My Soul (Leela James album)
My Soul is the third studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Leela James. It was released in the United States on May 25, 2010 by Stax Records, marking James' debut with the label. Her highest-charting effort to date, the album debuted and peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of My Soul.[9]
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1. | "I Ain't New to This" | - Leela James
- Billy Earl Kennedy
- Gus McKinney
| | 2:30 |
2. | "So Cold" | | | 3:43 |
3. | "The Fact Is" | | | 4:08 |
4. | "I Want It All" | | | 3:33 |
5. | "Party All Night" | | | 4:03 |
6. | "Mr. Incredible – Ms. Unforgettable" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) | | | 3:18 |
7. | "Tell Me You Love Me" | | | 3:30 |
8. | "Let It Roll" | | | 2:44 |
9. | "Supa Luva" | - Gerald Craig Glanville
- Shelby Johnson
| | 4:52 |
10. | "If It's Wrong" | | | 3:21 |
11. | "It's Over" | - James
- Sammy Friedman
- William "Mickey" Stevenson
| | 3:27 |
Sample credits[9]
- "I Ain't New To This" contains a sample of "Solitary Love Affair", performed by Millie Jackson.
- "The Fact Is" contains a sample of "Lovely Way She Loves", performed by The Moments
- "Tell Me You Love Me" contains a sample from "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", performed by The Manhattans.
- "It's Over" contains a sample of "Can't Be Alone", performed by Hodges, James & Smith.
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
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- 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
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Charts
Weekly charts
References
- ↑ Nero, Mark Edward (May 24, 2010). Leela James – My Soul. About.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ Barteldes, Ernest (June 25, 2010). Leela James | My Soul. All About Jazz. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy (June 2010). My Soul - Leela James: Review. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ Mitchell (June 18, 2010). Leela James, "My Soul". Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Banks, Geraud (June 8, 2010). CD Reviews: AM Taxi, Leela James, Blame Sally, Raze, - JSOnline. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ Maine, David (July 8, 2010). Leela James: My Soul. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ "Pollo Del Mar explains it all for you". Billboard.com. 2010-06-14. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- 1 2 My Soul (Media notes). Leela James . Stax Records. 2010.
- ↑
- ↑ "Leela James – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Leela James. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Leela James – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Leela James. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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