Spirit (Leona Lewis album)

Spirit
Spirit
Studio album by Leona Lewis
Released	9 November 2007
Recorded	November 2006 – September 2007
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	53:39
Label	Syco; J Records;
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.); Clive Davis (exec.);
Leona Lewis chronology
Singles from Spirit
	"A Moment Like This"; Released: 17 December 2006; "Bleeding Love"; Released: 22 October 2007; "Better in Time"/"Footprints in the Sand"; Released: 9 March 2008; "Forgive Me"; Released: 8 September 2008; "Run"; Released: 30 November 2008; "I Will Be"; Released: 6 January 2009;

Spirit is the debut studio album by English singer Leona Lewis. It was released by Syco in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was released everywhere else in early 2008.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(65/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
BBC Music	mixed
Robert Christgau	B
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]
The Guardian
IGN
The New York Times	mixed
Slant Magazine
The Times
Yahoo! Music UK	^[3]

Spirit received generally positive to mixed reviews.

Track listing

Standard listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love"	Ryan Tedder, Jesse McCartney	Ryan Tedder	4:23
2.	"Whatever It Takes"	Tony Reyes, Leona Lewis, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson	Dallas Austin, Novel	3:27
3.	"Homeless"	Jörgen Elofsson	Steve Mac	3:50
4.	"Better in Time"	Jonathan Rotem, Andrea Martin	J. R. Rotem	3:54
5.	"Yesterday"	Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Nina Woodford, Jordan Omley, Michael Mani	The Jam, The Runaways	3:54
6.	"Take a Bow"	Watters, Biancaniello, Wayne Wilkins, Tedder	The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder	3:54
7.	"I Will Be"	Max Martin, Avril Lavigne, Lukasz Gottwald	Dr. Luke	3:59
8.	"Angel"	Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Johntá Austin	StarGate	4:14
9.	"Here I Am"	Walter Afanasieff, Brett James, Lewis	Walter Afanasieff	4:52
10.	"I'm You"	Shaffer Smith, Eric Hudson	Eric Hudson	3:48
11.	"The Best You Never Had"	Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander	Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander	3:43
12.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Ewan MacColl	Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways	4:26
13.	"Footprints in the Sand"	Richard Page, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Simon Cowell	Steve Mac	4:09

UK and Ireland bonus track^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"A Moment Like This"	Elofsson, John Reid	Steve Mac	4:17

Japanese bonus tracks^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"A Moment Like This"	Elofsson, John Reid	Steve Mac	4:17
15.	"Forgiveness"	Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi	Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi	4:19
16.	"You Bring Me Down"	Lewis, Remi, Taj Jackson	Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson	3:54

North American edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love"	Tedder, McCartney	Ryan Tedder	4:22
2.	"Better in Time"	Rotem, A. Martin	J. R. Rotem	3:54
3.	"I Will Be"	M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald	Dr. Luke	3:58
4.	"I'm You"	Smith, Hudson	Eric Hudson	3:47
5.	"Forgive Me"	Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort	Akon	3:39
6.	"Misses Glass"	Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas II	MaddScientist	3:40
7.	"Angel"	Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin	StarGate	4:14
8.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	MacColl	Wayne 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	Dallas Austin, Novel	3:27
11.	"Take a Bow"	Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder	The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder	3:53
12.	"Footprints in the Sand"	Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell	Steve Mac	4:07
13.	"Here I Am"	Afanasieff, James, Lewis	Walter Afanasieff	4:50

North American iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"The Best You Never Had"	Steinberg, Alexander	Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander	3:42
15.	"You Bring Me Down"	Lewis, Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson	Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson	3:54
16.	"Bleeding Love" (music video)			4:38

Deluxe edition

Standard listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love"	Tedder, McCartney	Ryan Tedder	4:22
2.	"Whatever It Takes"	Reyes, Lewis, Stevenson	Dallas Austin, Novel	3:27
3.	"Homeless" (2008 Version)	Elofsson	Steve Mac	3:50
4.	"Better in Time" (single mix)	Rotem, A. Martin	J. R. Rotem	3:52
5.	"Yesterday"	Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, Mani	The Jam, The Runaways	3:53
6.	"Take a Bow"	Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder	The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder	3:54
7.	"I Will Be"	M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald	Dr. Luke	3:58
8.	"Angel"	Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin	StarGate	4:14
9.	"Here I Am"	Afanasieff, James, Lewis	Walter Afanasieff	4:50
10.	"I'm You"	Smith, Hudson	Eric Hudson	3:48
11.	"The Best You Never Had"	Steinberg, Alexander	Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander	3:42
12.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	MacColl	Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways	4:26
13.	"Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)	Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell	Steve Mac	3:56
14.	"A Moment Like This"	Elofsson, Reid	Steve Mac	4:17
15.	"Forgive Me"	Aliuane Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort	Akon	3:39
16.	"Misses Glass"	Theron Thomas, Terry Thomas II	MaddScientist	3:40
17.	"Run"	Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee	Steve Robson	5:12

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Forgiveness"	Lewis, Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi	Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi	4:17
19.	"You Bring Me Down"	Lewis, Remi, Taj Jackson	Salaam Remi, Taj Jackson	3:54

International bonus DVD
No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love" (International edition)	Melina Matsoukas	4:23
2.	"Bleeding Love" (US edition)	Jessy Terrero	4:38
3.	"Better in Time"	Sophie Muller	3:58
4.	"Footprints in the Sand"	Sophie Muller	3:59
5.	"Forgive Me"	Wayne Isham	3:28
6.	"A Moment Like This"	JT	4:17

North American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love"	Tedder, McCartney	Ryan Tedder	4:22
2.	"Better in Time" (single mix)	Rotem, A. Martin	J. R. Rotem	3:52
3.	"I Will Be"	M. Martin, Lavigne, Gottwald	Dr. Luke	3:58
4.	"I'm You"	Smith, Hudson	Eric Hudson	3:47
5.	"Forgive Me"	Thiam, Kelly, Tuinfort	Akon	3:40
6.	"Misses Glass"	Thomas, Terry Thomas II	MaddScientist	3.40
7.	"Angel"	Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund, J. Austin	StarGate	4:13
8.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	MacColl	Wayne Wilkins, The Runaways	4:25
9.	"Yesterday"	Watters, Biancaniello, Woodford, Omley, Mani	The Jam, The Runaways	3:52
10.	"Whatever It Takes"	Reyes, Lewis, Stevenson	Dallas Austin, Novel	3:27
11.	"Take a Bow"	Watters, Biancaniello, Wilkins, Tedder	The Runaways, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder	3:54
12.	"Footprints in the Sand" (single mix)	Page, Magnusson, Kreuger, Cowell	Steve Mac	3:56
13.	"Here I Am"	Afanasieff, James, Lewis	Walter Afanasieff	4:50
14.	"Myself" (featuring Novel)	Stevenson, Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh		3:50
15.	"Run" (single mix)	Lightbody, Quinn, McClelland, Connolly, Archer, Lee	Steve Robson	4:37
16.	"Forgiveness"	Lewis, Remi, DioGuardi	Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi	4:20
17.	"Bleeding Love" (Jason Nevins rockin' radio mix)	Tedder, McCartney	Ryan Tedder	3:41

North American bonus DVD
No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Bleeding Love" (US edition)	Jessy Terrero	4:38
2.	"Bleeding Love" (UK edition)	Melina Matsoukas	4:22
3.	"Better in Time"	Sophie Muller	3:57
4.	"Footprints in the Sand"	Sophie Muller	3:52
5.	"Forgive Me" (UK edition)	Wayne Isham	3:28
6.	"Run"	Jake Nava	4:50
7.	"I Will Be"	Sophie Muller	4:26

References

↑ "Spirit Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic.
↑ Willman, Chris (7 December 2007). "Spirit Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time division of Time Warner. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ Gennoe, Dan (19 November 2007). "Leona Lewis Spirit Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ "Spirit: Leona Lewis: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.com.
↑ "Spirit [Japan Bonus Tracks] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.
↑ "Spirit [US] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.

References

[Metacritic-1] "Spirit Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic.

[2] Willman, Chris (7 December 2007). "Spirit Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time division of Time Warner. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[3] Gennoe, Dan (19 November 2007). "Leona Lewis Spirit Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[4] "Spirit: Leona Lewis: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.com.

[5] "Spirit [Japan Bonus Tracks] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.

[6] "Spirit [US] – Leona Lewis". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Rovi Corporation.

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v t e Leona Lewis
Discography · Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Spirit · Echo · Glassheart · Christmas, With Love · I Am
Live albums	The Labyrinth Tour Live from The O2
Singles	"A Moment Like This" · "Bleeding Love" · "Better in Time" · "Footprints in the Sand" · "Forgive Me" · "Run" · "I Will Be" · "Happy" · "I Got You" · "Collide" · "Trouble" · "Lovebird"
Other songs	"Just Stand Up!" · "I See You" · "Everybody Hurts"
Concert tours	The Labyrinth
Related articles	The X Factor (series 3) · J Records · Syco