But the main problem with In the Lonely Hour-and all of Smith's music up to this point-is exactly the opposite: it feels like the record company has groomed him within an inch of his life. 'I do it for the love,' he insists on the chorus, and 'You say, 'Could you write a song for me?'/ I say, 'I'm sorry I won't do that happily'' in the verse. More importantly, however, he details his signing to the record label and his apparent unwillingness to kowtow to record label demands, attempting to set himself apart as a freethinker.

(“I remember hearing ‘Latch’ and thinking, ‘No person can go through that many vocal ranges at one time without going through a computer,’ ” said one of his A&R reps in a recent feature.) That talent is central to 'Money on My Mind', an itchy-feet drum'n'bass number with a chorus so high-pitched you might mistake Smith for a bird. The AllMusic review by John Bush stated: 'Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the genre of saloon song LPs, doesn't have a stellar selection of material.Benny Carter's refined arrangements and ensemble playing don't exactly reinforce the isolation of the title, but Vaughan sounds excellent on 'I'll Never Be the Same', 'These Foolish Things', and 'If I Had You'.Hopefully, Carter wasn't responsible for the occasionally canned sound of the strings The Lonely Hours is a solid match of vocalist and arranger in most respects, with only the quality of the material weighing it down slightly'.So why all the hubbub? If you've heard 'Latch', you already know about that voice: Sam Smith possesses one hell of a set of pipes, able to go from a commanding lower register to an inhumanly high squawk in record time. Reception Professional ratings Review scores The Lonely Hours is a 1964 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, arranged by Benny Carter.

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