‘For Colored Girls’ Soundtrack Features Macy Gray, Gladys Knight, Sharon Jones, Nina Simone, Janelle Monàe & More

So will Tyler Perry get his chance at Oscar gold this year? Well he’s certainly going to try with “For Colored Girls,” his big screen adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 Obie & Tony Award-winning play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf.”

While we haven’t seen the film yet, the soundtrack looks like it will be some pretty top notch stuff. It kicks off with what we’re guessing is the cast reading snippets of the “choreopoem” that makes up the film. After that, the music kicks in and the choices are pretty solid. Neo-soul artist Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Brit sensation Estelle, legend Gladys Knight, r&b eccentric Macy Gray (who also appears in the film), the undeniable Nina Simone and new kid on the block Janelle Monàe are the highlights on the thirteen track strong disc.

The soundtrack will hit stores on November 2nd a few days before the film hits on November 5th. Full tracklist after the jump. [Hello Beautiful]

“For Colored Girls” Soundtrack Tracklisting

1. Main Title – 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
2. Longer & Stronger – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
3. All Day Long (Blue Skies) – Estelle
4. What More Can They Do – Laura Izibor
5. Sun – Lalah Hathaway
6. Ansomnia – Zaki Ibrahim
7. Settle – Gladys Knight
8. La Donna In Viola – Karen Slack, Andrea Jones-Sojola & The Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
9. Sechita (A Senhora em Amarelo) – Anika Noni Rose & Carondelet Percussion Ensemble
10. Stand Up – Macy Gray
11. Without A Fight – Janelle Monàe
12. Four Women – Nina Simone, Simone, Laura Izibor & Ledisi
13. I Know Who I Am – Leona Lewis