Product Description

2006 X-Factor winner Leona Lewis's long-awaited debut LP 'Spirit' comes nearly a year after her first single, 'A MomentLike This'. Preceded by 'Bleeding Love', this release sees Lewis collaborating with a wealth of different producers andwriters (as well as the ubiquitous Simon Cowell as executive producer) including Damon Dash and Ne-Yo. The sound rangesfrom slick R&B pop to power ballads, finding room as well for a delicate version of Ewan Macoll's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'. Lewis herself was heavily involved in the writing process, sharing credits on several of the songs on 'Spirit'.

Track Listing

1. Bleeding Love
2. Whatever It Takes
3. Homeless
4. Better In Time
5. Yesterday
6. Take A Bow
7. I Will Be
8. Angel
9. Here I Am
10. I’m You
11. The Best You Never Had
12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
13. Footprints In The Sand
14. A Moment Like This – UK Bonus Track

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Leona Louise Lewis is something of an anomaly. Not only is she pretty and endowed with a wonderfully elastic (four-octave) vocal range--she's also a committed vegetarian and one of the few X Factor/TV talent show winners not to immediately try to capitalise on her success with an album of weak covers. Instead, her mentor Simon Cowell (and team) have coaxed Lewis into the studio with some of America's biggest talents--Dallas Austin, Jam & Lewis--and come up with an album of weak originals. You couldn't exactly call "Spirit" a bad album. It carries memorable melodies, some classic song-writing and, of course, Lewis' seriously potent voice (she's been compared to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey already). But what the album lacks is personality. Songs like "Bleeding Love" (produced by Ryan Tedder and Jesse McCartney) are technically flawless, but you're left thinking `is this all the sass and sparkle a bonafide Hackney gal can muster?' "The Best You Never Had", the Ne-Yo produced "I'm You" and many other songs here follow this play-it-safe formula, while the album's ballads--"Footprints in the Sand", for example--are so bland even Whitney and Mariah would wince. Still, there's no doubt Lewis is a real talent. Perhaps if she ditches the overpaid `superstar' producers next time and makes the album she wants to make, we might finally hear some of her real `spirit'. --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

BRILANT ALBUM FROM A BRILLANT TALENT
THIS ALBUM IS TIGHT DON'T KNOW WHY SHE HAD TO DO HER ALBUM IN AMERICA THOUGH.
RIGHT FIRST OFF:
Bleeding love- Loved this song from first time i heard it
Whatever it takes- Brillant song
Homeless-Really shows off her vocal talent
Better in time-brillant song but getting a bit bored of it now
Yesterday-one of my favourite tracks on the album
Take a bow- THIS NEEDS TO BE A SINGLE A BRILLANT TRACK EVEN MY DAD LIKES THIS AND HE DOESN'T LIKE RNB AND HE IS 47
I will be- Did anyone know that avril lavienge wrote this song, not one of my favorites but still a great song
Angel-Brillant slow ballad for all the lovers
Here i am- Again really shows off her vocal talent
I'M you- This song was written and co-produced by ne-yo, another brillant track, ne-yo writes fantasic songs
The best you never had- a great song really catchy
The first time i ever saw your face-This is a cover version but i don't know who done the origional,really shows off her vocals. This song gives me goosebumps
Footprints in the sand- very emotional ballad
A moment like this-good song.
YOU NEED THIS ABLUM BECAUSE UNLIKE OTHER AMERICAN ARTISTS SHE HAS WRITTEN 12/14 SONGS AND SHE HAS A BRILLANT VOICE. PEOPLE NEED TO STOP COMPARING HER TO MARIAH CAREY, EVEN THOUGH I LOVE MARIAH CAREY, I THINK LEONA LEWIS IS A TALENT IN HER OWN RIGHT.

Totally gorgeous voice and elaborate songs
This album is beautiful and nearly every song has had me in tears. Leona sings her heart out in "Here I am", an ineffable ballad with terrific vocals from the songstress. "Footprints in the Sand" is a phenomenal ballad which makes me cry so much. "Better in Time" and "Yesterday" are adorable rnb tracks and "Take a Bow" is, WOW, no words can describe how terrific that track is. It's truly wonderful and needs to be a single. "Whatever it takes", "I'm you" and "Angel" have super backing music and as always Leona's voice is powerful. The only song I don't really like is "Homeless". I think the reason I don't like this song is because it sounds too much like Xtina Aguilera's "Hurt" which I think is a better song- no offence to Leona as she is wonderful. I also recommend the b-side to "Bleeding love", which is called "Forgiveness". I don't understand why it wasn't on the album, cause it is a really catchy song. Anyway, this album is excellent and really deserves 5 stars!

Brilliant Album
There's not one track on this album that I don't like. Leona has such an amazing voice!!!