With endorsements from the likes of Nile Rogers, A$AP Rocky and Mary J Blige - who have all gone on to collaborate with them and a recent duet with John Legend on a special recording of Sam’s song ‘Lay Me Down’ for Comic Relief, Sam is now sitting alongside some of the world’s finest artists. Sam’s home-grown success has catapulted them across the Atlantic with stunning solo performances on Saturday Night Live, David Letterman and Ellen to name a few as well as an unforgettable show at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Sam has become the name on everyone’s lips around the world. In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition), which features 12 new tracks, including the Disclosure single Omen (which features vocals from Smith). The Brits followed with the most nominations out of any artist with Sam winning two more awards for Best Breakthrough Artist and Global Success. The start of 2015 saw them come home with four Grammy Awards – the most of all on the night taking home the coveted Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards as well as Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. Sam’s success on the red carpet has been huge in the past year after winning all four awards he was nominated for at the 2014 MOBOs, Best New Act at the Q Awards and Favourite Male Rock/Pop at the American Music Awards. Last year saw Sam notch up a further string of No.1 records with the release of his debut solo single Money On My Mind and then Stay With Me - the huge pop ballad that is still making waves around the world. At The beginning of 2014 he won the BRITS Critic’s Choice award and topped the BBC Sound Poll that year, and since then has gone on to prove he is one of the biggest breakout UK artists in recent years. without you I am lonely My mind would rule my heart I didnt pay attention to the light in the dark It left me torn apart But now I see your tears as an omen Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh Omen Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh Omen. Sam came to the forefront after featuring on Disclosure’s big breakout hit of 2012 ‘Latch’ and went on to work with Naughty Boy on the MOBO winning, No.1 hit single ‘La La La’ to date amassing a mammoth 490 million views. Lyrics to Omen Acoustic by Sam Smith from the In the Lonely Hour Drowning Shadows Edition album - including song.
The album has sold over 5 million copies globally, breaking records in America as one of the highest first-week sales for a UK artist in the SoundScan era, as well as being the only artist in the world in 2014 to sell 1 million albums in both the UK and US. Its an omen, caught my baby crying Saw the silver lining It must be an omen Needed you to show me Without you I am lonely Chorus: My mind would rule my heart I didnt pay attention to the light in the dark It left me torn apart But now I see your tears as an omen Refrain: Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Omen Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Omen. Latch feat.Sam Smith’s multi-platinum selling album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ debuted at No.1 in the UK charts and No.2 on the US Billboard Top 200 in May 2014. The two-disc effort’s tracklisting looks a little something like this:Ħ. The reissue is set to land on 6th November through Islands Records, and also boasts an acoustic version of ‘Latch’, his collaboration with Disclosure, along with a handful of his own songs featuring appearances from Mary J. Smith - along with a host of covers performed by Smith, including renditions of Amy Winehouse’s ‘Love Is A Losing Game’ and Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know?’. The re-release of his first full-length will come renamed as the suitably-dramatic ‘In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition’ and is set to contain the brand new track, ‘Drowning Shadows’ - as co-written by himself and Fraser T. Sam Smith has announced plans to reissue his debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ as a new deluxe package next month.