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}} ''Glassheart'' is the third studio album by British recording artist Leona Lewis, released on 12 October 2012 by Syco Music and RCA Records. The album is Lewis' first under RCA Records after parent company Sony Music Entertainment closed J Records and relocated its artists. ''Glassheart'' was conceived in 2010 shortly after the completion of Lewis' first headline tour, The Labyrinth. Recording and production took place in Denver, Los Angeles and London; originally the album was due for release in November 2011 but was pushed back several times to accommodate new recording sessions and allow more creative time. On ''Glassheart'', Lewis reunites with Ryan Tedder, record producer of her previous singles "Bleeding Love" and "Happy" and songwriter Andrea Martin who co-wrote "Better in Time," in addition to a number of new collaborators such as British duo Naughty Boy and Emeli Sandé, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and DJ Frank E. Producer Fraser T Smith executive produced the album after impressing Lewis with his work on ''Hurt: The EP'' (2011), a cover song extended play (EP) that Lewis released to bridge the gap between ''Echo'' (2009) and ''Glassheart''. "Collide", a collaboration with house music DJ Avicii, was released on 2 September 2011. Originally a song by just Lewis, Avicii sued Sony Music claiming that the song plagiarised his own instrumental "Penguin". Through mutual agreement it was released as a collaboration, becoming a top-five hit in the UK and Lewis' first to top the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The Afrojack remix of "Collide" is the only version to feature on ''Glassheart''. Subsequent singles "Trouble" featuring American rapper Childish Gambino and "Lovebird" were less successful, the former reaching top-ten in the UK and top-thirty in Ireland while the latter sold fewer than 600 copies in the UK and failed to chart anywhere in Europe. ''Glassheart'' received a mixed reception from critics who praised the vocals and experimental use of dubstep and electronic music but were less impressed with the album's many ballads. In the UK, the album was Lewis' first album not to reach number one, debuting at number three with 27,000 copies in its first week. Elsewhere the album became Lewis' third top-five album in Ireland, and upon its international release in November 2012, reached top-thirty in some of continental Europe. Following a 2013 release for Austria and Germany, ''Glassheart'' peaked at number five and six respectively outperforming previous album ''Echo''. In April 2013, Lewis embarked on the Glassheart Tour, in support of the album, visiting Switzerland, Germany and the UK. == Background and release == Lewis completed her first headline tour The Labyrinth in July 2010 and soon after began making plans for her then-untitled third album. Recording and production officially began in late 2010 with a view to releasing the album in November 2011. Originally "Collide," a collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii, was released in August 2011, with the album to follow in November. However Lewis was inspired to continue making music and used her Facebook account to announce that the album was being pushed back into early 2012.〔 26 March 2012 was confirmed as the new release date for ''Glassheart''. To bridge the gap between ''Echo'' (2009) and ''Glassheart'', Lewis teamed with British producer Fraser T Smith to record Hurt: The EP, an extended play (EP) of cover songs which was released in December. In January 2012, Lewis announced that the album was being pushed back again, this time to November 2012. During an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis confirmed that she had recorded with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and that Smith had been brought on board to help with production. In April 2012, in an interview at the Ariella Couture fashion show, Lewis stated, "I'm now planning to have the album out in the summer (2012 ). Simon Cowell has heard some of the tracks and he loves it". Cowell would later publicly offer his support, declaring to Lewis that although there's been a lengthy wait of two years for new music, "I think this new album is sensational, you've never sounded better." On 21 June 2012, Smith spoke to ''Music Week'' about ''Glassheart'' being released on 26 November 2012. Scrapping many of the earlier recorded tracks (see recording sessions), Smith said he was "taking a production role for the whole album as well as co-authoring about half its tracks". Lewis would later talk of the album's delay and Smith's involvement, describing the original release dates as rough guides.〔 Following Lewis' performance at BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, Smith revealed that the album was 80% complete, "We've got the key tracks and we're very close."〔〔 Describing the process as a stark contrast to previous albums ''Spirit'' and ''Echo'', Smith said that when you work with many producers "you end up with maybe two or three radio songs and not necessarily the album sales you want."〔 Lewis spoke to reporters back stage after the performance, revealing that the album had been brought forward a month to October 2012.〔 By the time July had come around, Smith updated fans to say that the album was now 97% complete. At the end of August, Lewis began selecting the track listing and approving the final audio mixes and masters of the songs.〔 On 5 September 2012, Lewis used Twitter to communicate with Smith and inform him that she was approaching the end of listening to all the final mixes. Lewis unveilled the final track listing for the standard edition on 9 September, naming twelve songs, but excluding the album's first single "Collide". Smith confirmed that the final decisions had been made and that the album was 100% complete on 10 September. A two-disc deluxe edition was to be released alongside the standard version as per a Lewis question and answer session with fans.〔〔 Thirty-second snippets of each song were released on 5 October.〔 The album itself was released on 12 October in Ireland and 15 October in the United Kingdom.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=United Kingdom Music Store – Leona Lewis – Glassheart (Deluxe Edition) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glassheart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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