Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) (2014) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:46:56 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Pop
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GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe  and Academy Award winning artist Sam Smith marks a decade of their multi-platinum debut ‘In the Lonely Hour’. Released in 2014 ‘In the Lonely Hour’ was the first of many incredible milestones and successes that Sam would achieve over the course of their standout career. The GRAMMY award winning, now 6 x RIAA Platinum Certified album became the biggest selling debut album of the decade, leading to Sam being awarded a Guinness World Record for holding the most number of consecutive weeks in the UK Top 10 Album Chart in the 2010s. The 10-track project includes UK Number 1’s ‘Money On My Mind’ and ‘Stay With Me’ which saw Sam’s debut in the Billboard Hot 100. Other hits on the album are ‘I’m Not The Only One’, ‘Like I Can’ and ‘Lay Me Down’.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 Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, and Whitney Houston, but their first impression was unique, not merely for the richness of their voice, but its resoundingly expressive yet naturally delivered manner — on a level most singers can’t match with maximum effort. Early 2013 brought their 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 Naughty Boy’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 In the Lonely Hour, 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 Disclosure 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, they 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. – Andy Kellman

Tracklist:

1-1. Sam Smith – Good Thing (03:21)
1-2. Sam Smith – Stay With Me (Re-record) (02:52)
1-3. Sam Smith – Leave Your Lover (03:08)
1-4. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (03:59)
1-5. Sam Smith – I’ve Told You Now (03:30)
1-6. Sam Smith – Like I Can (02:48)
1-7. Sam Smith – Not In That Way (02:52)
1-8. Sam Smith – Make It To Me (02:40)
1-9. Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (04:14)
1-10. Sam Smith – Little Sailor (04:29)
1-11. Sam Smith – Money On My Mind (03:16)
1-12. Sam Smith – Life Support (02:55)
1-13. Sam Smith – Restart (03:54)
1-14. Sam Smith – Safe With Me (03:05)
1-15. Sam Smith – Nirvana (03:24)
1-16. Sam Smith – I’ve Told You Now (Live At St Pancras Old Church, London) (04:00)
1-17. Disclosure – Latch (04:16)
1-18. Naughty Boy – La La La (03:41)
1-19. Sam Smith – How Will I Know (03:53)
1-20. Sam Smith – Latch (Acoustic) (03:46)
1-21. Sam Smith – Drowning Shadows (04:15)
1-22. Sam Smith – Writing’s On The Wall (From “Spectre” Soundtrack) (04:38)
2-23. Sam Smith – Stay With Me (Re-record) (02:55)
2-24. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (03:43)
2-25. Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (03:39)
2-26. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (03:40)
2-27. Sam Smith – Like I Can (02:46)
2-28. Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (04:13)
2-29. Sam Smith – Stay With Me (02:52)
2-30. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (03:59)

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