Leona lewis spirit deluxe edition tpb

The deluxe version of Spirit will be in stores February 3rd, The deluxe edition will also include 7 music videos including four never-before-released music videos in the U. Additionally, this deluxe version of Spirit also includes an expanded page booklet featuring never-before-seen photos of Leona.

In the U. The single spent 39 weeks on the chart, four of them at 1 breaking yet another all-time record for a British female solo artist and smashed the radio spin record with the most weekly plays ever in a one-week period at the Top 40 radio format with 10, spins.

In a short space of time, Leona has established herself as an international superstar and household name. Track Listing. Bleeding Love. Whatever It Takes. Jorgen Elofsson. Better in Time. Take a Bow. I Will Be. Here I Am. I'm You. The Best You Never Had. Ewan MacColl. Footprints in the Sand. Stream or buy on:. Release Date December 11, Leona Lewis. Spotify Amazon. The album was the 6th biggest selling of in the world, as according to the IFPI. Spirit spawned seven singles, including two from a re-release of the album.

Lead international single " Bleeding Love " went on to top the charts in 34 countries, becoming one of the best selling singles by a female of all time. Followup single " Better in Time " also fared well, charting in the top ten in thirteen countries and reaching number eleven in the US.

After a well received performance of Snow Patrol 's " Run " whilst promoting Spirit , Lewis recorded a studio version for the re-release of the album, Spirit - The Deluxe Edition , which was released as a download only single in the UK, where it charted at number one, going on to be the third platinum selling single from Spirit , following X Factor winner's single " A Moment Like This " and "Bleeding Love".

During the live final, Lewis duetted with Gary Barlow of band Take That , who told Cowell, "This girl is probably fifty times better than any other contestant you have ever had, so you have a big responsibility to make the right record with her. On 25 April , a press release was sent out revealing that Simon Cowell and Clive Davis , chairman and CEO of J Records , would work together in a first-of-its-kind partnership on both the song and producer selection for the album.

Lewis recorded the album in several localisation the first being London, England, where she worked with Steve Mac , [16 ] who produced the songs "Homeless" and " Footprints in the Sand ". I think it is very moving, with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song".

McCartney wanted to keep it for himself as he had a personal attachment to the song, but Tedder felt it would not work for him. After being shown a website about Lewis, he thought that "her voice just sounded unreal," saying that "from a writer's perspective, this girl — with or without a TV show — has one of the best voices I've ever heard. Rotem , who wrote the song along with Andrea Martin. I had the time to find my feet and co-write a lot of material.

I've learned a lot and Simon and Clive really listen to me. Two new songs were record in in order to help the album appeal more to an American audience: " Forgive Me ", which was written and produced by Akon , and "Misses Glass" written by Mad Scientist and RockCity. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and it's great that it's different, rather than what I always do. Commenting on the albums lyrics, Lewis said, "[They] reflect things that I'm really passionate about.

I have to be able to put myself in the song for it to ring true to me. If it doesn't ring true to me, it's not going to be believable to anyone else. However, the songs are not beat-driven or following the latest trends, but are songs that can be performed acoustically. Opening track "Bleeding Love" employs a church organ which is audible throughout the song until the bridge.

Synthesized strings are also prominent throughout the song, which intermittently integrates wood block percussion throughout the track.