- pop, blue-eyed soul, electronic, synth-pop
- 47 min
- 14 tracks
- Capitol Records
In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by the English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014 via Capitol UK and Method Records.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 62/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.1/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph2/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork5.5/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- ViceA−
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Tracks
- 1Money on My Mind3:14
- 2Good Thing3:21
- 3Stay With Me2:53
- 4Leave Your Lover3:08
- 5I’m Not the Only One3:59
- 6I’ve Told You Now3:30
- 7Like I Can2:47
- 8Life Support2:53
- 9Not in That Way2:53
- 10Lay Me Down4:13
- 11Restart3:53
- 12Latch (acoustic)3:44
- 13La La La3:39
- 14Make It to Me2:43
14 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sam Smith
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 2014
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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