(While not the most obvious of piano ballads, Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You,” No. 1 for 14 weeks in 1992-93, is notable in that it’s upfront vocal impact is similar to that of ...

Released on Adele’s third studio album, 25, “Love in the Dark” is a piano ballad about the end of a relationship that is so mournful and slow-moving you could call it a dirge.

Valentine’s Day tends to hit hard not only for people in the first flush of love, but also those who’ve recently suffered a tough breakup. Either way, you might want to express how you’re feeling ...

With its simple piano accompaniment and Adele's powerful vocals, the song encapsulates the pain of seeing a former love move on and the bittersweet acceptance that comes with it. When We Were ...

At nearly seven minutes, "Loved" is Adele's longest and, perhaps, saddest song ever. Singing over a gentle piano, she seeks to understand why she feels so unhappy in her relationship and weighs ...

Adele is using '30' as a way to explain her divorce to her son, Angelo. "My Little Love" is both heartbreaking and haunting in the best way.

Backed by a simple piano, Adele, 33, belts the lyrics, "A better house for a love to grow / I was so young, it was hard to know / I was lost. Now that was back then / Always make a mess of ...

Adele dropped her new single 'Easy On Me' on Thursday, and it's everything fans hoped for. The single is the first release from her upcoming fourth studio album, 30.

A Gary Trust fan wrote in to ask what was the last piano ballad before Adele's "Someone Like You" -- which topped last week's Hot 100 -- to hit the top of the charts? Which of course led to ...