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My Soul (Leela James album)

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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. 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]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Ain't New to This"
  • Leela James
  • Billy Earl Kennedy
  • Gus McKinney
  • Gerrard Baker
2:30
2."So Cold"
  • James
  • Kadis & Sean
3:43
3."The Fact Is"
  • Steven "Supe" White
4:08
4."I Want It All"
  • James
3:33
5."Party All Night"
  • James
4:03
6."Mr. Incredible – Ms. Unforgettable" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
  • James
  • DeVaughn
  • Thompson
3:18
7."Tell Me You Love Me"
  • Baker
3:30
8."Let It Roll"
  • James
  • Thompson
2:44
9."Supa Luva"
  • Gerald Craig Glanville
  • Shelby Johnson
  • Butter
4:52
10."If It's Wrong"3:21
11."It's Over"
  • James
  • Sammy Friedman
  • William "Mickey" Stevenson
  • Carvin & Ivan
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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 7

References

  1. ^ Nero, Mark Edward (May 24, 2010). Leela James – My Soul Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b My Soul (Media notes). Leela James . Stax Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ "Leela James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Leela James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

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