Leona Lewis - Spirit
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Free Music Review: AMAZING!!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard her Bleeding Love single on the air and I had to know who sang it immediately! I love her voice, she truly has an amazing gift. I was just reading some of the other reviews that said she was on American Idol...... which I had NO idea she was on. She should be the american idol!!!Free Music Review: Great artist, great CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best albums I have purchased in awhile. Leona has great vocals. I usually do not listen to much pop, but really like Leona.
Favorite songs
Bleeding Love
Forgive me
Better in time
Yesterday
Angel
Free Music Review: The most gifted and talented idol EVER!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I was never into any of the American Idols or X Factor winners for the longest time. I just always felt like artists should work hard and make a demo and send it to the record companies and still feel like this for the most part. The exception is this powerful force, Leona.
Not since 1991 when I discovered Mariah Carey has any female artist moved me or blown me away or amazed me or sent shivers down my spine the way Leona does. Leona far surpasses Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and any other female artist since Mariah Carey.
Leona sings with so much soul and emotion and passion and it breaks my heart greatly to read that people think Kelly Clarkson is still better than Leona. Anyone who really listens to Leona will realize or should realize that Leona is just a powerhouse that Kelly could only dream of becoming. When I was watching both performances by Leona and Kelly of A Moment Like This, I could hear and see the emotion in Leona's performance and Simon, wow. Simon has never acted so excited for any idol like he has with Leona. I never saw Simon so excited like that with Kelly and it's because Leona is the REAL deal!
I find myself on the verge of tears with pretty much every song on here because Leona's voice is just so breathtaking. I also find myself stop breathing during many times throughout the album due to her incredible power. You just cannot call yourself a true vocalist fan and not fall in love with Leona as a singer. She sings in so many different ways and tones and every song is incredible.
The two songs on this album that just really move me the most and completely make me a true fan of Leona are Take A Bow and Footprints In the Sand. It's as if Leona wrote these songs just for me. I feel like this whole album was made just for me but these two especially are my #1 favorites tied.
Take A Bow is just so epic and I love everything about the song lyrically, musically, melodically and vocally. I really love the whole theme of this song and reminds me of Phantom Of The Opera and my favorite actor Charles Dance and my favorite actress Dame Judi Dench. This is what should be Leona's second single and deserves to get #1. I just cannot get enough of this song and cannot recommend it enough. It has #1 written all over it!
Footprints In The Sand is a beautiful Gospel ballad that is based off the Footprints passage written by Mary Stevenson:
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
To him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
He looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
Again, the melody, lyrics, music and vocals are just simply breathtaking. Leona won me over with this beautiful ballad.
Bleeding Love is my next favorite after Take A Bow and Footprints In The Sand. It definitely deserved #1 and I just LOVE the way she sings on this song.
I also bought the UK version prior to this version which has another amazing ballad called Homeless. It is so emotional and powerful and recommend listening to that track as soon as possible. They removed that masterpiece from this US release which is a shame but the album is flawless regardless.
Leona's version of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face completely blows the other versions out of the water. I've always loved Celine's version and never thought I'd love another version more until I heard Leona's. Leona sings this with such passion and emotion.
Here I Am is an awesome album closer and just one of the greatest ballads ever. Another masterpiece!
Every song on this album is incredible and full of power and soul and emotion and different styles and it really deserves to be #1. If you love the TRUE singing with power, you will not be disappointed with this album. Leona is everything I love about vocalists and she IS music itself. Don't pass this album up just because you may feel it's just a wanna-be singer. Leona is not just a singer. She is a force to be reckoned with who has the potential to be just as successful as Mariah, Whitney and Celine.
Free Music Review: HOT Album!
Hit: 4 Stars
I love this album. Great vocals! I'm in love with the song called "Yesterday"! I'm excite for her.Free Music Review: Not BAD...not BAD at all =)
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a really great album. I know a lot of people keep comparing this girl to Mariah or Whitney but she is in a class all her own. So nice to see a girl with a strong and refreshing R&B voice bring back some purely innocent POP music. Her 1st single "Bleeding Love" is great and was co-written & produced by one of the best song writers out now and one of my personal faves, the SUPER AWESOME "Ryan Tedder" lead singer of the group OneRepublic. You'll also find production by a few of the folks that made Britney Spears HUGE back during her initial 1st album release. This album also includes production by Max Martin who wrote & produced "Baby One More Time", Oops! I did it again, Lucky, Stronger, and pretty much made the entire 2nd Britney album on here as well. Was a bit surprised to see Avril Lavigne on here also but she co-wrote a great song that blends so well with Leona's voice. You get 13 songs on this album and Leona is definitely a nice change from what is on the radio these days. Stand out tracks are the 1st single, Better In Time, I Will Be, Yesterday, Take a Bow, and Here I Am. My personal faves are Better In Time, Yesterday, Take a Bow, and Here I Am. Leona really does amazing things were her voice in Better In Time & Take a Bow. Her voice just blends into those 2 songs so WELL. I do wish there was some production from Diane Warren as she really is the ballad queen. With 2 Diane Warren tracks would of made this album really COMPLETE. At the rate Leona is going she will definitely become a legendary singer like Mariah. I really don't want 2 say Whitney cause Mariah is really giving Whitney a run for her money. But if this girl stays on course and doesn't derail off tracks the way Christina Aguilera did on her 2nd album Stripped she'll definitely become ICONIC in due time. With a voice like hers you have to be. I can't wait for the 2nd album cause 13 songs just isn't enough to satisfy my music NEEDS! Check this one out =)