In the United States, it was released on June 17, 2014. 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 ten countries, including reaching number two in the US. In the Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition features cover tracks including "How Will I Know?" (Whitney Houston), and "Love Is A Losing Game" (Amy Winehouse). Blige (Stay With me), A$AP Rocky (I'm Not the Only One), and John Legend (Lay Me Down). The re-imagined album includes the new song "Drowning Shadows", written by Sam Smith and Fraser T. Also included are acoustic versions of "Latch" and "Omen", which are collaborations with electronic duo Disclosure, and a live version of "Latch" recorded at New York's Madison Square Garden.Ħ. Disclosure) (live from Madison Square Garden)Ĩ.
I'm Not the Only One (feat.You can’t deny the ridiculous success of Sam Smith. His debut album, In The Lonely Hour, rocketed him into the position of a genuine global superstar. There’s a track on this new repackaging that’s live from Madison Square Garden, which is just a taste of what he and those around him have achieved.
Now, with this Drowning Shadows version of that record, he’s getting the re-release treatment. Over the summer, I provoked the ire of some with a scathing review of Smith’s festival shows at both Nos Alive and V Festival. My problem was primarily with what I deemed to be false sincerity and emotion. 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. Smith is an artist who is more tolerable on record than he is in the live arena. As a pop performer, that’s probably not the damning verdict that it might be for a guitar band with eyes on headlining festivals. Still, hearing a track like 'Money on my Mind' will still bug me more than it has any right to. You can’t feasibly claim to not have money on your mind when you’ve been fast-tracked to success by the wealth of those around you. Similarly, these special edition releases are about as much a cash cow as you can possibly conceive. Neither of these things are necessarily Sam Smith’s fault, but that doesn’t stop it from rendering the song to be basically null. Maybe we shouldn’t expect sincerity from our pop acts and I’m approaching this from completely the wrong angle if I’m to get anything from it. Later, 'Like I Can' is his strongest song from the original release. Its slow burn build is one of those moments that makes you question whether you’re just being the cynical music writer.
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