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A Change Is Gonna Come is the debut album by American soul singer–songwriter Leela James. It was released on Warner Bros. Records on June 21, 2005 in the United States.[1]

A Change Is Gonna Come
Studio album by Leela James
Released	June 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
Studio	Bennett Studios (Englewood, New Jersey) Platinum Sound Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Length	64:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Leela James (exec.) Commissioner Gordon (exec.) Bobby Ross Avila Iz Avila Vikter Duplaix Jerry Duplessis Aaron Harris Wyclef Jean James Poyser Raphael Saadiq Chucky Thompson Kanye West
Leela James chronology
A Change Is Gonna Come (2005) Let's Do It Again (2009)
Singles from A Change Is Gonna Come
"Music" Released: 2005 "My Joy" Released: 2006

Overview

James covers Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak" on the album.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Boston Globe	(favourable)[4]
People	(favourable)[5]
Vibe	[6]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman wrote that the album "retains a nostalgic tint. James has the stature of a woman who should possess a squeaky voice, but she sings with demonstrative grit. More importantly, she doesn't see her inspirations merely as artists to mimic; she sees how they learned from the past and applied it to the present. The past is built upon (if only a little), rather than simply revisited [...] There's plenty of thematic range, whether there are blue lights in the basement, tears on the pillow, sweat on the dancefloor, or sun showers on the porch."[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Change Is Gonna Come.[1]

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Sample credits[1]

• "Good Time" contains replayed elements from "Funky Sensation", written by Kenton Nix, performed by Gwen McCrae.
• "When You Love Somebody" contains elements of "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", written by Al Kooper.
• "Didn't I" embodies portions of "I Can't Fake It Anymore", written by D. Monda and T. Taylor.
• "Long Time Coming" embodies portions of "The Truth", written by Dwight Grant, Kanye West and Graham Nash.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	26
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	97
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	52
US Billboard 200[12]	148
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	42

References

External links

• A Change Is Gonna Come at Discogs

На других языках

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- [en] A Change Is Gonna Come (Leela James album)

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[ru] A Change Is Gonna Come (альбом Лилы Джеймс)

A Change Is Gonna Come — дебютный альбом американской певицы Лилы Джеймс, выпущенный в США 21 июня 2005 года. Он занял 18-ю строчку в американском чарте Billboard 200. В первую неделю было продано 15 000 экземпляров альбома; через четыре месяца тираж составил 180 000 экземпляров. Включает перепевки знаменитых песен, включая A Change Is Gonna Come Сэма Кука.

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