My Soul (Leela James album)

My Soul
Studio album by Leela James
Released May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Genre R&B, soul
Label Stax
Producer Leela James (also exec.) Carl "Chucky" Thompson, Gerrard Baker, Ray Murray, Malik Albert, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Steve "Supe" White, Kadis, Chris Dunn, Al Manerson
Leela James chronology
Let's Do It Again
(2009)		 My Soul
(2010)		 Loving You More... In The Spirit Of Etta James
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
All About Jazzfavorable[2]
Allmusic[3]
Billboardfavorable[4]
The Dallas Morning NewsA[5]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinelfavorable[6]
PopMatters5/10[7]

My Soul is the third studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Leela James, released in the United States on May 25, 2010 by Stax Records. The album debuted and peaked at #7 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #37 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.[8]

Track listing

  1. "I Ain't New To This" (produced by Gerrard Baker) – 2:30
  2. "So Cold" (produced by Kadis & Sean) – 3:43
  3. "The Fact Is" (produced by Steven "Supe" White) – 4:08
  4. "I Want It All" (produced by Ray Murray & Malik Albert) – 3:33
  5. "Party All Night" (produced by Chucky Thompson) – 4:03
  6. "Mr. Incredible - Ms. Unforgettable" (Featuring Raheem DeVaughn) (produced by Chucky Thompson) – 3:52
  7. "Tell Me You Love Me" (produced by Gerrard Baker) – 3:30
  8. "Let It Roll" (produced by Chucky Thompson) – 2:44
  9. "Supa Luva" (produced by Butter) – 4:52
  10. "If It's Wrong" (produced by Carvin & Ivan) – 3:21
  11. "It's Over" (produced by Carvin & Ivan) – 3:27

Samples

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 37
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7

Personnel

[10]

  • Anabel DeHaven - Make-Up, Stylist
  • Kyonte Vincent - Engineer
  • Al Manerson - Executive Producer
  • Dwayne Moore - Bass
  • Shelby Johnson - Composer, Vocals (Background)
  • Milton Fletcher Jr. - Keyboards
  • Michael Gassel - Package Design
  • Sammy Friedman - Composer
  • Gus McKinney - Composer
  • Gerrard Baker - Producer
  • Gerald Craig Glanville - Composer
  • Carvin Haggins - Composer
  • Carl "Chucky" Thompson - Producer
  • Bud Wales - Sax (Tenor)
  • Brenda Walkin - Sax (Tenor)
  • Billy Earl Kennedy - Composer
  • Barry Wilson - Sax (Baritone)
  • Andrea Martin - Composer, Vocals (Background)
  • Sylvia Robinson - Composer
  • William "Mickey" Stevenson - Composer
  • Gordon Williams - Composer, Engineer
  • Paul Blakemore - Mastering
  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner - Sample Clearance
  • Billy Brown - Composer
  • Mary Hogan - A&R
  • Eric "Ebo" Butler - Engineer
  • Tiffany Wilson - Vocals (Background)
  • Ray Murray - Producer, Engineer
  • Malik Albert - Producer, Engineer
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Producer, Engineer
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Producer, Engineer
  • Seth Presant - Mixing
  • Raheem DeVaughn - Composer, Vocals (Background), Vocals
  • Steve "Supe" White - Producer, Engineer
  • Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - Keyboards
  • Leela James - Arranger, Composer, Vocals (Background), Additional Production, Executive Producer, Vocals
  • George "Spanky" McCurdy - Drums
  • Devin DeHaven - Photography
  • Ben Wendel - Sax (Tenor)
  • Kadis - Producer, Engineer
  • Larissa Collins - Art Direction
  • Mark Bowers - Bass, Guitar
  • Al Goodman - Composer
  • Chris Dunn - Executive Producer
  • John D. Loudermilk - Composer

References

  1. ↑ Nero, Mark Edward (May 24, 2010). Leela James – My Soul. About.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  2. ↑ Barteldes, Ernest (June 25, 2010). Leela James | My Soul. All About Jazz. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy (June 2010). My Soul - Leela James: Review. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  4. ↑ Mitchell (June 18, 2010). Leela James, "My Soul". Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  5. ↑ Tarradell, Mario (May 24, 2010). CD review: Leela James is passionate, powerful on her 3rd CD. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  6. ↑ Banks, Geraud (June 8, 2010). CD Reviews: AM Taxi, Leela James, Blame Sally, Raze, - JSOnline. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  7. ↑ Maine, David (July 8, 2010). Leela James: My Soul. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
  8. ↑ Billboard.com. 2010-06-14 https://web.archive.org/20090619094705/http://www.sfbg.com:80/blogs/gsf/2008/02/pollo_del_mar_explains_it_all.html. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-14. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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