Yes, he could win the "Next Adele Sweepstakes." "Leave Your Lover" packs the same emotional wallop as Adele's simpler ballads, while "I'm Not the Only One" picks up the tempo and the mood slightly. Instead, Smith serves up an emotional, ballad-heavy pop album that will likely make him an even bigger star. However, aside from the opener, "Money on My Mind," where Smith declares, "I have no money on my mind, just love" when it comes from music, the dance beats are scarce. See, Smith initially made his splash on a pair of dance hits - Naughty Boy's "La La La" and Disclosure's "Latch" - and many were expecting more of the same on his debut. The 22-year-old Brit's voice is just too special to be denied - bluesy one minute, soulful the next, moving effortlessly from fluttering falsetto to commanding pop - on his debut, "In the Lonely Hour" (Capitol).
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