A Lonely Place - Sam Smith

I am reviewing the album In A Lonely Place by Sam Smith which is an excellent album. Sam is the 3rd cousin of Lily Allen & Alfie Allen and has recently come to prominence as a British singer-songwriter in the last couple of years. He was born in London in 1992 and his mother was an investment banker with a huge salary. She did spend quite a bit of time focusing on Sam's career and did lose her job. She took the company to court for unfair dismissal but lost her case. Sam was first featured on a single by Disclosure which peaked at number 11 in Britain. He subsequently did the single with Naughty Boy which gave him his first British number 1. That is probably the best single on the album. His songs tend to be about unrequited love of which he has had his fair share apparently. He also suffers with OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder. Apparently he does things like check all the taps are turned off prior to leaving the house for fear of flooding. He has had some huge solo singles which are featured on the album and the Critics Choice Brit Award. I think he is the kind of popstar who looks like having a very successful career ahead of him.