My Soul (Leela James album)

My Soul
Studio album by Leela James
Released	May 25, 2010
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
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
All About Jazz	favorable[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Billboard	favorable[4]
The Dallas Morning News	A[5]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	favorable[6]
PopMatters	5/10[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

• "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^[9]
• "It's Over" contains a sample of "Can't Be Alone" performed by Hodges, James & Smith

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/web/20090619094705/http://www.sfbg.com/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)