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
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. 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]
Leela James chronology
Let's Do It Again (2009) My Soul (2010)

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) – 3:33
5. "Party All Night" (produced by Chucky Thompson) – 4:03
6. "Mr. Incredible - Ms. Unforgetable" (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 Malik Albert) – 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

Sample

• Tell Me You Love Me contains a sample from "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" performed by The Manhattans^[9]

Charts

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

Personnel

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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. http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/gsf/2008/02/pollo_del_mar_explains_it_all.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14. ^{[dead link]}
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