I bought the album on Wednesday, and I think it's definitely one that's gonna take some time to grow on me. So far, "Bleeding Love" and "Forgive Me" are the only 2 tracks that I'm crazy about. The rest will take more listening.
Originally posted by Fighting4Justice: Is "Better In Time" the official second single?
The song has really grown on me to the point where I can't get it out of my head.
And the music video is really well-done.
I believe "Better In Time" is her official second single. I know on GMA they introduced the song as "her new hit song." No matter the outcome, this song is a real standout.
I bought the album this past weekend and it seemed a bit underwhelming with the first listen. But by the second listen and on, the album had really begun to lighten up and sound a bit better. It is nothing groundbreaking, but it is a strong showcase for her talent.
Posts: 940 | Location: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: December 07, 2005
CHART DATE: 04/14/2008 LAST UPDATE: 04/15/2008 10:32:48 NOW IN: 79.95%
LW TW artist / album label power index -- 1 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 171,598 SPIRIT -- 2 JAMES OTTO WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 51,267 SUNSET MAN 1 3 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 48,634 TROUBADOUR 3 4 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 38,910 VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 5 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 30,412 SOUNDTRACK 2 6 R.E.M. WARNER BROS. 23,864 ACCELERATE -- 7 P.O.D. COLUMBIA 23,592 WHEN ANGELS & SERPENTS DANCE 9 8 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 21,387 TRILLA 6 9 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 20,842 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 38 10 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 20,673 DAUGHTRY
She debuts with about 209k. Pretty impressive debut.
CHART DATE: 04/14/2008 LAST UPDATE: 04/15/2008 12:49:55 NOW IN: FINAL
LW TW artist / album label power index % change -- 1 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 208,688 -- SPIRIT -- 2 JAMES OTTO WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 59,071 -- SUNSET MAN 1 3 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 55,906 -67% TROUBADOUR 3 4 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 46,566 -22% VARIOUS ARTISTS 2 5 R.E.M. WARNER BROS. 43,427 -60% ACCELERATE -- 6 P.O.D. COLUMBIA 38,209 -- WHEN ANGELS & SERPENTS DANCE 4 7 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 37,565 -29% SOUNDTRACK -- 8 RAY J KOCH 36,198 -- ALL I FEEL 9 9 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 35,409 -8% TRILLA 6 10 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 28,780 -37% WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 10 11 PANIC AT THE DISCO FUELED BY RAMEN 28,201 -24% PRETTY. ODD. 13 12 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 26,514 -16% SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 24 13 RACONTEURS WARNER BROS. 25,785 +18% CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY 18 14 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 25,389 -5% TAYLOR SWIFT 32 15 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 24,889 +31% JORDIN SPARKS 38 16 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 24,755 +43% DAUGHTRY -- 17 NINE INCH NAILS NULL CORPORATION 23,879 -- GHOSTS I-IV 5 18 DAY26 BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 23,254 -50% DAY26 8 19 COUNTING CROWS GEFFEN 22,520 -44% SATURDAY NIGHTS SUNDAY MORNINGS 17 20 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 20,692 -23% LITTLE VOICE 22 21 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 20,233 -11% JONAS BROTHERS 15 22 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 20,228 -28% MAIL ON SUNDAY 28 23 HANNAH MONTANA 2 - MEET MILEY WALT DISNEY RECORDS 19,280 -7% SOUNDTRACK -- 24 MARIE DIGBY HOLLYWOOD 19,021 -- UNFOLD 20 25 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,478 -24% GOOD TIME 27 26 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 18,079 -15% EGO TRIPPIN' 33 27 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 18,065 -4% BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 21 28 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 17,879 -22% AS I AM 19 29 MICHAEL JACKSON LEGACY 17,711 -28% THRILLER - 25TH ANNIVERSARY ED. 30 30 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 17,474 -10% COCO 23 31 GNARLS BARKLEY ATLANTIC 17,456 -23% ODD COUPLE 39 32 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 17,085 +3% CARNIVAL RIDE 34 33 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 15,976 -12% BACK TO BLACK -- 34 ASHES DIVIDE ISLAND 15,784 -- KEEP TELLING MYSELF IT'S ALRIGHT 7 35 TRINA SLIP-N-SLIDE 15,492 -64% STILL DA BADDEST 37 36 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 14,889 -15% EXCLUSIVE 41 37 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 13,705 -11% GROWING PAINS 42 38 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 13,037 -15% DREAMING OUT LOUD 40 39 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 12,981 -19% JUST LIKE YOU 11 40 VAN MORRISON LOST HIGHWAY/IDJ 12,835 -63% KEEP IT SIMPLE 12 41 ROLLING STONES INTERSCOPE 12,823 -60% SHINE A LIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) 47 42 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 12,299 -14% ULTIMATE HITS 48 43 JUNO RHINO 11,720 -17% SOUNDTRACK 29 44 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 11,697 -43% ATTACK & RELEASE 45 45 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,465 -22% AMERICAN MAN: GREATEST HITS V2 -- 46 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 11,445 -- MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 49 47 BUCKCHERRY ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC 11,381 -18% 15 50 48 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE INTERSCOPE 11,183 -16% SOUNDTRACK -- 49 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 11,050 -- RIOT! -- 50 EAGLES EAGLES RECORDING COMPANY 11,049 -- LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
U.K. import Leona Lewis makes a huge splash at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, becoming the first British solo artist to debut in the U.S. chart's top slot, according to this morning's Nielsen SoundScan charts.
The singer, discovered on "The X Factor," Simon Cowell's British talent show, leads the list with opening-week sales of 205,000 copies. That gives Lewis' "Spirit" a commanding lead over last week's chart champ, George Strait's "Troubadour," which holds the runner-up spot with 59,000 sold.
Last year, Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" set a record for the highest bow by a British female's solo debut when it entered at No. 7, although that set had not been Winehouse's first British release.
Lewis becomes the first Brit solo act to lead The Billboard 200 since Rod Stewart's "Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time" led the page in the Oct. 28, 2006 issue. Moreover, she becomes the first British female soloist to do so since Sade's "Promise" reached No. 1 in February 1986, a couple of months before Lewis' first birthday.
The release of "Spirit" stirs an 11% rise for Lewis' lead single, "Bleeding Love," which returns to No. 1 on Hot Digital Songs with 223,000 sold for the week (2-1). The song has sold 1.1 million copies since U.S. downloads became available in late December, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Originally posted by Fighting4Justice: 200K+ for a debut is pretty impressive. Congrats to her. Is she heading back to the top of the Hot 100? What going on there?
Yup!!!
She's going to have the #1 Album and #1 Single this week. Very impressive for a debut artist.
Originally posted by Fighting4Justice: 200K+ for a debut is pretty impressive. Congrats to her. Is she heading back to the top of the Hot 100? What going on there?
Yup!!!
She's going to have the #1 Album and #1 Single this week. Very impressive for a debut artist.
Best New Artist Grammy here she comes..lol
Cool. I'm glad it's her that's ascending to the top. It's easily the best pop song out right now.
Posts: 6116 | Location: Canada | Registered: October 26, 2005
Originally posted by Fighting4Justice: 200K+ for a debut is pretty impressive. Congrats to her. Is she heading back to the top of the Hot 100? What going on there?
Yup!!!
She's going to have the #1 Album and #1 Single this week. Very impressive for a debut artist.
Best New Artist Grammy here she comes..lol
That is extremely impressive!
Hey magnifico or should I say magnificent?
Posts: 13332 | Location: Milwaukee,WI USA | Registered: September 12, 2001
Lewis, Juno faves shake up charts By JOHN WILLIAMS Senior Editor, JAM! Showbiz
Simon Cowell's latest discovery, U.K. sensation Leona Lewis, is starting to make big waves in North America.
The British pop singer's debut album, "Spirit," checked in at No. 1 on the Canadian charts, pushing nearly 20,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.
It marks the first time an artist has entered in at No. 1 with a debut effort since Il Divo did it back in April of 2005.
The 23-year-old, whose big break came from winning Cowell's British talent show "The X-Factor," has been given a big push in these parts. She recently made an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and had some favourable postings from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
This extra attention also led to top billing south of the border, with Lewis selling 205,000 copies of ""Spirit"" in the U.S.
Back here, Canadian artists got a big chart boost from their Juno appearances. Feist's "Reminder" moved up from No. 12 to No. 2, Michael Buble's "Call Me Irresponsible" shot up 20 notches to No. 7, Anne Murray's "Duets, Friends & Legends" went from No. 19 to No. 9, and the "Juno Awards 2008" compilation re-entered the top 10 at No. 10.
Elsewhere on the charts, the "Hanna Montana 2" soundtrack occupied the No. 3 slot, followed by the "Family Jams" compilation at No. 4, Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" at No. 5, Nine Inch Nails' "Ghosts I-IV" at No. 6, and the "Hanna Montana" soundtrack at No. 8.
