Spirit (Leona Lewis album)
2007 album by Leona Lewis
Spirit is the debut studio album by English singer Leona Lewis. It was released by Syco in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was released everywhere else in early 2008.
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Released | 9 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | November 2006 – September 2007 | |||
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Length | 53:39 | |||
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Leona Lewis chronology | ||||
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Singles from Spirit | ||||
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Reviews
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (65/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
BBC Music | mixed |
Robert Christgau | B |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
The Guardian | |
IGN | |
The New York Times | mixed |
Slant Magazine | |
The Times | |
Yahoo! Music UK | [3] |
Spirit received generally positive to mixed reviews.
Track listing
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" | Ryan Tedder, Jesse McCartney | Ryan Tedder | 4:23 | |||||
2. | "Whatever It Takes" | Tony Reyes, Leona Lewis, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson | Dallas Austin, Novel | 3:27 | |||||
3. | "Homeless" | Jörgen Elofsson | Steve Mac | 3:50 | |||||
4. | "Better in Time" | Jonathan Rotem, Andrea Martin | J. R. Rotem | 3:54 | |||||
5. | "Yesterday" | Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Nina Woodford, Jordan Omley, Michael Mani | The Jam, The Runaways | 3:54 | |||||
6. | "Take a Bow" | Watters, Biancaniello, Wayne Wilkins, Tedder | The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder | 3:54 | |||||
7. | "I Will Be" | Max Martin, Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald | Dr. Luke | 3:59 | |||||
8. | "Angel" | Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Johntá Austin | StarGate | 4:14 | |||||
9. | "Here I Am" | Walter Afanasieff, Brett James, Lewis | Walter Afanasieff | 4:52 | |||||
10. | "I'm You" | Shaffer Smith, Eric Hudson | Eric Hudson | 3:48 | |||||
11. | "The Best You Never Had" | Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander | Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander | 3:43 | |||||
12. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways | 4:26 | |||||
13. | "Footprints in the Sand" | Richard Page, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Simon Cowell | Steve Mac | 4:09 |
UK and Ireland bonus track[4] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
14. | "A Moment Like This" | Elofsson, John Reid | Steve Mac | 4:17 |
Japanese bonus tracks[5] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
14. | "A Moment Like This" | Elofsson, John Reid | Steve Mac | 4:17 | |||||
15. | "Forgiveness" | Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi | Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi | 4:19 | |||||
16. | "You Bring Me Down" | Lewis, Remi, Taj Jackson | Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson | 3:54 |
North American edition[6] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" | Tedder, McCartney | Ryan Tedder | 4:22 | |||||
2. | "Better in Time" | Rotem, A. Martin | J. R. Rotem | 3:54 | |||||
3. | "I Will Be" | M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald | Dr. Luke | 3:58 | |||||
4. | "I'm You" | Smith, Hudson | Eric Hudson | 3:47 | |||||
5. | "Forgive Me" | Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort | Akon | 3:39 | |||||
6. | "Misses Glass" | Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas II | MaddScientist | 3:40 | |||||
7. | "Angel" | Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin | StarGate | 4:14 | |||||
8. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | MacColl | Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways | 4:25 | |||||
9. | "Yesterday" | Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, Mani | The Jam, The Runaways | 3:53 | |||||
10. | "Whatever It Takes" | Reyes, Lewis, Stevenson | Dallas Austin, Novel | 3:27 | |||||
11. | "Take a Bow" | Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder | The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder | 3:53 | |||||
12. | "Footprints in the Sand" | Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell | Steve Mac | 4:07 | |||||
13. | "Here I Am" | Afanasieff, James, Lewis | Walter Afanasieff | 4:50 |
North American iTunes bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
14. | "The Best You Never Had" | Steinberg, Alexander | Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander | 3:42 | |||||
15. | "You Bring Me Down" | Lewis, Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson | Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson | 3:54 | |||||
16. | "Bleeding Love" (music video) | 4:38 |
Deluxe edition
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" | Tedder, McCartney | Ryan Tedder | 4:22 | |||||
2. | "Whatever It Takes" | Reyes, Lewis, Stevenson | Dallas Austin, Novel | 3:27 | |||||
3. | "Homeless" (2008 Version) | Elofsson | Steve Mac | 3:50 | |||||
4. | "Better in Time" (single mix) | Rotem, A. Martin | J. R. Rotem | 3:52 | |||||
5. | "Yesterday" | Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, Mani | The Jam, The Runaways | 3:53 | |||||
6. | "Take a Bow" | Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder | The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder | 3:54 | |||||
7. | "I Will Be" | M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald | Dr. Luke | 3:58 | |||||
8. | "Angel" | Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin | StarGate | 4:14 | |||||
9. | "Here I Am" | Afanasieff, James, Lewis | Walter Afanasieff | 4:50 | |||||
10. | "I'm You" | Smith, Hudson | Eric Hudson | 3:48 | |||||
11. | "The Best You Never Had" | Steinberg, Alexander | Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander | 3:42 | |||||
12. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | MacColl | Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways | 4:26 | |||||
13. | "Footprints in the Sand" (single mix) | Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell | Steve Mac | 3:56 | |||||
14. | "A Moment Like This" | Elofsson, Reid | Steve Mac | 4:17 | |||||
15. | "Forgive Me" | Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort | Akon | 3:39 | |||||
16. | "Misses Glass" | Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas II | MaddScientist | 3:40 | |||||
17. | "Run" | Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee | Steve Robson | 5:12 |
Japanese bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
18. | "Forgiveness" | Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi | Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi | 4:17 | |||||
19. | "You Bring Me Down" | Lewis, Remi, Taj Jackson | Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson | 3:54 |
International bonus DVD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" (International edition) | Melina Matsoukas | 4:23 | ||||||
2. | "Bleeding Love" (US edition) | Jessy Terrero | 4:38 | ||||||
3. | "Better in Time" | Sophie Muller | 3:58 | ||||||
4. | "Footprints in the Sand" | Sophie Muller | 3:59 | ||||||
5. | "Forgive Me" | Wayne Isham | 3:28 | ||||||
6. | "A Moment Like This" | JT | 4:17 |
North American edition | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" | Tedder, McCartney | Ryan Tedder | 4:22 | |||||
2. | "Better in Time" (single mix) | Rotem, A. Martin | J. R. Rotem | 3:52 | |||||
3. | "I Will Be" | M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald | Dr. Luke | 3:58 | |||||
4. | "I'm You" | Smith, Hudson | Eric Hudson | 3:47 | |||||
5. | "Forgive Me" | Thiam, Kelly, Tuinfort | Akon | 3:40 | |||||
6. | "Misses Glass" | Thomas, Terry Thomas II | MaddScientist | 3.40 | |||||
7. | "Angel" | Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin | StarGate | 4:13 | |||||
8. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | MacColl | Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways | 4:25 | |||||
9. | "Yesterday" | Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, Mani | The Jam, The Runaways | 3:52 | |||||
10. | "Whatever It Takes" | Reyes, Lewis, Stevenson | Dallas Austin, Novel | 3:27 | |||||
11. | "Take a Bow" | Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder | The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder | 3:54 | |||||
12. | "Footprints in the Sand" (single mix) | Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell | Steve Mac | 3:56 | |||||
13. | "Here I Am" | Afanasieff, James, Lewis | Walter Afanasieff | 4:50 | |||||
14. | "Myself" (featuring Novel) | Stevenson, Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh | 3:50 | ||||||
15. | "Run" (single mix) | Lightbody, Quinn, McClelland, Connolly, Archer, Lee | Steve Robson | 4:37 | |||||
16. | "Forgiveness" | Lewis, Remi, DioGuardi | Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi | 4:20 | |||||
17. | "Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins rockin' radio mix) | Tedder, McCartney | Ryan Tedder | 3:41 |
North American bonus DVD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
1. | "Bleeding Love" (US edition) | Jessy Terrero | 4:38 | ||||||
2. | "Bleeding Love" (UK edition) | Melina Matsoukas | 4:22 | ||||||
3. | "Better in Time" | Sophie Muller | 3:57 | ||||||
4. | "Footprints in the Sand" | Sophie Muller | 3:52 | ||||||
5. | "Forgive Me" (UK edition) | Wayne Isham | 3:28 | ||||||
6. | "Run" | Jake Nava | 4:50 | ||||||
7. | "I Will Be" | Sophie Muller | 4:26 |
References
change- ↑ "Spirit Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (7 December 2007). "Spirit Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time division of Time Warner. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Gennoe, Dan (19 November 2007). "Leona Lewis Spirit Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Spirit: Leona Lewis: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.com.
- ↑ "Spirit [Japan Bonus Tracks] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.
- ↑ "Spirit [US] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.