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Leona Lewis Echo Release Date: 2009 11 17 Label: J-Records The goal of Leona Lewis' 2007 debut Spirit was to prove that an X Factor winner could be a phenomenon not just in the U.K. but in the rest of the world. The goal of her second album, 2009's Echo, is to prove that success was no fluke, to build upon "Bleeding Love" and turn Lewis into an actual diva. Certainly, Echo in any of its incarnations -- its song listings are tailored for individual markets, with the U.K. getting a cover of Oasis' "Stop Crying Your Heart Out," while the U.S. gets a second song co-written by Justin Timberlake -- uses the chilly, synthesized "Bleeding Love" as its foundation, creating a sheet of sound equal parts Euro-pop and modern American R&B. As opposed to the often-stuffy Spirit, this is proudly modern, and if the sounds emanating from the two sides of the Atlantic might seem to be aesthetically opposed, they're both producer-driven music constructed layer by layer from rhythm to the vocal, where the overall sound matters more than what's being sung. Which isn't to say that Lewis doesn't sing the hell out of the songs on Echo: she has an uncanny gift for hitting impossible notes without seeming as if she's grandstanding. In fact, there's nary an ounce of diva in Lewis, she seems to enjoy singing for the sake of it, which is what keeps Echo interesting. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Happy Lewis, Bogart 4:02 2 I Got You Birgisson, Martin, Kotecha 3:47 3 Love Letter Rudolf, Kasher 4:01 4 Can't Breathe Cheyline "Che'Nelle" Lim, Aminov, Lewis, Ross, Kadouch, Malih, Lundon J. Knighten 4:15 5 You Don't Care Tedder, Lewis 4:03 6 Outta My Head Shellback, Kotecha, Martin 3:40 7 Brave Frampton, Bunetta, Lewis, Kotecha 3:37 8 My Hands Birgisson, Wroldsen 4:14 9 Alive Brisebois, Lewis, Shanks 3:30 10 Don't Let Me Down Lewis, Fauntleroy, Tadross, Elizondo, Timberlake 4:36 11 Fly Here Now Bhasker, Lewis 3:41 12 Broken A. "Nowel" Stevenson, Shanks, Lewis 4:04 13 Lost Then Found Robbins, Cates, Tedder, Muckala, Lewis 11:08 Releases: Year Type Label 2009 CD J-Records 2009 CD Syco Music 2009 CD RCA Records 2009 CD Syco Music

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