In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) Sam Smith

• 1 Money On My Mind 03:12
• 2 Good Thing 03:21
• 3 Stay With Me 02:52
• 4 Leave Your Lover 03:08
• 5 I'm Not The Only One 03:59
• 6 I've Told You Now 03:30
• 7 Like I Can 02:47
• 8 Life Support 02:53
• 9 Not In That Way 02:52
• 10 Lay Me Down 04:13
• 11 Restart 03:52
• 12 Latch (Acoustic) 03:43
• 13 La La La 03:40
• 14 Make It To Me 02:40
• 15 Drowning Shadows 04:16
• 16 Love Is A Losing Game 02:58
• 17 Nirvana 03:22
• 18 How Will I Know 03:52
• 19 Omen (Acoustic) 03:25
• 20 Latch (Live From Madison Square Garden) 08:07
• 21 Stay With Me (Radio Edit) 02:53
• 22 I'm Not The Only One 03:42
• 23 Lay Me Down 03:40
• Total Runtime 01:22:57

Info for In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)

Disclosure's loping dance-pop single "Latch," a number 11 U.K. hit in 2012, introduced Sam Smith, a London-born vocalist with a deeply emotive voice. Smith grew up listening to R&B giants, and but his first impression was unique, not merely for the richness of his voice, but its resoundingly expressive yet naturally delivered manner -- on a level most singers can't match with maximum effort. Early 2013 brought his debut solo single, "Lay Me Down" -- an aching singer/songwriter-soul throwback that scraped the U.K. Top 50. It was quickly eclipsed by a lead role on 's "La La La," a breakbeat-driven tearjerker that went to number one in the U.K. and then reached the Top 20 in the U.S. "Money on My Mind," an upbeat statement of purpose more about the soul than the heart, and "Stay with Me," a torch song with a gospel-inspired chorus, were Smith's second and third solo singles. They preceded the release of , the singer and songwriter's debut album. Those three solo singles are here, along with seven new songs that tend to cast Smith as a heartbroken balladeer. Deep sorrow informs most of the material. Much more about mourning than movement here, Smith is bold for not attempting to capitalize on the and Naughty Boy hits. The dominance of stripped-down backdrops -- some with merely piano, acoustic guitar, and conservative strings -- is somewhat surprising. That puts all the more focus on Smith's voice and words, the latter of which switch between borderline maudlin ("What use is money when you need someone to hold?") and disarmingly brazen ("Just leave your lover, leave him for me"). If Smith didn't have such a remarkable voice, he could stay busy composing songs for artists in several genres; the anthemic "Like I Can" could be easily adapted for a contemporary country singer, while a few others could be turned over to young pop artists in need of material that makes them sound more human. This is an understated and promising first step from an unpredictable and distinctive talent. [The "Drowning Shadows Edition" should not be confused with any of the territory- or retailer-specific deluxe editions issued at the same time as (or after) the original standard version of . Released in time for the 2015 holiday shopping season, this adds an assortment of previously released stray tracks and some new material. Among the notable additions: a version of "Stay with Me," featuring , that topped the U.K. chart earlier in 2015; a cover of 's "Love Is a Losing Game"; and "Drowning Shadows" itself.]

Sam has racked up over 35 million adjusted album sales, 250 million single sales and 45 billion career streams across their catalog, which includes the critically acclaimed studio albums In the Lonely Hour, The Thrill of It All and Love Goes. A four-time GRAMMY® winner, Sam also holds two Guinness World Records – for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K .Top 10 Album Chart (for their 2014 debut, In The Lonely Hour) and for having the first James Bond Theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts (for the Oscar and Golden Globe winning “Writing’s on the Wall”).

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