MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2015 so far The album has had a record-breaking 12 months, becoming the only release to sell over a million copies in the UK and US, logging almost an entire unbroken year in the Top 5 (a feat only previously managed for a debut by The Beatles), and marking the first album by a male solo artist to achieve six different spells at Number 1. MORE: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 so farĮarlier this week, the Official Charts Company confirmed that In The Lonely Hour is currently the second-biggest artist album of the year so far. Smith and produced by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. The two-disc release will also include covers of Amy Winehouse’s Love Is A Losing Game and Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know? as well as exclusive new track Drowning Shadows – co-written by Smith and Fraser T. In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition is set for UK release on November 6 and features collaborations with Mary J Blige, ASAP Rocky and John Legend.
With so much material, it must have been hard to choose just a handful to feature in his upcoming album.Sam Smith will release an extended version of his debut album In The Lonely Hour. It has also been reported that he has written more than 130 songs in the past two years. Love you all, and see you in the not so distant future."Įarlier this year, Smith first teased new music when he posted photos of his sessions in the recording studio. I've poured my soul and heart into this record. Something is coming very very very very soon," he continued. I feel so rejuvenated and have so many stories I can't wait to tell you." "Thank you for being so patient and for letting me have the past year to really escape into my mind & write music so freely. "First of all I want to say thank you," he wrote. The Grammy Award winner also explained his long absence from the music scene and thanked his fans for understanding that he needed time to himself. Prior to the appearance of the billboards in both places, Smith posted a heartfelt letter to his fans and promised that soon they will no longer have to wait. With the Spotify logo also present in the ads, it can be assumed that Smith's new music will debut on the streaming platform as well.Ī post shared by Sam Smith on at 7:35am PDT However, it is highly likely that it will be a single. Smith did not reveal anything else about the billboards apart from their location, so it remains to be seen whether the date refers to the release of a new single or his second album entirely. 8, which means the world will be blessed with new music from the British crooner quite soon. The date featured on the billboards is Sept.
The first billboard is located in the Shoreditch neighborhood in London, while the second one is found in Los Angeles, California. Smith took to Instagram to share two photos of billboards that featured him, his name, a Spotify logo and an accompanying date. Sam Smith has not dropped a new album since "In the Lonely Hour" was released back in 2014, but it looks like that is all about to change. Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Sam Smith is releasing new music on Sept.