http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5265458&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Fplaylists.rssShe may not impact the charts in any significant way, but that may just be a sign that Leela James is doing something right. Like a few other talented soul divas these days (who can't seem to elbow anemic-voiced waifs out of the way fast enough), this LA native is on a one-woman quest to resurrect the "soul" in neo-soul, and if her 2005 release <I>A Change Is Gonna Come</I> is any indication, she's on the right track. A small woman with a high speaking voice, James shakes the rafters when she sings, expressing the kind of passion and pathos that once gave soul music its name. 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