To your left is the cover art for Leona Lewis' debut album Spirit, which is now set to be released in the US on April 8th via J/SyCo Music. The album's American release will feature 2 new, exclusive tracks: "Forgive Me," written by Akon, and "Misses Glass," which was written and produced by Mad Scientist and Rock City. The US version of the music video for "Bleeding Love," Spirit's first single, will premiere February 4th on VH1 and is directed by Jessy Terrero. The CD has been a massive success in the UK, so Lewis is ready to take on America. Spirit is a great CD by a phenomenal new vocalist and I hope it does well in the US. Still, why they think releasing it 1 week after Mariah's new record comes out is a good idea, I do not know (unless they anticipate a push back, which is possible, yet again, considering all the delay for that single!) The fact that she is working with Mad Scientist, who has previously worked with Nicole Scherzinger on her song "Supervillain," is exciting though, as I love that song. One thing I wanted to point out: is it just me, or are they really trying to fuel this whole Mariah Carey comparison thing with this cover? Check out Mariah's also seemingly-timeless face shot (self-titled) debut album cover HERE. I'm just saying...UPDATE: It seems Leona's official site is telling a bit of a different story. In regards to the "Bleeding Love" US video premiere, Lewis is to appear on TRL this Wednesday to premiere the video in person, which is sooner than the reported VH1 premiere. The fact that the site mentions a "sneak peek," though, disturbs me. We'd better not get our hopes up just to see 15 seconds of the thing! *crosses fingers*
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