![]() ![]() And after his fans all gave one collective who-gives-a-damn shoulder shrug, Smith got back to singing. Back in May, just weeks before the release of the album, Smith revealed the inspiration behind his hit “Leave Your Lover” was a straight man who didn’t return his love. After rumors began to swirl about Smith’s sexuality, he set the record straight on his own terms. It seems like nothing can stop this import’s success, not even himself. “Anyone who can tour without fireworks, explosions and thirty dancers and can just stand there alone on stage and capture an audience is the real deal.” “At this point, he’s only competing against himself because there’s no one else like him,” says ‘Stay’ producer Rodney Jerkins. And seconds after hearing his voice tremble with heartache, honesty and vulnerability-we obliged.Īt just 22 years old, Sam Smith’s debut album, In The Lonely Hour, scored the highest first-week sales for a debut album from a male UK artist in SoundScan’s twenty-three year history. LYRICS:I need someone that I'll look to In the lonely hourThat we all go through To give me comfort And love me through In the lonely hourI need youI need yo. While resting in his Cambridge hometown, UK’s latest import gets real on the annoying fame monster, being gay and those constant Adele comparisons. ![]() The blue-eyed singer is 2014’s soul controller.
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