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: #225 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

Wow! A great album from an incredibly talented girl!
This album seems to be one which you either love or hate. Personally, I love it! Whereas some people feel that after a year's wait, this does not live up to the hype, I would definitely disagree. It is very rare that I find an album where I love every single track, but this is it. The main problem for Leona is that she went through the x-factor singing flawless renditions of some of the world's best known and best loved songs. Unfortunately, therefore, she was almost expected to produce an album of tracks which could rival these songs. And there is barely ever an album, no matter how great the artist, that contains nothing but classics. Lets be honest, though, Leona is the X-Factor's most deserved winner and is seriously talented. This indeed has some superb tracks and her singing is stunning. But, despite some up-tempo moments, it's definitely a very soulful album that makes use of her incredible voice so keep this in mind! To sum it up, wow!

Don't believe the hype
I didn't actually pay good money for this, I was given it by a friend, and she couldn't stand it either. This is just another warbling songstress in the style of Houston or Carey, no doubt hyped to death by Simon Cowell. Anyway the good news is we made a decent return on it at a car boot sale, ear plugs for the buyer were not provided.

LEONA LEWIS SPRIT
OK HERE WE GO LEONA LEWIS WON THE X FACTOR IN 2006 WITH HER AMAZING VOICE AND TALENT A YEAR LATER HER ALBUM SPRIT IS RELEASED HERE'S MY REVIEW

1. BLEEDING LOVE - A GREAT POWERFUL TRACK LEONA REALLY BELT THIS SONG OUT AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING SONG 10/10

2. WHATEVER IT TAKES-ANOTHER FANTASIC TRACK I LIKE THE GOSPEL CHOIR JOINING IN ANOTHER REALLY GOOD SONG 10/10

3 HOMELESS-FOR ME PERSONALLY NOT MY KIND OF MUSIC IT SOUNDS TOO BORING AND DRAINING I SERIOUSULY DID NOT LIKE THIS SONG 7/10

4. BETTER IN TIME-THIS SONG IS A STAND OUT TRACK GREAT SONG AND GREAT BACKUP SINGERS REALLY GOOD SONG 10/10

5. YESTERDAY-FOR ME ANOTHER GREAT LEONA BALLAD I REALLY LIKED THIS SONG NOT AT FIRST BUT IT'S GROWS ON YOU 9/10

6.TAKE A BOW-A GREAT SONG ONE OF THE BEST SONGS ON THE ALBUM HAS TO BE A SINGLE WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO NUMBER 1 10/10

7. I WILL BE-ANOTHER GREAT SONG ON THE ALBUM A GOOD ROCK BACKING SONG A REALLY GOOD SONG 9.5/10

8.ANGEL - NOT A STRONG TRACK BUT OK TO LISTEN TO NOT A BAD SONG 8/10

9.HERE I AM-FOR ME NOT A BAD TRACK BUT IT SOUNDS TO MUCH LIKE MARIAH CAREY'S HERO BUT NOT A BAD SONG 7.5/10

10.IM YOU-REALLY REALLY BAD SONG I DID'NT LIKE THIS AT ALL SORRY NEYO NOT ONE OF YOUR BETTER SONG 6.5/10

11. THE BEST YOU NEVER HAD-FOR ME THIS THE BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM IT A GREAT TRACK PROBABLY SHOULD BE RELEASED AS A SINGLE 10/10

12. FIRST TIME I EVER SAW YOUR FACE-A GREAT COVER VERSION BY LEONA BUT A BIT SLOW FOR MY LIKING BUT A GOOD TRACK 9/10

13.FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND-AN AMAZING BALLAD A GREAT SONG THE ONLY PROMBLEM FOR ME THAT'S IT'S SO SIMILAR TO A MOMENT LIKE THIS BUT ALL IN ALL BRILLANT 9.5/10

14. A MOMENT LIKE THIS-ALL IVE GOT TO SAY BETTER THAN THE ORINGINAL
10/10

TO SUM THIS ALBUM UP IN ONE WORD AMAZING PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2007/08 AMAZING SONGS AND VOCALS BY LEONA