answers: 9 September 2011
context: the group's behavior and also in recognition of local disc jockey Reuben "Mad Lad" Washington. They first recorded for Stax in 1964, releasing "The Sidewalk Surf", co-written by Isaac Hayes under the name Ed Lee, which was not a hit. However, their second record, "Don't Have To Shop Around", rose to no. 11 on the "Billboard" R&B chart, and no. 93 on the pop chart. Featuring organ by Hayes and piano by Booker T. Jones, it has nonetheless been described as "curiously anachronistic, owing more to doo-wop than southern soul," and featured "the high, innocent tenor of John Gary Williams." </s> Ed Sheeran discography English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has released three albums, 14 extended plays, 24 singles (including 11 as a featured artist), and 20 music videos. Originally an indie artist selling music independently on his own label starting in 2005, Sheeran released nine EPs, steadily gaining public and critical acclaim, resulting in his signing to Atlantic Records in January 2011. Five months later, Sheeran released his first single, "The A Team", on 12 June 2011. It debuted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 57,607 copies. The track attained international chart success, reaching the top </s> 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. As of March 2017, "+" has sold 1.21 million copies in the United States. All tracks produced by Jake Gosling, except where noted; all tracks co-produced by Ed Sheeran. Notes Credits taken from Allmusic and "+"s liner notes. + (Ed Sheeran album) + (pronounced "plus") is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 9 September 2011 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album is considered Sheeran's
question: when did ed sheeran 's first album come out