The success of Smith remains a mystery to me. Outside of the live track featuring Disclosure, the best thing that you can say about the additions to the record is that they at least didn’t include arguably the least impactful James Bond theme tune of all time. A duet with Mary J Blige doesn’t improve 'Stay With Me' whatsoever and similar collaborations don’t serve to make any headway. The rest of the album falls into that same category. Unfortunately, it’s probably this track that I think of as representing Smith best. It’s a song stripped of everything that made it palatable and the sort of thing you’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 can’t do this track without Disclosure, it’s the high point of the record. Its slow burn build is one of those moments that makes you question whether you’re just being the cynical music writer. Later, 'Like I Can' is his strongest song from the original release. 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. Neither of these things are necessarily Sam Smith’s fault, but that doesn’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 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. Still, hearing a track like 'Money on my Mind' will still bug me more than it has any right to. As a pop performer, that’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 Smith’s festival shows at both Nos Alive and V Festival. Now, with this Drowning Shadows version of that record, he’s getting the re-release treatment. 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. His debut album, In The Lonely Hour, rocketed him into the position of a genuine global superstar. Fire On Fire - Sam Smith (Bonus Track)ġ7.You can’t deny the ridiculous success of Sam Smith. I'm Ready - Sam Smith & Demi Lovato (Bonus Track)ġ6. How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (Bonus Track)ġ5. Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith & Normani (Bonus Track)ġ3. Dance ('til You Love Someone Else) - Sam Smithġ0.
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For 'Love Goes', Sam has enlisted a roll call of revered collaborators from Steve Mac (Ed Sheeran, Celine Dion), Shellback/MXM (Robyn, Pink, Britney Spears), Labrinth, masterminds Stargate as well as good friend Guy Lawrence (Disclosure) and long-term collaborator Jimmy Napes to curate a collection of songs written over the last two years, all displaying individuality with every-one telling a different story.Ĥ. Building on the 30 billion career streams Sam has amassed and the global success of their debut and sophomore albums, both No.1, multi-platinum selling records in the UK and US, their highly anticipated third offering 'Love Goes' is unveiled. Third studio album by the Grammy, BRIT, Golden Globe and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Sam Smith. Irish (Country/Traditional/Folk/Ballads).
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