Personnel: Leela James (background vocals); Ralph "Buttaz" Kearns (vocals, keyboards); Ricardo Ramos (guitar); Teodross Avery (saxophone); Kenyetta Beasley, Kenyatta Beasley (trumpet); Roland Barber (trombone); Christopher "Rahboo" Sabb (bass guitar); Steve "Supe" White (drums); Rudy Bird (percussion); Tiffany T'zelle, Melonie Daniels, Andrea Martin (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Dave Darlington.
Recording information: Eastside Sound Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Kevin "K.T." Terrell.
Leela James's 2005 debut, A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, positioned the retro-soul diva as a nostalgia- wracked outsider longing to bring the effortless class and casual virtuosity of '70s soul back to mainstream R&B. LET"S DO IT AGAIN leans even further in that direction, and is composed entirely of James's takes on soul classics like the Staples Singers' "Let's Do It Again," Al Green's "Simply Beautiful," and Funkadelic's "I'd Rather Be With You."
Professional Reviews
Living Blues (p.64) - "Singing in alternately raspy, breathy, and shouting contralto tunes, James places her personal stamp on each number..."
