http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5265458&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.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. Her voice rivals Me'Shell Ndegeocello's for sheer intensity, but James proves the more supple of the two, playfully slipping into upper registers whenever she needs to. - Sarah BardeenNeo-Soulen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:45 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5265458&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss She 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. Her voice rivals Me'Shell Ndegeocello's for sheer intensity, but James proves the more supple of the two, playfully slipping into upper registers whenever she needs to. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620900&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620900 tra.26620900 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Baby I'm Scared Of You tra.26620900 331000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620900&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620900&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620905&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620905 tra.26620905 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620899&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620899 tra.26620899 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true It's A Man's Man's Man's World tra.26620899 306000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620899&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620899&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620897&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620897 tra.26620897 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Clean Up Woman tra.26620897 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620897&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620897&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620902&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620902 tra.26620902 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true I Want To Know What Love Is tra.26620902 433000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620902&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620902&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620896&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620896 tra.26620896 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Let's Do It Again tra.26620896 301000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620896&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620896&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620898&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620898 tra.26620898 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Miss You tra.26620898 325000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620898&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620898&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9517129&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 9517129 tra.9517129 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Live In New Orleans alb.9515341 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/4/9/1299493_170x170.jpg 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 true A Change Is Gonna Come (Live Version) tra.9517129 593000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9517129&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9517129&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5270306&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 5270306 tra.5270306 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Music alb.5265822 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tra.5270305 304000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5270305&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5270305&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804660&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 8804660 tra.8804660 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Music alb.8801296 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/1/8/1268147_170x170.jpg 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Music (Morel's Pink Noise Edit) tra.8804660 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804660&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804660&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624289&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7624289 tra.7624289 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 A Change Is Gonna Come alb.7623617 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/8/7/1277869_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true My Joy (Album Version) tra.7624289 297000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624289&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624289&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12427728&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 12427728 tra.12427728 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Good Time alb.12412248 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/3/8/1288393_170x170.jpg 2006-11-21 00:00:00.0 2006-11-21 00:00:00.0 true Good Time [Craig C. Master Blaster Dub] tra.12427728 458000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12427728&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12427728&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624290&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7624290 tra.7624290 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 A Change Is Gonna Come alb.7623617 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/8/7/1277869_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true It's Alright (Album Version) tra.7624290 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624290&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624290&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624288&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7624288 tra.7624288 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 A Change Is Gonna Come alb.7623617 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/8/7/1277869_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Bummy Interlude (Album Version) tra.7624288 52000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624288&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624288&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620903&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 26620903 tra.26620903 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 Let's Do It Again alb.26610496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/1845628_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Nobody Know's You When You're Down And Out tra.26620903 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620903&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26620903&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624283&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7624283 tra.7624283 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 A Change Is Gonna Come alb.7623617 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/8/7/1277869_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Rain (Album Version) tra.7624283 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624283&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624283&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7253452&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7253452 tra.7253452 Leela James art.5265458 0.0 2005 The Progression Of Urban Music alb.7251860 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/4/9/699404_170x170.jpg 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Music tra.7253452 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7253452&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7253452&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624279&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Neo-Soul Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Leela James on Rhapsody Online 7624279 tra.7624279 Leela James art.5265458 0.99 A Change Is Gonna Come alb.7623617 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/8/7/1277869_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Good Time (Album Version) tra.7624279 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624279&variant=play&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7624279&variant=data&rws=%2Fleela-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss