Donnie | “The Colored Section: Digital Deluxe Edition”

RE-INTRODUCING…. DONNIE

The Colored Section: Digital Deluxe Edition
Out June 18

Includes 16 Bonus Tracks

JUNE 2, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) — In honor of the forthcoming 20th anniversary of its release, The Colored Section by influential neo-soul singer DONNIE will be receiving a brand new digital deluxe edition, to be released to DSPs June 18, 2021 via Motown/UMe. Being reissued as part of the celebrations for Juneteenth, Pride and Black Music Month, the reissue will include 16 bonus tracks, all streaming for the first time ever, featuring various remixes, rarities and unreleased tracks from The Colored Section’s recording sessions. You can pre-save the digital deluxe here.

Following an initial independent release on Giant Step Records in 2002, The Colored Section was re-released as a joint venture with Motown a year later in the midst of a neo-soul movement that included his new labelmates Erykah Badu, Kem and India.Arie. It’s a deeply affecting, inspiring record that touches on the societal and cultural topics of slavery, racism, oppression, consumerism, hair, same sex love and post 9/11 America – topics we struggle with to this day.

“The Colored Section gave me a chance to pay tribute to African-American people and their American experience,” explains Donnie, who is a cousin of Marvin Gaye, about the record. “When people approach me and tell me how The Colored Section changed their lives for the better, it reminds me why I made the album in the first place. The Colored Section is my version of What’s Going On. It definitely was one of the main inspirations for my album.”

“When Donnie approached me with his idea to make The Colored Section I said yes without hesitation,” further adds Maurice Bernstein, the CEO of Giant Step Records and the album’s Executive Producer. “It sounds as relevant and fresh today as it did when we first released it almost 20 years ago.”

In addition to Donnie’s core players and Harvey’s multi-instrumental contributions, prominent guest musicians on the album include the legendary RRHOF 2021 inductee Billy Preston, guitarist Al McKay (Ike & Tina Turner, Earth, Wind & Fire), bassist Bobby Watson (Rufus) and pianist Wayne Linsey (Whitney Houston, Maze, American Idol band, et al).

TRACK LISTING

Donnie – The Colored Section: Digital Deluxe Edition

Original Album
1. Welcome To The Colored Section
2. Beautiful Me
3. Cloud 9
4. People Person
5. Big Black Buck
6. Wildlife
7. Do You Know?
8. Turn Around
9. You’ve Got A Friend
10. Heaven Sent
11. Rocketship (Original LP Mix) Extended *
12. Masterplan
13. Our New National Anthem
14. The Colored Section

Bonus Tracks
15. Trois *
16. When You Call My Name *
17. Do You Know? (Steve ‘The Scotsman’ Harvey FunkyMalibu Remix) *
18. Do You Know? (DFA Remix)
19. Do You Know? (DFA Instrumental)
20. Do You Know? (DFA Beats)
21. Do You Know? (Danny Krivit Edit) a capella ending *
22. Do You Know? (Album instrumental)
23. Cloud 9 (DJ Spinna Mix)
24. Cloud 9 (DJ Spinna Mix Edit) *
25. Cloud 9 (DJ Spinna Instrumental)
26. Cloud 9 (Album Instrumental)
27. Rocketship (CD Mix)
28. Holiday (Original Version)
29. Holiday (DJ Deep Remix)
30. Holiday (DJ Deep Dub)