Glassheart
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Glassheart is the upcoming third studio album by British recording artist Leona Lewis
. Originally scheduled for release in November 2011 through Syco Music and J Records
, the album will now be released in March 2012 after Lewis decided to schedule additional recording sessions. The album's first songle titled "Collide", and was released 2 September 2011 but was met with controversy after Swedish DJ Avicii
made a copyright claim on the song. An out-of-court settlement led to the song being released as a collaboration between the duo. In the UK, "Collide" became a top-five hit while in the US it became Lewis's first song to top the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
For this album, Lewis has worked with numerous writers and producers including: Ammo
, Jonas Quant
, Chuck Harmony
, Claude Kelly
, Ryan Tedder
, Fraser T. Smith
, Al Shux
, Steve Robson
, Dallas Austin
, Rico Love
and Ne-Yo
. In May 2011, it was reported that Lewis had recorded a track called "Trouble" written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Shahid Khan and Emeli Sandé. Lewis also recorded a track called "Mountains" written by Khan, James Murray, Mustafa Omer and Sandé.
In late September, Leona announced that she cancelled plans to release the album in 2011 and cited more "inspiration" as a reason to continue recording and release the album in early 2012.
direction, with songwriters asked to submit dance songs and no ballads. However, Leona has since refuted these reports and said that the album will have "big, Leona ballads."
In June 2011, when asked about the upcoming album, 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". She cited Tracy Chapman
and Tears for Fears
as the album's primary influences.
to perform Collide. Following the performance she also went to G-A-Y
, a nightclub in London, where she performed Collide and debuted the song 'Glass Heart'. It was also Lewis' first performing at G-A-Y
.
and produced by Sandy Vee
, had its first UK radio play on The Scott Mills Show
on BBC Radio 1
on 15 July 2011. It will be released in the UK on 4 September 2011 and Germany on 9 September 2011. The single courted controversy after it was claimed to have plagiarised Swedish musician Avicii
's 2010 song "Penguin". Berg took the case to the British High Court where it was resolved by the single being released as a collaboration with both artists. In the issue of Billboard
magazine dated 9 August 2011, "Collide" became the "Hot Shot Debut" on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, debuting at number thirty-two, three weeks before its official release date. In its fourth week, the song rose to number thirteen. In its seventh week the song topped the chart, becoming Lewis' first number one on the chart. In Japan the song debuted at number 79 and jumped nearly 50 places the following week to number 32. In Slovakia, the song debuted a number eighty-nine on the week ending 28 August 2011. On 9 September, "Collide" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart
at number three.
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
. Originally scheduled for release in November 2011 through Syco Music and J Records
J Records
J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...
, the album will now be released in March 2012 after Lewis decided to schedule additional recording sessions. The album's first songle titled "Collide", and was released 2 September 2011 but was met with controversy after Swedish DJ Avicii
Avicii
Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...
made a copyright claim on the song. An out-of-court settlement led to the song being released as a collaboration between the duo. In the UK, "Collide" became a top-five hit while in the US it became Lewis's first song to top the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
Background
Lewis began work on her third album shortly after she had completed The Labyrinth tour. It was also reported that Simon Cowell had set a deadline for the album for a summer 2011 release. Leona later stated that she was given personal control over the album and that she determined when she wanted to release it. She also revealed that her record label was "scared" about the album.For this album, Lewis has worked with numerous writers and producers including: Ammo
Ammo (musician)
Ammo is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. In November 2008, Ammo was signed to producer Dr. Luke's publishing company Prescription Songs as an exclusive producer and songwriter...
, Jonas Quant
Jonas Quant
Jonas Quant is a producer and songwriter from Gothenburg, Sweden. One of the Swedish label Dot's leading artists, Quant released a few neo-electro EPs for the quirky label in the late 1990s, in addition to several compilation contributions as well as remixes. His first album was released in 2000...
, Chuck Harmony
Chuck Harmony
Charles T. Harmon better known as Chuck Harmony is an American music producer, musician and songwriter, based in Los Angeles, California, USA.-Early life:Harmon was born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois...
, Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter. He has a prolific discography, well known for writing for artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Jay Sean, Adam Lambert, Jessie J and Charice.-Career:He began playing the piano...
, Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
, Fraser T. Smith
Fraser T. Smith
Fraser T. Smith is an English record producer, songwriter, mix engineer and guitarist....
, Al Shux
Al Shux
Alexander William Shuckburgh is a music producer and songwriter known for producing the song "Empire State of Mind". He is also credited as Alexander Shuckburgh, Al Shuckburgh, Al Shux, or Shux....
, Steve Robson
Steve Robson
Steve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
, Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...
, Rico Love
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...
and Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
. In May 2011, it was reported that Lewis had recorded a track called "Trouble" written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Shahid Khan and Emeli Sandé. Lewis also recorded a track called "Mountains" written by Khan, James Murray, Mustafa Omer and Sandé.
In late September, Leona announced that she cancelled plans to release the album in 2011 and cited more "inspiration" as a reason to continue recording and release the album in early 2012.
Composition
Lewis suggested the album would be "a bit different from what people have heard" from her before, adding that she planned to "go in and create and just see what happens". Lewis later described the album as "more progressive", "more eclectic", "more uptempo" and "a bit darker". Reports suggested that the album had taken a dubstepDubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
direction, with songwriters asked to submit dance songs and no ballads. However, Leona has since refuted these reports and said that the album will have "big, Leona ballads."
In June 2011, when asked about the upcoming album, 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". She cited Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.-Biography:Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland,...
and Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
as the album's primary influences.
Promotion
On September 3, 2011 Leona appeared on the first episode of Red or Black?Red or Black?
Red or Black? is a British television game show that is broadcast on ITV. In each round the contestants chose red or black, with those that chose the incorrect colour being eliminated. During the first series, four finalists guessed the colour correctly in the final round and became millionaires...
to perform Collide. Following the performance she also went to G-A-Y
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London...
, a nightclub in London, where she performed Collide and debuted the song 'Glass Heart'. It was also Lewis' first performing at G-A-Y
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London...
.
Singles
"Collide" is the first single released from this album. The dance-pop anthem, written by Autumn RoweAutumn Rowe
Autumn Rowe is a New York based singer/songwriter who was born and raised in the Bronx. She honed her skills as part of the New York City Housing Authority Choir which also featured future hit songwriters, Claude Kelly and Lil Eddie, with whom Autumn established early friendships.Her formative...
and produced by Sandy Vee
Sandy Vee
Sandy Julien Wilhelm, known professionally as Sandy Vee, is a French songwriter, disc jockey and music producer. Originally a disk jockey and producer within the house genre, he began working with pop artists in 2009...
, had its first UK radio play on The Scott Mills Show
The Scott Mills Show
The Scott Mills Show is a Sony Radio Academy Award-winning drive time radio show, broadcast every week-day on BBC Radio 1 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, with a short break at 5:45 pm for Newsbeat. The show began in its present form on 7 June 2004, and highlights of the show first became available...
on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
on 15 July 2011. It will be released in the UK on 4 September 2011 and Germany on 9 September 2011. The single courted controversy after it was claimed to have plagiarised Swedish musician Avicii
Avicii
Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...
's 2010 song "Penguin". Berg took the case to the British High Court where it was resolved by the single being released as a collaboration with both artists. In the issue of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine dated 9 August 2011, "Collide" became the "Hot Shot Debut" on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, debuting at number thirty-two, three weeks before its official release date. In its fourth week, the song rose to number thirteen. In its seventh week the song topped the chart, becoming Lewis' first number one on the chart. In Japan the song debuted at number 79 and jumped nearly 50 places the following week to number 32. In Slovakia, the song debuted a number eighty-nine on the week ending 28 August 2011. On 9 September, "Collide" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
at number three.
Recorded songs
- "Blank Page"
- "Burn" (Brent KutzleBrent KutzleBrent Michael Kutzle is an American musician, born in Newport Beach, California. Brent is best known for playing the bass guitar and cello for OneRepublic, who are signed to Interscope Records...
, Ryan TedderRyan TedderRyan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
, Noel Zancanella) - "CollideCollide (Leona Lewis and Avicii song)"Collide" is a song performed by British recording artist Leona Lewis from her upcoming third studio album, Glassheart . The song features Swedish DJ Avicii, who wrote the track along with Simon Jeffes, Arash Pournouri, Autumn Rowe, Lewis and Sandy Vee, the latter who also produced it along with...
" (Tim BergAviciiTim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...
, Lewis, Simon Jeffes, Arash Pournouri, Autumn RoweAutumn RoweAutumn Rowe is a New York based singer/songwriter who was born and raised in the Bronx. She honed her skills as part of the New York City Housing Authority Choir which also featured future hit songwriters, Claude Kelly and Lil Eddie, with whom Autumn established early friendships.Her formative...
, Sandy WilhelmSandy VeeSandy Julien Wilhelm, known professionally as Sandy Vee, is a French songwriter, disc jockey and music producer. Originally a disk jockey and producer within the house genre, he began working with pop artists in 2009...
) - "Favourite Scar" (Lewis, Roland OrzabalRoland OrzabalRoland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
, Curt SmithCurt SmithCurt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....
, Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella) - "Fireflies"
- "Glassheart" (Brent Kutzle, Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella)
- "Mountains" (Shahid Khan, James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Emeli SandéEmeli SandéAdele Emeli Sandé , known by her stage name Emeli Sande, is a Scottish R&B and Soul recording artist and songwriter, from Aberdeen, Scotland...
) - "Trouble" (Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Shahid Khan, Emeli Sandé)
- "Sugar"
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | March 26, 2012 | Syco Music Syco Syco Entertainment, often known as simply Syco , is a global joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment focused on the production and exploitation of music, television, film and digital content... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| United States | TBA | J Records J Records J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:... , Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |