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Fantastic Debut

Sydney White | 11/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great debut here from a very young and up and coming singer with a voice and tone to die for.

The album has many highlights Don't Call This Love, Stargazing and Ordinary Days are sublime ballads.

Stargazing was written by Alan Chang (Michael Buble's co-writer especially for Leon).

Creative is a great toe tapping track that is being released as the 2nd single that in my mind should have been the first single but alas record companies don't always get it right.

Could do better could be a fabulous Bond theme.

There are some covers of course the fabulous Ray Charles number You Don't Know Me which is probably the song that won Leon the X Factor (the UK's equivalent of American Idol).

Caledonia an ode to Leon's Scottish heritage is superb and a song I had personally never heard before.

I urge you to give this album ago you might find yourself surprised to realise this young lad is only 19 and prior to entering the X Factor had only sang publically a handful of times doing kareoke and had never had a singing lesson in his life."

Fine Effort

Paul A. Kirwan | Ireland | 11/28/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Leon Jackson, Scottish winner of Britain's 2007 X-factor competition, releases a fine debut album. Let's be honest here and realise that there is nothing new about this album and some of the 'covers' on this collection have been done better by his peers (namely:Michael Buble). However, with that said..he does possess a quality vocal and the production on the album is superb. He delivers a solid performance here and I liked it. His version of 'Caledonia' is better than good, and two hit singles 'Don't Call This Love' and 'When You Believe' are perfect pop ditties. Followed up with the beautiful ballads 'Song For You' and 'Misty Blue', there is something for everyone here. Worth buying."

The best!

Thomas H. Kavelin | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 09/29/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled onto Mr. Jackson on YouTube where I saw his initial audition on X Factor and was deeply moved, then checked out a few more of his performances on the show and finally purchased the album. Suffice it to say that I play it full volume on my car stereo incessantly and never tire of Leon's gorgeous, understated but right-on vocals. He is an old fashioned but hip young crooner. I actually prefer Leon to his idol, Michael Bublé, whom I greatly admire. I will be happy when he no longer feels the need on his covers of Mr. Buble's hits to hew quite so faithfully to Bublé's phrasing and even arrangements. His own phrasing on other songs is the best since Sinatra. I am so eager to see what else he comes out with. I am a fan for life."