They debuted in October 2012 featuring on English electronic duo Disclosure's single " Latch", which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In the Lonely Hour, Smith's debut album, was released in May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2017.Smith performing in Berlin, Germany at Lollapalooza in 2015Įnglish singer Sam Smith has released three studio albums, one independent album, three live albums, one remix album, one soundtrack, thirteen extended plays, thirty-one singles (featuring on eight singles), and three promotional singles. "The Right to Be Forgotten: Why a New Artist's Biggest Battle Is Finding a Way to Delete Their Past".
Eventually, a German dance label Kosmo Records approached Venus & Mars Music and signed a worldwide license deal for the track, as well as taking an option to remix the whole of Smith's album for other territories when it was eventually released. While "When It's Alright" hadn't quite broken into the mainstream, it was gaining positive reviews. The remixes transformed the song into a deep house club track. While it was a pop- soul track in its original form, "When It's Alright" had received remix treatment by Kinky Roland, Per Qx and Kid Massive, and was serviced to club DJs. In February 2009, Venus & Mars Music released another single in the United Kingdom, " When It's Alright". They also recorded " Momentarily Mine", a ballad co-written by Lindsey Thompson.
Smith recorded "A Little Melancholy", "Show a Little Mercy" and the song that would eventually become the planned album's title track, "Time Won't Wait". However, the remixes gain some traction on a couple of club charts and Venus & Mars Music dusted down more songs from Hemmings, Pearce and Conlon. A music video was also released but the song failed to make much of an impact on the main charts. The single was released in August 2008 with remixes by Kinky Roland and Per QX.
Ahead of its scheduled release as a single, the decision was made to create a series of dance and club mixes of the song. The first of Smith's recordings to see the light of the day would be " Bad Day All Week", a song written in mid '90s. In 2008, Smith had signed a deal with Venus & Mars Music, a small UK independent label and was given to record songs by songwriting team of Victoria Hemmings, William John Pearce and John Conlon.