Review: Leela James - My Soul


Five years ago Leela James burst onto the scene with her single “Music,” off of her debut album, A Change Is Gonna Come. Critics hailed her as the next great female soul singer, saying her vocals were comparable to the great female soul singers of the past. The masses, however, weren’t ready for James, and the album flopped.

In 2009 James put her spin on some of the classics from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s with Let’s Do It Again, but not until this year’s My Soul had she released any new work of her own. In a way My Soul picks up where A Change Is Gonna Come left off, but it’s also a whole lot more.

Read the full review at SoulTrain.com.

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