The The Thrill of It All [LP]

The The Thrill of It All [LP]

by Sam Smith
The The Thrill of It All [LP]

The The Thrill of It All [LP]

by Sam Smith

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

Referring to In the Lonely Hour as a massive success would not be hyperbolic. Each one of its four singles reached the Top Ten in Sam Smith's native U.K. As the album racked up multi-platinum certifications, Smith collected four Grammys. The momentum continued with "Writing's on the Wall," the first James Bond theme to top the U.K. chart and subsequently an Oscar winner. Smith's 2017 follow-up arrived a little over three years after the debut. It refines the M.O. of "Stay with Me" and "I'm Not the Only One," as it's stacked from floor to ceiling with ballads, and informed by vintage Southern soul and gospel, all distinguished with Smith's fraught, lump-in-throat outpourings. It wouldn't be a shock to learn that the singer finished each performance by either crawling back to bed or collapsing in the vocal booth. For that, The Thrill of It All -- an album that begins with "You must think that I'm stupid" and lifts in mood rarely and only slightly at that -- is an odd title. ("The Thrill of It All" itself doesn't appear on the album's standard edition, and is another griever, all remorseful pain, no pleasure.) Like "Stay with Me" and "I'm Not the Only One," these songs feature co-production from Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice, who typically work in tandem, and in a few instances are assisted by the Dap-Kings Horns and several background vocalists who mitigate the misery. On "Baby, You Make Me Crazy," the horn section helps lend a rare moment of uplift, where Smith delights in thinking of listening to their favorite music to drown out the sorrow. The connections to the South extend to highlight "No Peace," a duet with Arkansas native and poised powerhouse Yebba Smith. More importantly, there's "Him," a moment of admission and proud defiance: "I walk the streets of Mississippi/I hold my lover by the hand/I feel you staring when he is with me." Additional songwriters and producers, including but not limited to Timbaland, Stargate, Emile Haynie, and Malay, contribute to one or two songs each, but this album maintains a consistency and intensity that places it slightly above the debut. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date: 11/03/2017
Label: Capitol
UPC: 0602557991291
Rank: 29974

Tracks

  1. Too Good at Goodbyes
  2. Say It First
  3. One Last Song
  4. Midnight Train
  5. Burning
  6. Him
  7. Baby, You Make Me Crazy
  8. No Peace
  9. Palace
  10. Pray

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sam Smith   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
YEBBA   Primary Artist
Simon Hale   String Conductor,Guitar (Electric)
Stargate   Percussion
Earl Harvin   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Timbaland   Bass,Percussion,Synthesizer Pads
Darryl Pearson   Guitar
Steve Fitzmaurice   Percussion
Vicky Akintola   Vocals (Background)
Malay   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Larrance Dopson   Piano
Tyler Johnson   Piano,Drum Loop,Guitar (Bass),Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Electric)
Patrick Linton   Vocals (Background)
Vula Malinga   Vocals (Background)
Ben Jones   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
The Dap-Kings Horns   Featured Artist
Ladonna Harley Peters   Vocals (Background)
Darren Heelis   Guitar (Bass),Moog Synthesizer
Jodi Milliner   Bass,Moog Bass,Moog Synthesizer
Emile Haynie   Drums,Piano,Percussion
LJ Singers   Choir/Chorus
Camaron Ochs   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Napes   Drums,Organ,Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer Pads
Reuben James   Organ,Piano,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes
Gus Pirelli   Moog Bass
Brendan Grieve   Celeste,Guitar (Electric)
Abbey Smith   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Simon Hale   String Arrangements
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Earl Harvin   Drum Programming
Robert "Kool" Bell   Composer
Robert "Spike" Mickens   Composer
Ronald Bell   Composer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer,Drum Programming
Darryl Pearson   Composer
Woody Sparrow   Composer
Steve Fitzmaurice   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Lawrence Johnson   Vocal Arrangement
James Barber   Photography
Gene Redd, Jr.   Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas   Composer
Richard Westfield   Composer
Malay   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Larrance Dopson   Composer
James Ho   Composer
Nick Raphael   A&R
Tyler Johnson   Composer,Producer,Programming
Jo Charrington   A&R
John Prestage   Assistant Engineer
Ruven Afanador   Cover Photo
Lucy Whalley   String Contractor
Darren Heelis   Engineer,Drum Programming
Simon Aldred   Composer
Jodi Milliner   Drum Programming
Emile Haynie   Composer,Producer,Programming
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer
George "Funky" Brown   Composer
Jason "Pooh Bear" Boyd   Composer
Camaron Ochs   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
Sam Smith   Composer
James Napier   Composer
Jimmy Napes   Producer,Drum Programming
Dominic Jordan   Composer
Jimmy Giannos   Composer
Charles Emanuel Smalls   Composer
Tom Archer   Assistant Engineer
Reuben James   Composer
Gus Pirelli   Engineer
Tommy McLaughlin   Assistant Engineer
Will Purton   Drum Programming,Assistant Engineer
Isabel Grundy   Assistant Engineer
Steph Marziano   Assistant Engineer
Nick Lobel   Engineer
Nathanael Graham   Assistant Engineer
Henri Davies   Assistant Engineer
Jose Valasquez   Composer
Brendan Grieve   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Abbey Smith   Composer
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