Maria Lawson (album)

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.

Maria Lawson
Studio album by Maria Lawson
Released	28 August 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B, soul, pop
Length	49:18
Label	Sony BMG, Phonogenic
Maria Lawson chronology
Maria Lawson (2006) Emotional Rollercoaster (2008)
Singles from Maria Lawson
"Sleepwalking" Released: 14 August 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
amazon.com	(positive)[1]
Orange.co.uk	(mixed)[2]

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

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

References

1. Amazon.com review
2. Orange.co.uk review
3. "Radio 1 - Chart - UK Top 40 RNB Albums". BBC. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-01.