A Change Is Gonna Come is the debut album by American soul singer–songwriter Leela James.

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

[2] 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.

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.