''Invincible'' is the fifth

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singer

Lemar Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially rising to fame after finishing third on the Fame Academy (series 1), first series of British talent show ''Fame Acade ...

. It was released by Angelic Media Limited on 8 October 2012 in the United Kingdom and marked his first independent release following his departure from

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. The album debuted and peaked at number 49 on the

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and produced the single, "

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Background

Commenting on the making of the album, Lemar said in an interview with ''

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'': "The making of this album for me has probably been the most refreshing, mainly because I wasn't trying to record an album, so to speak. I thought I'd take some time off, write some songs for a bit, go and hang in LA for a bit. The album kind of evolved, and I thought, 'You know what, these songs are good'. It's fairly musical. There's nothing really generic about this album, in that when I say generic I mean it's not typically R&B or typically soul or typically pop, it's got different elements from the three. It's quite live, it's got live sounding drums and like I said, guitars and piano. It's pop songs but the lyrics are a bit deeper. It's an album that I think in moments will make you think."

Promotion

" was released as the album's lead and only single on 12 August 2012. The song managed to peak at number 158 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Jack Dutton from ''

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'' found that the album's "diversity, one cannot help but think that the album’s production sounds dated, making it sound grossly over-produced and not musically suited to Lemar's soulful tones ..After claiming to have written over one 150 songs for this album, you wouldn’t think there would still be songs in this small collection which disappoint. Sadly, there are several ..With the album’s overall sound not seeming to build upon his previous effort ''The Reason'', departing from Sony may not have actually done Lemar any musical favours. You would think that with the freedom of not being on a major label he would be able to step slightly out of his comfort zone whilst also delivering a quality product."

Chart performance

''Invincible '' debuted and peaked at number 49 on the

in the week of 20 October 2020, scoring first week sales of 2,749 copies. It remains Lemar's lowest-charting album to date.

Background

Promotion

Critical reception

Chart performance

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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