Matriarch/Geffen Records release soundtrack to Precious
Posted 10/30/2009 by IGA
MATRIARCH/GEFFEN RECORDS RELEASE SOUNDTRACK TO FALL SEASON’S MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE, THE PRIZE WINNING “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE”
MARY J. BLIGE’S “I CAN SEE COLOR” IS FIRST SINGLE TO BE RELEASED
Matriarch/Geffen Records in association with Lee Daniels Entertainment, Smokewood Entertainment, Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry will release the soundtrack to the fall season’s must-see film, the prize-winning drama “Precious: Based On The Novel By Sapphire.” The soundtrack is Executive Produced by Lee Daniels and Mary J. Blige and will be available online on November 3, 2009 and in stores on November 23, 2009. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire” premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for Acting; it has since screened at such prestigious venues as the Cannes International Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Award; it is slated to open in select theatres on November 6, 2009.
The musical companion features tracks from voices that are some of the most gifted and admired artists in music history. Lee Daniels states, “Precious’s story is about learning to love yourself, and that is a universal story. What better may to express such a powerful message than with the music from artists such as Mary. J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Nona Hendryx, Jean Carne, Grace Hightower and Mahilia Jackson – artists that resonate not only in Precious’s world but speak to your soul no matter who you are.”
Blige contributes an original recording of the soul-stirring “I Can See Color,” the first single from the soundtrack, which was written by Mary, Raphael Saadiq and LaNeah Menzies and is produced by Raphael Saadiq.
For up-to-date news on the soundtrack for PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL BY SAPPHIRE visit http://www.weareallprecious.com/
(TRACKLISTING BELOW)
"PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL BY SAPPHIRE”
Available for download on November 3rd
1. MARY J. BLIGE – “I CAN SEE COLOR”
2. DONNA ALLEN – “HE IS THE JOY”
3. JEAN CARN – “WAS THAT ALL IT WAS”
4. SUNNY GALE – “DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING”
5. QUEEN LATIFAH – “COME INTO MY HOUSE”
6. MAHALIA JACKSON – “JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE”
7. MSFB (FEATURING THE THREE DEGREES) – “LOVE IS THE MESSAGE”
8. NONA HENDRYX – “NOW THAT I KNOW WHO I AM”
9. LABELLE – “SYSTEM”
10. GRACE HIGHTOWER – “SOMETHIN’S COMIN’ MY WAY”
11. LABELLE – “IT TOOK A LONG TIME”
12. MARIO GRIGOROV – “LETTERS” ORIGINAL SCORE
Lionsgate in association with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry present A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production of PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE, directed by Lee Daniels from a screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher based upon the book ‘Push’, a novel by Sapphire. The film is produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, and Gary Magness. Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés, and Tom Heller are Executive Producers; Simone Sheffield serves as Co-Executive Producer; Mark G. Mathis is Co-Producer; and Asger Hussain serves as Associate Producer.
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