Various Artists - For Colored Girls Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture EAC | MP3 320 kbit/s CBR Joint Stereo | 50:17 Min | 117.91 Mb Label: Atlantic Records | Original Release Date: November 2, 2010 Styles: Soundtrack, R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B Review by Andy Kellman: The soundtrack to Tyler Perry's adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 Tony-nominated play consists of new and previously unreleased material. Most of the artists an impressive mix of distinct personalities, much like the film’s cast contribute strong material that benefits from the context; each selection sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack for this particular film. Only Leona Lewis' “I Know Who I Am” sounds empty, as if it was performed for a talent competition. The central inclusion is “Four Women,” even though it’s placed near the end of the sequence. It begins with Nina Simone's 1966 recording; after a minute, it gives way (almost seamlessly) to a new version featuring the original verses delivered by Izibor, Ledisi, and Simone’s daughter (named Simone). It could have been a train wreck, but it is pulled off to startling effect, with each vocalist bringing a new emphasis to the stereotypes illustrated in Simone’s composition. The disc should be considered another valued outgrowth of Shange’s work: a deeply resonating cultural touchstone, whether first encountered via the play, book, television film, or Perry’s theatrical film. All due credit to Perry for not doing something like enlisting Michael Bublé to cover “Isn’t She Lovely.” ~ Track Listings ~ 01. Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington with Joshua Bell, Aaron Zigman & The Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra - Main Title 02. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Longer and Stronger 03. Estelle - All Day Long (Blue Skies) 04. Laura Izibor - What More Can They Do 05. Lalah Hathaway - Sun 06. Zaki Ibrahim - Ansomnia 07. Gladys Knight - Settle 08. Karen Slack, Andrea Jones-Sojola & The Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra - La Donna in Viola 09. Anika Noni Rose & Carondelet Percussion Ensemble - Sechita (A Senhora Em Amarelo) 10. Macy Gray - Stand Up 11. Janelle Monàe - Without a Fight 12. Nina Simone, Simone, Laura Izibor & Ledisi - Four Women 13. Leona Lewis - I Know Who I Am 14. Joshua Bell & Aaron Zigman - Main Title (Instrumental)
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