

In another interview with Digital Spy, when asked to describe the album, they said: "My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. Hopefully I'll be happier soon and I'll write about that." Smith also said in an interview with The Line of Best Fit that the most personal song in this album is "Good Thing". I was sad, heartbroken, and I wrote about being sad. Talking about the name of the album they said: "People are saying, 'Oh but it's too sad', but that's what it's about. In an interview with Digital Spy, Smith described the overarching theme of their album as "sad". The standard edition of the album contains ten tracks, including the singles " Lay Me Down" and " Money on My Mind". On 7 January 2014, Smith unveiled the artwork and track listing for the album. It was announced on 16 December 2013 that Smith's debut studio album would be released on through Capitol Records.

The album was re-released in November 2015 as In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition), which features 12 new tracks, including the Disclosure single " Omen" (which features vocals from Smith), the Comic Relief version of "Lay Me Down" featuring John Legend, and covers of Whitney Houston's " How Will I Know" and Amy Winehouse's " Love Is a Losing Game". 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. 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. The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Upon its release, In the Lonely Hour received mostly lukewarm reviews from critics, many of whom praised Smith's vocal performance 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. 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.
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See the full In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition tracklisting below:Ġ6 Latch feat.In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by English singer Sam Smith. The Official Singles Chart Top 100 will be revealed here at 5.45pm. Smith could also be set to s core the first Bond theme Official Singles Chart Number 1 today with The Writing’s On The Wall. MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2015 so far The album has had a record-breaking 12 months, becoming the only release to sell over a million copies in the UK and US, logging almost an entire unbroken year in the Top 5 (a feat only previously managed for a debut by The Beatles), and marking the first album by a male solo artist to achieve six different spells at Number 1. MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 so farĮarlier this week, the Official Charts Company confirmed that In The Lonely Hour is currently the second-biggest artist album of the year so far. Smith and produced by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. The two-disc release will also include covers of Amy Winehouse’s Love Is A Losing Game and Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know? as well as exclusive new track Drowning Shadows – co-written by Smith and Fraser T. In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition is set for UK release on November 6 and features collaborations with Mary J Blige, ASAP Rocky and John Legend. Sam Smith will release an extended version of his debut album In The Lonely Hour.
