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Couldn't agree anymore :P Excited for her X-Factor performance, ever year it is my highlight of the show haha!

 

Also Trouble has gaine 250,000 views in the past 2 days, it's nearly at 800,000 :)

 

The video has been getting a lot of views lately thanks to the Vevo promotion! Also, Dean Piper reviews the album here:

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-ou...-review-1344001

 

It's generally an ok review. But Dean prefers the Spirit-esque leona, so might not be a fan of the big change in direction for Leona. He says "Trouble" is the best of the album. Something I disagree with because I love "Glass Heart" a lot more!

 

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A snippet of "Fireflies" was used on X-factor US!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwuf1bEevGM

 

Skip to 6:00 onwards! It sounds really great! And Leona's belts :o :wub:

 

It was Leona! :o

 

I've just been watching the episode, and I was sure it was Leona in the background but I didn't recognise the song so i doubted myself! I did have a feeling ti could be a new album track after they did the same with Little Mix's DNA last week I think. It sounds fantastic!! :wub:

Leona Lewis new album 'Glassheart': First listen

 

It's just over two weeks until Leona Lewis's long-awaited third studio album Glassheart hits stores on October 15.

 

After being delayed by a year, we were just a little bit intrigued to hear what X Factor's prized diva had been working on and, to our relief, we weren't disappointed.

 

'Trouble'

Like 'Bleeding Love' and 'Happy' before it, this is Leona's big, emotive power-ballad of an opener. It's dark, heart-tugging and pure class.

 

'Un Love Me'

Light Snow Patrol-esque guitar plugs and a thudding bass beat serve as the backdrop for Leona's intricate falsetto, which is allowed to take centre stage. The production is subtle, but the result is epic.

 

'Lovebird'

Weirdly, the intro has a 'Bleeding Love' organ, before some 'Better In Time' piano comes in. However, 'Lovebird' develops into a mid-tempo ballad that centres around the catchy hook: "Your lovebird's flying away/ And my heart's been stuck in a cage/ I've gotta sing my/ Song so pretty, dum-dum dee-dee."

 

'Come Alive'

This is Leona's electronic serenade. Her voice towers above a crash of dubstep wobbles with break beats, before it pulsates into a techno finale. If this were a visual spectacle, it would be green lasers in a gothic castle.

 

'Fireflies'

It begins with Leona singing over a rotating piano riff, before an orchestra of strings flourish while she chants: "Fire! It's only fire!" It results in a hippie, gospel number that sits comfortably with the star's previous offerings.

 

'I To You'

"You are love, you are sin/ You'll alway be everything, everything/ To me," Leona declares while backed by a band of swooping strings. On the first couple of listens this feels like an album track, but a very good one nonetheless.

 

'Shake You Up'

The cutest voice-over clip of Leona asking "Can you turn the music up a little bit please?" plays before Darkchild's '80s pop gold ensues. It's packed with groovy synths, an addictive hook and is the kind of mid-tempo hit we imagine a young Whitney would've recorded.

 

'Stop The Clocks'

An electronic-lite love song about spending an infinite amount of time with her beau, the track is a nice head-nodding ditty that could easily slip onto previous album Echo.

 

'Favourite Scar'

An ear-pleasing piano riff that slightly resembles church bells is joined by one of the most direct tones and clearest diction we've heard from Leona. What's more, it's not the kind of Ryan Tedder collaboration we've come to expect from LeLe; hip-hop beats and attitude give it an almost Rihanna quality.

 

'When It Hurts'

A pleasant piano-led ballad with crashing beats and some light electric guitar riffs serve as a backdrop to Leona's claims that "you love it when it hurts".

 

'Glassheart'

DJ Frank E has sprinkled the title track with pumping club beats and chart-friendly dubstep breakdowns. It acts as a welcome change in pace during the latter stages of the record and definitely grows on repeated listens.

 

'Fingerprint'

Delicate piano twinkles underlie Leona's rich lower register, before she is let loose with soaring falsetto over added crashing echoes and strings before the song's end. The message centres around a loved one being irreplaceable ("No match, no match, no match for your fingerprint/ No substitute, no other you").

 

Verdict:

After only a couple of spins, Glassheart already feels like Leona's strongest collection to date. There are plenty of singles to be lifted here, so our only hope is that Syco doesn't deliberate this time around when it comes to future cuts.

 

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound...rst-listen.html

 

Sounds like the album is gonna be Flawless :wub: :heart:

If you guys had to choose one of the songs you're most looking forward to hearing which would you pick?

 

Obviously excited to hear them all, but if i was to hear one right now, i'd choose...Fingerprint. I think it's going to be one of those epic Leona ballads. :wub:

Oh Karma i can't pick just 1 hahaha but going from that review the ones am most looking forward is,

 

Unlove Me, Favourite Scar, Shake You Up and Fingerprint

Fireflies sounds amazing to me, moreso than the others! Just generally really excited for the whole thing though :lol:
I must have the previews of the tracks now, it's killing me

October tomorrow = GlassHeart Era begins!

 

A week today till Trouble is out, I wonder where it'll be in the chart round this time. Hopefully climbing well! One week to go :dance:

Cant wait for this album so close now! :D

Same! The wait has been too long!

Album listening party on MONDAY! Its like a webcam chat play snippets of album and talk about it track by track!

 

Having a listening party for my new album #Glassheart! Next Monday at 7pm GMT u’ll finally b able to hear exclusive track plays So excited!!

 

https://twitter.com/leonalewismusic

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The hype is building for the album which is good, the hype did not exist last year when the album was due to be originally released.
Leona's album is really something. Back to back pop hits. I love the 80s-inspired Shake You Up, which should def be a single, and Lovebird.
https://twitter.com/danwootton

 

Tweets back to Dan off someone who works for The Sun

 

@danwootton Shake You Up is brilliant

 

@danwootton Hope so. Should be a big hit. Like Un Love Me and title track too.

 

https://twitter.com/TomThorogood

 

From the reviews have seen so far, This album is going to be worth the wait! :wub:

Video for 2ND SINGLE is being shot THIS WEEK!! Glad SYCO isn't waiting ages between singles this era.

 

Blog from Leona!

 

Hi everyone!!!

There is so much going on at the moment as it’s so close to the release of Trouble + Glassheart! Everything is so exciting.

 

I have been so busy, a couple of weeks ago I was on a regional radio tour, which was great as I got to visit some of my favourite places in the UK. I went into loads of radio sessions, did lots of interviews, performed a few times and met lots of you guys. I got to perform ‘Trouble’ and ‘Come alive’ acoustically which I love to do.

 

I was also invited to the Roberto Cavalli show at Milan Fashion Week- I really am so lucky- the show was amazing and I got to meet some lovely talented people- it was a great experience. I loved rocking my Cavalli cape- its so cool.

 

You may have seen some pictures on my Facebook + Twitter- the ones of my signing 3000 albums- my hand was hurting so much after it took me 24 hours to do them! They were for the play.com for the pre-orders on the album- so make sure you get yourself one.

 

This week I have lots going on with interviews photoshoots and getting into filming the next video for my 2nd single!

 

Have any of you seen my Glamour fashion blog? I am really into fashion so really thrilled that I get to share my inspirations + trends- let me know what you think.

 

My XF performance is approaching so quickly and am I really looking forward to it- I can’t wait to be back on that stage- I hope you all enjoy!!!

 

Lots of love

Leona

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http://www.leonalewismusic.com/gb/news/det...log_from_leona/

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