Echo (Leona Lewis album)

2009 album by Leona Lewis

Echo is the second studio album by English singer Leona Lewis. It was released in November 2009 by Syco.

Echo
Studio album by
Released9 November 2009
RecordedJanuary–September 2009
Genre
Length59:03
Label
Producer
Leona Lewis chronology
Spirit
(2007)
Echo
(2009)
The Labyrinth Tour: Live from the O2
(2010)
Singles from Echo
  1. "Happy"
    Released: 15 September 2009 (2009-09-15)
  2. "I Got You"
    Released: 21 February 2010 (2010-02-21)

Information change

The music on Echo is a mixture of Europop and R&B.[1] It also has a Cover version of the Oasis song "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Two singles were released from the album. One of them was the R&B ballad "Happy". The album also features a duet with American pop rock group OneRepublic called "Lost Then Found".

Reviews change

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(59/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
The Guardian     [6]
The Independent(mixed)[7]
MusicOMH     [8]
The New York Times(favorable)[9]
The Observer     [10]
Rolling Stone     [11]
Slant     [12]
The Times     [13]
Yahoo! Music UK          [14]

Echo met mixed to favourable reviews by critics.

Track listing change

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Happy"  E. Kidd Bogart, Leona Lewis, Ryan TedderTedder 4:02
2. "I Got You"  Arnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha, Max MartinArnthor 3:46
3. "Can't Breathe"  Gavriel Aminov, Uriel "Frenchie" Kadouch, Lundon J. Knighten, Lewis, Cheryline Lim, Michael Malih, Keith RossKadouch, Vein, Harvey Mason, Jr.* 4:14
4. "Brave"  Julian Bunetta, Andrew Frampton, Kotecha, LewisBunetta, Frampton 3:37
5. "Outta My Head"  Kotecha, Martin, ShellbackMax Martin, Shellback 3:39
6. "My Hands"  Birgisson, Ina WroldsenArnthor 4:12
7. "Love Letter"  J. Kasher, Kevin RudolfRudolf 4:01
8. "Broken"  Lewis, A. "Novel" Stevenson, John ShanksShanks 4:03
9. "Naked"  Kotecha, Lewis, Kristian LundinLundin, Shellback 3:50
10. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"  Noel GallagherSteve Robson, Lewis 4:09
11. "Don't Let Me Down"  Mike Elizondo, James Fauntleroy, Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Robin TadrossThe Y's, Elizondo* 4:36
12. "Alive"  Danielle Brisebois, Lewis, ShanksShanks 3:30
13. "Lost Then Found" (with OneRepublic; includes the hidden track "Stone Hearts & Hand Grenades", which starts at 7:05 minutes after 3 minutes of silence)Tedder, Jess Cates, Lewis, Lindy Robbins, Dan MuckalaTedder, Brent Kutzle*, Noel Zancanella*, Muckala* 11:09
Total length:
58:41


North American standard listing
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Happy"  Lewis, Tedder, BogartRyan Tedder 4:01
2. "I Got You"  Martin, Birgisson, KotechaArnthor Birgisson 3:46
3. "Love Letter"  Rudolf, KasherKevin Rudolf 4:01
4. "Can't Breathe"  Lewis, Kadouch, Aminov, Lim, Ross, Malih, KnightenUriel Kadouch, Harvey Mason, Jr.* 4:15
5. "You Don't Care"  Tedder, LewisRyan Tedder 4:03
6. "Outta My Head"  Martin, Schuster, KotechaMax Martin, Shellback 3:40
7. "Brave"  Frampton, Bunetta, Kotecha, LewisJulian Bunetta, Andrew Frampton 3:37
8. "My Hands"  Wroldsen, BirgissonArnthor Birgisson 4:14
9. "Alive"  Lewis, Shanks, BriseboisJohn Shanks 3:30
10. "Don't Let Me Down"  Lewis, Timberlake, Tadross, Fauntleroy, ElizondoThe Y's, Mike Elizondo 4:36
11. "Fly Here Now"  Jeff Bhasker, LewisBhasker 3:41
12. "Broken"  Lewis, Shanks, NovelJohn Shanks 4:04
13. "Lost Then Found" (with OneRepublic; includes the hidden track "Stone Hearts & Hand Grenades", which starts at 7:05 minutes after 3 minutes of silence)Lewis, Tedder, Muckala, Cates, RobbinsRyan Tedder 11:08

References change

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  2. "Echo Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic.
  3. "Echo". Billboard.
  4. "Leona Lewis sticks to winning formula in 『Echo' – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe.
  5. Leah Greenblatt. "Echo". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  6. Sullivan, Caroline. "Leona Lewis: Echo | CD review". The Guardian. London.
  7. Richman, Simmy. "Album: Leona Lewis, Echo, (Syco/Sony)". The Independent. London.
  8. "Leona Lewis – Echo | album reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
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  11. Rosen, Jody. "Echo : Leona Lewis : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  12. "Leona Lewis: Echo | Music Review". Slant Magazine.
  13. Cairns, Dan. "Leona Lewis: Echo". The Times.
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