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| Best Kept Secret | 
 enlarge | Artist: Leona Lewis
Label: Hand Cuts Japan
Category: Music
List Price: $43.98
Buy New: $27.20
You Save: $16.78 (38%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 45478
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 4546082001086
ASIN: B0019W31FO
Release Date: July 23, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW, JAPAN EDITION CD SPECIALIST. Direct export from origin, Japan. Will be shipped out within 2 or 3 working days and reach you in 1 - 3 weeks. Answer to E-mail in English only. All the DVDs we handle are the region code 2 in NTSC format.
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Product Description
British sensation Leona Lewis has become the fourth best-selling artist worldwide in 2008, thanks to the extraordinary success of her debut album, the R.I.A.A. platinum-certified Spirit, which has sold more than four and a half million copies worldwide. In addition, Spirit has sold more than 1.17 million copies in the U.S according to Nielsen SoundScan, making 23-year-old Lewis the seventh bestselling artist in the country so far in 2008.
Beyond the incredible record breaking sales and radio stories, Leona has been embraced by the the media: Oprah Winfrey exclaimed: Wow, Talk about a Star Is Born! You re the real deal, girl! Blender s cover story stated Mariah, Leona Lewis is Pops Next Megastar and Vibe describes her as a balladeer with grace, vivacity, and dignity...with a strong lithe tone that could peel paint!
However, very few lucky people know that prior to winning X-Factor and releasing Spirit, Lewis was working on her debut album. Now, we are proud to present
you with her Best Kept Secret . A 10-song R&B Masterpiece that showcases her incredible ability as singer and songwriter. In fact, many predict Leona would have achieved superstardom with this album.
This is the album her fans have read all about, but had no way of getting their
hands on it! Many online bloggers have called this album an undscovered gem that will make Leona an even bigger star!
Album Description
Japanese only collection of tracks she layed down prior to her X Factor win and signing to Sony worldwide. Includes 13 tracks with three remixes of, Private Party (Cover Boys Remix), Private Party (Juan Mendex Remix) and Dip Down (Troy Taylor Remix).
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 Why does it cost alot. December 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i love leona lewis but this cd is way too much.i don't know why import cd's cost alot.the only import cd i got is the spirit deluxe edition thats all.i bought iot here on amazon it costed 20 bucks.if this album were cheaper than yeah i would buy it.
GREAT CD October 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best kept secret cd is awesome.Leona does justice to and old swv song called im so into you.And the other songs are hot as well......Yes its differnet from the spirit cd which was great to.This cd shows leonas range and style........i give it a thumbs up
Leona's Seminal Fantastic CD ! September 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
" Best Kept Secret" is an exemplary, seminal Leona Lewis CD replete with many excellent songs including "Joy". "Wanna Be That Girl", "Silly Girl", "L.O.V.E.U" and "I Can't Say Hello". The vocals, sound, production and mixes on this CD are supreme. It's very evident that Leona has always been a sublime and refined vocalist. Her British invasion is more than welcome. She's a great person who loves her family, children, animals and will not wear jewels, fur and leather because they derive from the mistreatment of humans and our fellow creatures.
"Best Kept Secret" is indeed a hidden gem ! It's PURE musical entertainment !
This CD will provoke LOTS of discussions !! September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not sure if Leona Lewis purpose of this new CD is trying to shock her current fans or winning over new fans.
One thing is for sure this CD will provoke lots of discussions !!
Most of her current fans will feel shocked that she decided to fall for a mixture of pop, soul, hip hop and R&B music.
Her new fans will likely be mostly younger fans.
She might even be winning over some of the original Leona Lewis fans.
Its certainly interesting that she is trying something new, but its pretty sad that many songs off the new CD dont show case her beautiful voice.
I actually like both CD's, but for very different reasons.
I think because they are so different they show what she is capable of.
The songs I like most from this CD are "Bad Boy", "I'm so into you", "Ready to get down" and "I wanna be that girl".
Because of the diversity of her CD's (The Smooth Jazz broadcasting station even produced a Jazz style CD for her.) you can make an educated guess that Leona Lewis might surprise us again with a completely different style with her next CD.
Its probably not everybodys taste, but you have to value the braveness of trying something VERY different.
This time the base of the songs is somewhere along a mixture of a Janet Jackson and Madonna style melodys together with some Maria Carey like elements.
From the booklets names I can also tell that the new CD was created with some considerable help from Japanese friends and that influence seems to pay off.
When did a star you remember try THAT last time ?
This artist gets my vote again !! Leona you rock !!
 Will the Real Leona Lewis Please Stand Up? August 7, 2008
On the last page of the cd booklet there is a picture of Leona with the following quote: "I want people to hear the real Leona Lewis, and 'The Best Kept Secret' album embodies the true Leona Lewis".
This album has a totally different style. On this CD, Leona performs R&B. The songs are just "ok"- very ordinary. The melodies have a very narrow range and do not allow Leona to sing up in her high voice.
If you're a Leona fan and decide to buy this CD, you will be dissappointed if you compare it to her "Spirit" album. Just realize that this album is going to sound completely different than "Spirit". The songs (in my opinion) sound very typical and really don't do anything for me.
There is one slow jazzy song toward the end of the album ("I Wanna Be That Girl") that has some nice chord changes. Also the song "Silly Girl" has a nice contemporary feel to it with an interesting beat. However- the singing (even in these songs) is just ordinary.
Simon Cowell is right when he says a performer needs the right songs that compliment their voice. In this case we have ordinary songs that make Leona sound like an ordinary singer.
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