#13: LEONA LEWIS GLASSHEART
In my opinion Glassheart is one of the most underrated albums of 2012, having never been such a big fan of Leona, I have never exposed myself to much of her music other than her prominent radio singles. I have always appreciated her outstanding vocal talent but never allowed myself to delve into her album material and this new album of hers. After moving to University for the first time I became friends with other gays as there is a limited selection where I live and I don't appreciate them. So one of my new friends at Uni always used to put Come Alive on when we were drunk, slowly I began to enjoy it and from then my love for Glassheart unfolded.
Leona plays part of the album safe with her usual ballads which are stunning, but she won me over with more daring tracks such as the previously mentioned Come Alive as well as Glassheart, although I love her ballads etc. but they are quite expected, I wish there were more songs like these two. (I suppose I could also include Sugar from the deluxe edition with those two) It's overall an excellent album and if you give it a chance you may come to love it as well.
Favourite Four: Come Alive, Fingerprint, Un Love Me, Glassheart