Maria Lawson (album)

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Maria Lawson
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Studio album by
Released28 August 2006
Recorded2006
Genre R&B, soul, pop
Length49:18
Label Sony BMG, Phonogenic
Maria Lawson chronology
Maria Lawson
(2006)
Emotional Rollercoaster
(2008)
Singles from Maria Lawson
  1. "Sleepwalking"
    Released: 14 August 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
amazon.com (positive) [1]
Orange.co.uk (mixed) [2]

Maria Lawson is the self-titled debut studio album from British X Factor contestant, Maria Lawson. It reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart and sold 19,000 copies. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20060903/7502/

Contents

The album includes its only single, "Sleepwalking", and covers of Lamya's "Black Mona Lisa" and Liberty X's "The Poet". A cover of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful", which she performed during her run on The X Factor, is included as a bonus track.

Track listing

  1. "Sleepwalking" (includes a sample of the Chi-Lites song "Have You Seen Her")
  2. "Black Mona Lisa" (originally recorded by Lamya)
  3. "Give All You Got"
  4. "The Poet" (originally recorded by Liberty X)
  5. "Old School Lovin'"
  6. "Your Life"
  7. "Let It Break"
  8. "His World" (includes a sample from "Midnight Train to Georgia")
  9. "Overrated"
  10. "Naked with You"
  11. "Pretty Face"
  12. "Woman's Intuition"
  13. "It's Love"
  14. "You're Beautiful" (originally recorded by James Blunt)

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums Chart 41
UK R&B Chart [3] 26

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References

  1. Amazon.com review [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Orange.co.uk review
  3. "Radio 1 - Chart - UK Top 40 RNB Albums". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.