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Leona Lewis Makes April Date With U.S.
January 28, 2008, 3:15 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Leona Lewis' massively successful international debut, "Spirit," is hitting U.S. shores this spring. J/SyCo Music will release the disc here on April 8; first single "Bleeding Love" is at iTunes now, and its Jessy Terrero-directed video premieres Feb. 4 on VH1.
For its U.S. edition, "Spirit" will include two new tracks: the Akon-penned "Forgive Me" and "Misses Glass," written and produced by Madd Scientist and RockCity.
"Spirit" has been an immediate phenomenon in the U.K., where it debuted at No. 1 on the album chart in November. "Bleeding Love" was also a multiple-week chart-topper there.
"The first thing I said to Leona was, 'Look, I don't care if it takes three years-we will do this album and we'll do it right,' " SyCo head Simon Cowell told Billboard late last year. "She is an artist I can trust."
Source: Billboard.com
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Whoa! A song with Akon?! Didn't see that coming! They're really pulling out all the stops to make sure Leona has success in the US! We finally get to see the new "Bleeding Love" video on February 4th! Mark your calendars! It should be good!
Top 40
139 85 LEONA LEWIS Bleeding Love 85 22 63 0.202
She's picking up steam on radio