A Change Is Gonna Come | ||||
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Released | June 21, 2005 | |||
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Length | 64:54 | |||
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Singles from A Change Is Gonna Come | ||||
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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]
James covers Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak" on the album.[2]
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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]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Change Is Gonna Come.[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:25 | ||
2. | "Music" |
| 4:03 | |
3. | "Good Time" |
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| 4:16 |
4. | "Ghetto" |
| 3:50 | |
5. | "Slappy" (Interlude) | 0:57 | ||
6. | "Soul Food" |
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| 3:18 |
7. | "Rain" |
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| 4:08 |
8. | "Married" (Interlude) | 1:40 | ||
9. | "When You Love Somebody" |
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| 4:30 |
10. | "Mistreating Me" |
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| 5:13 |
11. | "Don't Speak" |
| 4:46 | |
12. | "Bummy" (Interlude) | 0:52 | ||
13. | "My Joy" |
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| 4:57 |
14. | "It's Alright" |
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| 4:03 |
15. | "Didn't I" |
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| 3:17 |
16. | "Prayer" |
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| 3:57 |
17. | "I Know I've Been Changed" (Interlude) | 2:05 | ||
18. | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Sam Cooke |
| 3:35 |
19. | "Long Time Coming" |
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| 4:02 |
Notes
Sample credits[1]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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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 |