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Spirit 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: J-Records Catalog: Music Release date: 2008-04-08 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 8869702554240 Upc: 886970255424  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (13) |
 Bleeding Love Better In Time I Will Be I'm You Forgive Me | Misses Glass Angel The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Yesterday Whatever It Takes | Take A Bow Footprints In The Sand (UK bonus cut) Here I Am (UK bonus cut) |
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Written on August 12, 2008 Summary: Nice Album, Undeserving of Her Talent Let me start off by saying this. Leona Lewis is an incredible singer. The only singer out now that can challenge her vocally, is Christina Aguilera, who's been in the business for almost 10 years now. Simon Cowell was right to invest so much time promoting her, as well as Clive Davis. That in itself, should give you the idea of how much talent she has. Clive Davis has worked with, not only Alicia Keys, but the legendary Whitney Houston. We all know how hard it is to please Simon, as seen on American Idol. He is consistantly a tough critic, and for him to call Leona the best out of all the talent shows, and the best singer in the world, on Oprah, means something. Talent will take you places, but only with the right direction. This, is where the trouble comes in. We all know Leona can sing. No, she can SANG! But, the album was a bit of a letdown. Having heard Leona's pipes on "The X-Factor," at such a young age, I expected mega hits on this album. While there were some good tracks, there was nothing that compared to Leona's live rendition of Whitney Houston's classic "I Have Nothing" on the X-Factor, which I was only able to see on Youtube, being American. To make it worse, the American release of this album, is to me, inferior to the British release. The emotional power ballad "Homeless" was replaced by two sappy filler pop songs "Forgive Me," and "Misses Glass." The choices for the albums songs wer foolish, and didint utilize her strengths and weaknesses. None of the songs fully utilized her high range. Not one of the songs included her singing an F#6 or above, which she proved she can do, on her rendition of Minnie Riperton's "Loving You." None of the songs utilized her fantastic ability to sustain belted notes, and only one of them included her ability to belt in her higher register (G#5 on "Take A Bow") Overall, the song choices were weak, and the album was undeserving of this girl's tremendous talent. There WERE a few songs that I thought did belong. "Yesterday," though looped to a sappy, tween-like beat, showed how much power she could use in her voice, and included a stunning high falsetto note that would make Mariah proud. Her cover oof Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was a masterpiece, even better than the legendary diva, Celine Dion's rendition of it, in my opinion, which is a huge acomplishment. The song "Footprints In The Sand" was absolutely beautiful as well, ands could be a #1 Hit, if they release it as a single. "Better In Time" isnt paerticularly my cup of tea, but I very well see the appeal. "I Will Be" was also a strong song, nowhere near her best, but I do think it had a place on her album, showing her versatility. "Forgive Me," "Misses Glass," and "I'm You" were filler at best. Even her US album cover isnt as good as her UK one... My suggestions for a better Spirit, fusing her UK and US albums, and adding other things, would have been : 1:Bleeding Love 2:Better In Time 3:I Will Be 4:Homeless 5:Forgive Me(Filler Track) 6:The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 7:I Have Nothing(I would have had her record a cover of this, the way she sang it on the X-Factor) 8:Angel(Though not vocally strong, I think the song is nice enough in itself to do pretty well) 9:Yesterday 10:Take A Bow 11:Footprints In The Sand 12:Loving You(I would have had her record another cover of this) Im pretty sure the above album would have done 10 times better. Still, Spirit is a VERY good album. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Yesterday," "Take A Bow," "Footprints In The Sand," And maybe "I Will Be" are good songs that havent been released, that are worth a listen. Definately worth the purchase. Written on August 11, 2008 Summary: VERY GOOD VOCALS LEONA LEWIS IS A VERY GIFTED SINGER. SHE REMINDS ME OF MARIAH CAREY WITH HER VOCAL RANGE. WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF HER IN THE FUTURE.  Written on August 9, 2008 Summary: Best Newcomer Voice of 2008 !! I have been ordering Leona Lewis CD after her advertisement campaign running up and down on the Sky-perfects Fox channel in Japan. I am writing this review after having listened to it for 3 months in a row but it still feels like on the first day. This CD is a mainstream melancholy type production. All songs are easily listening type songs that you can run in the background when driving, traveling, waiting on the airport, in your favourite cafe, bar etc. At first I liked the fresh energetic voice, but when you listen to the CD you realize quickly that there is more to it. Every time you listen to it you discover a different aspect of it. I believe Leona Lewis has what it takes. She can sing a variety of songs slow, fast, loud, soft, sexy .... you name it, she can do the whole variety without being bitchy or cheap. In this aspect I do respect also that the cover pictures are not looking like you buy a mens magazine. Leona Lewis has the main ingredients, a clear voice, the vibration, a talent to stress the small tones and a wide spectrum. This is the first album I have heard from her. I think its actually show casing a good range of melancholic styled songs - and more important and again - she has the voice for it. ;-) Many people will like the CD for a simple reason - Listening to it is enjoyable and relaxing. I have heard from people who have it running in the background while creating flower arrangements. Last but not least this is also one of the few CD's my wive and me both like without exception - consider THAT a real achievement ;-) You might argue that the song arrangements itself seem at times like fail-save versions for the mainstream market but I believe that is just because she hasnt found herself yet and is testing her ground. Nevertheless the voice is terrific !! I wish that in her next production she is willing to take a calculated risk for an even better refined Leona Lewis style. One "problem" I am facing already with this CD is that it is regularly gone to friends places and I actually have to go for it to get it back. So that means, it cant be that bad. ;-) So how about Lenoa Lewis you are asking ? ... for me anytime again !! Written on August 8, 2008 Summary: Revved up Revved up. I play it when I need to be energized. Great new artist. Vincent Written on August 8, 2008 Summary: leona lewis cd this woman has a terrific voice. i bought the cd for my teenage daughter, but have found myself listening to it more and more and love it. her singing voice stays in my head during the day and i can't wait to hear the cd again!! |
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| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 2008-04-08 | 2008-04-15 | 2008-01-22 | 2008-04-29 | 2008-05-13 | 2007-11-20 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 8869702554240 | 0602517790483 | 0886971174823 | 0093624988496 | 0602517629769 | 0886971875225 |
| Upc | 886970255424 | 602517790483 | 886971174823 | 093624988496 | 602517629769 | 886971875225 |
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