A Change Is Gonna Come (Leela James album)

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A Change Is Gonna Come
Studio album by
Leela James
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21) (US)
Recorded2003–2005
Studio
Various
Genre
Length64:54
Label
Producer
Leela James chronology
A Change Is Gonna Come
(2005) 		Let's Do It Again
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Change Is Gonna Come is the debut album by American soul singer–songwriter Leela James, released in the United States on June 21, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. The album debuted at number one hundred and eighty on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling over 15,000 copies in its first week. Fourteen months later it has gone uncertified and has sold about 180,000 copies to date.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Change Is Gonna Come.[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:25
2."Music"
  • Leela James
  • Louis "Buster" Brown II
  • Scott "Shavoni" Parker
  • Bobby Ross Avila
  • Issiah Avila
4:03
3."Good Time"
  • Commissioner Gordon
4:16
4."Ghetto"
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
3:50
5."Slappy" (Interlude)  0:57
6."Soul Food"
  • Saadiq
3:18
7."Rain"
  • James
  • Saadiq
4:08
8."Married" (Interlude)  1:40
9."When You Love Somebody"
  • James
  • Williams
  • Johnson
  • Commissioner Gordon
4:30
10."Mistreating Me"
  • Harris
  • Commissioner Gordon
5:13
11."Don't Speak"
  • Harris
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • James[A]
4:46
12."Bummy" (Interlude)  0:52
13."My Joy"
  • Poyser
  • Duplaix
4:57
14."It's Alright"
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • West
  • James[A]
4:03
15."Didn't I"
  • James
  • West
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • West
3:17
16."Prayer"
  • Thompson
3:57
17."I Know I've Been Changed" (Interlude)  2:05
18."A Change Is Gonna Come"Sam Cooke
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • James
3:35
19."Long Time Coming"
  • James
  • Williams
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • James[A]
4:02

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer

Sample credits[2]

  • "Good Time" contains replayed elements from "Funky Sensation", written by Kenton Nix, performed by Gwen McCrae.
  • "When You Love Somebody" contains elements of "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", written by Al Kooper.
  • "Didn't I" embodies portions of "I Can't Fake It Anymore", written by D. Monda and T. Taylor.
  • "Long Time Coming" embodies portions of "The Truth", written by Dwight Grant, Kanye West and Graham Nash.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 26
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 97
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 52
US Billboard 200[7] 148
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 42

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "A Change Is Gonna Come > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. ^ a b A Change Is Gonna Come (Media notes). Leela James . Warner Bros., Ruffhouse. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Leela James – A Change Is Gonna Come" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Leela James – A Change Is Gonna Come" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Leela James – A Change Is Gonna Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Leela James – A Change Is Gonna Come". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Leela James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Leela James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links

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