Merry xmas everyone!!! I love you all, we are all part of the same family (Leona's buns). I'm so happy I lived a lot of moments with you this past years and I hope we can live lots more and better next year❤️🎄🎅🏼
The Leona Lewis Appreciation Thread (Part 62)
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Originally Posted by AlfonsoJuanes:
“Merry xmas everyone!!! I love you all, we are all part of the same family (Leona's buns). I'm so happy I lived a lot of moments with you this past years and I hope we can live lots more and better next year❤️🎄🎅🏼”
“Merry xmas everyone!!! I love you all, we are all part of the same family (Leona's buns). I'm so happy I lived a lot of moments with you this past years and I hope we can live lots more and better next year❤️🎄🎅🏼”
Merry Xmas to you too and all fellow buns ! So happy to be part of such a passionate and dedicated fan base ! Here's to a fab 2017!! X
I heard "One More Sleep" in the pub/bar I went to with some family members and her version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"/"White Chirstmas" in the car on the way home! 
Is Leona with Columbia ? I saw a tweet from the france company couple days ago they were wishing happy holidays to her..no wait I got back to translate that tweet and was wishing a good christmas eve sharing OMS
Originally Posted by pes:
“Is Leona with Columbia ? I saw a tweet from the france company couple days ago they were wishing happy holidays to her”
“Is Leona with Columbia ? I saw a tweet from the france company couple days ago they were wishing happy holidays to her”
If true that would mean she's left Def Jam as Columbia is under Sony.
Originally Posted by spaceoddity:
“If true that would mean she's left Def Jam as Columbia is under Sony.”
“If true that would mean she's left Def Jam as Columbia is under Sony.”
Maybe could be for the Europe since she left Island and DJ is basically US focused, but IDK if it's possible to be part of 2 rival labels
If Leona's with Columbia now that could be quite good - lots of great artists she could collab with. Tony Bennett/Barbra Streisand/Celine Dion *_*
Lots of big/popular acts too including Beyoncé.
Plus being back with Sony could open to gates for a deluxe edition of CWL in the future.
And getting her on shows like BGT/X-factor more easily.
Lots of big/popular acts too including Beyoncé.
Plus being back with Sony could open to gates for a deluxe edition of CWL in the future.
And getting her on shows like BGT/X-factor more easily.
Originally Posted by pes:
“Is Leona with Columbia ? I saw a tweet from the france company couple days ago they were wishing happy holidays to her..no wait I got back to translate that tweet and was wishing a good christmas eve sharing OMS”
“Is Leona with Columbia ? I saw a tweet from the france company couple days ago they were wishing happy holidays to her..no wait I got back to translate that tweet and was wishing a good christmas eve sharing OMS”
probably just promoting OMS https://twitter.com/columbia_fr/stat...89299195969536
Originally Posted by pes:
“Maybe could be for the Europe since she left Island and DJ is basically US focused, but IDK if it's possible to be part of 2 rival labels”
“Maybe could be for the Europe since she left Island and DJ is basically US focused, but IDK if it's possible to be part of 2 rival labels”
Yeah you're either signed to Sony, Warner or Universal, no one is signed to two of them.
Nice to see it was just a mistake anyhow.
Originally Posted by siwelanoel:
“I think the song itself was great, but in retrospect, I think "I Am" was not produced well at all. I don't understand why considering Toby Gad is extremely successful & reputable. Maybe it had something to do with the post-production? Like mixing or engineering.
I love the album, but a lot of the production sounds like they're demo-quality at certain points. I wonder if it's because Leona produced the album independently before bringing it to Island.”
“I think the song itself was great, but in retrospect, I think "I Am" was not produced well at all. I don't understand why considering Toby Gad is extremely successful & reputable. Maybe it had something to do with the post-production? Like mixing or engineering.
I love the album, but a lot of the production sounds like they're demo-quality at certain points. I wonder if it's because Leona produced the album independently before bringing it to Island.”
Not produced well at all is an understatement, I love Leona but I feel like she let us down with that album, so full of potential because some of the songs could have done so well, if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.
The anticipation for news is killing me, she could at least give us some sort of clue for where things are going, we don't even know what label she is with now? Oh well hopefully OOTK is still in the pipeline, I don't think we will hear any news January but hopefully February
It looked like OMS was doing much better streaming than last year but didn't manage Top 200 on Spotify Worldwide for Christmas Eve, odd isn't it?
Originally Posted by Crewz_life:
“Not produced well at all is an understatement, I love Leona but I feel like she let us down with that album, so full of potential because some of the songs could have done so well, if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.
The anticipation for news is killing me, she could at least give us some sort of clue for where things are going, we don't even know what label she is with now? Oh well hopefully OOTK is still in the pipeline, I don't think we will hear any news January but hopefully February”
“Not produced well at all is an understatement, I love Leona but I feel like she let us down with that album, so full of potential because some of the songs could have done so well, if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.
The anticipation for news is killing me, she could at least give us some sort of clue for where things are going, we don't even know what label she is with now? Oh well hopefully OOTK is still in the pipeline, I don't think we will hear any news January but hopefully February”
I've never been expert in judging the sound of an album.
All I know is that I Am produced a very uplifting tour that connected with the audience. I think that writing and performing it was very important for Leona personally. She seems much happier and in better voice than she was in the past.
I'm just looking forward to 2017.
Originally Posted by ariella52:
“I've never been expert in judging the sound of an album.
All I know is that I Am produced a very uplifting tour that connected with the audience. I think that writing and performing it was very important for Leona personally. She seems much happier and in better voice than she was in the past.
I'm just looking forward to 2017.”
“I've never been expert in judging the sound of an album.
All I know is that I Am produced a very uplifting tour that connected with the audience. I think that writing and performing it was very important for Leona personally. She seems much happier and in better voice than she was in the past.
I'm just looking forward to 2017.
”
It doesn't take an expert to realise a song going quieter through out, like when you used to download songs and you could hear they were downloaded because the quality of them, anyway the tour might have been her most personal to date (she cerntaunly looked more comfortable than she did on Glassheart tour) but were still left with the studio album that will always sound unfinished in parts, I'm just disappointed with it's lost potential is all, I too am looking forward to 2017, hopefully a good year for Leona, we need her back again😩
Originally Posted by Crewz_life:
“Not produced well at all is an understatement, I love Leona but I feel like she let us down with that album, so full of potential because some of the songs could have done so well, if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.
The anticipation for news is killing me, she could at least give us some sort of clue for where things are going, we don't even know what label she is with now? Oh well hopefully OOTK is still in the pipeline, I don't think we will hear any news January but hopefully February”
“Not produced well at all is an understatement, I love Leona but I feel like she let us down with that album, so full of potential because some of the songs could have done so well, if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.
The anticipation for news is killing me, she could at least give us some sort of clue for where things are going, we don't even know what label she is with now? Oh well hopefully OOTK is still in the pipeline, I don't think we will hear any news January but hopefully February”
Do you know at which point it dips? I've tried it with in ear, on ear, and through speakers but can't pick up on it.
Originally Posted by Crewz_life:
“if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.”
“if you listen to IGY on full blast the song actually dips in the second chorus, I couldn't believe it I think it's pretty poor how they didn't pick up on that and if you don't believe me go and blast it out and you will hear it gets quieter start of second chorus (I bought the song so it's legit, I hope!) it really irritates me.”
The bridge of '' Power '' is way worse than that
Originally Posted by GreekFan:
“The bridge of '' Power '' is way worse than that”
“The bridge of '' Power '' is way worse than that
”
I really want to know if that was intentional or not. I was so hipped for power, and still love it, but that middle 8 annoys me everytime.
As for IGY I still can't hear anything wrong with the chorus. There's a slight dip in the second verse if that's what he means, but it's the same with the first verse too, and it's barely noticeable and feels like it belongs to the song.
Anyway, hope everyone had a lovely Christmas break, and good cheer to those who got the three days off in between. Let the festivities continue!
I Am is what it is. It's an album Leona almost created by herself with no record company budget. It's not going to have the production value of her previous albums.
Having said that, I don't think it is in any way poor quality.
Sonically and as a body of work I still maintain it's her strongest to date.
And I know this is a hugely unpopular opinion on here, I Am- the song is my favourite on the album and I love the bridge in Power. I like the fact that it's kind of jarring.
Having said that, I don't think it is in any way poor quality.
Sonically and as a body of work I still maintain it's her strongest to date.
And I know this is a hugely unpopular opinion on here, I Am- the song is my favourite on the album and I love the bridge in Power. I like the fact that it's kind of jarring.
I think I only played I am in full 3 times.. to many forgettable songs on ther for me. But fantastic songs such as Essence of me & Power I really enjoy.
I hope she goes into a direction that just clicks but I don't know what that could be anymore! I've stopped caring how she charts, I care more about her being recognised as an amazing vocalist as that's what seems to have been forgotten these days
when to me she's one of the best in the world!
I hope she goes into a direction that just clicks but I don't know what that could be anymore! I've stopped caring how she charts, I care more about her being recognised as an amazing vocalist as that's what seems to have been forgotten these days
when to me she's one of the best in the world!
A little recap of Leona's vocal from 2014 - 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C6T6G5uT3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C6T6G5uT3g
Originally Posted by Dave0893:
“I can't wait for next year, hoping it isn't too far into the year until things start to happen.”
“I can't wait for next year, hoping it isn't too far into the year until things start to happen.”
There are some thing to look forward to, no? The Pitbull collab, Alesso and Kygo (hopefully), and that Amy Winehouse tribute, if that's still in the pipelines. I'm really excited for this next year, can't wait to see what it brings us all!
I Am (song) has become one of my favorite Leona songs, it really speaks to me. I didn't think much of it when it first came out but I almost listen to it on a daily basis now. It's a shame that it didn't come across very well on TV but it sounded great on tour!
Originally Posted by Luuk Lewis:
“There are some thing to look forward to, no? The Pitbull collab, Alesso and Kygo (hopefully), and that Amy Winehouse tribute, if that's still in the pipelines. I'm really excited for this next year, can't wait to see what it brings us all!”
“There are some thing to look forward to, no? The Pitbull collab, Alesso and Kygo (hopefully), and that Amy Winehouse tribute, if that's still in the pipelines. I'm really excited for this next year, can't wait to see what it brings us all!”
Yeah I am certain that is scrapped, her team came up with another way of honoring her memory using 'normal' singers, I assume they never managed to bag enough famous singers to take part in the original plan.
Originally Posted by Dave0893:
“Yeah I am certain that is scrapped, her team came up with another way of honoring her memory using 'normal' singers, I assume they never managed to bag enough famous singers to take part in the original plan.”
“Yeah I am certain that is scrapped, her team came up with another way of honoring her memory using 'normal' singers, I assume they never managed to bag enough famous singers to take part in the original plan.”
Hmm shame
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