The Thrill of It All is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Sam Smith, released on November 3, 2017 via Capitol Records. The album marked Smith’s second full album of material after their hugely successful debut album In the Lonely Hour in 2014, which has sold 12 million copies worldwide, and has received a number of sales certifications in lots of different countries. Speaking to Billboard about the album, Smith said: I went through, like, this vortex, came out, I feel like I’ve rebuilt myself as a stronger thing and I’m just gonna go into the vortex again,“ he says in a preview that features a montage of studio sessions. "I wasn’t trying to make a big pop record when I made this album. I was actually just trying to make something personal and like a diary.”