

In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition Track ListĦ. In the lyrics … I wanted a touch of vulnerability from Bond, where you see into his heart a little bit.” Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour Released: 26 May, 2014 Record Company: Capitol Records and Method Records Duration: 46:42 Track List: Nr. “My music is a diary and it’s a recap of my life, and I wanted to bring that kind of honesty. “I tried to put myself in the shoes of Bond,” Smith told NPR of the song, which he wrote with “Stay With Me” collaborator Jimmy Napes in less than 30 minutes. 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. I commend him not only for his astounding vocal control, power, and dynamic, but also for creating pop music that is soulful and is in no way generic. Truly Inspirational (5 stars) Sam’s songs nothing short of magnificent. hit in 2012, introduced Sam Smith, a London-born vocalist with a deeply emotive voice. View More By Sam Smith Customer Reviews Oh. The ballad finds Smith exploring his falsetto over elegant orchestrations, singing lines like, “If I risk it all/Could you break my heart?/How do I live?/How do I breathe?/When you’re not here, I’m suffocating.” Disclosure s loping dance-pop single 'Latch,' a number 11 U.K.

Last month, Smith and Disclosure visited the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and unleashed a simmering cover of Drake’s booty call jam “Hotline Bling.” The electronic duo – brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – contributed “additional production” to Smith’s “Writing’s on the Wall,” his theme for the upcoming James Bond film Spectre.
