The Thrill of It All is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released on 3 November 2017 through Capitol Records. On 6 October 2017, Smith announced his second album titled "The Thrill of it All" through his online Twitter account was to be released on 3 November 2017. It is Smith's second full album of material after his 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."