My Soul (Leela James album) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

My Soul is the third studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

by American soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

singer-songwriter Leela James

Leela James

Leela James is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. James cites singers James Brown, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, and Stevie Wonder as her influences...

, released in the United States on May 25, 2010 by Stax Records

Stax Records

Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...

. The album debuted and peaked at #7 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #37 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Track listing

"I Ain't New To This" (produced by Gerrard Baker) – 2:30
"So Cold" (produced by Kadis & Sean) – 3:43
"The Fact Is" (produced by Steven "Supe" White) – 4:08
"I Want It All" (produced by Ray Murray) – 3:33
"Party All Night" (produced by Chucky Thompson
Chucky Thompson
Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...

) – 4:03
"Mr. Incredible - Ms. Unforgetable" (Featuring Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...

) (produced by Chucky Thompson
Chucky Thompson
Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...

) – 3:52
"Tell Me You Love Me" (produced by Gerrard Baker) – 3:30
"Let It Roll" (produced by Malik Albert) – 2:44
"Supa Luva" (produced by Butter) – 4:52
"If It's Wrong" (produced by Carvin & Ivan) – 3:21
"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
The Manhattans
The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group, with a string of hit records spanning four decades. Their best known million-selling songs being "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and 'Shining Star' in 1980...

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	37
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	7

Personnel

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

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