
An X Factor finalist with a smoky neo-soul voice, Rebecca Ferguson began working on her major-label debut in early 2011, mere weeks after becoming the show’s 2010 runner-up. Released later that year, the record sketches out a soulful sound similar to Duffy and Corrine Bailey Ray. Ferguson puts her own stamp on the music by co-writing every track, including the lead single “Nothing’s Real But Love.†Most X Factor finalists load their debut albums with cover songs and schmaltzy ballads; Ferguson, an established songwriter as well as a singer, proves there are other avenues worth exploring.
* 1. Nothing\'s Real but Love
* 2. Glitter & Gold
* 3. Shoulder to Shoulder
* 4. Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)
* 5. Mr. Bright Eyes
* 6. Fighting Suspicions
* 7. Teach Me How To Be Loved
* 8. Run Free
* 9. Diamond to Stone
* 10. Too Good To Lose