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Spirit (Leona Lewis album)

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Spirit
Studio album by
Leona Lewis
Released9 November 2007 (2007-11-09)
Recorded2006-2007
Genre
Length53:39
Label
Producer
Leona Lewis chronology
Spirit
(2007)		 Echo
(2009)
Singles from Spirit
  1. "A Moment Like This"
    Released: 17 December 2006
  2. "Bleeding Love"
    Released: 15 September 2007
  3. "Better in Time"/"Footprints in the Sand"
    Released: 7 March 2008
  4. "Forgive Me"
    Released: 8 September 2008
  5. "Run"
    Released: 30 November 2008
  6. "I Will Be"
    Released: 6 January 2009

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.

Reviews

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(65/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars
BBC Musicmixed
Robert ChristgauB
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
The Guardian2/5 stars
IGN8/10 stars
The New York Timesmixed
Slant Magazine3/5 stars
The Times2/5 stars
Yahoo! Music UK8/10 stars[3]

Spirit received generally positive to mixed reviews.

Track listing

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Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"Ryan Tedder, Jesse McCartneyRyan Tedder4:23
2."Whatever It Takes"Tony Reyes, Leona Lewis, Alonzo "Novel" StevensonDallas Austin, Novel3:27
3."Homeless"Jörgen ElofssonSteve Mac3:50
4."Better in Time"Jonathan Rotem, Andrea MartinJ. R. Rotem3:54
5."Yesterday"Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Nina Woodford, Jordan Omley, Michael ManiThe Jam, The Runaways3:54
6."Take a Bow"Watters, Biancaniello, Wayne Wilkins, TedderThe Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder3:54
7."I Will Be"Max Martin, Avril Lavigne, Lukasz GottwaldDr. Luke3:59
8."Angel"Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Johntá AustinStarGate4:14
9."Here I Am"Walter Afanasieff, Brett James, LewisWalter Afanasieff4:52
10."I'm You"Shaffer Smith, Eric HudsonEric Hudson3:48
11."The Best You Never Had"Billy Steinberg, Josh AlexanderBilly Steinberg, Josh Alexander3:43
12."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacCollWayne Wilkins, The Runaways4:26
13."Footprints in the Sand"Richard Page, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Simon CowellSteve Mac4:09
UK and Ireland bonus track[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."A Moment Like This"Elofsson, John ReidSteve Mac4:17
Japanese bonus tracks[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."A Moment Like This"Elofsson, John ReidSteve Mac4:17
15."Forgiveness"Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardiSalaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi4:19
16."You Bring Me Down"Lewis, Remi, Taj JacksonSalaam Remi, Taj Jackson3:54
North American edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"Tedder, McCartneyRyan Tedder4:22
2."Better in Time"Rotem, A. MartinJ. R. Rotem3:54
3."I Will Be"M. Martin, Lavigne, GottwaldDr. Luke3:58
4."I'm You"Smith, HudsonEric Hudson3:47
5."Forgive Me"Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio TuinfortAkon3:39
6."Misses Glass"Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas IIMaddScientist3:40
7."Angel"Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. AustinStarGate4:14
8."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"MacCollWayne Wilkins, The Runaways4:25
9."Yesterday"Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, ManiThe Jam, The Runaways3:53
10."Whatever It Takes"Reyes, Lewis, StevensonDallas Austin, Novel3:27
11."Take a Bow"Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, TedderThe Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder3:53
12."Footprints in the Sand"Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, CowellSteve Mac4:07
13."Here I Am"Afanasieff, James, LewisWalter Afanasieff4:50
North American iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."The Best You Never Had"Steinberg, AlexanderBilly Steinberg, Josh Alexander3:42
15."You Bring Me Down"Lewis, Salaam Remi, Taj JacksonSalaam Remi, Taj Jackson3:54
16."Bleeding Love" (music video)  4:38

Deluxe edition

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Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"Tedder, McCartneyRyan Tedder4:22
2."Whatever It Takes"Reyes, Lewis, StevensonDallas Austin, Novel3:27
3."Homeless" (2008 Version)ElofssonSteve Mac3:50
4."Better in Time" (single mix)Rotem, A. MartinJ. R. Rotem3:52
5."Yesterday"Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, ManiThe Jam, The Runaways3:53
6."Take a Bow"Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, TedderThe Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder3:54
7."I Will Be"M. Martin, Lavigne, GottwaldDr. Luke3:58
8."Angel"Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. AustinStarGate4:14
9."Here I Am"Afanasieff, James, LewisWalter Afanasieff4:50
10."I'm You"Smith, HudsonEric Hudson3:48
11."The Best You Never Had"Steinberg, AlexanderBilly Steinberg, Josh Alexander3:42
12."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"MacCollWayne Wilkins, The Runaways4:26
13."Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, CowellSteve Mac3:56
14."A Moment Like This"Elofsson, ReidSteve Mac4:17
15."Forgive Me"Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio TuinfortAkon3:39
16."Misses Glass"Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas IIMaddScientist3:40
17."Run"Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer, Jacknife LeeSteve Robson5:12
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Forgiveness"Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardiSalaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi4:17
19."You Bring Me Down"Lewis, Remi, Taj JacksonSalaam Remi, Taj Jackson3:54
International bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Bleeding Love" (International edition)Melina Matsoukas4:23
2."Bleeding Love" (US edition)Jessy Terrero4:38
3."Better in Time"Sophie Muller3:58
4."Footprints in the Sand"Sophie Muller3:59
5."Forgive Me"Wayne Isham3:28
6."A Moment Like This"JT4:17
North American edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"Tedder, McCartneyRyan Tedder4:22
2."Better in Time" (single mix)Rotem, A. MartinJ. R. Rotem3:52
3."I Will Be"M. Martin, Lavigne, GottwaldDr. Luke3:58
4."I'm You"Smith, HudsonEric Hudson3:47
5."Forgive Me"Thiam, Kelly, TuinfortAkon3:40
6."Misses Glass"Thomas, Terry Thomas IIMaddScientist3.40
7."Angel"Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. AustinStarGate4:13
8."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"MacCollWayne Wilkins, The Runaways4:25
9."Yesterday"Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, ManiThe Jam, The Runaways3:52
10."Whatever It Takes"Reyes, Lewis, StevensonDallas Austin, Novel3:27
11."Take a Bow"Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, TedderThe Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder3:54
12."Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, CowellSteve Mac3:56
13."Here I Am"Afanasieff, James, LewisWalter Afanasieff4:50
14."Myself" (featuring Novel)Stevenson, Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh 3:50
15."Run" (single mix)Lightbody, Quinn, McClelland, Connolly, Archer, LeeSteve Robson4:37
16."Forgiveness"Lewis, Remi, DioGuardiSalaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi4:20
17."Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins rockin' radio mix)Tedder, McCartneyRyan Tedder3:41
North American bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Bleeding Love" (US edition)Jessy Terrero4:38
2."Bleeding Love" (UK edition)Melina Matsoukas4:22
3."Better in Time"Sophie Muller3:57
4."Footprints in the Sand"Sophie Muller3:52
5."Forgive Me" (UK edition)Wayne Isham3:28
6."Run"Jake Nava4:50
7."I Will Be"Sophie Muller4:26

References

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  1. ↑ "Spirit Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Gennoe, Dan (19 November 2007). "Leona Lewis Spirit Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spirit: Leona Lewis: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.com.
  5. ↑ "Spirit [Japan Bonus Tracks] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.
  6. ↑ "Spirit [US] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.

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