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Leona Lewis- Best Kept Secret ( UEG Music )

London, 20 February 2008 - 00:00

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The Best Kept Secret...

So here is the album nobody was meant to hear from the talented Leona Lewis, one of the biggest selling artists of the year.

And it hasn’t been easy...

With much resistance and a smear campaign describing this album as nothing more than "a bunch of rough demo recordings", we can now let the public decide about this fantastic collection of works recorded by Leona in 2005.

The album has an upbeat, contemporary sound and stands up to any popular release around today.

A clear display of her own vocal talents, Leona teams up with various other artists on certain tracks who compliment her beautiful voice perfectly.

So despite some of the unsuccessful attempts to block this album release, its here and the public have a right to hear it if they so choose.

UEG Music are not trying to be confrontational or greedy by releasing this album, they made a huge financial investment in an unknown Leona Lewis and simply want to recoup their costs whilst showing her fans a less-contrived and more natural side to her talents as an artist. They are not trying to do anything detrimental to Leona's career or her current label's sales.

UEG continue to support the community by giving educational and career opportunities to kids, as they have continually done for over 10 years.

It’s unfortunate that the project has been surrounded by such controversy, but it in no way affects the unquestionable talent of Leona Lewis or the quality of this superb album.

Needing an outlet to release this album, Barry Bee of UEG Music decided to approach Thirteen[rec] and our wide digital distribution network Thirteen|DST to release this album through us and our network. The release of this album has had it's fair share of difficulties, not least with it not appearing on the iTunes shops, but in the end it has come out onto most shops (Juno, eMusic, Napster, and many more) despite opposition by the likes of Simon Cowell.

Now it's available for all fans to listen to and judge the real qualities of this superb album and vocal performance.

LISTEN TO PREVIEW OF ALBUM ON LAST.FM
BUY NOW AT EMUSIC

Release Info:
This the hottest sought after album from the winner of the biggest talent competition of 2006.

This is exclusive material recorded and produced by Barry Bee of UEG Music, just prior to Leona Lewis’ major label deal.

‘I’ve got my hands on The Best Kept Secret — and it’s classy R&B, with Leona’s extraordinary vocal talent clearly in evidence’- The Sun, 31st Oct 07

Tracklisting:
Dip Down ft. Loot
Ready to Get Down
Private Party ft. Robert Allen
Joy
Bad Boy ft K2 Family
I’m So Into You
Private Party ‘Cover Boys Remix’
Private Party ‘Juan Mendez Remix’
Dip Down ‘Troy Taylor Remix’

Radio:
BBC Radio 1 (Jo Wiley Live Lounge – Leona Lewis performance)

Press:
The Sunday Times – 14th Oct 2007 – (Leona Lewis article)
BBC News – 23rd Oct 2007 – (Leona Lewis interview)
The Press Association – 31st Oct (article, ‘Leona smashes download record’)
The Sun - 31st Oct 2007 - (Victoria Newton feature on ‘Secret’ album)
Metro - 1st Nov 2007 – (article on ‘Secret’ album)
The Daily Star – 1st Nov 2007 – (article on Leona Lewis)
The Guardian – 2nd Nov 2007 – (article on Leona Lewis)

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