Léon (album)

Léon
Léon
Studio album by Léon
Released	1 March 2019
Genre	Indie pop; soul;
Length	34:39
Label	Léon; BMG;
Léon chronology
Singles from Léon
	"Baby Don't Talk"; Released: 25 September 2018; "Falling"; Released: 9 November 2018; "You and I"; Released: 1 February 2019;

Léon is the debut album by the Swedish indie-pop singer-songwriter Léon. The album was released in March 2019 via her own Léon Recordings in partnership with BMG Rights Management. The album features up-tempo songs, such as "Baby Don't Talk", "Falling" and the breakout song "You and I", which were promoted as singles ahead of the album's release, as well as more mellow compositions..

For the album, Léon worked with the production teams Electric and Captain Cuts, while acting as an arranger in the studio and playing some instruments.^[1] The resulting sound blends modern electronic pop production with more stripped down arrangements (such as the piano ballad "Come Home to Me"), while the varied styles on the album range from synth-pop to retro-pop and soul with country influences. One of the tracks on the album ("Cruel to Care") is a voice memo recorded on the phone.^[2]

Although the album did not make an impact on the charts, entering the Swedish chart only for one week, it generated positive reviews praising its intricate melodies, bittersweet lyrics and the singer's smokey vocals,^[3] which drew comparisons with Stevie Nicks and Amy Winehouse.^[4]

To promote the album, Léon embarked on a tour starting in Scandinavia, followed by several dates in other parts of Europe and the UK, before kicking off the final leg of the tour with more than 20 dates in North America.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

*Léon* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost Time"	Edvard Førre Erfjord Henrik Michelsen Lotta Lindgren Sean Douglas	Electric	3:52
2.	"Falling"	Erfjord Michelsen Lindgren	Electric	3:54
3.	"Hope Is a Heartache"	Erfjord Michelsen Lindgren	Electric	3:21
4.	"Come Home to Me"	Charlie McClean Lindgren Violet Skies	Charlie McClean	3:45
5.	"Baby Don't Talk"	Ben Berger Lindgren Ryan McMahon Ryan Rabin	Captain Cuts	3:06
6.	"Better in the Dark"	Berger Douglas Lindgren McMahon Rabin	Captain Cuts	2:59
7.	"Cruel to Care" (voice memo)	Lindgren	–	3:24
8.	"Pink"	Aron Bergerwall Lindgren	Aron Bergerwall Electric	3:23
9.	"What You Said"	Linus Wiklund Lindgren	Electric Lotus IV	3:26
10.	"You and I"	Erfjord Michelsen Lindgren Martin Stilling	Electric	3:44
Total length:				34:39

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Léon*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	58

References[edit]

^ "LÉON releases debut album & video for 'You And I'". TotalNtertainment. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
^ "LÉON Talks Colorful Debut Album, "Want You Back," & More: Interview". Idolator. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
^ "Léon by Léon – Album Review. Swedish singer-songwriter's winning debut". On: Yorkshire Magazine. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
^ "LÉON Defies Categorization, Delivers Dynamic & Distinctive Self-Titled Debut | Album Review". Albumism. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
^ "LÉON". Bandsintown. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
^ "Discography Léon". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[1] "LÉON releases debut album & video for 'You And I'". TotalNtertainment. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[2] "LÉON Talks Colorful Debut Album, "Want You Back," & More: Interview". Idolator. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[3] "Léon by Léon – Album Review. Swedish singer-songwriter's winning debut". On: Yorkshire Magazine. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[4] "LÉON Defies Categorization, Delivers Dynamic & Distinctive Self-Titled Debut | Album Review". Albumism. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[5] "LÉON". Bandsintown. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

[SWE-6] "Discography Léon". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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