Posted on 17 November 2009
At first glance, UK pop vocalist Leona Lewis, strikes me as a Mariah Carey wannabe. But her “True Colors” duet with Cyndi Lauper on “VH1’s Divas” was inspired (but she still has earned the title ‘diva’ yet) . Plus her latest single “Happy” is quite catchy. Today her sophmore CD, Echo ($13.98) hits the stores and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. So what do I like? The ballads like “Can’t Breathe,” “My Hands” and “Broken” work. I’m less excited about her dance tunes—which are fine but they don’t distinguish Lewis as anyone special (at least in my opinion). So should you get it? If you loved “Spirit” go for it. Otherwise, take a listen to the tracks to see if you want to try it yourself.
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