Leona Lewis Thread: 2 New Tracks For US Release + New Layout
New Song With Akon For US Release!
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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."
Her management/label are working really hard to make sure she's a success. Some other article said they were trying to make her album more American. Kind of like Natasha Bedingfield I guess.
On international release this week Spirit has gone straight into the charts at #1 in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Austria (it also debuted at #1 in the UK and in Ireland in Nov 2007). It's also a new entry at #3 in Denmark and #4 in Sweden. More chart news from other countries as and when it comes in.
In Germany, Switzerland and Australia Leona has trebled up and is currently #1 in the singles, albums and airplay charts.
Wow it looks good! I think I like it better!