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Yea, like Kelly and Carrie (and pretty much anyone who wins a singing competition), Leona is a fantastic live performer and I'm trying to post as many live performances as I can, but she hasn't performed a lot of the songs in the bottom half of this ranking. Anyways, I missed an update yesterday since it was Christmas and all, so I may or may not update twice today.. if not, at least you'll have this one:

25. Here I Am

"I promise you you'll never walk alone"

And Spirit takes another hit But I actually like this song a lot, so it ranks over all the other songs previously eliminated. It's just a heavy, low tempo ballad that has a warm message, a lovely tune and shows off Leona's vocal control. The only reason this song ranks in the middle would be because Leona has another song with essentially the same message, in the same style, but is just an all-around better song, in my opinion. If you know what song that is, expect it to rank towards the top. =O

But this song really does tell a story of some sort, opening with a rather sombre tone, building into a chorus full of hope and love <3 And the song is kept simple, primarily being supported by just Leona's voice and a piano.





24. Lost Then Found

"Love ain't the enemy, don't you wanna be lost then found?"

Ahh this is the duet between Leona Lewis and OneRepublic, and despite ranking in the middle, it's still a really catchy pop tune. I think the fact that this is one of my lower-ranked songs from Echo speaks greatly of the strength of the album. However, I do think this song faced a similar problem to I See You, being that once I heard that Leona was recording a duet with OneRepublic, I kinda expected more. After OneRepublic released Apologize which dominated worldwide charts, followed up by Leona's Bleeding Love, both written by Ryan Tedder, I thought this song would be something timeless and epic... it's good but not spectacular. Either way, you can really hear the passion in Leona's voice in this song, so it's worth a listen if you've got the time.

Omgosh how should I send it to you? PM me with details or something!

But the duet, 'Lost Then Found' on the CD has the 4 minute track, followed by a 3 minute gap of silence, then the hidden track, 'Stone Hearts & Hand Grenades' =O

Ooh really? Where did you see those, Andyk? I wouldn't mind it being released as a single..

Two more for today...

19. Forgive Me

"But I gotta take a chance tonight, so I'm doing me, myself and I"

I don't really know the story behind this song... It was put on Spirit to give it more of an 'American' sound, then was released as a single exclusive to the UK. It was way different to her previous singles, 'A Moment Like This', 'Bleeding Love' and 'Better in Time', which I can appreciate, but Leona's true strength really is in power ballads. The music video is also much different than the videos to any of her other songs, being more playful and taking place in a fantasy. Even though it's not one of her strongest songs, in my opinion, I still find it really upbeat and catchy. Never has singing about cheating on someone been so fun, either <333








18. You Don't Care

"Our love was amazing, now it's not worth saving"

This track is exclusive to the North American version of Echo, and it's so much better than the other North America-only track, 'Fly Here Now'. It's got this laid-back, lazy beat that fits the emotion of the song perfectly. The chorus doesn't really sound like Leona's voice, but it's incredible. I don't know why, but the chorus of this song has always given me a whole Beatles-esque vibe, or some kinda song that you could hear being chanted by a crowd. Towards the end of the song, around 3:43 in this clip, you can really hear the passion in Leona's voice, which sets it apart from many of her other tracks.