Which UK singer has had albums 'Spirit', 'Echo' and 'Glassheart'
"Glassheart (song) ""Glassheart"" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis for her third studio album of the same name (2012). The song was conceptualised by Lewis and frequent collaborator Ryan Tedder at his family home in Denver, Colorado. As she was experiencing a stressful time in her life, Lewis wanted to create an uptempo dance track with Tedder as she felt a ballad would make her more upset. It was co-written by Lewis and Tedder alongside Brent Kutzle, Noel Zancanella, Justin Franks, Fis Shkreli and Peter Svensson. Production of the song was handled by Tedder and Franks, with"
"debut studio album, ""Spirit"" (2007), on the songs ""Bleeding Love"" and ""Take a Bow"". Tedder also co-wrote songs on Lewis' second studio album, ""Echo"" (2009), ""Happy"", ""You Don't Care"" and ""Lost then Found"", a collaboration with the group Tedder is a member of, OneRepublic. In addition to the title track on ""Glassheart"", Lewis and Tedder collaborated on the song ""Favourite Scar"". ""Glassheart"" was co-written by Lewis with Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Noel Zancanella, Justin Franks, Fis Shkreli and Peter Svensson. It was produced by Tedder and Franks, who is credited under his production name DJ Frank E; the song was co-produced"
"the first people to work with Lewis was her frequent collaborator Ryan Tedder who penned and produced multiple songs both on ""Spirit"" (2007) and ""Echo"" (2009). The album is named after ""Glassheart,"" a song recorded in sessions with Tedder in Denver, Colorado, when Lewis asked for a song that she could ""dance and jump around [to]."" The song's other co-writers were Noel Zancanella and OneRepublic guitarist Brent Kutzle. Kutzle, Zancanella and Tedder worked with Lewis on another song called ""Burn"". A snippet of ""Burn"" was used during an interview with Clive Davis which aired on 23 October 2011. Davis headed"
"Spirit (Leona Lewis album) Spirit is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis, released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release during early 2008. After winning the third series of reality singing contest ""The X Factor"" in December 2006, Lewis began recording the album in Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. Critics praised the album for creating a contemporary album using such a variety of producers, and for showcasing Lewis's voice, though they criticised her ""lack of personality"". The"
"her third studio album ""Glassheart"", Lewis said that the album would be more experimental than ""Spirit"" and ""Echo"" by embodying a ""different"" yet ""classic"" sound. She added, ""I'm really, really excited about it. I'm working with some new producers, some up and coming people and it's going to be kind of a different sound – but still classic"". Lewis described it as ""energetic, deep, [and] unique"". She also commented that it would have a darker tone and that she would be putting her ""heart into [her] lyrics"". Lewis credits Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as her major influences: ""when I"
"to debut at number one. Its first week sales represent a stark decline from ""Spirit"" (2007), which opened with 375,000 copies and the 161,000 copies that ""Echo"" (2009) sold in its first week On the UK Download Chart, ""Glassheart"" fared better, debuting at number two, having beaten ""Babel"", but losing out to Bugg's debut album. In Scotland, the album also debuted at number three. Meanwhile, on the Irish Albums Chart, ""Glassheart"" debuted at number four, becoming Lewis' third top-five peaking album in Ireland behind 2007's ""Spirit"" (peaked at number one) and 2009's ""Echo"" (peaked at number two). In continental Europe,"
"to sell over 8 million copies worldwide, and was the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, where it has since sold over 3.12 million copies and remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist. ""Spirit"" spawned seven singles, including two from a re-release of the album. Lead international single ""Bleeding Love"" went on to top the charts in 36 countries, becoming one of the best selling singles by a female of all time. It was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards, and British Single at"
"""Glassheart"" was also considerably less successful than Lewis' previous releases. It debuted at number twenty-nine in Switzerland, spending two weeks in the top-fifty on the Swiss Albums Chart. Additionally in Spain, ""Glassheart"" opened at number fifty-four, whereas ""Echo"" peaked in the top-twenty and ""Spirit"" peaked in the top-thirty. ""Glassheart"" was most successful in Austria and Germany where it peaked at number five and six, respectively. In Austria it became Lewis' second top-five album, besting ""Echo""s peak of number eight but losing out to ""Spirit"" which peaked at number one. Similarly in Germany, the album became Lewis' second top-ten album, after"
"inspired to continue making music and used her Facebook account to announce that the album was being pushed back into early 2012. 26 March 2012 was confirmed as the new release date for ""Glassheart"". To bridge the gap between ""Echo"" (2009) and ""Glassheart"", Lewis teamed with British producer Fraser T Smith to record , an extended play (EP) of cover songs which was released in December. In January 2012, Lewis announced that the album was being pushed back again, this time to November 2012. During an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis confirmed that she had recorded with Scottish DJ Calvin"
"number one in over 30 countries, becoming the best-selling single of 2008. As a result, she was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by ""Billboard"" in 2008. Under the guidance of Cowell and Davis, Lewis released her second UK number-one album ""Echo"" and recorded the theme song for the film ""Avatar"" in 2009, while embarking on her first UK arena tour, The Labyrinth, in 2010. In 2011, Lewis released the non-album single ""Collide"", a collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii, and her first extended play, """". Her third album, ""Glassheart"", was released in 2012. It marked a new creative direction for Lewis, drawing"
"November 2009, performing songs from ""Spirit"" and ""Echo"". ""Echo"" reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and the top ten of Austria, Ireland and Switzerland. Despite previous attempts from Lewis's lawyers to ban the release of ""Best Kept Secret"" by UEG Music, claiming that the singer had not given her consent, the album was released in January 2009, when the label insisted it owned the rights to the music and Lewis would receive a 50% share of the album's profits. However, a television advert for the album was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, who said in a statement:"
"Spiritus (song) ""Spiritus"" is a song performed and written by Australian singer–songwriter Lisa Mitchell. The song was released on 27 March 2012 as the lead single from her third extended play"", Spiritus"". It was also included on her second studio album, ""Bless This Mess"". The track peaked at number 91 on the ARIA Chart. In an interview with Tom and Alex on Triple J on 27 March 2012, Mitchell said; ""Spiritus means breath in Latin and I've been doing a lot of yoga lately and a lot of breathing; that's the main thing you concentrate on. That's sort of one"
"Hands"" was used as the theme song for the video game ""Final Fantasy XIII"". The album achieved commercial success, peaking within the top twenty in nine countries, including debuting at number one in the UK with 161,000 copies sold in its first week. Lewis promoted the album along with her debut record on The Labyrinth, her debut headlining concert tour, starting in May 2010. As with Lewis's debut album, ""Spirit"", each of ""Echo""s producers were enlisted by her mentors Simon Cowell and Clive Davis. Unlike her debut album where she travelled between cities, Lewis remained in Los Angeles for the"
"the listener, both musically and spiritually."" All tracks written by Carleen Anderson, except where noted. Adapted from AllMusic. True Spirit True Spirit is the debut solo album by Carleen Anderson, released in 1994. The album includes four UK Top 40 singles: ""Nervous Breakdown"" (#27), ""Mama Said"" (#26), ""True Spirit"" (#24) and ""Let It Last"" (#16). In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon gave the album three out of five stars, describing Anderson's voice as ""warm"" and ""soulful"" and that the album ""succeeds in drawing on older R&B vibes and making them sound fresh."" He went on to say that"
"Spiritus (EP) Spiritus is the third EP release by Lisa Mitchell. The EP was released on 4 May 2012 and peaked at number 66 on the Australian ARIA Chart. Tanya Ali from the AU Review gave the EP 9.6 out of 10, praising the sophistication, growth and song writing maturation saying; ""Throughout the whole EP, lyrics are a very strong point and it is clear that Mitchell is a very capable songwriter, tackling deep emotions and issues with tact and poeticism."". Simon Ubaldi from Beat Magazine said it was an interesting step forward by Mitchell, complemented the vocals but said"
"and release a coffee table book detailing his career from the inception of the Wildhearts through to the 555% Pledge campaign. The project achieved its goal, with 10% of money made after 100% going to the charity Shelter. This list attempts to bring together the major albums Ginger has released under various guises throughout his musical career and focuses on albums that contain original studio recorded material (i.e. not live recordings, greatest hits or various artists compilations). Ginger (musician) Ginger Wildheart (born David Leslie Walls; 17 December 1964 in South Shields) is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He"
"is a piano and guitar led song. It garnered a mixed response from music critics, with some critics praising Lewis's vocal performance and delivery, whilst others described it as emotionless. Upon the release of ""Spirit"" in November 2007, the song peaked at number 160 on the UK Singles Chart due to strong digital download sales. It was released for US Contemporary hit radio airplay on 6 January 2009. Throughout January to March 2009, it also made an impact on the Canadian and United States charts; in the former it peaked at number 83, while it peaked at number 66 on"
"Smith was ensuring that there was continuity in ""the vocal recording, the style, the production and songwriting."" Smith also commented that his aim was for ""Lewis to make an artist album rather than it being a collection of songs."" According to Lewis, ""Glassheart"" tells the story of ""star-crossed lovers that can't be together."" The album opens and closes with two versions of the lead single, ""Trouble,"" described by Sylvia Patterson of ""The Guardian"" as ""very London"". Co-written with Sandé, it contains elements of trip hop and was inspired by Lewis' 2010 break-up with childhood sweetheart Lou Al-Chamaa. Lyrics co-written by"
"one million copies by a solo female in the UK. ""Spirit"" was the second biggest selling album of 2007 in the UK, behind ""Back to Black"" (Amy Winehouse, 2006). For each of the first seven weeks it sold over 100,000 copies, a record which was later equalled by ""JLS"" (JLS, 2009), and beaten by ""21"" (Adele, 2011), which sold over 100,000 copies for twelve weeks. On 23 November 2008, the album returned to number one for a week, following the release of the deluxe version of the album. In the UK ""Spirit"" was the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s,"
"outlets speculated that this was due to the weak commercial performance of her third studio album, ""Glassheart"", which was released in November 2012. It became her first album to not debut at number one or earn platinum certification in the United Kingdom. In August 2013, Lewis confirmed that she was in the process of recording her first Christmas album, and that label boss and friend, Simon Cowell, came up with the idea. Lewis released ""Christmas, with Love"" in November 2013; it peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)"
"was the first - and so far only - of Lewis' albums not released in North America. On ""Glassheart"", Lewis reunites with Ryan Tedder, record producer of her previous singles ""Bleeding Love"" and ""Happy"" and songwriter Andrea Martin who co-wrote ""Better in Time,"" in addition to a number of new collaborators such as British duo Naughty Boy and Emeli Sandé, Rodney ""Darkchild"" Jerkins and DJ Frank E. Producer Fraser T Smith executive produced the album after impressing Lewis with his work on """" (2011), a cover song extended play (EP) that Lewis released to bridge the gap between ""Echo"" (2009)"
"True Spirit True Spirit is the debut solo album by Carleen Anderson, released in 1994. The album includes four UK Top 40 singles: ""Nervous Breakdown"" (#27), ""Mama Said"" (#26), ""True Spirit"" (#24) and ""Let It Last"" (#16). In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon gave the album three out of five stars, describing Anderson's voice as ""warm"" and ""soulful"" and that the album ""succeeds in drawing on older R&B vibes and making them sound fresh."" He went on to say that the lyrics are ""literate and sophisticated"", adding that """"True Spirit"" is a gorgeous album that constantly draws in"
"top-forty positions on the UK Singles Chart. Her third album, ""Glasshouse"" was released in 2017 and again achieved a top-ten position in the UK. It includes the singles ""Midnight"", ""Selfish Love"" and ""Alone"". Jessie Ware discography English singer and songwriter Jessie Ware has released three studio albums, fourteen singles and six extended plays. Ware released her debut studio album ""Devotion"" in 2012, charting at number five on the UK Albums Chart. The album included the singles ""Running"", ""110%"" and ""Wildest Moments"". The album was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales over 100,000 copies. The singer's second"
"album also reached number one in Canada and was certified platinum on 30 May 2008. According to the IFPI, ""Spirit"" was the sixth best selling album of 2008, and has gone on to sell over seven million copies worldwide. Credits adapted from Allmusic. Vocals Musicians Production Spirit (Leona Lewis album) Spirit is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis, released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release during early 2008. After winning the third series of reality singing contest ""The X Factor"" in December 2006, Lewis began recording"
"won two awards at the 2008 MOBO Awards: Best Album for ""Spirit"" and Best Video for ""Bleeding Love"". In December 2008 Lewis was named 'Top New Artist' by ""Billboard"" magazine. Lewis's second album, ""Echo"", was given a worldwide release in November 2009. Production took place throughout 2009, including work with Ryan Tedder, Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, Arnthor Birgisson, Kevin Rudolf, and John Shanks. It was recorded in Los Angeles and took nine months to produce. Lewis described the album as ""more guitar-driven"" compared to ""Spirit"". Lewis performed her first full UK show at the Hackney Empire in London on 2"
"Ella Henderson Gabriella Michelle ""Ella"" Henderson (born 12 January 1996) is an English singer and songwriter. She was a contestant in the ninth series of ""The X Factor"" in 2012 and got into the final 12, finishing in sixth place, despite being a strong favourite to win. She was subsequently signed to Syco Music, from which she has been dropped. In August 2018, Ella signed with record label Warner Music Group. Henderson's first single, ""Ghost"", co-written with Ryan Tedder, was released on 8 June 2014 and gave Henderson her first number-one song on the UK Singles Chart while remaining in"
"Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ""The Soul Sessions"", which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the similarly multi-platinum ""Mind Body & Soul"" (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit ""You Had Me"", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both the album and single received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone"
"the latter credited under his production alias DJ Frank E. It was co-produced by Zancanella, Kutzle and Shkreli. ""Glassheart"" is an up-tempo dance song that incorporates elements of dubstep, grime and house music. Lyrically, it is about a woman's fear that her boyfriend will leave her and thus she protects her emotions and her heart from breaking. The song received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the musical direction and its grimy, dubstep breakdown. Upon the release of ""Glassheart"", the song debuted at number 27 on the UK Dance Chart due to strong digital download sales during"
"Ghost (Ella Henderson song) ""Ghost"" is the debut single by British singer and songwriter Ella Henderson. It was released on 8 June 2014 as the lead single from her debut studio album, ""Chapter One"" (2014). Henderson co-wrote the song with Kenan Williams and its producers, Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella. The music video was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 2014. The song entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, as well as in the Republic of Ireland. It has also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and New Zealand."
"Glasshouse (album) Glasshouse is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware. It was released on 20 October 2017 through Island Records. The album was supported by the singles ""Midnight"", ""Selfish Love"" and ""Alone"". In an interview with ""The Fader"", Ware revealed the writing and production credits of the album, which includes Julia Michaels, Francis and the Lights, Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran. She said that she ""really tried to rush this record"" because she wanted to finish the album before having a baby, and ""was being led by other people in the songwriting rooms, more than"
"Jont Jont (Full name Jonathan Mark Smith Whittington, 17 August 1973 in Marylebone, London) is a British Singer-songwriter. First achieving prominence as a slow left-arm spinner for Middlesex County Cricket Club, he then shifted focus to poetry then to music. He is perhaps best known for his song ""Sweetheart"" which appears on the soundtrack to the 2005 US comedy film Wedding Crashers. Two tracks from his 2008 album ""Supernatural"" were featured in Season Five of US medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Dividing his youth between the USA and England, Jont first started writing poems aged fourteen<ref name=""Jont Interview 18/12/02"">Verzeletti, Christian. Jont"
"2012, a week before the album's UK release, Lewis announced her supporting tour of the same name. The tour is named after the album, and although Lewis said she is not American hip hop artist and music producer Kanye West's ""biggest fan"", she was inspired by his tour performances where he appeared on stage alone and just ""did his thing"". During an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis told Tom Eames that ""Glassheart"" has a running theme about ""star-crossed lovers that can't be together"", and so it was likely that this idea would feature on the tour. Lewis also cited William"
"it ""lacks real spirit."" Spiritus (EP) Spiritus is the third EP release by Lisa Mitchell. The EP was released on 4 May 2012 and peaked at number 66 on the Australian ARIA Chart. Tanya Ali from the AU Review gave the EP 9.6 out of 10, praising the sophistication, growth and song writing maturation saying; ""Throughout the whole EP, lyrics are a very strong point and it is clear that Mitchell is a very capable songwriter, tackling deep emotions and issues with tact and poeticism."". Simon Ubaldi from Beat Magazine said it was an interesting step forward by Mitchell, complemented"