Rose, Lewis, Knight et al. to be Featured on Perry's 'For Colored Girs...' Soundtrack

Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of "FOR COLORED GIRLS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK," the all-female musical companion to the upcoming Lionsgate drama. The much buzzed about film - directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry - premieres in theatres nationwide on November 5th. The soundtrack lands in stores and online on November 2nd

"FOR COLORED GIRLS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" sees an all female line up ranging from newcomers Janelle Monàe, Estelle and Laura Izibor to Grammy Award-nominee Leona Lewis, as well as the legendary Gladys Knight. The soundtrack, which features 13 brand new, unreleased songs, also includes the stand out tracks, "What More Can They Do" by Laura Izibor and "Four Women," a cover of the Nina Simone original of the same title, which features Nina herself, her daughter Simone, Laura Izibor, and Ledisi. The collection also features music from Estelle, Janelle Monàe, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lalah Hathaway, Zaki Ibrahim, and Anika Noni Rose.

Tyler Perry's FOR COLORED GIRLS film is adapted from Ntozake Shange's famous play, 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,' which won the 1975 Obie award and was nominated for a Tony for Best Play in 1977. Shange's play is structured by 20 poems dealing with love, rape, abortion and abandonment through stories of individual women. 

Perry's cast includes Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine and Whoopi Goldberg. Perry also produced and directed the film. 

 

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi

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