High Spirits Review ofSpirit - Leona Lewisby
mummy2harry
Advantages: Some lovely songs, Leona has a great voice Disadvantages: Full of ballads, no up-tempo numbers
...single. So 10 months later....was Spirit worth the wait? Sadly, the cover didn't stand out as anything amazing, just a facial shot of Leona, which sort of reminds me of the cover of Britney Spears' debut single Baby, One More Time. But the tracks themselves? Well, you do get 14 tracks for your money from Leona, and what a stonking 14 tracks they are. I have reviewed them below in the order they appear on the album.
Bleeding Love: I wonder if there ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Excellent songs, not a bad track on the album Disadvantages: None
It's been nearly a year since 22 year old Leona Lewis was crowned the winner of the third series of 'The X Factor'. Leona was mentored by Simon Cowell throughout the series and praised by the other judges and was a firm favourite by many people from the beginning, she was definitely one of the most talented contestants in the third series and was even being compared to major singing sensations such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera. ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Slick production, easy to get into, 14 tracks! Disadvantages: A few too many ballads, a couple of tracks could have been removed without issue
Well, it's been a while but has she cracked it? After a year of keeping her under wraps, it must be a sign they are taking the winner of X Factor 2006 VERY seriously. In fact, after her debut single A Moment Like This back in December 2006, she drifted into what we thought was the typical X Factor obscurity bubble along with that Ray bloke with the quiff, and those other chaps...Journey erm, ... well there you have it. Can you name any of the others? ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Great songs , Touching lyrics , Great voice Disadvantages: none!
...Lou since she was seventeen.
* Spirit *
Spirit is the name of Leona Lewis' debut album. It was released on November 9th 2007 . The length of this album is 52 minutes and 32 seconds. This album is catergorised into the R&B , Pop and Soul genre. The album can be bought from shops such as woolworths , hmv and supermarkets as well as from online stores such as www.play.com . Spirit can be bought on www.play.com for £8.95
* Songs on the album *
1.Bleeding ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Her Voice, The Presentation Disadvantages: Some Songs Better Than Others, Some Boring Songs
11 Months after the 22 year old Sectary Leona Lewis won the x-factor her album has finally been released, Leona said she wanted to work on her album, she has done that but the big question is was it the right thing to do ?.
Well there is 13 tracks on the album and one bonus track.
The first song Bleeding Love we all know as it has been released as a single, I defiantly think that this song was a good choice. After it hitting number one in the UK. ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Great selection of songs, Brilliant Voice Disadvantages: The songs are catchy and you'll be singing them all day!
...features in Leona's debut album Spirit as a bonus track. The song was written by Jorgen Elofsson and John Reid. The song is an emotional ballad and Leona's voice sounds incredible. You can hear the emotion in Leona's voice as this is obviously a song close to her heart as it is her first single since winning The X Factor.
* Spirit *
Leona's debut album, Spirit, became the fasted selling debut album ever in the United Kingdom and the Repbulic ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: First Class Diva. Flawless, Truly Amazing Album Disadvantages: n/a
...November 2007, Leona Lewis - Spirit album was outselling its current rival and world class Super-Girl group Spice Girls by 7x's what the Spice Girls 'Greatest Hit' is selling.
In the first week;
1. Leona's Album - 375,872 copies
2. Spice Girls - 75,787 copies
Don't forget this is the first week both of the albums have been released.
Leona now has;
World Record for Quikcest Song Download (50,000 in 30 mins)
Biggest Selling Single ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Faultless voice, one of the albums of the year. Disadvantages: "Electro style backing sound on 2 tracks.
Leona Lewis - the best thing for British music since Robbie Williams, The Spice Girls, and even Elton John! She really does have the voice of an angel and the potential to be a worldwide superstar! Listening to this album I'm sure will give you the same opinion and will wipe away and pre-judgments you may have about "factory-produced" artists from shows such as he X-Factor. There is nothing "fake" about this album. Leona shows us just why she was ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Love songs able to make you cry Disadvantages: None so far
...and Leona Lewis' new album Spirit came on. I must admit I didn't really think I was going to like it but I really do love it. I haven't bought it yet because i'm getting it out of my birthday money but I really can't wait to own this album.
If you thought 'A Moment Like This' was good, well, you will be absolutely delighted with this.
Although I was listening to it in a jam-packed shop full of crying kids and a load of people talking, I was ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: easy to listen to. Disadvantages: not enogth songs on the album
I personally loved the CD there was not one track on the CD that I did not like. The songs are a kind of Celine Dione meets Kylie. The songs are both modern yet have that harmony to it. There are covers like "Take a bow" which is one of my favourites on the album. My parilular favoyrite track is "The best you never had" as it reminds me never to take back a boy because he says he will change his ways when you suddenly hit success. This album has many ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Wonderful to listen to such an incredible voice with a huge range and depth Disadvantages: The company has played safe with the song choice
...she sings will sound good.
The Spirit Album consists of 13 unique tracks and a repeated bonus tract of last years number one A Moment In Time
The first song on the album is Bleeding love, which is her new chart topping single, released no coincidentally to get her a spot as a guest singer on 'X Factor'.
This song makes the album worth buying on its own. It is an incredable demonstration of her voice and puts the latest Celine Dion song into ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Originality
Lyrics
Quality and consistency...
How does it compare to ...
Value for Money
somewhat helpful
23.11.2007
Quick review of Spirit - Leona Lewis Review ofSpirit - Leona Lewisby
carouselsky
This album is surprising. It's consistently strong even though it dwindles towards the end due to the slower songs. It will appeal to American listeners alot as there's alot of modern rnb beats going on here and there. Whatever it Takes and Take a bow are strong contenders for singles. You won't be disappointed at all.
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: It is an album that the more you listen to, the more you like it. Disadvantages: A few more faster, up-beat tracks would have been good.
Wowser!!! I'm so pleased that they took this girl's career seriously and gave her some top quality material to sing, unlike the long line of other reality show stars. The time it took for her to release her first album was definitely worth the wait.
'Take a bow' is filled with attitude, 'First time ever I saw your face' makes the hairs on your arms stand up as does 'Footprints in the sand'.
All in all, this album is feisty but at the same time filled ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: good if you like ballads Disadvantages: terrible if you dont
Spirit is a very good first album from X factor winner Leona Lewis. You can hear that she has been in the studio for a long time with obviously some of the best producers in the business.
As soon as she won the x factor she was taken away to America to work on this album I we never heard a peep out of her for about a year, then this album was released and went straight to number one as did that quite annoyingly catchy track bleeding love.
Tracks
1. ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: 14 good tracks/reasonably priced Disadvantages: Taken the best part of a yr to produce
I bought this album for my 13 yr old god daughter. She has been excited about the album coming out since X-factor last year! Was meant to be a Christmas present but I'm too soft!
I knew Leona Lewis brought out a single and her voice was superb, but was a little dubious of how the album would sound.... (repetetive/boring etc) but I had no reaason to worry. She most certainly has the voice of a diva the tracks are varied, from slow and soppy to upbeat ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Spirit
Leona Louise Lewis is something of an anomaly. Not only is she pretty and endowed with a
... more
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 capit...
SPIRIT
British popster Leona Lewis became a superstar in the U.K. after winning on the TV program
... more
X Factor, releasing the chart-ruling hit single Bleeding Love, and following up with a full-length debut that broke British sales records. That album, SPIRIT, hi...
Spirit
Leona Louise Lewis is something of an anomaly. Not only is she pretty and endowed with a
... more
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 capit...