Having been fortunate enough to have an advance, I've been playing this CD in my taxi for about 2 days constantly and people are asking me one question and one question only.....who is singing this song?..........I know it from somewhere...
Just like she did with the cover of Run last year, Leona has covered another rockband song, 'Stop Crying Your Out' by Oasis and it is simply beautiful. The CD is worth buying just for that record alone.
The rest of the album is a usual mixture of up-tempo numbers that fall easily into Leona's range and the typical "only Leona and Mariah can do these' songs with beautful fluttering notes and huge endings.
Personally, I think the weakest song is her first release, Happy.
I would have loved to see the Oasis cover version released first, but maybe after she did that with Run, its not best to be known as a singer who just does other peoples hits.
Track 13 offers a lovely duet.
All in all I would buy both Leona's and Alexandra's albums as they're both amazing for different reasons.
Forget about Leona winning the X Factor.....this amazing angel would not have gone long without being discovered anyway.