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Leon Jackson: 'Don't Call This Love'
Released on Monday, Oct 13 2008
Published Friday, Oct 10 2008, 17:16 BST | By Nick Levine | 42 comments
'Don't Call This Love', the album's lead single, is a thoroughly pleasant, classic-sounding ballad that anyone from Ronan Keating to Cliff Richard could carry off. The luxuriant strings swell in all the right places, and Jackson's vocals are just are as smooth as they were on The X Factor, but there's a lack of character here that the glossy production can't quite disguise.
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Let’s call it like it is. Leon does a good vocal on an inept song laden a full blown blocked orchestration that has zilch subtlety and almost no texture. Let’s examine the song for a moment. The melody is unoriginal, and the lyrics wouldn’t get past grade one in songwriting class. Think. Can you conjur up even one mental image from the whole lyric. If you can then you must be thinking of the video.It say’s nothing and engages no response, empathetic or otherwise from the listener, if they’re honest with themselves. A waste of good singing talent!
I think youve got everything totally wrong. The album is brilliant and so is this single.
this has got to be the WORST song ever so boring and bland how the hell could he win his performance was rubbish the song is rubbish i cant beleive it took him 10 months to record this tat. Leona Lewis has NO competiotion. as Leon will be dropped by Sony BMG this time next year
i think that Leon Jackson's new song is amazing! Its the best! :P xx
The performance on the X factor was not the greatest, but he is still very young and very new to the business. Bought the album anyway and it is very very good! I'm very impressed.
This guy sucks he cant sing at all and he wont last 5 minutes in the industry. All you fans are saddos who need to get a life hell go downhill after this single
So very boring and sleep inducing! Why did Leon win the X-Factor, he has a nice voice but no personality! As far as I'm concerned Shayne Ward and Leona Lewis are the only stars to come out of the X-Factor!
Not good, another Shayne Ward , Butlins next year
This song is brilliant, absloutely adore it. This guys has come so far in the last year. Definately looking forward to the album. Guys and girls who don't like it, all i can say is fairs do but get over yourselves. Leon, you are fab, Keep it up
Absolute crap, i still cant beleive he won.
LoL @ all the below who thought he would be Number 1. Top 10 if he is lucky!
the song is not strong enough simple as. it builds up to a good chorus but gets lost somewhere towards the bridge end
I THINK LEON'S SONG IS GREAT HE HAS DONE GOOD. WELL DONE LEON
I was so disappointed when Leon won, but I absolutely love this song and may have changed my mind about him
performance on the x factor result show was AWFUL. a full year to teach him how to sing and that pile of turd was the best he could do. obviously will sell well cos of the x factor die-hards who buy EVERYTHING from the show but am sure he will eventually go the way of steve brookstein, michelle mcmanus, alex parks and all the other talent show drivel
3 words. load of sh**e.how on earth did this guy win the x factor
I definitely love this song and I don't know why people are so opposite about Leon. He's fantastic and he has a great future ahead of him. Can't wait for the new album.
I think Leon Jackson is a breath of freash air I love his voice his character is not a problem I am sure his confidence will grow and grow I can not wait to her his album.
fine song you,ll do well leon don,t let them tell ya otherwise wee man
Dire.