Leona Naess is a 2003 self-titled album by Leona Naess

Leona Naess

Leona Kristina Naess is a British singer-songwriter of Swedish-Norwegian parentage. She released her debut album, Comatised, in March 2000, which produced the single "Charm Attack" .-Early life:...

. Leona Naess is Naess' third album, and the first of hers to be produced Geffen Records

Geffen Records

Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

. The album was a critical success, receiving a four and a half star ranking from Allmusic, and was chosen as one of Allmusics Album Picks . One of the tracks, Christmas, also appeared on the Music from the OC: Mix 3, and the album reached 43 on the TopHeatseekers chart in 2003 .

A promotional only version of the album put out towards its commercial release included a bonus DVD featuring interviews with leona and footage of the recording sessions. The package also included a heart shaped metal locket, a pressed leaf and a pencil sketch of Leona. The main album is also part of the package although a slightly different master with a different track order.

"Calling" was released as a single from this album. It was announced in December 2006 that "Ballerina" was re-recorded with Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...

producing and providing piano for a possible future single release.

Track listing

1. "Calling" – 3:45
2. "Don't Use My Broken Heart" – 3:51
3. "He's Gone" – 4:15
4. "Star Signs" – 4:52
5. "Ballerina" – 4:48
6. "Dues to Pay" – 5:05
7. "Yes, It's Called Desire" – 3:22
8. "How Sweet" – 3:57
9. "Home" – 3:44
10. "Christmas" – 3:43
11. "One Kind of Love" – 3:56