Precious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Precious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album that accompanied the 2009 film Precious directed by Lee Daniels, released through Matriarch Records and Geffen Records in association with Lionsgate Records on November 3, 2009. The album featured songs performed by various artists, which is a compilation of original songs and covers. Mary J. Blige co-wrote and performed the original song "I Can See in Color" that was released separately as a single.
Background
The accompanying soundtrack featured songs performed by various artists: LaBelle, Donna Allen, Jean Carn, Sunny Gale, MFSB, Queen Latifah, Mahalia Jackson and Grace Hightower. It is a compilation of covers and original songs written specifically for the album. A critic from People, in his review, noted that the film "mainly had a music supervised soundtrack, but not much of a score, so there were popular songs placed in the movie." Regarding the selection of the artists, Daniels recalled that they "resonate not only in Precious's world, but speak to your soul no matter who you are."Composer Robin Thicke, then married to the film's costar Paula Patton, wrote and produced "Push", the film's original main theme music. However, the song was eventually replaced with another original song "I Can See in Color", performed by Mary J. Blige who co-wrote it with Raphael Saadiq and LaNeah Menzies; Saadiq also produced the song. Daniels confirmed that the song would be released as a single from the album, which was eventually released on October 13, 2009.
The soundtrack was distributed through Lionsgate Records, in association with Blige's music label Matriarch Records and Geffen Records. It was released digitally on November 3, 2009 and in stores on November 24.