Artist
Leela James
Leela James is a soul artist from Los Angels, California formed in 2005. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Los Angels, California · Best soul albums
- 37
- Releases
- 2003–2026
- Active years
- 2005
- Formed
Artist
Leela James is a soul artist from Los Angels, California formed in 2005. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Los Angels, California · Best soul albums
Most popular
My Soul
2010
Don't Want You Back
Single · 2026
Honest
Single · 2026
Whatcha Done Now
Single · 2026
Reach For It (APJ Club Mix)
Single · 2026
Be Your Baby
Single · 2026
There 4 U (RMR Remix)
Single · 2026
Thought U Knew
Single · 2026
Put It On Me
Single · 2026
You're The One
Single · 2026
Right On Time
Single · 2026
Right Back In It
Single · 2026
Complicated (The Remix)
Single · 2026
Reach For It
Single · 2026
Right Back In It (Souldrip Mix)
Single · 2026
All Over Again (RMR Remix)
Single · 2026
2BHONEST
EP · 2025
Are You Ready
EP · 2019
That Woman
Single · 2019
This Is Me
Single · 2018
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Single · 2012
Tell Me You Love Me (E-Single)
Single · 2010
Music (U.S. Maxi Single)
Single · 2005
Soul Food
Single · 2005
Music
Single · 2003
Good Time
Single · 2003
My Joy
Single · 2003
Like almost all other musicians hit with the neo-soul tag, the primary inspirations of Leela James -- a gritty-voiced singer and songwriter born in Los Angeles, California -- dated no later than the late '70s; Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Tina Turner were regularly cited. Her debut album, very much a throwback affair, involved assistance from a range of noted studio rats from the fields of rap and R&B, including Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq, James Poyser, Chucky Thompson, and Wyclef Jean. The album, titled A Change Is Gonna Come (a definite reference to Sam Cooke), was released in late 2005 and peaked just outside the Top 40 of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Despite poor sales, the album fared well enough to earn James nominations for the 2006 Soul Train Music Awards and the same year's NAACP Image Awards. After splitting from Warner Bros., the singer landed on the roster of Shanachie and recorded one of the label's more inspired all-cover sets, Let's Do It Again, released in 2009. She switched to Stax for 2010's My Soul, which featured some of her own songwriting input and peaked in the R&B/Hip-Hop Top Ten. A return to Shanachie yielded 2012's Loving You More...In the Spirit of …
