Renowned artist and songwriter Sam Smith hosted an intimate event at New York City’s iconic LGBTQ+ institution Julius’ to mark the 10 year anniversary of their debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour.
The vibrant celebration brought together friends old and new and featured a surprise duet performance of Smith’s “I’m Not The Only One” with Smith and special guest Alicia Keys. Plus, a live DJ set by Lady Bunny, drinks by Supergay, abundant dancing, and karaoke performances.
Additional guests of note included Kim Petras, Christian Cowan, Dylan Mulvaney, Hunter Abrams, Francisco Costa, and Ella Snyder.
Released on May 26, 2014, Smith’s In The Lonely Hour debuted at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart. Released June 17, 2014 in the States, In The Lonely Hour entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 and earned Smith a total of six GRAMMY nominations, including nods in each of the “big four”categories.
Smith took home four awards: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year (for “Stay with Me”) and Record of the Year (for the Darkchild remix of “Stay with Me”). The RIAA recently certified In The Lonely Hour, 6x Platinum.
The album includes the breakthrough hit “Stay with Me” (certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2020), “I’m Not the Only One” (7x Platinum), “Lay Me Down” (5x Platinum) and the Platinum-certified “Money on My Mind”and “Like I Can.”
In The Lonely Hour 10 Year Anniversary Edition will be out August 2 on Capitol Records, the commemorative edition will include the album’s original 10 songs plus an exclusive new track “Little Sailor.”
A total of 25 tracks will appear on The Collector’s Edition 4 LP and the Standard Double CD, including live versions of the album’s original songs and special features including Mary J. Blige, A$AP Rocky, and John Legend.