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Spirit (Leona Lewis album)

April 15, 2024

Spirit is the debut studio album by English singer Leona Lewis, released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release during early 2008. The album made Lewis the first UK solo artist to debut at number one with a debut album, in the US, on 26 April 2008.[3] Spirit became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK, at time of release.[4] It also became the fastest album to sell one million copies by a solo female in the UK.[5] The album remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the UK, and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.[6] Spirit is officially the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the 21st century, according to the Official Charts Company.[7]

Spirit
Studio album by
Leona Lewis
Released9 November 2007
RecordedDecember 2006 – September 2007
Studio
Genre
Length53:39
LabelSyco
Producer
Leona Lewis chronology
Spirit
(2007) 		Echo
(2009)
Singles from Spirit
  1. "A Moment Like This"
    Released: 17 December 2006
  2. "Bleeding Love"
    Released: 16 September 2007
  3. "Better in Time" / "Footprints in the Sand"
    Released: 25 February 2008
  4. "Forgive Me"
    Released: 26 July 2008
  5. "Run"
    Released: 30 November 2008
  6. "I Will Be"
    Released: 6 January 2009

After winning the third series of reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2006, Lewis began recording the album in Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. Critics praised the album for creating a contemporary album using such a variety of producers, and for showcasing Lewis's voice. The release of the album marked Lewis as the first winner of a major television talent show in both the UK and US to be given a major global launch with a debut album.

The album debuted at number one in nine countries, including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany, and peaked in the top five in a further eight countries. It held the record for the biggest digital album sales in a week ever for a new artist. The album was the sixth biggest-selling of 2008 in the world, as according to the IFPI.[8] It has gone on to sell over eight million copies worldwide,[9][10] and was the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK,[11] where it has since sold over 3.12 million copies and remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist. In October 2019, Spirit was recognised as the seventh best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK.[12][13]

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 36 countries, becoming one of the best-selling singles by a female of all-time. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards, and British Single of the Year at the 2008 Brit Awards. Follow-up single "Better in Time" also fared well, charting in the top 10 in 13 countries and reaching number 11 in the US. After a well received performance of Snow Patrol's "Run" whilst promoting Spirit, Lewis recorded a cover version for the re-release of the album, titled 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".

Background edit

In December 2006, Lewis won the third series of British reality singing contest, The X Factor, her prize being a £1 million recording contract with Sony BMG, for which Simon Cowell is an A&R executive.[14] Cowell also mentored Lewis on the show. 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."[15] Cowell admitted that Barlow's words resonated with him, and thus the decision was made to not rush her debut album, as he wanted an "incredible record" of original material, which he believed could not be done in less than a year.[16] Lewis also wanted a high quality album that she could feel proud of.[17] Cowell told Lewis that he did not care if the album took three years to make, he wanted to get it right.[18]

On 25 April 2007, 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.[19] Lewis performed a showcase for several American music executives at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.[20] Lewis named the album Spirit because "it is my heart and soul and the voice within that says everything is possible."[21] The album originally had a September 2007 deadline,[22] but was delayed due to Lewis suffering from tonsillitis and waiting for producers to become available.[22][23]

Writing and recording edit

Lewis recorded the album in several locations the first being London, England, where she worked with Steve Mac,[1] who produced the songs "Homeless" and "Footprints in the Sand".[24] "Homeless" was written by Jörgen Elofsson, and was originally recorded in 2006 by Swedish singer Darin and featured on his album Break the News.[25] "Footprints in the Sand" was written by Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Richard Page[26] and Simon Cowell.[24] The song is an adaptation of the Christian poem "Footprints",[27][28] and Lewis commented "Originally it was a poem; it's very inspirational so we put it into a song. I think it is very moving, with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song".[29] Cowell came up with the idea to base a song around the poem, and asked Kreuger and Magnusson whether they could write something dealing with this subject.[30] They took the idea to a songwriting session the pair already had scheduled with Page at his home in Malibu, California and they finished the song the following day.[30] When Cowell mentioned the song concept to Lewis, she agreed that it could be "really quite interesting".[31]

In Los Angeles, California, Lewis teamed up with OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder, with whom she recorded two songs, "Bleeding Love" and "Take a Bow". In February 2007, OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and pop singer-songwriter Jesse McCartney had written the song "Bleeding Love" for Departure, McCartney's third studio album.[32] However, his record label, Hollywood Records, did not like the song.[33] Tedder believed it was a "massive" song and the record company was "out of their mind". McCartney wanted to keep it for himself as he had a personal attachment to the song, but it did not work out.[33] Tedder had previously made the decision not to work with contestants from the singing competition American Idol, but he had not heard of The X Factor. 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."[34] On hearing that Cowell was looking for songs for Lewis's debut album, Tedder rearranged "Bleeding Love", changed the key and tailored it to suit her voice.[33][35] "Take a Bow" was written and produced by Tedder, Louis Biancaniello, Wayne Wilkins and Sam Watters.[36] Watters and Biancaniello also wrote "Yesterday", with Jordan Omley, Michael Mani, and Nina Woodford.[24] "Better in Time" was recorded in Los Angeles with producer J. R. Rotem, who wrote the song along with Andrea Martin.[24] "I Will Be" is a cover of an Avril Lavigne song, written by Lavigne, Dr. Luke and Max Martin,[24] that was released as an iTunes bonus track and on the Limited edition of her album The Best Damn Thing. "The Best You Never Had" was also record in LA, written and produced by Billy Steinberg and Josh Alexander,[37] "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", a cover of the Ewan MacColl song, was recorded in both Atlanta and Los Angeles. It was produced by Wayne Wilkins, Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello.[24] "I'm You" was recorded in Atlanta with Ne-Yo,[38][39] "Angel", a Stargate production, was written by Stargate, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund and Johnta Austin, and recorded in New York.[24]

Lewis co-wrote "Here I Am" with Walter Afanasieff and Brett James in LA.[16][24] Lewis wanted to be involved in the writing process, and said that Cowell allowed her to do so as it was "her album".[40] She noted "I've not been given a formula to follow. 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."[1] In Atlanta, Georgia, Lewis worked with producers Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson and Dallas Austin[16][1] on the song "Whatever It Takes", which Lewis co-wrote together with Novel and Tony Reyes.[24] In Miami, Florida, Lewis worked with Salaam Remi,[16][1] and "Forgiveness" was recorded. It was written by Lewis, Remi and Kara DioGuardi. Lewis's debut single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", is included as a bonus track on releases in the UK, Ireland and Japan. Two new songs were recorded in 2008 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.[41] In an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis explained "I wanted to do something a bit different and the chance to work with Akon came about. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and it's great that it's different, rather than what I always do."[42]

Music and lyrics edit

Commenting on the album's 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."[45] Lewis described the album's style as "classic songs with a contemporary edge", containing R&B and "fresh pop" styles, ballads and "soulful up-tempo numbers".[1] It has an American style,[46] with some electronic 1980s sounds; however, the songs are not beat-driven or following the latest trends, but are songs that can be performed acoustically.[1]

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. A heavy, distorted marching band-like drum loop backs the song.[47][48] McCartney wrote the song about his longtime girlfriend, and said: "I kept thinking about being in love so much that it hurts. I was away from my girlfriend for four months at the time and I really wanted to [quit] and fly home. I was so in love that it was painful. It was like bleeding, it cut me open."[49] The song refers to someone in a relationship who is extremely blinded by love. Regardless of the numerous warnings from her friends and the fact that she is emotionally hurt by her lover, she continues to love him and accepts the pain. Metaphorically, this is represented in his "cutting her open"; however, all she can do is "bleed love" for him.[50] "Whatever It Takes" was described as a "chipper slice of soul-pop, anchored by a surprisingly bone-shaking beat",[51] followed by "Homeless". "Yesterday" has been described as "a smoochy R&B slow jam".[51] "Better in Time" is a pop and R&B song set in a moderate tempo.[52] Lyrically the song talks about someone who cannot forget her ex-partner, and at the end the protagonist knows that "it will all get better in time".[53] "Footprints in the Sand" incorporates elements of pop and R&B genres,[54][55] and contains a gospel production performed by the choir and features "crashing drums".[56][57][58][59] It incorporates keyboard instruments, guitar, bass and includes a choir performance by The Tuff Session Singers.[53] The song is about "standing by someone and being there for people who need your help."[60] "Forgive Me" is an R&B, soul and dance-pop song written in A minor.[61] The song refers to a protagonist in a one-sided relationship who leaves her boyfriend and eventually finds someone to reciprocate her love. Though she has found love from someone else, she defends herself and asks her ex-boyfriend for forgiveness.[62]

Singles edit

Syco managing director, Sonny Takhar, initially expected at least five singles to be released from the record, stating "every track is a potential single – we really are spoiled for choice."[63] Spirit spawned seven singles, two of which came from Spirit – The Deluxe Edition. "A Moment Like This" was available as a digital download in the UK and Ireland from midnight on 17 December 2006, after Lewis won the third series of The X Factor, followed by a CD release on 20 December. It became the fastest selling UK single when it was downloaded more than 50,000 times within thirty minutes of release.[64] On 24 December, "A Moment Like This" was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single,[65] and it stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks.[66] It was the second biggest selling single of 2006, behind Gnarls Barkley's Crazy,[67] and went on to be certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[68]

"Bleeding Love" was released in October 2007 in the UK and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release in early 2008. It entered the UK Singles chart at number one with sales of 218,000 copies, which was the biggest first-week sales of 2007 to date.[69] It stayed at number one for seven weeks in the UK,[70] and reached number one in a further thirty-three countries,[71] including the United States, where Lewis became the first British solo female to reach number one since Kim Wilde's "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1987.[72] Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder, the song was planned for McCartney's third solo album,[73] but his record label did not like it, so Tedder rearranged the song to fit Lewis's voice.[33] The song was well received by critics, who praised Lewis's vocal performance.[74][75] It was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards,[76] and British Single at the 2008 BRIT Awards.[77]

"Better in Time" was Lewis's second worldwide single, released in March 2008 in the UK and during spring and summer throughout the rest of the world. In the UK it was released as a double A-side with "Footprints in the Sand", in aid of Sport Relief.[78] The single reached a peak of number two in the UK, and was certified silver by the BPI.[68] It peaked within the top ten in a further thirteen countries, and at number eleven in the Billboard Hot 100. The song received positive reception from critics,[79][80] and was nominated for British Single at the 2009 BRIT Awards.[81] "Forgive Me" was released between July and November 2008 throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and was the first single from the re-release of Spirit. Critics praised the change in direction for her, although the lyrical content was criticised.[82] It reached number five in the UK,[83] and also peaked within the top ten in Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Turkey.

"Run" was released as a download-only single in the UK and Ireland in November 2008, and later worldwide. Lewis first performed "Run" on the Live Lounge section of The Jo Whiley Show, where artists perform two songs: one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format.[84][85] After positive fan reaction Lewis decided to record a studio version for the re-release of her album.[86] Critics praised her version,[87][88] which spent two weeks atop the UK Singles chart, giving Lewis her third UK number one.[89] It also reached the number one spot in Austria and Ireland, and reached the top ten of Finland, Germany and Switzerland. The finale single "I Will Be" was released in January 2009,[90] only in North America; it peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 83 in Canada.

Release and promotion edit

 
Lewis performing "Bleeding Love" as the closing number on The Labyrinth tour in 2010

The release of the album marked Lewis as the first winner of a major television talent show to be given a global launch with a debut album.[19] Spirit was re-released on 17 November 2008 in the UK following the release of "Forgive Me".[91] It also features "Misses Glass" from the American version of the album, and Lewis's cover of Snow Patrol's "Run".[92] In addition to the extra tracks, the deluxe featured a DVD containing all of Lewis's music videos to date except the video for "Run".[92] The deluxe edition was released on 3 February 2009 in the US, including two out of three of her b-sides as well as the single mix for "Run", which is 34 seconds shorter than the international album version. The accompanying DVD includes all of Lewis's music videos, with the exception of "A Moment Like This", along with a live video of "I Will Be".

On 24 September 2007, Lewis performed a special album launch party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. She performed "Bleeding Love", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Homeless" and "Whatever It Takes".[93][94] Lewis went on a two-day UK regional radio tour to promote the album and single "Bleeding Love" on 11 and 12 October.[95] This was followed by an appearance on This Morning on 15 October. Lewis performed "Bleeding Love" live on the fourth series of The X Factor on 20 October 2007. From 29 October 2007, Spirit was BBC Radio 2's Album of the Week. In November 2007 she performed "Bleeding Love" and a cover of the Snow Patrol song "Run" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show.[96] Lewis performed "Bleeding Love" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" on Saturday Night Divas.[97] During February and March 2008, Lewis promoted the album in Europe. In February, Lewis made her American TV performance debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show singing "Bleeding Love". Then through the course of late March and early April Lewis carried out a large scale promotional tour throughout America appearing and performing on TV shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tyra Banks Show, Good Morning America, Late Show with David Letterman and TRL, with a performance in late April on American Idol followed by a promotional tour of Australia.[98]

In November 2009, dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland were confirmed for her debut concert tour, entitled The Labyrinth, supporting both Spirit and her second album Echo.[99]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100 [100]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
BBC Musicmixed[101]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[103]
The Guardian     [104]
IGN          [105]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)B[102]
The New York Timesmixed[106]
Slant Magazine     [107]
The Times     [108]
Yahoo! Music UK          [109]

Spirit received positive reviews from most music critics upon its release.[100] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".[100]IGN's Chad Grischow described Spirit as the "perfect showcase for [Lewis'] fantastic skills", praising her ability to sing both upbeat tracks and "tender piano ballads".[105] Chris Elwell-Sutton of the Evening Standard said that Spirit will be "a very successful album with some much-needed grit."[110] Digital Spy's Nick Levine gave the album four out of five stars, claiming that although Lewis had a pallet of different producers working with her, they managed to prevent her from sounding "too fusty or old-fashioned."[44] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said "Lewis can hit those big notes but make it seem easy, never straining her voice and building nicely to the climax. Unlike most divas, there is a human quality to her voice, as she's singing to the song, not singing to her voice."[2] He compared it to Mariah Carey's debut album, but criticised the old-fashioned sound.[2] Popjustice's review was brief, summing up that "[Spirit] has four absolutely blinding tracks on it, three far better than average tracks on it, and some others which are quite good. There are no totally chronic songs on Spirit apart from 'A Moment Like This'."[111] The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman praised Lewis's ability to make unremarkable songs sound impressive, saying "The tracks are impeccably manicured, super-tuneful, and offer lyrics about the various agonies and ecstasies of love that are unremarkable in and of themselves but reach nuclear-threat levels of desperation thanks to Lewis's voice."[112]

In the mixed reviews critics generally praised Lewis's voice but criticised the music. Lyndsey Winship from BBC Music complimented Lewis's vocal ability but perceived a lack of "hooks, innovation and personality".[101] On Lewis's vocals Robert Christgau commented "The subtle flutter of her finest melismatics could give an open-minded person goose bumps. Her coarser melismatics, however, are the usual showoff BS and probably also a commercial prerequisite, like not having a harelip."[102] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised Lewis's voice but criticised the mixture of styles within the album.[107] The New York Times's Nate Chinen felt the album did not live up to the standards of lead single "Bleeding Love", but was successful in showcasing Lewis's vocal capabilities.[106] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian was disappointed, saying "[Lewis] has clearly invested every scrap of energy into these songs [...] but being able to belt 'em out is only half the story, and if there's a personality here, it's well hidden."[104] Victoria Segal of The Times praised Lewis's voice, but criticised the music, saying "[Lewis] has a powerful voice but on Spirit it seems to have paralysed her collaborators creatively. Instead of taking the opportunity to craft it into new and exciting shapes, it has been stuck in a big spotlit display case, revolving slowly and rather boringly on a velvet cushion of overstuffed balladry." She concluded by saying, "If Lewis is looking for the greatest love of all – public adoration – she will have to do better than this."[108]

Accolades edit

At the 2008 BRIT Awards Lewis was nominated for four awards, including British Album of the Year for Spirit,[113] and was the favourite to win most awards,[114] however she walked away empty handed.[115] She garnered three nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Album.[116] At the 2008 Music of Black Origin Awards Spirit won the MOBO award for Best Album and Lewis was nominated for Best UK Female.[117][118] The album was nominated in the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards Album of the Year category, whilst Lewis won Best UK + Ireland Act and was nominated for Act of 2008 and Europe's Favourite Act.[119][120] Spirit won Best Album 2008 at the Urban Music Awards,[121] and was nominated for Worst Album at the NME Awards.[122] In December 2008 Lewis was named Top New Artist by Billboard magazine.[123] Additionally, Lewis was nominated for Breakout Artist at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards,[124] won the World Music Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Female,[125] and was awarded the Shooting Star Bambi Award.[126]

Commercial performance edit

 
Lewis performing "Run" on The Labyrinth in 2010

On 19 November 2007, Spirit debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first-week sales of 375,872 copies, making it the fastest selling debut album in the UK,[4] beating Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) by 12,000 copies,[4] until the release of Susan Boyle's debut album I Dreamed a Dream in November 2009, which sold 410,000 copies in its first week.[127] It was the fourth fastest selling album of all time, behind Be Here Now (Oasis, 1997), X&Y (Coldplay, 2005) and Life for Rent (Dido, 2003).[4] The album remained at number one for seven weeks,[128] and reached one million sales after 29 days,[129][130] making it the fastest album to sell one million copies by a solo female in the UK.[5] Spirit was the second biggest selling album of 2007 in the UK, behind Back to Black (Amy Winehouse, 2006).[131] For each of the first seven weeks it sold over 100,000 copies, a record which was later equalled by JLS (JLS, 2009), and beaten by 21 (Adele, 2011), which sold over 100,000 copies for twelve weeks.[132][133] On 23 November 2008, the album returned to number one for a week, following the release of the deluxe version of the album.[134] In the UK Spirit was the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s,[11] and is the twentieth best-selling album of all time.[135] The album has been certified ten-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry,[68] with sales of 3.1 million by December 2014.[136] It is the 4th best selling album of the millennium in the UK, and as of November 2015 has sold 3,132,668 copies in the UK.[137]

Spirit entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one, making it the fastest selling debut album ever, beating the Arctic Monkeys by a margin of 6,000 sales.[138] The album remained at the top of the chart for two weeks before being knocked off by Shayne Ward's Breathless.[128] It was the biggest selling album in 2007,[139] and the fourth best selling album in 2008.[140] The standard version of the album has been certified seven-times platinum,[141] and the deluxe version four-times platinum.[142] In February 2008, the album debuted at number one on both the Australian ARIA Chart and the New Zealand RIANZ chart and went on to be certified platinum in both territories.[128][143][144] In Germany the album spent one week at the top spot, and went on to be certified triple-gold for shipments of 300,000 copies.[128][145] Spirit also topped the Austrian and Swiss charts, reaching certifications of platinum and double-platinum respectively.[128][146][147] It was certified four-times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of more than four million copies in Europe.[148]

In the US, Spirit debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 205,000 copies in its first week,[149] which made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the chart with a debut album,[150] and the first British female to hit number one with an album in over twenty years when Sade Adu topped the chart in February 1986 with Promise.[150] As of 30 June 2008 the album has been certified platinum.[151] The album also reached number one in Canada and was certified platinum on 30 May 2008.[128][152] According to the IFPI, Spirit was the sixth best selling album of 2008,[153] and has gone on to sell over seven million copies worldwide.[10]

Track listing edit

International standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"
Ryan Tedder4:23
2."Whatever It Takes"
3:27
3."Homeless"Jörgen ElofssonSteve Mac3:50
4."Better in Time"
J. R. Rotem3:54
5."Yesterday"
  • The JAM
  • The Runaways
3:54
6."Take a Bow"
  • The Runaways
  • Wilkins
  • Tedder
3:54
7."I Will Be"
Dr. Luke3:59
8."Angel"
StarGate4:14
9."Here I Am"
Walter Afanasieff4:52
10."I'm You"
Eric Hudson3:48
11."The Best You Never Had"
  • Steinberg
  • Alexander
3:43
12."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacColl
  • Wilkins
  • The Runaways
4:26
13."Footprints in the Sand"
Steve Mac4:09
Overseas digital re-issue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Forgive Me"
Akon3:39
UK and Irish bonus track[154]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."A Moment Like This"
  • Elofsson
  • John Reid
Steve Mac4:17
Japanese bonus tracks[155]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Forgiveness"
  • Salaam Remi
  • DioGuardi
4:19
16."You Bring Me Down"
  • Lewis
  • Remi
  • Phillip "Taj" Jackson
  • Remi
  • Jackson
3:54
2008 deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
4."Better in Time" (single mix)
  • Rotem
  • A. Martin
Rotem3:52
13."Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)
  • Page
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Cowell
Mac3:56
14."A Moment Like This"
  • Elofsson
  • John Reid
Steve Mac4:17
15."Forgive Me"
  • Thiam
  • Kelly
  • Tuinfort
Akon3:39
16."Misses Glass"
MaddScientist3:40
17."Run"
Steve Robson5:12
Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks[156]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
4."Better in Time" (single mix)
  • Rotem
  • A. Martin
Rotem3:52
13."Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)
  • Page
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Cowell
Mac3:56
14."A Moment Like This"
  • Elofsson
  • John Reid
Steve Mac4:17
15."Forgiveness"
  • Lewis
  • Remi
  • DioGuardi
  • Remi
  • DioGuardi
4:19
16."You Bring Me Down"
  • Lewis
  • Remi
  • Phillip "Taj" Jackson
  • Remi
  • Jackson
3:54
17."Forgive Me"
  • Thiam
  • Kelly
  • Tuinfort
Akon3:39
18."Misses Glass"
  • Thomas
  • Thomas II
MaddScientist3:40
19."Run"
  • Lightbody
  • Quinn
  • McClelland
  • Connolly
  • Archer
  • Lee
Robson5:12
Deluxe edition bonus DVD[157]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Bleeding Love" (UK version)Melina Matsoukas4:23
2."Bleeding Love" (US version)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[158]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bleeding Love"
  • Tedder
  • McCartney
Tedder4:22
2."Better in Time"
  • Rotem
  • A. Martin
Rotem3:54
3."I Will Be"
  • M. Martin
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
Dr. Luke3:58
4."I'm You"
  • Smith
  • Hudson
Hudson3:47
5."Forgive Me"
  • Thiam
  • Kelly
  • Tuinfort
Akon 
6."Misses Glass"
  • Thomas
  • Thomas II
MaddScientist3:40
7."Angel"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Lind
  • Bjørklund
  • J. Austin
StarGate4:14
8."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"MacColl
  • Wilkins
  • The Runaways
4:25
9."Yesterday"
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Woodford
  • Omley
  • Mani
  • The JAM
  • The Runaways
3:53
10."Whatever It Takes"
  • Reyes
  • Lewis
  • Stevenson
  • D. Austin
  • Novel
3:27
11."Take a Bow"
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Wilkins
  • Tedder
  • The Runaways
  • Wilkins
  • Tedder
3:53
12."Footprints in the Sand"
  • Page
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Cowell
Mac4:07
13."Here I Am"
  • Afanasieff
  • James
  • Lewis
Afanasieff4:50
Switzerland digital re-issue bonus track[159]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins extended remix)
  • Tedder
  • McCartney
Tedder6:01
North American iTunes Store bonus tracks[160]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."The Best You Never Had"
  • Steinberg
  • Alexander
  • Steinberg
  • Alexander
3:42
15."You Bring Me Down"
  • Lewis
  • Remi
  • Jackson
  • Remi
  • Jackson
3:54
16."Bleeding Love" (US Version) (music video)  4:38
17."Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins extended remix) (pre-order only)
  • Tedder
  • McCartney
Tedder6:01
North American deluxe edition bonus tracks[161]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
2."Better in Time" (single mix)
  • Rotem
  • A. Martin
Rotem3:52
12."Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)
  • Page
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Cowell
Mac3:56
14."Myself" (with Novel)
  • Stevenson
  • Justin E. Boykin
  • Graham N. Marsh
Novel3:50
15."Run" (single mix)
  • Lightbody
  • Quinn
  • McClelland
  • Connolly
  • Archer
  • Lee
Robson4:37
16."Forgiveness"
  • Lewis
  • Remi
  • DioGuardi
  • Remi
  • DioGuardi
4:20
17."Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins rockin' radio mix)
  • Tedder
  • McCartney
Tedder3:41
North American deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Bleeding Love" (US version)Jessy Terrero4:38
2."Bleeding Love" (UK version)Melina Matsoukas4:22
3."Better in Time"Sophie Muller3:57
4."Footprints in the Sand"Sophie Muller3:52
5."Forgive Me"Wayne Isham3:28
6."Run"Jake Nava4:50
7."I Will Be"Sophie Muller4:26

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[162]

Vocals

Musicians

Production

  • John Adams – assistant
  • Walter Afanasieff – arranger, producer, programming
  • Josh Alexander – digital editing, engineer, producer, programming
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Dave Arch – string arrangements
  • Dallas Austin – producer
  • Matt Beckley – producer
  • Haydn Bendall – string engineer
  • Tom Bender – assistant, mixing assistant
  • Louis Biancaniello – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
  • Chris Brooke – vocal engineer
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • David Channing – engineer
  • Lloyd Cooper – assistant
  • Simon Cowell – executive producer
  • Clive Davis – executive producer
  • Rich Davis – production co-ordination
  • Craig Durrance – engineer
  • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – engineer
  • Geoff Foster – string arrangements
  • Chris Garcia – digital editing, engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Tyler Gordon – digital editing, programming
  • Aniela Gottwald – assistant
  • Tatiana Gottwald – engineer
  • Keith Gretlein – engineer
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Janne Hansson – engineer
  • Nate Hertweck – assistant
  • Chris Holmes – engineer
  • Eddie Horst – string arrangements
  • Josh Houghkirk – assistant
  • Eric Hudson – producer
  • James Ingram – assistant
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • Rouble Kapoor – engineer
  • Nik Karpen – assistant
  • Chris Laws – digital editing, editing, engineer
  • Carlton Lynn – engineer, mixing
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Steve Mac – arranger, producer
  • Graham Marsh – producer, engineer
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Greg Ogan – engineer
  • Leon Pendarvis – string arrangements, string conductor
  • Dave Pensado – mixing
  • Trent Privat – assistant
  • Daniel Pursey – engineer
  • Tim Roberts – assistant
  • Scott Roewe – digital editing
  • J.R. Rotem – arranger, producer
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer
  • Robert Smith – engineer
  • Chris Soper – engineer
  • Billy Steinberg – producer
  • Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson – producer, programming
  • Tim Sturges – assistant, assistant engineer
  • Ren Swan – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Syrowski – engineer
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Ryan Tedder – producer
  • Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – producer
  • Giorgio Tuinfort – producer
  • Seth Waldmann – engineer
  • Sam Watters – engineer, mixing, producer, vocal producer
  • Josh Wilbur – engineer
  • Wayne Wilkins – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
  • Steven Wolf – producer
  • Emily Wright – engineer, production co-ordination

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[219] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[220] Platinum 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[221] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[222] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[223] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[224] 3× Platinum 600,000‡
Greece (IFPI Greece)[225] Gold 7,500^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[226] Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[227] 7× Platinum 105,000^
Italy (FIMI)[228] Gold 35,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[229] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[230] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[231] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[232] Gold 10,000*
Portugal (AFP)[233] Gold 10,000^
Russia (NFPF)[234] Gold 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[235] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[236] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[237] 10× Platinum 3,132,668[137]
United States (RIAA)[238] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[239] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Standard edition
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Ireland 9 November 2007 Syco Music CD, digital download 88697185262
United Kingdom[240] 12 November 2007
Sweden[241] 23 January 2008 Sony BMG 88697222432
New Zealand[242] 25 January 2008
Italy
Taiwan[243]
Germany[244]
Switzerland[245]
Korea[246] 8803581113907
Australia[247] 26 January 2008 88697222432
Hong Kong[248] 28 January 2008
Greece[249]
Poland[250]
Singapore[251]
Spain[252] 19 February 2008 886972224329
France[253] 10 March 2008 88697222432
China[254] 9787799427188A
Mexico[255] 24 March 2008 886972224329
United States[256] 8 April 2008 J Records 88697025542
Canada[257] Sony BMG
Japan[258] 23 April 2008 BMG Japan CD / CD+DVD BVCP24129
Brazil[259] 24 April 2008 Sony BMG CD 88697222432
Deluxe edition
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia[260] 8 November 2008 Sony BMG CD / CD+DVD 88697359692
Europe 14 November 2008
Latin America
United Kingdom[261] 17 November 2008 Syco Music
Mexico[261] Sony BMG
Japan[262] 19 November 2008 BMG Japan
United States[263] 3 February 2009 J Records
Canada[263] Sony BMG

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External links edit

  • Spirit at Discogs (list of releases)

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Spirit is the debut studio album by English singer Leona Lewis released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland followed by a worldwide release during early 2008 The album made Lewis the first UK solo artist to debut at number one with a debut album in the US on 26 April 2008 3 Spirit became the fastest selling debut album in the UK at time of release 4 It also became the fastest album to sell one million copies by a solo female in the UK 5 The album remains the best selling debut album by a female artist in the UK and is one of the best selling albums in UK chart history 6 Spirit is officially the best selling debut album by a female artist in the 21st century according to the Official Charts Company 7 SpiritStudio album by Leona LewisReleased9 November 2007RecordedDecember 2006 September 2007StudioAir LyndhurstAtlantisBatteryChalice RecordingConway RecordingDARPDopplerDr Luke sEncoreThe Jam StudiosHenson RecordingHomeside 13MansfieldOpra Music and OceanwayRecord PlantRokstoneWestlake RecordingGenrePop R amp B 1 2 Length53 39LabelSycoProducerWalter Afanasieff Josh Alexander Dallas Austin Kara DioGuardi Dr Luke Eric Hudson Phillip Taj Jackson The Jam Akon Steve Mac MaddScientist Novel Salaam Remi J R Rotem The Runaways Stargate Billy Steinberg Ryan Tedder Wayne WilkinsLeona Lewis chronologySpirit 2007 Echo 2009 Singles from Spirit A Moment Like This Released 17 December 2006 Bleeding Love Released 16 September 2007 Better in Time Footprints in the Sand Released 25 February 2008 Forgive Me Released 26 July 2008 Run Released 30 November 2008 I Will Be Released 6 January 2009After winning the third series of reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2006 Lewis began recording the album in Sweden the United Kingdom and United States working with a variety of writers and producers Critics praised the album for creating a contemporary album using such a variety of producers and for showcasing Lewis s voice The release of the album marked Lewis as the first winner of a major television talent show in both the UK and US to be given a major global launch with a debut album The album debuted at number one in nine countries including the United Kingdom United States and Germany and peaked in the top five in a further eight countries It held the record for the biggest digital album sales in a week ever for a new artist The album was the sixth biggest selling of 2008 in the world as according to the IFPI 8 It has gone on to sell over eight million copies worldwide 9 10 and was the fourth best selling album of the 2000s in the UK 11 where it has since sold over 3 12 million copies and remains the best selling debut album by a female artist In October 2019 Spirit was recognised as the seventh best selling album of the 21st century in the UK 12 13 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 36 countries becoming one of the best selling singles by a female of all time It was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards and British Single of the Year at the 2008 Brit Awards Follow up single Better in Time also fared well charting in the top 10 in 13 countries and reaching number 11 in the US After a well received performance of Snow Patrol s Run whilst promoting Spirit Lewis recorded a cover version for the re release of the album titled 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 Contents 1 Background 2 Writing and recording 3 Music and lyrics 4 Singles 5 Release and promotion 6 Critical reception 6 1 Accolades 7 Commercial performance 8 Track listing 9 Personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 Decade end charts 10 4 All time charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksBackground editIn December 2006 Lewis won the third series of British reality singing contest The X Factor her prize being a 1 million recording contract with Sony BMG for which Simon Cowell is an A amp R executive 14 Cowell also mentored Lewis on the show 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 15 Cowell admitted that Barlow s words resonated with him and thus the decision was made to not rush her debut album as he wanted an incredible record of original material which he believed could not be done in less than a year 16 Lewis also wanted a high quality album that she could feel proud of 17 Cowell told Lewis that he did not care if the album took three years to make he wanted to get it right 18 On 25 April 2007 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 19 Lewis performed a showcase for several American music executives at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills California 20 Lewis named the album Spirit because it is my heart and soul and the voice within that says everything is possible 21 The album originally had a September 2007 deadline 22 but was delayed due to Lewis suffering from tonsillitis and waiting for producers to become available 22 23 Writing and recording editLewis recorded the album in several locations the first being London England where she worked with Steve Mac 1 who produced the songs Homeless and Footprints in the Sand 24 Homeless was written by Jorgen Elofsson and was originally recorded in 2006 by Swedish singer Darin and featured on his album Break the News 25 Footprints in the Sand was written by Per Magnusson David Kreuger Richard Page 26 and Simon Cowell 24 The song is an adaptation of the Christian poem Footprints 27 28 and Lewis commented Originally it was a poem it s very inspirational so we put it into a song I think it is very moving with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song 29 Cowell came up with the idea to base a song around the poem and asked Kreuger and Magnusson whether they could write something dealing with this subject 30 They took the idea to a songwriting session the pair already had scheduled with Page at his home in Malibu California and they finished the song the following day 30 When Cowell mentioned the song concept to Lewis she agreed that it could be really quite interesting 31 In Los Angeles California Lewis teamed up with OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder with whom she recorded two songs Bleeding Love and Take a Bow In February 2007 OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and pop singer songwriter Jesse McCartney had written the song Bleeding Love for Departure McCartney s third studio album 32 However his record label Hollywood Records did not like the song 33 Tedder believed it was a massive song and the record company was out of their mind McCartney wanted to keep it for himself as he had a personal attachment to the song but it did not work out 33 Tedder had previously made the decision not to work with contestants from the singing competition American Idol but he had not heard of The X Factor 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 34 On hearing that Cowell was looking for songs for Lewis s debut album Tedder rearranged Bleeding Love changed the key and tailored it to suit her voice 33 35 Take a Bow was written and produced by Tedder Louis Biancaniello Wayne Wilkins and Sam Watters 36 Watters and Biancaniello also wrote Yesterday with Jordan Omley Michael Mani and Nina Woodford 24 Better in Time was recorded in Los Angeles with producer J R Rotem who wrote the song along with Andrea Martin 24 I Will Be is a cover of an Avril Lavigne song written by Lavigne Dr Luke and Max Martin 24 that was released as an iTunes bonus track and on the Limited edition of her album The Best Damn Thing The Best You Never Had was also record in LA written and produced by Billy Steinberg and Josh Alexander 37 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face a cover of the Ewan MacColl song was recorded in both Atlanta and Los Angeles It was produced by Wayne Wilkins Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello 24 I m You was recorded in Atlanta with Ne Yo 38 39 Angel a Stargate production was written by Stargate Espen Lind Amund Bjorklund and Johnta Austin and recorded in New York 24 Lewis co wrote Here I Am with Walter Afanasieff and Brett James in LA 16 24 Lewis wanted to be involved in the writing process and said that Cowell allowed her to do so as it was her album 40 She noted I ve not been given a formula to follow 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 1 In Atlanta Georgia Lewis worked with producers Alonzo Novel Stevenson and Dallas Austin 16 1 on the song Whatever It Takes which Lewis co wrote together with Novel and Tony Reyes 24 In Miami Florida Lewis worked with Salaam Remi 16 1 and Forgiveness was recorded It was written by Lewis Remi and Kara DioGuardi Lewis s debut single a cover of Kelly Clarkson s A Moment Like This is included as a bonus track on releases in the UK Ireland and Japan Two new songs were recorded in 2008 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 41 In an interview with Digital Spy Lewis explained I wanted to do something a bit different and the chance to work with Akon came about I m really pleased with how it s turned out and it s great that it s different rather than what I always do 42 Music and lyrics editCommenting on the album s 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 45 Lewis described the album s style as classic songs with a contemporary edge containing R amp B and fresh pop styles ballads and soulful up tempo numbers 1 It has an American style 46 with some electronic 1980s sounds however the songs are not beat driven or following the latest trends but are songs that can be performed acoustically 1 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 A heavy distorted marching band like drum loop backs the song 47 48 McCartney wrote the song about his longtime girlfriend and said I kept thinking about being in love so much that it hurts I was away from my girlfriend for four months at the time and I really wanted to quit and fly home I was so in love that it was painful It was like bleeding it cut me open 49 The song refers to someone in a relationship who is extremely blinded by love Regardless of the numerous warnings from her friends and the fact that she is emotionally hurt by her lover she continues to love him and accepts the pain Metaphorically this is represented in his cutting her open however all she can do is bleed love for him 50 Whatever It Takes was described as a chipper slice of soul pop anchored by a surprisingly bone shaking beat 51 followed by Homeless Yesterday has been described as a smoochy R amp B slow jam 51 Better in Time is a pop and R amp B song set in a moderate tempo 52 Lyrically the song talks about someone who cannot forget her ex partner and at the end the protagonist knows that it will all get better in time 53 Footprints in the Sand incorporates elements of pop and R amp B genres 54 55 and contains a gospel production performed by the choir and features crashing drums 56 57 58 59 It incorporates keyboard instruments guitar bass and includes a choir performance by The Tuff Session Singers 53 The song is about standing by someone and being there for people who need your help 60 Forgive Me is an R amp B soul and dance pop song written in A minor 61 The song refers to a protagonist in a one sided relationship who leaves her boyfriend and eventually finds someone to reciprocate her love Though she has found love from someone else she defends herself and asks her ex boyfriend for forgiveness 62 Singles editSyco managing director Sonny Takhar initially expected at least five singles to be released from the record stating every track is a potential single we really are spoiled for choice 63 Spirit spawned seven singles two of which came from Spirit The Deluxe Edition A Moment Like This was available as a digital download in the UK and Ireland from midnight on 17 December 2006 after Lewis won the third series of The X Factor followed by a CD release on 20 December It became the fastest selling UK single when it was downloaded more than 50 000 times within thirty minutes of release 64 On 24 December A Moment Like This was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number one single 65 and it stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks 66 It was the second biggest selling single of 2006 behind Gnarls Barkley s Crazy 67 and went on to be certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry 68 Bleeding Love was released in October 2007 in the UK and Ireland followed by a worldwide release in early 2008 It entered the UK Singles chart at number one with sales of 218 000 copies which was the biggest first week sales of 2007 to date 69 It stayed at number one for seven weeks in the UK 70 and reached number one in a further thirty three countries 71 including the United States where Lewis became the first British solo female to reach number one since Kim Wilde s You Keep Me Hangin On in 1987 72 Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder the song was planned for McCartney s third solo album 73 but his record label did not like it so Tedder rearranged the song to fit Lewis s voice 33 The song was well received by critics who praised Lewis s vocal performance 74 75 It was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards 76 and British Single at the 2008 BRIT Awards 77 Better in Time was Lewis s second worldwide single released in March 2008 in the UK and during spring and summer throughout the rest of the world In the UK it was released as a double A side with Footprints in the Sand in aid of Sport Relief 78 The single reached a peak of number two in the UK and was certified silver by the BPI 68 It peaked within the top ten in a further thirteen countries and at number eleven in the Billboard Hot 100 The song received positive reception from critics 79 80 and was nominated for British Single at the 2009 BRIT Awards 81 Forgive Me was released between July and November 2008 throughout Europe Australia New Zealand and Japan and was the first single from the re release of Spirit Critics praised the change in direction for her although the lyrical content was criticised 82 It reached number five in the UK 83 and also peaked within the top ten in Ireland Italy Sweden and Turkey Run was released as a download only single in the UK and Ireland in November 2008 and later worldwide Lewis first performed Run on the Live Lounge section of The Jo Whiley Show where artists perform two songs one song of their own and one by another artist in an acoustic format 84 85 After positive fan reaction Lewis decided to record a studio version for the re release of her album 86 Critics praised her version 87 88 which spent two weeks atop the UK Singles chart giving Lewis her third UK number one 89 It also reached the number one spot in Austria and Ireland and reached the top ten of Finland Germany and Switzerland The finale single I Will Be was released in January 2009 90 only in North America it peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 83 in Canada Release and promotion edit nbsp Lewis performing Bleeding Love as the closing number on The Labyrinth tour in 2010The release of the album marked Lewis as the first winner of a major television talent show to be given a global launch with a debut album 19 Spirit was re released on 17 November 2008 in the UK following the release of Forgive Me 91 It also features Misses Glass from the American version of the album and Lewis s cover of Snow Patrol s Run 92 In addition to the extra tracks the deluxe featured a DVD containing all of Lewis s music videos to date except the video for Run 92 The deluxe edition was released on 3 February 2009 in the US including two out of three of her b sides as well as the single mix for Run which is 34 seconds shorter than the international album version The accompanying DVD includes all of Lewis s music videos with the exception of A Moment Like This along with a live video of I Will Be On 24 September 2007 Lewis performed a special album launch party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge London She performed Bleeding Love The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Homeless and Whatever It Takes 93 94 Lewis went on a two day UK regional radio tour to promote the album and single Bleeding Love on 11 and 12 October 95 This was followed by an appearance on This Morning on 15 October Lewis performed Bleeding Love live on the fourth series of The X Factor on 20 October 2007 From 29 October 2007 Spirit was BBC Radio 2 s Album of the Week In November 2007 she performed Bleeding Love and a cover of the Snow Patrol song Run on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge show 96 Lewis performed Bleeding Love and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on Saturday Night Divas 97 During February and March 2008 Lewis promoted the album in Europe In February Lewis made her American TV performance debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show singing Bleeding Love Then through the course of late March and early April Lewis carried out a large scale promotional tour throughout America appearing and performing on TV shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jimmy Kimmel Live Tyra Banks Show Good Morning America Late Show with David Letterman and TRL with a performance in late April on American Idol followed by a promotional tour of Australia 98 In November 2009 dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland were confirmed for her debut concert tour entitled The Labyrinth supporting both Spirit and her second album Echo 99 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic65 100 100 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 BBC Musicmixed 101 Entertainment WeeklyC 103 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 104 IGN nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 105 MSN Music Consumer Guide B 102 The New York Timesmixed 106 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 107 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 108 Yahoo Music UK nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 109 Spirit received positive reviews from most music critics upon its release 100 At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 65 based on 13 reviews which indicates generally favourable reviews 100 IGN s Chad Grischow described Spirit as the perfect showcase for Lewis fantastic skills praising her ability to sing both upbeat tracks and tender piano ballads 105 Chris Elwell Sutton of the Evening Standard said that Spirit will be a very successful album with some much needed grit 110 Digital Spy s Nick Levine gave the album four out of five stars claiming that although Lewis had a pallet of different producers working with her they managed to prevent her from sounding too fusty or old fashioned 44 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said Lewis can hit those big notes but make it seem easy never straining her voice and building nicely to the climax Unlike most divas there is a human quality to her voice as she s singing to the song not singing to her voice 2 He compared it to Mariah Carey s debut album but criticised the old fashioned sound 2 Popjustice s review was brief summing up that Spirit has four absolutely blinding tracks on it three far better than average tracks on it and some others which are quite good There are no totally chronic songs on Spirit apart from A Moment Like This 111 The Boston Globe s Sarah Rodman praised Lewis s ability to make unremarkable songs sound impressive saying The tracks are impeccably manicured super tuneful and offer lyrics about the various agonies and ecstasies of love that are unremarkable in and of themselves but reach nuclear threat levels of desperation thanks to Lewis s voice 112 In the mixed reviews critics generally praised Lewis s voice but criticised the music Lyndsey Winship from BBC Music complimented Lewis s vocal ability but perceived a lack of hooks innovation and personality 101 On Lewis s vocals Robert Christgau commented The subtle flutter of her finest melismatics could give an open minded person goose bumps Her coarser melismatics however are the usual showoff BS and probably also a commercial prerequisite like not having a harelip 102 Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised Lewis s voice but criticised the mixture of styles within the album 107 The New York Times s Nate Chinen felt the album did not live up to the standards of lead single Bleeding Love but was successful in showcasing Lewis s vocal capabilities 106 Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian was disappointed saying Lewis has clearly invested every scrap of energy into these songs but being able to belt em out is only half the story and if there s a personality here it s well hidden 104 Victoria Segal of The Times praised Lewis s voice but criticised the music saying Lewis has a powerful voice but on Spirit it seems to have paralysed her collaborators creatively Instead of taking the opportunity to craft it into new and exciting shapes it has been stuck in a big spotlit display case revolving slowly and rather boringly on a velvet cushion of overstuffed balladry She concluded by saying If Lewis is looking for the greatest love of all public adoration she will have to do better than this 108 Accolades edit At the 2008 BRIT Awards Lewis was nominated for four awards including British Album of the Year for Spirit 113 and was the favourite to win most awards 114 however she walked away empty handed 115 She garnered three nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Album 116 At the 2008 Music of Black Origin Awards Spirit won the MOBO award for Best Album and Lewis was nominated for Best UK Female 117 118 The album was nominated in the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards Album of the Year category whilst Lewis won Best UK Ireland Act and was nominated for Act of 2008 and Europe s Favourite Act 119 120 Spirit won Best Album 2008 at the Urban Music Awards 121 and was nominated for Worst Album at the NME Awards 122 In December 2008 Lewis was named Top New Artist by Billboard magazine 123 Additionally Lewis was nominated for Breakout Artist at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards 124 won the World Music Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Female 125 and was awarded the Shooting Star Bambi Award 126 Commercial performance edit nbsp Lewis performing Run on The Labyrinth in 2010On 19 November 2007 Spirit debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first week sales of 375 872 copies making it the fastest selling debut album in the UK 4 beating Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am That s What I m Not 2006 by 12 000 copies 4 until the release of Susan Boyle s debut album I Dreamed a Dream in November 2009 which sold 410 000 copies in its first week 127 It was the fourth fastest selling album of all time behind Be Here Now Oasis 1997 X amp Y Coldplay 2005 and Life for Rent Dido 2003 4 The album remained at number one for seven weeks 128 and reached one million sales after 29 days 129 130 making it the fastest album to sell one million copies by a solo female in the UK 5 Spirit was the second biggest selling album of 2007 in the UK behind Back to Black Amy Winehouse 2006 131 For each of the first seven weeks it sold over 100 000 copies a record which was later equalled by JLS JLS 2009 and beaten by 21 Adele 2011 which sold over 100 000 copies for twelve weeks 132 133 On 23 November 2008 the album returned to number one for a week following the release of the deluxe version of the album 134 In the UK Spirit was the fourth best selling album of the 2000s 11 and is the twentieth best selling album of all time 135 The album has been certified ten times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry 68 with sales of 3 1 million by December 2014 136 It is the 4th best selling album of the millennium in the UK and as of November 2015 has sold 3 132 668 copies in the UK 137 Spirit entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one making it the fastest selling debut album ever beating the Arctic Monkeys by a margin of 6 000 sales 138 The album remained at the top of the chart for two weeks before being knocked off by Shayne Ward s Breathless 128 It was the biggest selling album in 2007 139 and the fourth best selling album in 2008 140 The standard version of the album has been certified seven times platinum 141 and the deluxe version four times platinum 142 In February 2008 the album debuted at number one on both the Australian ARIA Chart and the New Zealand RIANZ chart and went on to be certified platinum in both territories 128 143 144 In Germany the album spent one week at the top spot and went on to be certified triple gold for shipments of 300 000 copies 128 145 Spirit also topped the Austrian and Swiss charts reaching certifications of platinum and double platinum respectively 128 146 147 It was certified four times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of more than four million copies in Europe 148 In the US Spirit debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 205 000 copies in its first week 149 which made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the chart with a debut album 150 and the first British female to hit number one with an album in over twenty years when Sade Adu topped the chart in February 1986 with Promise 150 As of 30 June 2008 the album has been certified platinum 151 The album also reached number one in Canada and was certified platinum on 30 May 2008 128 152 According to the IFPI Spirit was the sixth best selling album of 2008 153 and has gone on to sell over seven million copies worldwide 10 Track listing editInternational standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Bleeding Love Ryan TedderJesse McCartneyRyan Tedder4 232 Whatever It Takes Tony ReyesLeona LewisAlonzo Novel StevensonDallas AustinNovel3 273 Homeless Jorgen ElofssonSteve Mac3 504 Better in Time Jonathan RotemAndrea MartinJ R Rotem3 545 Yesterday Sam WattersLouis BiancanielloNina WoodfordJordan OmleyMichael ManiThe JAMThe Runaways3 546 Take a Bow WattersBiancanielloWayne WilkinsTedderThe RunawaysWilkinsTedder3 547 I Will Be Avril LavigneMax MartinLukasz GottwaldDr Luke3 598 Angel Mikkel Storleer EriksenTor Erik HermansenEspen LindAmund BjorklundJohnta AustinStarGate4 149 Here I Am Walter AfanasieffBrett JamesLewisWalter Afanasieff4 5210 I m You Shaffer SmithEric HudsonEric Hudson3 4811 The Best You Never Had Billy SteinbergJosh AlexanderSteinbergAlexander3 4312 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Ewan MacCollWilkinsThe Runaways4 2613 Footprints in the Sand Richard PagePer MagnussonDavid KreugerSimon CowellSteve Mac4 09 Overseas digital re issue bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Forgive Me Aliuane ThiamClaude KellyGiorgio TuinfortAkon3 39 UK and Irish bonus track 154 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 A Moment Like This ElofssonJohn ReidSteve Mac4 17 Japanese bonus tracks 155 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Forgiveness LewisSalaam RemiKara DioGuardiSalaam RemiDioGuardi4 1916 You Bring Me Down LewisRemiPhillip Taj JacksonRemiJackson3 54 2008 deluxe editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length4 Better in Time single mix RotemA MartinRotem3 5213 Footprints in the Sand single mix PageMagnussonKreugerCowellMac3 5614 A Moment Like This ElofssonJohn ReidSteve Mac4 1715 Forgive Me ThiamKellyTuinfortAkon3 3916 Misses Glass Theron ThomasTerry Thomas IIMaddScientist3 4017 Run Gary LightbodyJonathan QuinnMark McClellandNathan ConnollyIain ArcherJacknife LeeSteve Robson5 12 Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks 156 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length4 Better in Time single mix RotemA MartinRotem3 5213 Footprints in the Sand single mix PageMagnussonKreugerCowellMac3 5614 A Moment Like This ElofssonJohn ReidSteve Mac4 1715 Forgiveness LewisRemiDioGuardiRemiDioGuardi4 1916 You Bring Me Down LewisRemiPhillip Taj JacksonRemiJackson3 5417 Forgive Me ThiamKellyTuinfortAkon3 3918 Misses Glass ThomasThomas IIMaddScientist3 4019 Run LightbodyQuinnMcClellandConnollyArcherLeeRobson5 12 Deluxe edition bonus DVD 157 No TitleDirectorLength1 Bleeding Love UK version Melina Matsoukas4 232 Bleeding Love US version Jessy Terrero4 383 Better in Time Sophie Muller3 584 Footprints in the Sand Sophie Muller3 595 Forgive Me Wayne Isham3 286 A Moment Like This JT4 17 North American edition 158 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Bleeding Love TedderMcCartneyTedder4 222 Better in Time RotemA MartinRotem3 543 I Will Be M MartinLavigneGottwaldDr Luke3 584 I m You SmithHudsonHudson3 475 Forgive Me ThiamKellyTuinfortAkon 6 Misses Glass ThomasThomas IIMaddScientist3 407 Angel EriksenHermansenLindBjorklundJ AustinStarGate4 148 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face MacCollWilkinsThe Runaways4 259 Yesterday WattersBiancanielloWoodfordOmleyManiThe JAMThe Runaways3 5310 Whatever It Takes ReyesLewisStevensonD AustinNovel3 2711 Take a Bow WattersBiancanielloWilkinsTedderThe RunawaysWilkinsTedder3 5312 Footprints in the Sand PageMagnussonKreugerCowellMac4 0713 Here I Am AfanasieffJamesLewisAfanasieff4 50 Switzerland digital re issue bonus track 159 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Bleeding Love Jason Nevins extended remix TedderMcCartneyTedder6 01 North American iTunes Store bonus tracks 160 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 The Best You Never Had SteinbergAlexanderSteinbergAlexander3 4215 You Bring Me Down LewisRemiJacksonRemiJackson3 5416 Bleeding Love US Version music video 4 3817 Bleeding Love Jason Nevins extended remix pre order only TedderMcCartneyTedder6 01 North American deluxe edition bonus tracks 161 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length2 Better in Time single mix RotemA MartinRotem3 5212 Footprints in the Sand single mix PageMagnussonKreugerCowellMac3 5614 Myself with Novel StevensonJustin E BoykinGraham N MarshNovel3 5015 Run single mix LightbodyQuinnMcClellandConnollyArcherLeeRobson4 3716 Forgiveness LewisRemiDioGuardiRemiDioGuardi4 2017 Bleeding Love Jason Nevins rockin radio mix TedderMcCartneyTedder3 41 North American deluxe edition bonus DVDNo TitleDirectorLength1 Bleeding Love US version Jessy Terrero4 382 Bleeding Love UK version Melina Matsoukas4 223 Better in Time Sophie Muller3 574 Footprints in the Sand Sophie Muller3 525 Forgive Me Wayne Isham3 286 Run Jake Nava4 507 I Will Be Sophie Muller4 26Personnel editCredits adapted from Allmusic 162 Vocals Tawatha Agee choir Ravaughn Brown background vocals Robin Clark choir Michelle Cobbs choir Benny Diggs choir Tavia Ivey background vocals Leona Lewis lead vocals background vocals Tammy Lucas choir Cindy Mizelle choir Billy Porter choir Vaneese Thomas choir Fonzi Thornton choir vocal contractor Musicians Walter Afanasieff keyboards Josh Alexander guitar keyboards Dave Arch organ piano Louis Biancaniello keyboards Amy Chang violin Jack Daley bass Mikkel Storleer Eriksen instrumentation Stephen Ferrera drums Karen Freer celli Eric Hudson instrumentation Daniel Laufer celli Chris Laws drums Espen Lind guitar Phillip Lowman drums Steve Mac keyboards synthesizer Max Martin piano John Paricelli guitar Steve Pearce bass William Pu violin Tony Reyes guitar J R Rotem instrumentation Olga Shpitko violin Alonzo Novel Stevenson keyboards Ian Thomas drums Wayne Wilkins keyboards Steven Wolf drums percussion Production John Adams assistant Walter Afanasieff arranger producer programming Josh Alexander digital editing engineer producer programming Chris Lord Alge mixing Dave Arch string arrangements Dallas Austin producer Matt Beckley producer Haydn Bendall string engineer Tom Bender assistant mixing assistant Louis Biancaniello engineer mixing producer programming Chris Brooke vocal engineer David Campbell string arrangements David Channing engineer Lloyd Cooper assistant Simon Cowell executive producer Clive Davis executive producer Rich Davis production co ordination Craig Durrance engineer Mikkel Storleer Eriksen engineer Geoff Foster string arrangements Chris Garcia digital editing engineer Serban Ghenea mixing Tyler Gordon digital editing programming Aniela Gottwald assistant Tatiana Gottwald engineer Keith Gretlein engineer Mick Guzauski mixing Janne Hansson engineer Nate Hertweck assistant Chris Holmes engineer Eddie Horst string arrangements Josh Houghkirk assistant Eric Hudson producer James Ingram assistant Jaycen Joshua mixing Rouble Kapoor engineer Nik Karpen assistant Chris Laws digital editing editing engineer Carlton Lynn engineer mixing Doug McKean engineer Steve Mac arranger producer Graham Marsh producer engineer Vlado Meller mastering Greg Ogan engineer Leon Pendarvis string arrangements string conductor Dave Pensado mixing Trent Privat assistant Daniel Pursey engineer Tim Roberts assistant Scott Roewe digital editing J R Rotem arranger producer Wesley Seidman engineer Robert Smith engineer Chris Soper engineer Billy Steinberg producer Alonzo Novel Stevenson producer programming Tim Sturges assistant assistant engineer Ren Swan engineer mixing Tom Syrowski engineer Phil Tan mixing Ryan Tedder producer Aliaune Akon Thiam producer Giorgio Tuinfort producer Seth Waldmann engineer Sam Watters engineer mixing producer vocal producer Josh Wilbur engineer Wayne Wilkins engineer mixing producer programming Steven Wolf producer Emily Wright engineer production co ordinationCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2007 10 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 163 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 164 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 165 5Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 166 21Canadian Albums Billboard 167 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 168 3Dutch Albums Album Top 100 169 4Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 170 14French Albums SNEP 171 21German Albums Offizielle Top 100 172 1Greek Albums IFPI 173 3Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 174 22Irish Albums IRMA 175 1Italian Albums FIMI 176 5Japanese Albums Oricon 128 5Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 177 178 69New Zealand Albums RMNZ 179 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 180 10Polish Albums ZPAV 181 4Portuguese Albums AFP 182 12South African Albums RISA 183 9South Korean International Albums Gaon 184 38Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 185 26Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 186 2Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 187 1UK Albums OCC 188 1UK R amp B Albums OCC 189 1US Billboard 200 190 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2007 PositionIrish Albums IRMA 139 1UK Albums OCC 191 2Chart 2008 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 192 14Austrian Albums O3 Austria 193 16Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 194 24Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 195 80Canadian Albums Billboard 196 13Dutch Albums MegaCharts 197 29French Albums SNEP 198 68German Albums Offizielle Top 100 199 12Greek Albums IFPI 200 19Irish Albums IRMA 140 4Italian Albums FIMI 201 27Japanese Albums Oricon 202 70New Zealand Albums RMNZ 203 21Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 204 30Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 205 9UK Albums OCC 206 4US Billboard 200 207 19Chart 2009 PositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 208 59Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 209 40UK Albums OCC 210 48US Billboard 200 211 102Chart 2010 PositionUK Albums OCC 212 153Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 213 46UK Albums OCC 214 4All time charts edit Chart PositionIrish Female Albums IRMA 215 4UK Albums OCC 216 23UK Studio Albums OCC 217 18UK Debut Albums OCC 218 3Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 219 Platinum 70 000 Austria IFPI Austria 220 Platinum 20 000 Belgium BEA 221 Gold 15 000 Canada Music Canada 222 Platinum 100 000 France SNEP 223 Gold 75 000 Germany BVMI 224 3 Platinum 600 000 Greece IFPI Greece 225 Gold 7 500 Hungary MAHASZ 226 Gold 3 000 Ireland IRMA 227 7 Platinum 105 000 Italy FIMI 228 Gold 35 000 Japan RIAJ 229 Gold 100 000 Netherlands NVPI 230 Gold 35 000 New Zealand RMNZ 231 Platinum 15 000 Poland ZPAV 232 Gold 10 000 Portugal AFP 233 Gold 10 000 Russia NFPF 234 Gold 10 000 Sweden GLF 235 Gold 20 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 236 2 Platinum 60 000 United Kingdom BPI 237 10 Platinum 3 132 668 137 United States RIAA 238 Platinum 1 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 239 4 Platinum 4 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editStandard editionRegion Date Label Format CatalogueIreland 9 November 2007 Syco Music CD digital download 88697185262United Kingdom 240 12 November 2007Sweden 241 23 January 2008 Sony BMG 88697222432New Zealand 242 25 January 2008ItalyTaiwan 243 Germany 244 Switzerland 245 Korea 246 8803581113907Australia 247 26 January 2008 88697222432Hong Kong 248 28 January 2008Greece 249 Poland 250 Singapore 251 Spain 252 19 February 2008 886972224329France 253 10 March 2008 88697222432China 254 9787799427188AMexico 255 24 March 2008 886972224329United States 256 8 April 2008 J Records 88697025542Canada 257 Sony BMGJapan 258 23 April 2008 BMG Japan CD CD DVD BVCP24129Brazil 259 24 April 2008 Sony BMG CD 88697222432Deluxe editionRegion Date Label Format CatalogueAustralia 260 8 November 2008 Sony BMG CD CD DVD 88697359692Europe 14 November 2008Latin AmericaUnited Kingdom 261 17 November 2008 Syco MusicMexico 261 Sony BMGJapan 262 19 November 2008 BMG JapanUnited States 263 3 February 2009 J RecordsCanada 263 Sony BMGSee also editList of best selling albums List of number one albums of 2008 Australia List of number one albums of 2008 Canada List of number one albums of 2007 Ireland List of number one albums of 2008 New Zealand List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2008 List of best selling albums in the United Kingdom List of best selling albums of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom List of best selling albums of the 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