Bleeding Love

• Original Release Date: April 8, 2008
• Label: Syco Music/J Records
• Copyright: (P) 2007 except tracks 5 & 6 2008 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
• Song Length: 4:22 minutes
• Genres: R&B/General, International/Europe, Pop/General, Pop/Adult Contemporary, International/General, R&B/Contemporary R&B, Pop/Adult Alternative, Pop/Vocal Pop
• ASIN: B0016UBH0U

This is really the biggest surprise of the year thus far. I mean, this girl comes off the American Idol of England, comes to the states, and this song comes out of nowhere building radio play all the way to #1. What's the secret? Apparently America just loves those female R&B Love Song vibes.

Leona Lewis herself has a rather good voice, and carries herself pretty well throughout the song. The song itself is pretty darn standard in the R&B Love Song genre, so it could be sung by Mariah, or any artist in that mold for that matter. No ground is broken, but it is a nice listen, and so far, it has not annoyed me to death, so that's always a positive.

So overall, nothing brilliant, nothing new, but Leona Lewis seems to nice enough to be let on my radio dial. And, even though this might be saying much, this song might be better than most of Mariah's work, since her stuff is so overly done, it's pathetic. It's also a nice change of pace that Leona isn't practically begging her lover to touch her body like another certain artist has done. ;)