The album’s team of producers gives Smith a mostly blank canvas to showcase his vocals, providing room for soaring riffs over fingerpicked guitars on “Not in That Way” and “Leave Your Lover.” But neither leaves as indelible a mark as Smith’s lost love has left on his heart. Elsewhere, though he reaches for his upper register with the same eagerness that he grasps for love, his emo hopelessness is a flood drowning everything in sight. His outstanding vocals already stood out - and won him Pop Vocal Album of the Year at the 57th Grammys - but the public knew little of his songwriting. He rolls deepest on the gospel-powered “Stay With Me” – a spare track with a simple arrangement that matches its bare plea – and “Like I Can,” a blissful groove that packs a Seventies rock-radio punch. Sam Smiths 2014 debut 'In The Lonely Hour' came after he was propelled at the top of the charts for his work with Disclosure and Naughty Boy on 'Latch' and 'La La La'. The deluxe edition of the album contains five bonus tracks, which includes a solo acoustic version of Disclosures single 'Latch' and Naughty Boys number-one single 'La La La'. The label feels its better to make the majority of first few weeks of sales from actualy CDs and pay by ablum services like iTunes, Amazon, etc. His album is set to debut at 2 (maybe 1 if he beats Lana Del Rey) and sell about 150k copies its first week. But while the album flirts with a few radiant moments, Smith’s endless yearning isn’t wrapped in as many irresistible packages. Sam Smith's Official YouTube Channel Sam Smith's new album 'In The Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition' is out now iTunes: Amazon: http. In the Lonely Hour is debut studio album of Sam Smith.The British singer-songwriter released the album in the UK on May 26, 2014. Sam Smith does not have a 'people dont know artist' problem. Other than the haunting 'Latch (Acoustic)', they mostly represent poor attempts at soul-tinged club hits. Smith – a gifted blue-eyed-soulster with Barry Gibb’s flexible falsetto and Mark Ronson’s ear for throwback grooves – got noticed last year for his vocals on house duo Disclosure’s slow jam “Latch.” With In the Lonely Hour‘s orchestral flourishes and focus on a single unrealized affair, it seems the baby-faced singer is being positioned as a male Adele. referencing In The Lonely Hour ( CD, Album, Deluxe Edition) B001995202. Where do lonely hearts go? British singer Sam Smith, 21, has written a dissertation on the question with his debut LP.