Though Celine Dion may have released her rendition of “For the Lover That I Lost” first on 2019’s Courage, Smith flexes their co-writing credit on the track with their own version of the track. That being said, the song is nothing terribly new - the beat and melody sound a bit old hat, and the song sounds like one added to fill out the album’s 57-minute runtime.
Hearing Smith tackle their anxiety and depression is a welcome change of pace, and opening line “Put your hands in the air/ If you sometimes ever get sad like me” is just cheesy enough that it almost becomes endearing. The lyrical content of “So Serious” sees Smith taking a break from singing about heartbreak, which is a welcome change on an album filled with songs about that exact emotion. From deep house tracks to crowd-pleasing dance-pop songs, Love Goes sees Smith offering more variety than ever before in their career.īut which songs reign supreme on the star’s new album? Below, check out Billboard’s ranking of all 17 tracks off of Sam Smith’s Love Goes: While many of the album’s songs follow a similar ballad formula to the majority of songs off of In the Lonely Hour or The Thrill Of It All, a number of the tracks offer Smith’s own interpretation of the “crying-on-the-dancefloor” sub-genre.
Love Goes offers something slightly more updated for Smith’s sound, as well.
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