Rap-Up.com || Timbaland Missing from Leona Lewis Album

Leona Lewis’ new album will feature an all-star cast of contributors, but one name that will be absent is Timbaland. The “Happy” singer explains why.

Lewis and the super-producer did log studio time, but don’t expect to hear the fruits of their labor on her sophomore effort Echo. “I went in the studio with Timbaland and we vibed out,” she tells Rap-Up.com. “The thing is, on this album, there were a lot of people that I’d been with on the first album so I knew them and we kinda got into the vibe straight away.”

But don’t rule out a future collaboration. “Obviously I’m still getting to know Timbaland,” she says. “It’s kind of a continuing and evolving relationship, so this time he’s not on the album, but hopefully next time he will be.”

While Timbo may be M.I.A., Justin Timberlake, Novel, Ne-Yo, and Ryan Tedder did make the project, due November 17.

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17 Comments

david
September 25th, 2009 at 4:53 am
Mariah also didn’t include the Timbaland track on he album!!

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TVA
September 25th, 2009 at 5:24 am
If BP3 was any indication Timbo is missing something (Possibly the assist in arrangements from Danja Handz this time around). Something seems kind of flat and lifeless about his production as of late.

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Carl
September 25th, 2009 at 5:44 am
So in short words she is saying his production for the album was shit? He has not produced a hit in ages.. Slowly fading…..

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Louisa
September 25th, 2009 at 5:47 am
I LOVE LEONA LEWIS!

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ron.e
September 25th, 2009 at 6:27 am
coz his sh!t sounds all the same!

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Bhe
September 25th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Timbaland needs a vacation!

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Karmen
September 25th, 2009 at 7:32 am
oh that’s well sad i was proper looking foward to the collabo oh well i’m glad ryan tedder neyo and justin timeberlake made the final cut :)can’t wait for the album

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Harvey
September 25th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Same thing with Brandy, Mariah and Mary J. Blige. It seems like someone is always going in with Timbaland but his tracks never make the cut. What’s up with that?

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DJ Triumph
September 25th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
TVA your right. Danjahandz was a great help to timbo.

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LOL!!
September 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
first beyonce, then Mariah now Leona! dude u better gotta pick urself up! Gotta tell u hes talented we all enjoyed his music once in our lifetime! Wtz up wiz his hitmaker?

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ugh
September 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
@ LOL; ummm beautiful nightmare for beyonce, wasnt that by timbaland??

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Chris
September 25th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
@ ugh Beautiful Nightmare or Sweet Dreams whatever you call it was produced by Jim Jonsin and some other peeps. Leona is TALENTED, this girl can really sing. She will have some heat on this album with or without. Artists always record more than they need anyway. They pick 15 or so songs out of 35/40 tracks.

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Tohamy
September 25th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
awwwww poor timbo u guess people are tired if his production, but still i want to listen what he has done to mariah and leona. curious if he has that magic touch to other female singers like what he did to nelly f.

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clarity
September 25th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Basically it comes down to this: You go in with Tim, pay him an advance, hope that what you’re gonna get is going to be single worthy, cause if it isn’t, the full 100k is hardly justifiable.

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bass_man
September 26th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
don’t know how I feel about that.

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MACH
September 27th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Timb did have magic with Brandy on “Afrodisiac” but most people forget that.. I agree that he has fallen off a bit.. but hopefully he’s still got some tricks up his sleeve. Because he’s working with Nelly F. again and he’s worked with Brandy a lot lately and she was very excited about the tracks on twitter!!!!

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STeven Joseph
September 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Has anyone heard the TImbaland produced album “Scream” by CHris COrnell! Its rather extrodinary!!

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