The Thrill of It All (explicit)

~ Release by Sam Smith (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
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1Too Good at Goodbyes
assistant recording engineer:
Tom Archer (engineer), Henri Davies, Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano, John Prestage (engineer) and Will Purton
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Jimmy Napes, StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting duo) and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Jodi Milliner
drums (drum set):
EARL HARVIN
guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
organ, piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Reuben James
percussion:
EARL HARVIN, Jimmy Napes and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting duo)
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
choir vocals [Choir]:
The LJ Singers
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
choir vocals [Choir Vocal] arranger:
Mr Lawrence Johnson
vocals arranger:
Lawrence Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (background vocals [Backing Vocals])
recorded at:
AIR Studio 1 (recording studio) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals [Choir]) and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Pierce Rooms, London in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Too Good at Goodbyes
writer:
Tor Erik Hermansen, James Napier, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.43:21
2Say It First
assistant recording engineer:
Isabel Grundy Gracefield and Will Purton
recording engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Malay
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
programming:
Malay
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production), Malay, Steph Marziano and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Malay, Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
additional bass guitar and additional Moog:
Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
additional drums (drum set):
Earl Harvin
additional guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard [Keys]:
Malay
Moog [Moog Bass]:
Jodi Milliner
piano:
Jimmy Napes
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Say It First
writer:
Malay, Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
BHAMBOO MUSIC PUBLISHING (B) 301, BMG Gold Songs, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.54:08
3One Last Song
assistant recording engineer:
Nathanael Graham, Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano and Will Purton
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Tyler Johnson (task: Drum Loop) and Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Jodi Milliner
programming:
Tyler Johnson
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production), Nick Lobel and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Tyler Johnson, Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass and Moog:
Jodi Milliner
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Tyler Johnson
drums (drum set) [Live Drums] and percussion:
Earl Harvin
guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Reuben James
piano [Middle 8 Piano]:
Jimmy Napes
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Ladonna Harley Peters, Patrick Linton, Vula Malinga and Vicky Akintola
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
instruments arranger:
Simon Hale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Be a Lion by Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross
recording of:
One Last Song
writer:
Tyler Johnson, Jimmy Napes, Charlie Small (trombone) and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Creative Pulse Music, One Year Yesterday Publishing, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), These Are Pulse Songs (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.253:13
4Midnight Train
assistant recording engineer:
Steph Marziano, Tommy McLaughlin (engineer) and Will Purton
recording engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
assistant drums (drum set) programming:
Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production), Malay and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Malay, Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass and guitar:
Malay
drums (drum set):
Earl Harvin and Jimmy Napes
Moog [Moog Bass]:
Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
organ:
Jimmy Napes
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
tambourine:
Earl Harvin
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Victoria Akintola, Ladonna, Harley Peters, Patrick Linton and Vula Malinga
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
BITH Williamsburg, Brooklyn in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States, RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Midnight Train
writer:
Malay, Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
BHAMBOO MUSIC PUBLISHING (B) 301, BMG Gold Songs, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith33:27
5Burning
assistant recording engineer:
Tom Archer (engineer), Henri Davies, Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano and Will Purton
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Jodi Milliner
organ and piano:
Reuben James
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Burning
writer:
Jason Boyd (vocalist for Vent/Audiovent), Jimmy Giannos, Dominic Jordan and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Poo B Z Publishing, Inc., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.753:23
6HIM
assistant recording engineer:
Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano, John Prestage (engineer) and Will Purton
recording engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Brendan Grieve
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
drums (drum set) programming:
Brendan Grieve and Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
programming:
Brendan Grieve
producer:
Brendan Grieve and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass:
Jodi Milliner
celesta [celeste]:
Brendan Grieve
drums (drum set) [Live Drums] and percussion:
Earl Harvin
guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
organ and piano:
Reuben James
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
choir vocals:
The LJ Singers
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
additional choir vocals arranger:
Mr Lawrence Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
AIR Studio 1 (recording studio) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
HIM
writer:
Brendan Grieve, Reuben James and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Method Paperwork Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.753:10
7Baby, You Make Me Crazy
assistant recording engineer:
Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano, Tommy McLaughlin (engineer), John Prestage (engineer) and Will Purton
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Will Purton
programming:
Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile")
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile"), Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass:
Jodi Milliner
drums (drum set) and piano:
Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile")
drums (drum set) [Live Drums]:
Earl Harvin
guitar:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Reuben James
percussion:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile")
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Victoria Akintola, Ladonna Harley Peters, Patrick Linton and Vula Malinga
choir vocals:
The LJ Singers
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
additional choir vocals arranger:
Lawrence Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
AIR Studio 1 (recording studio) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Baby, You Make Me Crazy
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Ronald Dennis, Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile"), Robert Spike Mickens, Jimmy Napes, Gene Redd (Junior; doo-wop singer-songwriter-producer, manager of Kool & The Gang), Claydes Smith, Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter), Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member) and Woodrow
publisher:
DELIGHTFUL MUSIC LTD 301, HEAVYCRATE PUBLISHING 301 / 372, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), Universal Music Corporation (France), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith33:28
8No Peace
assistant recording engineer:
Tom Archer (engineer), Henri Davies, Isabel Grundy Gracefield, Steph Marziano and Will Purton
recording engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Earl Harvin and Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
drums (drum set) programming:
Jimmy Napes
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
bass:
Jodi Milliner
drums (drum set) [Live Drums]:
Earl Harvin
guitar [Guitars]:
Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
percussion [electronic percussion]:
Jimmy Napes
piano:
Reuben James
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter) and YEBBA
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
No Peace
writer:
Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter) and YEBBA
publisher:
Abbey Smith Publishing, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), These Are Songs of Pulse (ASCAP), エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith feat. YEBBA2.54:43
9Palace
engineer:
Nick Lobel
producer:
Tyler Johnson
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Cam (US country singer Camaron Ochs)
Moog and piano:
Tyler Johnson
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
The Cave Studio, Nashville, TN in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Palace
writer:
Cam (US country singer Camaron Ochs), Tyler Johnson and Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Creative Pulse Music, One Year Yesterday Publishing, Sony/ATV Ballad, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), These Are Pulse Songs (BMI), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith2.53:07
10Pray
assistant recording engineer:
Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Steph Marziano, John Prestage (engineer) and Will Purton
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Lucy Whalley for Isobel Griffiths Ltd (contractor) (task: String Contract)
additional drums (drum set) programming:
Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production)
drums (drum set) programming and rhythm sticks [Rhythm] programming:
Timbaland
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Darren Heelis (Music engineer, producer, programming, additional production) and Gus Pirelli (Remixer/Producer)
producer:
Jimmy Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice for 365 Artists (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer) and Timbaland
additional percussion and drums (drum set) [Live Drums]:
Earl Harvin
bass:
Jodi Milliner
bass [8o8 bass] and percussion:
Timbaland
guitar:
Darryl Pearson and Ben Jones (UK session multi-instrumentalist)
organ:
Reuben James
piano:
Larrance "Rance" Dopson (producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist)
strings:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Richard George (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist) and Bruce White (violist)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Victoria Akintola, Ladonna Harley Peters, Patrick Linton and Vula Malinga
choir vocals:
The LJ Singers
vocals:
Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
additional choir vocals arranger:
Mr Lawrence Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2017)
recorded at:
AIR Studio 1 (recording studio) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals), RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pray
writer:
Larrance Dopson (producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist), Angel Lopez (Timbaland production team member), Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith (English singer and songwriter) and Timbaland
publisher:
Anthem Music Publishing II 301, Jose A. Velazquez Music, Salli Isaak Songs Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Songs of Volume Ventures, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stellar Songs Limited (BMI-affiliated), VB Rising Music Publishing, エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Sam Smith3:42