Spirit - Leona Lewis
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65 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 41 Ratings

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  • Summary: The season three "The X Factor" winner's first album debuted as the number one album in the UK.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Dot Music
    80
    With its refined beats, immaculate arrangements and intelligent melodies, Spirit confirms both Lewis's international ambitions and the likelihood that she'll pull them off.
  2. The New York Times
    60
    Beyond that lead single, produced by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, the results start to feel uneven.
  3. Blender
    60
    Exactly zero songs on Spirit come close to matching 'Bleeding Love.' On the album, she fares best when not allowed to overindulge in her sterling voice as on the haunting electro kiss-off 'Take a Bow' and the svelte power ballad 'I Will Be,' co-written by Avril Lavigne.
  4. Slant Magazine
    60
    Though the 21-year-old's faithful, capable rendition of 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' proves that the timelessness of the song should remain unquestioned, the album's adult-skewed material sounds even more jarring next to two fresh new tracks, the bouncy and youthful 'Forgive Me' and urban club jam 'Misses Glass,' added for American consumption.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. JessieJames
    10
    Great debut album. everything is pretty good, though there are not many songs that allows leona to use her full range.
  2. glacier777
    8
    Yes the voice that brought you the magnificent bleeding love is also on all the other great tracks on this album. The ballards really are a thing of beauty, but she puts so much emotion into the more upbeat numbers that they too are excellent. An unmissable album for anyone who is a fan of female artists.… Expand
  3. Pete
    7
    There are enough good songs on here, but the ballads/mid temps around the middle kinda blend into one. Saying that, she does have an amazing voice, and that's why this album gets a 7, no higher, no lower.… Expand
  4. Edd
    1
    Abysmal. Yes, she has a good voice, but that's not enough. The songs are all very bland and annoying, and there's no emotion or personality at all. Some of the lyrics are pretty cringe-worthy (for example the chorus in Footprints in the Sand), and personally i find it annoying how Lewis reckons that the album really shows her own emotions and spirit (hence the title), yet she didn't write any of the songs on there. All in all, it's another easy-to-forget album from a fame-hungry and useless singer.… Expand

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