Sam smith in the lonely hour drowning shadows edition vinyl

The rest of the album falls into that same category. Unfortunately, itвЂ™s probably this track that I think of as representing Smith best. ItвЂ™s a song stripped of everything that made it palatable and the sort of thing youвЂ™d expect to be played as John Lewis make their annual attempt to shill toasters. The problem is that the strength of this only serves to shine a light on the weakness of the acoustic version of 'Latch' that made the record first time around. Another strong moment comes in the form of the live version of 'Latch' from Madison Square Garden: when Smith stops halfway the track to say he canвЂ™t do this track without Disclosure, itвЂ™s the high point of the record. Its slow burn build is one of those moments that makes you question whether youвЂ™re just being the cynical music writer. Later, 'Like I Can' is his strongest song from the original release. Maybe we shouldnвЂ™t expect sincerity from our pop acts and IвЂ™m approaching this from completely the wrong angle if IвЂ™m to get anything from it. Neither of these things are necessarily Sam SmithвЂ™s fault, but that doesnвЂ™t stop it from rendering the song to be basically null. Similarly, these special edition releases are about as much a cash cow as you can possibly conceive. You canвЂ™t feasibly claim to not have money on your mind when youвЂ™ve been fast-tracked to success by the wealth of those around you. Still, hearing a track like 'Money on my Mind' will still bug me more than it has any right to. As a pop performer, thatвЂ™s probably not the damning verdict that it might be for a guitar band with eyes on headlining festivals. Smith is an artist who is more tolerable on record than he is in the live arena. Listening to a Sam Smith record in full, which I did for the first time for the purposes of this review, eliminates some of what I found so worthy of scorn from the equation. My problem was primarily with what I deemed to be false sincerity and emotion. Over the summer, I provoked the ire of some with a scathing review of SmithвЂ™s festival shows at both Nos Alive and V Festival. Now, with this Drowning Shadows version of that record, heвЂ™s getting the re-release treatment. ThereвЂ™s a track on this new repackaging thatвЂ™s live from Madison Square Garden, which is just a taste of what he and those around him have achieved. His debut album, In The Lonely Hour, rocketed him into the position of a genuine global superstar. Smith has released вЂњWritingвЂ™s On The WallвЂќ, the bond theme song for the forthcoming вЂSpectreвЂ™ film making it the first James Bond theme song recorded by a British male solo artist since 1965.You canвЂ™t deny the ridiculous success of Sam Smith. Sam Smith also announced recently that he is the latest in a long line of superstars to sing the James Bond theme song. Sam has gone from newcomer to international superstar having now earnt four No.1 UK singles, four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, six MOBO Awards, GQвЂ™s Solo Artist of the Year, Q and AMA Awards. Sam Smith approaches the end of 2015 in celebratory style having sold over 9 million copies worldwide of his debut album вЂIn The Lonely HourвЂ™ which notched up a record-breaking 69 consecutive week in the Official Albums Chart Top 10 вЂ“ the longest unbroken run ever for a debut album. вЂњThe Drowning Shadows EditionвЂќ also includes Sam SmithвЂ™s breath-taking covers of Amy WinehouseвЂ™s вЂLove Is A Losing GameвЂ™ and Whitney HoustonвЂ™s вЂHow Will I Know?вЂ™ alongside collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Mary J Blige and John Legend.

вЂњDrowning ShadowsвЂќ elegantly opens the second disc of the extended edition and is a stripped back, heart wrenching ballad that debuts SamвЂ™s impressive vocals over cascading strings and piano.

Smith and produced by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. The exciting new album features an exclusive new track вЂњDrowning ShadowsвЂќ, co-written by Smith and Fraser T. Friday 6th November sees global popstar Sam Smith release вЂњIn The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows EditionвЂќ вЂ“ the extended version of his chart topping album, on 180g double LP.

Sam smith in the lonely hour drowning shadows edition vinyl