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Spirit - Leona Lewis
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65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 38 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. 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.
  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.

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  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.
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  2. JohnS.
    10
    An absolute stunning album, totally worth the wait! Normally, talent show singers have one or two hits and then there gone forever trying to make a come back but never do, but this debut album from Leona Lewis is absolutely stunning! I watched a program with my wife called Diva's on ITV 1 and she absolutely astounded me with her rendition of "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" she was infact better than most of the divas on the show! I believe "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is the most powerful off the album with "Bleeding Love," "Better in Time," "Whatever it Takes," and "Take a Bow" the other outstanding tracks! A must have!… Expand
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  3. 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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