Album Description: UK singer and songwriter Leona Lewis will release her debut album, Spirit, in America on April 8, 2008. For the first time, Clive Davis and Simon Cowell teamed up to sign Lewis to J Records/SyCo Music (Cowell's joint venture with Sony BMG), and are both actively involved in the recording process for Spirit. Lewis, a 22-year-old London native and winner of the hit TV show the X Factor, a British talent show, has broken all-time sales records there with Spirit entering the album chart at Number One and becoming Britain's fastest-selling debut ever. Spirit has scanned more than two million copies worldwide since its release in November. In addition, Spirit's lead-off single 'Bleeding Love' -- co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan 'Alias' Tedder -- was the U.K.'s best-selling single of 2007, claiming the Number One spot for seven weeks. Ushering in 2008, Leona received four prestigious Brit Award nominations, the UK equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Leona is currently in the studio recording two brand new tracks for the U.S. release of Spirit - 'Forgive Me' by singer/songwriter superstar Akon and 'Misses Glass' from the cutting edge producer/writers Madd Scientist and Rock City. Spirit is a mix of fresh pop and R&B, filled with 'songs with a contemporary edge,' as Lewis puts it, ranging from soulful up-tempo numbers ('I'm You,' 'The Best You Never Had,' and 'Whatever It Takes,' which Lewis co-wrote) to ballads ('Better in Time,' 'I Will Be,' and 'The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face' -- a song that Roberta Flack made famous). Tracks were written and produced by an array of top-notch hit-makers, including Tedder, singer/songwriters Akon and Ne-Yo, songwriters Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg, and songwriter/producers Dallas Austin, Stargate, J.R. Rotem, and Lukasz 'Dr. Luke' Gottwald -- all of whom have worked with some of the biggest names in pop. In addition to gracing the covers of UK fashion publications like Harper's Bazaar, US media are touting Leona as the artist to watch in 2008: People Magazine labels her 'the UK's hottest star in an 'Introducing' piece,' Vogue presents her in their 'People Are Talking About - The Vogue 25 Cultural Highlights of 2008' and Entertainment Weekly declares her one of '8 To Watch in 2008.'
People en Español: Winner of Britain’s 'The X-Factor,' Leona Lewis debuts with a mix of pop and R&B. She is blessed with a vocal range that’s so versatile, in songs like 'Better In Time,' that one may immediately compare her to Mariah Carey or Beyoncé Knowles, especially in 'The First Time I Ever Saw You.' It’s not Lewis’s fault that her voice doesn’t distinguish her from these stars, but her producer, Simon Cowell (American Idol), plays it safe, and doesn’t add anything new to what Tommy Mottola achieved with Mariah decades ago. That’s not to say that the album is bad, but let’s just hope Leona Lewis’s sophomore effort shakes things up a bit more. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español) Ganadora del concurso de talento británico 'The X-Factor,' Leona Lewis debuta con una mezcla de pop y R&B aderezada de una tesitura de voz que en sus momentos más agudos ('Better In Time') no deja de recordar a Mariah Carey, o que en sus notas graves ('The First Time I Ever Saw You'), pareciera ser Beyoncé Knowles. No es su culpa que su voz no tenga distinción, pero su productor, Simon Cowell (American Idol), juega a lo seguro y no propone nada que Tommy Mottola no haya logrado décadas atrás con Mariah y que decenas de seguidores han intentado hacer sin cambiar el mundo de la música. Eso no quiere decir que el disco de Leona Lewis sea malo, pero por favor, esperemos que en su próximo disco proponga. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español)
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Rating: - LEONA LEWIS - A VOICE OF AN ANGEL
LEONA'S CD IS APTLY TITLED, SPIRIT BECAUSE SHE TRULY HAS A VOICE OF AN ANGEL. SHE POURS OUT HER HEART WITH EVERY NOTE.
Rating: - The Next Mariah Carey...Yea Right!!!!! Simon Is Crazy.
This CD, is not what I expected, since Simon of American Idol, compared you to the likes of Mariah Carey.
Your voice could never compete with Mariah Carey, Fantasia, or Whitney Houston.
Your CD is pop, bubble gum music, which is made for the teen's and 20 something generation, who paying your salary, by buying your music.
I have heard your Music on the Urban stations, in New York, GEE, I wonder Why.
Rating: - It's Ok . . .
I ordered this CD because of love her two singles that are always played on the radio (Bleeding Love and Better in Time). Those are the first two songs on the CD - and the only ones I ever listen to. The other stuff is just ok. I'd recommened just downloading the mps of songs you like.
Rating: - Following In Mariah's Footsteps
Leona has a voice that is very reminiscent of Mariah Carey and if she finds better material it is possible that she could easily follow in her footsteps. I think may of the tune sounded like Maria herself. Many of the songs had powerful and powerful messages but the production could have been a little tighter. She has the potential to craft her career in the right direction with the right material because she has the vocal ability and the sound of a Spirit.
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) Ganadora del concurso de talento británico 'The X-Factor,' Leona Lewis debuta con una mezcla de pop y R&B aderezada de una tesitura de voz que en sus momentos más agudos ('Better In Time') no deja de recordar a Mariah Carey, o que en sus notas graves ('The First Time I Ever Saw You'), pareciera ser Beyoncé Knowles. No es su culpa que su voz no tenga distinción, pero su productor, Simon Cowell (American Idol), juega a lo seguro y no propone nada que Tommy Mottola no haya logrado décadas atrás con Mariah y que decenas de seguidores han intentado hacer sin cambiar el mundo de la música. Eso no quiere decir que el disco de Leona Lewis sea malo, pero por favor, esperemos que en su próximo disco proponga. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español 
- LEONA LEWIS - A VOICE OF AN ANGEL
- The Next Mariah Carey...Yea Right!!!!! Simon Is Crazy.
