When You Love Somebody

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Leela James is an R&B soul singer-songwriter originally from Illinois who has been active as a musician since 2003. The young songstress has a voice beyond her years. She has been hailed by critics as a soul revivalist. She includes artists such as James Brown, Roberta Flack, Toni Braxton, Mavis Staples, Marvin Gaye, & Donny Hathaway as influences although her vocal styles & tones are more in line with Aretha Franklin & Tina Turner.

The R&B powerhouse first burst onto the scene with her 2005 debut album A Change is Gonna Come that introduced audiences to her soaring sultry vocal dexterity.

Since Leela James put out her debut album, she has released a steady stream of music, exploring new stylistic elements while staying remarkably focused on old-school soul. In a press bio from 2010, she said, "My sound today may be different than where I was five years ago, but my core is always the same." Now more than a decade later, that still rings true. 

 

 

Leela James - A Change is Gonna Come, Warner Brothers Records 48027-2, 2005.
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Intro   
Music   
Good Time   
Ghetto   
Slappy (interlude)   
Soul Food   
Rain   
Married (Interlude)   
When You Love Somebody   
Mistreating Me   
Don't Speak
Bummy (interlude)   
My Joy   
It's Alright   
Didn't I   
Prayer   
I Know I Been Changed (interlude)   
A Change is Gonna Come
Long Time Coming

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