rain\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Love In Slow Motion\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Visiting Hours\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Sandman\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Be Right Now\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Golden Discs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52943120924804,"sku":"0190296549625","price":4.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/5020\/5828\/files\/MUS000683597.jpg?v=1790645743","url":"https:\/\/camdenus.com\/products\/ed-sheeran-cd-3","provider":"Camdenus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}