Leela James | Vandal Arts

www.vandal-arts.org Vandal Arts presents Tell Me You Love Me,the first single off Leela James' album My Soul, is a track that James co-wrote with Andrea Martin and Gordon Williams. Gerrard Baker loops in a sample of James riffing on a line from Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, the classic ballad made popular among soul audiences by the Manhattans in 1978. The title says it all, says James. A lot times, people especially men let their egos and their pride stop them from really expressing their feelings. Even when a woman knows her man loves her, she still needs to hear him say it. Other high points include the defiant opening track Aint New To This, wherein James stakes her claim as an artist to be reckoned with, balanced by the more light-hearted Party All Night and Let It Roll. The latter, says James, was inspired by the optimistic sound from the heyday of Motown in the 1960s: The message in this song is Dont sweat the small stuff. You have to just keep your head when youre faced with difficult situations and difficult people, no matter how bad the energy might get.

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