Soundtrack Album Producers: NICK BAXTER, STEPHEN BRAY, BLITZ BAZAWULE, LARRY JACKSON, SCOTT SANDERS
Soundtrack Album Executive Producers: QUINCY JONES, DARREN HIGMAN, SCOTT SEVIOUR
Music Supervisors: JORDAN CARROLL, MORGAN RHODES
Executives in Charge of Music for Warner Bros. Pictures: PAUL BROUCEK, BRIAN LAMBERT, AMANDA NARKIS
Executive in Charge of WaterTower Music: JASON LINN
Executives in Charge of Music for gamma.: NATHALIE BESHARAT, BEN COOK, SIPHO DLAMINI, JOHN EHMANN, BREYON PRESCOTT
This compilation ℗ 2023 Gamma Media Holdings, LLC & Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
© 2023 Motion Picture Artwork © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Motion Picture Photography © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
1. “Huckleberry Pie”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
Halle Bailey appears courtesy of Parkwood/Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
2. “Mysterious Ways”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Natasha’s Holding Music and Painted Desert Music Corp admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Tamela Mann, David Alan Grier, Halle Bailey and The Color Purple Ensemble
Halle Bailey appears courtesy of Parkwood/Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
3. “She Be Mine”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
4. “Keep It Movin’”
Written by Halle Bailey, Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Brittany “Chi” Coney and Morten Ristorp
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. obo itself and Beyonce BMI Pub Designee, Halle Bailey BMI Pub Designee (BMI) / WC Music Corp. obo itself and Eleven Eleven Sounds (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. obo itself and Coney Cosmos Publishing Group (BMI) / WC Music Corp. obo itself and HALLA!HALLA! PUBLISHING (ASCAP) / Warner-Olive Music LLC (ASCAP) / Warner-Barham Music LLC (BMI)
Produced by Nick Baxter, Stephen Bray, Blitz Bazawule, and Nova Wav
Performed by Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
Halle Bailey appears courtesy of Parkwood/Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
5. “Workin'”
Written by Blitz Bazawule and Nick Baxter
Published by Warner-Barham Music LLC (BMI)/Administered by Universal Music Corp.
Produced by Nick Baxter and Blitz Bazawule
Performed by Corey Hawkins and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
6. “Hell No!”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Danielle Brooks and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
7. “Shug Avery”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray and Siedah Garrett
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) / In The Mirror Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
8. “Dear God - Shug”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Natasha’s Holding Music and Painted Desert Music Corp admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Fantasia Barrino
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
9. “Push Da Button”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Taraji P. Henson and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
10. “What About Love?”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter, Stephen Bray and Kris Bowers
Performed by Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
11. “Agoo”
Written by Blitz Bazawule and Nick Baxter
Published by Warner-Barham Music LLC (BMI)/Administered by Universal Music Corp.
Produced by Nick Baxter and Blitz Bazawule
Performed by The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
12. “Hell No! (Reprise)”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Brenda Russell Music and Reservoir 416 admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Fantasia Barrino
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
13. “Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”
Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
Published by Brockman Music (ASCAP), Rodsongs (ASCAP) and Warner-Olive Music LLC (ASCAP)/Administered by Universal Music Corp.
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Taraji P. Henson
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
14. “Miss Celie’s Pants”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Natasha’s Holding Music and Painted Desert Music Corp admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Gabriella Wilson “H.E.R.” and The Color Purple Ensemble
Gabriella Wilson “H.E.R.” appears courtesy of RCA Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
15. “I’m Here”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Natasha’s Holding Music and Painted Desert Music Corp admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter, Stephen Bray and Kris Bowers
Performed by Fantasia Barrino
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
16. “Maybe God Is Tryin' To Tell You Somethin'”
Written by Quincy Jones, Andrae Crouch, David Del Sesto and Bill Maxwell
Published by Warner-Olive Music LLC (ASCAP)/Administered by Universal Music Corp.
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Taraji P. Henson and David Alan Grier
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
17. “The Color Purple”
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Published by Natasha’s Holding Music and Painted Desert Music Corp admin by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. (BMI) / PW Ballads and Tonepet Music admin by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Momma Hattie’s Muse admin by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Nick Baxter and Stephen Bray
Performed by Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Ciara, Corey Hawkins, Colman Domingo and The Color Purple Ensemble
℗ 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
18. “SUPERPOWER (I)”
Produced by Terius Gesteelde-Diamant for DreamBoy
Written by Terius Gesteelde-Diamant for DreamBoy
Published by STAR MAKER 2082 PUBLISHING (ASCAP) / BMG Gold Songs
Vocals Produced by Kuk Harrell for Suga Wuga Music Inc.
Vocals Engineered by Kuk Harrell and Jelli Dorman for Kore Ent. Management
Recording Engineer Brandon Harding
Recorded at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Parkwood West (Los Angeles, CA), Village Studios (Los Angeles, CA), DreamBoy Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Mix assisted by Zach Pereyra, Anthony Vilchis & Trey Station
Mastered by Zach Pereyra at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Performed by Fantasia
℗ 2023 gamma.
Soundtrack Album Producers: NICK BAXTER, STEPHEN BRAY, BLITZ BAZAWULE, LARRY JACKSON, SCOTT SANDERS
Soundtrack Album Executive Producers: QUINCY JONES, DARREN HIGMAN, SCOTT SEVIOUR
Film Executive Music Producers: NICK BAXTER, STEPHEN BRAY, BLITZ BAZAWULE
Music Supervisors: JORDAN CARROLL & MORGAN RHODES
Executives in Charge of Music for Warner Bros. Pictures: PAUL BROUCEK, BRIAN LAMBERT, AMANDA NARKIS
Executive in Charge of WaterTower Music: JASON LINN
Executives in Charge of Music for gamma.: NATHALIE BESHARAT, BEN COOK, SIPHO DLAMINI, JOHN EHMANN, BREYON PRESCOTT
Soundtrack Coordinator for Warner Bros. Pictures: KARI MIAZEK BARRERAS
Music Business Affairs Executives for Warner Bros. Pictures: ARI TAITZ & JOHN F.X. WALSH
Business Affairs for gamma.: RAND HOFFMAN
Legal for gamma.: CHRISTING BERGREN
Vocal Supervisor: KURT CROWLEY
Songs Recorded & Mixed by: NICK BAXTER
Song Programmers: NOAH HUBBELL, MATT ROBERTSON
Digital Editing: PHIL LEVINE, JAY MARCOVITZ, SUSANNE PHAN, THEA PREVALSKY
Pro Tools Operators: NOAH HUBBELL, JOHN TRAUNWIESER
Additional Engineers: JUSTIN MOSHKEVICH, DERIK LEE
Immersive Mixing: PHIL LEVINE, NICK BAXTER
Additional Mixing: MICHAEL VERDICK, NOAH HUBBELL
Orchestrators: RUY FOLGUERA, EDWARD TRYBEK, HENRI WILKINSON, JONATHAN BEARD, JEREMY BORUM, TIM WILLIAMS
Music Preparation by: ALONSO MALIK PIRIO, JORDAN COX
Choirmaster: RICKY DILLARD
Music Consultants: RICKY DILLARD, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, KEB’ MO’
Musician & Vocal Contractors: SANDRA PARK, PETER ROTTER, JASPER RANDALL, DANEE ROSE
Musician & Vocal Coaches: STEVIE MACKEY, JOHN GRIMM, LIZ KINNON
Studio Assistants: SCOTT MOORE, ROUBLE KAPOOR, TEDDRICK PALMER, DEANDRE TURNER, ROSA WESTFALL, ALISSE LAYMAC, JACOB SPITZER, THOMAS HARDISTY
Production Sound Mixers: STEVE MORROW, RICHARD BULLOCK
Supervising Music Editor: JASON RUDER
Music Editors: LENA GLICKSON, RUDY BRYNAC
Songs Recorded at: UNITED RECORDING, IGLOO MUSIC, CAPITAL STUDIOS, SUPER SOUND STUDIOS, HENSON RECORDING STUDIO, THE VILLAGE, POWER STATION AT BERKLEE NYC, WARNER BROS. EASTWOOD SCORING
Songs Mixed at: IGLOO MUSIC
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
TEHILLAH ALPHONSO, ARNAÉ BATSON, CHARLEAN CARMON, INDIA CARNEY, JESSICA CHILDRESS, CALEB CURRY, RICKY DILLARD, GREGORY FLETCHER, DORIAN HOLLEY, NAYANNA HOLLEY, JARED JENKINS, CHARLES JONES, AMY KEYS, ZEKE LISTENBEE, JAMOND MCCOY, JAMAL MOORE, CHRIS PIERCE, VALERIE PINKSTON, ARETHA SCRUGGS, TY TAYLOR, LAMONT VAN HOOK, DANIELLE WITHERS
FEATURED MUSICIANS
NANI AGBELI (drums), AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE (trumpet), JON BATISTE (piano), WAYNE BERGERON (trumpet), KRIS BOWERS (keyboard), TEDDY CAMPBELL (drums, percussion), TIM CARMON (piano, keyboard), CARLITOS DEL PUERTO (bass, contrabass), SOLOMON DORSEY (bass), JAMES HARRAH (guitar, banjo), DANIEL HIGGINS (alto, tenor & bari sax, clarinet), ANDREW MARTIN (trombone, bass trombone), CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE (upright bass), KEB’ MO’ MOORE (guitar), GARY NOVAK (drums), ANDREW SYNOWIEC (guitar, banjo), KIM WILSON (harmonica)
MUSICIANS
Violin: EUN-MEE AHN, CRYSTAL ALFORQUE, CHARLIE BISHARAT, MARK CARGILL, PAUL CARTWRIGHT, RON CLARK, BRUCE DUKOV, RHEA FOWLER, WYNTON GRANT, JESSICA GUIDERI, TAMARA HATWAN, LUANNE HOMZY, BENJAMIN JACOBSON, JULIETTE JONES, MAX KARMAZYN, ANA LANDAUER, SONGA LEE, NATALIE LEGGETT, PHILLIP LEVY, MAYA MAGUB, STEPHANIE MATTHEWS, HELEN NIGHTENGALE, GRACE OH, HEATHER POWELL, NADIRA SCRUGGS, TEREZA STANISLAV, CHRIS WOODS
Viola: ROBERT BROPHY, ZACH DELLINGER, ANDREW DUCKLES, ALMA FERNANDEZ, DREW FORDE, MATTHEW FUNES, LINNEA POWELL, NIKKI SHORTS, STEFAN SMITH, DAVID WALTHER
Cello: HELEN ALTENBACH, JEAN-PAUL BARJON, JACOB BRAUN, STEVE ERDODY, VANESSA FREEBAIRN-SMITH, CALEB JONES, JOY PAYTON-STEVENS, HILLARY SMITH, ADRIENNE WOODS
Contrabass: NICO ABONDOLO, THOMAS HARTE, GEOFFREY OSIKA, MICHAEL VALERIO, KARL VINCENT-WICKLIFF
Flute: SARA ANDON, GERI ROTELLA, JENNI OLSON STACK
Oboe: CLAIRE BRAZEAU BRATT, LARA WICKES
Saxophone: ERIC MARIENTHAL (tenor), JAMES MASON (bari), BRIAN SCANLON (tenor), JACOB SCESNEY (alto)
Clarinet: STUART CLARK, CHRIS STOUTENBOROUGH
Bassoon: WILLIAM MAY, DAMIAN MONTANO
French Horn: LAURA BRENES, ALLEN FOGLE, DYLAN HART, ADEDEJI OGUNFOLU, TEAG REAVES, KAYLET TORREZ
Trumpet: KEYON HARROLD, BARRY PERKINS, MIKE ROCHA, DANIEL ROSENBOOM, ROBERT SCHAER
Trombone: RYAN DRAGON, ALEX ILES (+bass), BURT MASON, BYRON SLEUGH
Tuba: DOUG TORNQUIST
Harp: LARA SOMOGYI
Harmonica: ROSS GARREN, JIMMIE WOOD
Guitar: NICK BAXTER, ERROL COONEY, KIRK FLETCHER, REGGIE MCBRIDE
Bass: EDWIN LIVINGSTON
Banjo: NICK BAXTER
Drums/Percussion: EDDIE MENESES, BRIAN KILGORE, PETE KORPELA, JACOB REED
Piano: JEFFREY BABKO, NICK BAXTER, ADAM BRAVO, JON GILUTIN, LARRY GOLDINGS, QUADRIUS SALTERS
WARNER BROS. PICTURES THANKS:
Pam Abdy, Peter Axelrad, Maria Belli, Gustavo Borner, Rocco Carrozza, Deya Cervera, Ellen Cho, Meggie Coates, Jennifer Coscia, Cameron Curtis, Wendy Dang, Christian Davin, Vincenzo De La Rosa, Michael De Luca, Bill Draper, Jesse Ehrman, Carla Gardini, Kerrylyn Genetive, Josh Goldstine, Raymond Gonzalez, Mary Evelyn Gray, Alissa Grayson, Missy Imperato, Mara Jacobs, Melissa Jolley, Niija Kuykendall, Katie Lambert, Paul LaMori, Mara Maxfield, Diamond McNeil, Lauren Menno, Gillian Miller, Genevieve Morris, Sohrab Nafici, Dana Nussbaum, Sarah Pollock, Kelley Smith-Wait, Carlos Salcines, Susannah Scott, Susie Shen, Sandeep Sriram, Amanda Stimac, Courtenay Valenti, Sheila Walcott, Sean Wimmer
