31:
400:, she stated: "With this album I wanted to make sure that I showed all sides of me – in terms of variety in the music and in my vocal range – while at the same time making it clear that every song deeply came from my soul. Plus I also wanted to incorporate a little more hip hop this time, and infuse it with my traditional R&B – because I felt that. By making my beats edgier and harder-hitting, I'd show there was more to me than just doing ballads and things of that sort."
416:. The album's first two singles, "Say That" feat. Anthony Hamilton and "Fall For You" both reached Top 15 on the Billboard Urban AC charts, with "Fall For You" reaching No. 12. James supported her album with tours nationwide, including performances at Essence Music Festival, Arizona Jazz Fest, San Diego Jazz Fest, Capitol Jazz Fest, and more.
429:. The album has the singles "Don't Want You Back" released on October 28, 2016, "Hard for Me" released on February 25, 2017, "Don't Mean a Thang" released on March 27, 2017, and a video single "All Over Again" on May 4, 2017. The single "Don't Want You Back" reached number 1 on
678:
1381:
1361:
1366:
1421:
1066:
573:
405:
409:. Originally the album was going to have one song honoring Etta James, but with her death it became a full tribute album. It was released by Shanachie Records.
1411:
1416:
657:
1406:
1371:
1332:
549:
290:
30:
557:
360:
394:
label, was released on May 24, 2010, and debuted on the US Hip Hop/R&B chart at No. 7. Speaking in May 2010 to UK soul writer Pete Lewis of
1218:
998:
1023:
334:
1426:
1396:
1307:
339:
1391:
1049:
1401:
1286:
723:
315:
819:
1376:
920:
868:
565:
386:
946:
1211:
597:
441:
894:
468:
1266:
461:
377:
1110:
1325:
1281:
589:
537:
421:
36:
294:, was released on June 21, 2005. James co-wrote most of the tracks on this album, two exceptions being her
1386:
673:
1204:
1182:
525:
426:
174:
439:
In
February 2021, James debuted the song "Complicated", the first single off her seventh studio album
1431:
770:
581:
447:
431:
347:
275:, providing vocals to the track "No Tears". In 2005, she lent her voice to the posthumously released
159:
794:
1312:
281:
258:
213:
108:
1078:
999:"Leela James Talks Upcoming 'Did It for Love' Album, Reveals Cover & Release Date: Exclusive"
972:
652:
365:
1318:
1191:
1092:
351:
237:
164:
271:
246:
1256:
396:
436:
Adult R&B Songs chart on April 15, 2017, becoming her highest-charting single ever.
1271:
820:"Loving You More...In the Spirit of Etta James - Leela James | Songs, Reviews, Credits"
497:
319:
307:
1355:
1251:
1241:
521:
505:
501:
485:
355:
295:
1024:"R&B Divas L.A. Returns with Chrisette Michelle, Leela James and Chante Moore |"
1302:
1227:
489:
464:
391:
169:
842:
1276:
1261:
493:
481:
327:
276:
221:
85:
1067:
Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Incorporated Announces Newest Class of Honorary Members
1083:
509:
323:
241:
225:
217:
103:
89:
1096:
744:
1115:
311:
266:
262:
251:
1137:
1178:
1339:
303:
299:
126:
1246:
1187:
265:. That same year, she was featured on hip hop producer, DJ, and emcee
1196:
425:
was released on March 31, 2017, by
Shesangz Music under license to
1088:
113:
1111:"R. Kelly earns leading three Soul Train music award nominations"
1050:"EXCLUSIVE: Leela James Talks New Album and Honoring Etta James"
372:
118:
1200:
524:; she was inducted on July 27, 2024 at the sorority's Boulé in
354:
and released her second studio album on March 24, 2009, an all-
194:
1167:
403:
On July 31, 2012, James released her fourth studio album ,
285:, duetting with the singer on the song "Compared to What".
460:
In 2014 and 2015, she starred in seasons 2 and 3 of the
412:
On July 8, 2014, James released her fifth studio album,
1295:
1234:
973:"Leela James | Chart History | Adult R&B Songs"
190:
186:
152:
142:
134:
96:
69:
59:
49:
44:
21:
1138:"SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards - Past Winners"
869:"New Music: Leela James - Don't Want You Back"
574:Loving You More... In the Spirit of Etta James
452:Adult R&B Songs chart on August 21, 2021.
406:Loving You More... In the Spirit of Etta James
318:". Notable collaborators on the album include
1212:
921:"New Music: Leela James - Don't Mean a Thang"
8:
1382:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
257:In 2004, James toured as an opening act for
208:(born June 2, 1983) known professionally as
1362:21st-century African-American women singers
1219:
1205:
1197:
381:, performing the vocal on "Walk with Me".
350:, James signed with the independent label
18:
16:American singer-songwriter from California
1367:African-American women singer-songwriters
947:"New Video: Leela James - All Over Again"
1422:21st-century American singer-songwriters
628:
254:song "Work", credited as Alechia James.
715:
895:"New Music: Leela James - Hard for Me"
1412:American contemporary R&B singers
1091:. January–February 2006. p. 32.
7:
371:In June 2009, James appeared on the
343:, lending her vocals to "Stronger".
1417:21st-century American women singers
679:Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
335:Robert Randolph and the Family Band
1407:Singer-songwriters from California
1308:Stax Museum of American Soul Music
997:Leight, Elias (February 8, 2017).
843:"Leela James 2017 Audio Interview"
726:. Universal Music Publishing Group
14:
1372:American women singer-songwriters
1048:Sangweni, Yolanda (2012-08-16).
694:SoulTracks Readers Choice Award
29:
520:James is an honorary member of
1:
1079:"The 37th NAACP Image Awards"
620:(2019) (with The Truth Band)
522:Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
236:James made her debut on the
795:"Leela James: Soul purpose"
1448:
697:Female Artist of the Year
535:
469:R&B Divas: Los Angeles
1427:American ballad musicians
1397:American neo soul singers
771:"Leela James - Biography"
724:"Leela James - Soul Food"
28:
1392:Singers from Los Angeles
445:. It peaked at No. 3 on
346:After parting ways with
206:Alechia Janeice Campbell
55:Alechia Janeice Campbell
1326:Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.
538:Leela James discography
220:singer-songwriter from
37:Stockholm Jazz Festival
1402:Warner Records artists
674:Soul Train Music Award
658:Outstanding New Artist
625:Awards and nominations
550:A Change Is Gonna Come
456:Television appearances
316:A Change Is Gonna Come
291:A Change Is Gonna Come
45:Background information
526:Indianapolis, Indiana
390:, her first with the
175:BMG Rights Management
480:James cites singers
419:James' sixth album,
288:James' debut album,
282:Genius & Friends
1377:American contraltos
1313:Walt Disney Records
1144:. 14 September 2013
384:James' third album
259:the Black Eyed Peas
1267:Donald "Duck" Dunn
1168:"Official website"
1119:. February 2, 2006
953:. October 28, 2017
927:. October 28, 2017
901:. October 28, 2017
875:. October 28, 2017
847:Soulinterviews.com
366:the Staple Singers
195:www.leelajames.com
1349:
1348:
1319:Pebble to a Pearl
1228:Stax/Volt Records
707:
706:
653:NAACP Image Award
558:Let's Do It Again
361:Let's Do It Again
352:Shanachie Records
333:James guested on
212:, is an American
200:
199:
138:Singer-songwriter
1439:
1296:Related articles
1221:
1214:
1207:
1198:
1175:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1075:
1069:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1045:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:
994:
988:
987:
985:
983:
969:
963:
962:
960:
958:
943:
937:
936:
934:
932:
917:
911:
910:
908:
906:
891:
885:
884:
882:
880:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
839:
833:
832:
831:
830:
816:
810:
809:
807:
805:
799:Bluesandsoul.com
791:
785:
784:
782:
781:
766:
760:
759:
757:
756:
741:
735:
734:
732:
731:
720:
629:
397:Blues & Soul
272:Soul Survivor II
145:
83:
79:
77:
62:
52:
33:
19:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1352:
1351:
1350:
1345:
1291:
1257:Booker T. Jones
1230:
1225:
1166:
1163:
1158:
1157:
1147:
1145:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1122:
1120:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1065:
1061:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1033:
1031:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1007:
1005:
996:
995:
991:
981:
979:
971:
970:
966:
956:
954:
945:
944:
940:
930:
928:
919:
918:
914:
904:
902:
893:
892:
888:
878:
876:
867:
866:
862:
852:
850:
841:
840:
836:
828:
826:
818:
817:
813:
803:
801:
793:
792:
788:
779:
777:
769:Kellman, Andy.
768:
767:
763:
754:
752:
743:
742:
738:
729:
727:
722:
721:
717:
712:
641:Nominated work
627:
590:Did It for Love
540:
534:
518:
512:as influences.
478:
458:
422:Did It for Love
364:, in homage to
234:
203:
182:
179:J&T Records
143:
123:
84:
81:
75:
73:
60:
50:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1445:
1443:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1354:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1272:Al Jackson Jr.
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1201:
1195:
1194:
1185:
1176:
1162:
1161:External links
1159:
1156:
1155:
1142:Soultracks.com
1129:
1102:
1070:
1059:
1040:
1015:
989:
964:
938:
912:
886:
860:
834:
811:
786:
761:
749:Soultracks.com
736:
714:
713:
711:
708:
705:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
688:
687:
684:
681:
676:
671:
667:
666:
663:
660:
655:
650:
646:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
626:
623:
622:
621:
618:Are You Ready?
614:
613:
609:
608:
605:Thought U Knew
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
562:
554:
545:
544:
536:Main article:
533:
530:
517:
514:
498:Donny Hathaway
477:
474:
457:
454:
337:'s 2006 album
320:Raphael Saadiq
233:
230:
202:Musical artist
201:
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
184:
183:
181:
180:
177:
172:
167:
162:
156:
154:
150:
149:
146:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
130:
129:
122:
121:
116:
111:
106:
100:
98:
94:
93:
71:
67:
66:
63:
57:
56:
53:
47:
46:
42:
41:
35:James live at
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1444:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1387:Living people
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1252:Steve Cropper
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1242:Estelle Axton
1240:
1239:
1237:
1235:Major figures
1233:
1229:
1222:
1217:
1215:
1210:
1208:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1193:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1143:
1139:
1133:
1130:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1103:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1063:
1060:
1055:
1051:
1044:
1041:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1004:
1000:
993:
990:
978:
974:
968:
965:
952:
948:
942:
939:
926:
922:
916:
913:
900:
896:
890:
887:
874:
870:
864:
861:
849:. May 1, 2017
848:
844:
838:
835:
825:
821:
815:
812:
800:
796:
790:
787:
776:
772:
765:
762:
751:. 14 May 2007
750:
746:
745:"Leela James"
740:
737:
725:
719:
716:
709:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
689:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
648:
647:
643:
640:
637:
634:
631:
630:
624:
619:
616:
615:
611:
610:
606:
603:
600:
599:
595:
592:
591:
587:
584:
583:
579:
576:
575:
571:
568:
567:
563:
560:
559:
555:
552:
551:
547:
546:
543:Studio albums
542:
541:
539:
531:
529:
527:
523:
516:Personal life
515:
513:
511:
507:
506:Mavis Staples
503:
502:Gladys Knight
499:
495:
491:
487:
486:Roberta Flack
483:
475:
473:
471:
470:
466:
463:
455:
453:
451:
449:
444:
443:
437:
435:
433:
428:
424:
423:
417:
415:
410:
408:
407:
401:
399:
398:
393:
389:
388:
382:
380:
379:
374:
369:
367:
363:
362:
358:set entitled
357:
353:
349:
344:
342:
341:
336:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
306:'s 1996 hit "
305:
301:
297:
293:
292:
286:
284:
283:
278:
274:
273:
268:
264:
260:
255:
253:
249:
248:
243:
239:
231:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
196:
193:
189:
185:
178:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
161:
158:
157:
155:
151:
147:
141:
137:
133:
128:
125:
124:
120:
117:
115:
112:
110:
107:
105:
102:
101:
99:
95:
91:
87:
82:(age 41)
72:
68:
65:Alechia James
64:
61:Also known as
58:
54:
48:
43:
38:
32:
27:
20:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1303:Memphis soul
1282:David Porter
1171:
1146:. Retrieved
1141:
1132:
1121:. Retrieved
1114:
1105:
1082:
1073:
1062:
1053:
1043:
1032:. Retrieved
1030:. 2015-01-26
1027:
1018:
1006:. Retrieved
1002:
992:
980:. Retrieved
976:
967:
955:. Retrieved
950:
941:
929:. Retrieved
924:
915:
903:. Retrieved
898:
889:
877:. Retrieved
872:
863:
851:. Retrieved
846:
837:
827:, retrieved
823:
814:
802:. Retrieved
798:
789:
778:. Retrieved
775:AllMusic.com
774:
764:
753:. Retrieved
748:
739:
728:. Retrieved
718:
700:Leela James
662:Leela James
617:
604:
596:
588:
582:Fall for You
580:
572:
564:
556:
548:
519:
490:Toni Braxton
479:
467:
465:reality show
459:
446:
440:
438:
430:
420:
418:
414:Fall For You
413:
411:
404:
402:
395:
385:
383:
376:
370:
359:
348:Warner Bros.
345:
338:
332:
289:
287:
280:
270:
256:
245:
240:to the 2000
235:
232:Music career
209:
205:
204:
160:Warner Bros.
148:2000–present
144:Years active
80:June 2, 1983
1432:1974 births
1287:Jim Stewart
1277:Isaac Hayes
1262:Nikka Costa
1188:Leela James
1179:Leela James
1172:Leela James
532:Discography
494:Marvin Gaye
482:James Brown
378:Wait for Me
328:Wyclef Jean
310:", and the
308:Don't Speak
277:Ray Charles
222:Los Angeles
210:Leela James
86:Los Angeles
23:Leela James
1356:Categories
1333:Soulsville
1123:2006-02-03
1084:The Crisis
1034:2022-04-05
1028:Myk104.com
829:2022-04-05
780:2024-06-01
755:2024-06-01
730:2020-03-22
710:References
686:Nominated
665:Nominated
510:Etta James
476:Influences
340:Colorblind
324:Kanye West
242:Jamie Foxx
238:soundtrack
226:California
135:Occupation
90:California
76:1983-06-02
51:Birth name
1116:USA Today
1097:0011-1422
1003:Billboard
977:Billboard
951:ThisIsRnB
925:ThisIsRnB
899:ThisIsRnB
873:ThisIsRnB
638:Category
612:EP albums
448:Billboard
432:Billboard
312:Sam Cooke
269:'s album
267:Pete Rock
263:Macy Gray
252:the Roots
165:Shanachie
1340:Wattstax
1183:AllMusic
1148:6 August
824:AllMusic
804:6 August
683:"Music"
304:No Doubt
300:pop rock
127:neo soul
1247:Al Bell
1054:Essence
644:Result
566:My Soul
387:My Soul
298:of the
214:R&B
191:Website
109:R&B
1095:
1008:May 8,
982:May 8,
957:May 8,
931:May 8,
905:May 8,
879:May 8,
853:May 1,
635:Award
607:(2023)
601:(2021)
598:See Me
593:(2017)
585:(2014)
577:(2012)
569:(2010)
561:(2009)
553:(2005)
462:TV One
442:See Me
375:album
314:song "
296:covers
279:album
153:Labels
97:Genres
92:, U.S.
1089:NAACP
691:2009
670:2008
649:2005
632:Year
356:cover
302:band
244:film
114:blues
1192:IMDb
1150:2023
1093:ISSN
1010:2017
984:2017
959:2017
933:2017
907:2017
881:2017
855:2017
806:2023
703:Won
392:Stax
373:Moby
326:and
261:and
247:Bait
218:soul
216:and
170:Stax
119:jazz
104:Soul
70:Born
1190:at
1181:at
528:.
427:BMG
250:on
1358::
1170:.
1140:.
1113:.
1087:.
1081:.
1052:.
1026:.
1001:.
975:.
949:.
923:.
897:.
871:.
845:.
822:,
797:.
773:.
747:.
508:,
504:,
500:,
496:,
492:,
488:,
484:,
472:.
368:.
330:.
322:,
228:.
224:,
88:,
78:)
1220:e
1213:t
1206:v
1174:.
1152:.
1126:.
1099:.
1056:.
1037:.
1012:.
986:.
961:.
935:.
909:.
883:.
857:.
808:.
783:.
758:.
733:.
450:'
434:'
74:(
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
