This album cannot be faulted, with the perfect mix of Pop, R&B and Soul that is suited to easy listening, anytime and anywhere. La La La with Naughty Boy features as a bonus track, along with Restart, offering a more upbeat pop element. ‘Life Support’ the eighth track on the album is perfect easy listening and the alternating notes of Sam’s voice is pitch perfect, capable of giving the listener a warm feeling inside.įor those in possession of the Deluxe Edition of this album, a different musical experience can be heard. Hit songs ‘Money on my mind’, ‘Stay with me’ and ‘Like I Can’ feature on the award winning album, but it is some of the tracks which were not released as singles which prove to be the hidden gems of this album. The lyrics of each song on the album serves a purpose and gives the audience a sense of what life might be like for the artist. It is rare to look at an album cover these days and see that the artist themselves has written every song on the album, and this is what makes Sam Smith’s album such a wondrous piece of work to listen to. ‘In The Lonely Hour’ reached number one in six Countries album charts, and reached the top five in 18 Countries album charts, showing the English superstar had no trouble rising to fame.
In the Lonely Hour also received a nomination for Best British Album at the 2015 Brit Awards the accolade ultimately went to Ed Sheeran for x.Sam Smith scooped four prizes at the Grammys 2015. It was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, winning the latter and losing to Morning Phase by Beck in the former. It was the second best-selling album of 2014 in the UK, and the third best-selling of 2014 in the United States. In the United States, it was released on 17 June 2014 through Capitol Records America. It was released in the United Kingdom on via Capitol UK and Method Records.
The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by English singer Sam Smith.
When In the Lonely Hour was released, it received mostly lukewarm reviews from critics, many of whom praised Smith's singing but were critical of the songwriting. A deluxe edition of the album contains five bonus tracks, including a solo acoustic version of Disclosure's single "Latch" and Naughty Boy's number-one single "La La La", on both of which Smith provided guest vocals. The album's third hit single, "I'm Not the Only One", reached number three in the UK and number five in the US.
The album includes the hit singles "Money on My Mind" and "Stay with Me", both of which were number one in the UK the latter becoming a hit worldwide, peaking in the top ten in over 20 countries, including reaching number two in the US. It was released in the United Kingdom on, via Capitol UK and Method Records. In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by English singer Sam Smith.
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