Let's Do It Again (Leela James album)

Let's Do It Again
Studio album by Leela James
Released	March 24, 2009
Recorded	Eastside Sound (Manhattan, New York City, New York)
Genre	Soul, R&B, blues, funk
Label	Shanachie
Producer	Leela James (also exec.)
Leela James chronology
A Change Is Gonna Come (2005) Let's Do It Again (2009) My Soul (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	(mixed)[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Billboard	(positive)[3]
PopMatters	(7/10)[4]

Let's Do It Again is the second studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Leela James, released in the United States on March 24, 2009 by Shanachie Records. The album is a collection of cover versions of '60s, '70s, and '80s R&B songs (with the exception of The Rolling Stones' "Miss You" and Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is"), and its title is a reference to the 1975 soundtrack album of the same name, whose title track, performed by The Staple Singers, is also covered on this album.

Track listing

1. "Clean Up Woman" (Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke) – 4:24
2. "Miss You" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:25
3. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome) – 5:06
4. "Baby I'm Scared of You" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack) – 5:31
5. "You Know How to Love Me" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas) – 4:04
6. "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Mick Jones) – 7:13
7. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 3:52
8. "I Try" (Angela Bofill) – 4:54
9. "I'd Rather Be with You" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – 5:23
10. "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green) – 5:10
11. "Let's Do It Again" (Curtis Mayfield) – 5:01

Personnel

Musicians Leela James – vocals, backing vocals Teodross Avery – saxophone Roland Barber – trombone Kenyatta Beasley – trumpet Rudy Bird – percussion Melonie Daniels – backing vocals Ralph "Buttaz" Kearns – keyboards, vocals Andrea Martin – backing vocals Ricardo Ramos – guitar Steve "Supe" White – drums

Production Leela James – producer, executive producer, vocal producer Dave Darlington – mixing Eric Elterman – engineer Randall Grass – executive producer Ralph "Buttaz" Kearns – associate producer Kevin "K.T." Terrell – photography Paul Wickliffe – mastering Suzette Williams – executive producer

Charts

Chart (2009)[5]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	84
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	11
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	6

References

1. About.com review
2. Allmusic review
3. Billboard review
4. PopMatters review
5. "Let's Do It Again > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-19.