Diary of a Mad Black Woman [Soundtrack]

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For years now, music video directors have had no problem at all making the leap to the big screen to direct feature length movies. The cinematic virtues of this are up to debate, but surely a veteran video director will be able to corral a world-class soundtrack, right? In the case of Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the answer’s yes—and no. The talent is certainly impressive on Diary—Natalie Cole, Angie Stone, India Arie—but most of the songs sound like cuts that were left off an album. India Arie’s "Purify Me" is a sweet, light, and excellent bit of confectionery that might be about God, it might be about a physical man—it’s hard to tell. Her other song here , "Different Directions," is definitely about a man, and it kicks. Cheryl Riley’s cover of Jewel’s "One of Us," however, is run-from-the-room-screaming bad. Ms. Cole’s "I Wanna Love Again," a new song, is a sweet, excellently-produced torch ballad, but is not the thing that comebacks are made of. --Mike McGonigal

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Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Motown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0008ENIZC
Release Date: 2005-04-19

Purify Me - India Arie
Sick And Tired - Monica
Different Directions - Angie Stone
Things I Collected - Tamia
I Wanna Swing - Cheryl Pepsi Riley
I Wanna Love Again - Natalie Cole
Fallen In Love - Darlene McCoy
Ain't It Funny - Heather Headley
One Of Us - Cheryl Pepsi Riley
I Wanna Be Free - Patti Labelle
Father Can You Hear Me - Tamela Mann
Take It To Jesus - Tamela Mann

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For years now, music video directors have had no problem at all making the leap to the big screen to direct feature length movies. The cinematic virtues of this are up to debate, but surely a veteran video director will be able to corral a world-class soundtrack, right? In the case of Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the answer's yes—and no. The talent is certainly impressive on Diary—Natalie Cole, Angie Stone, India Arie—but most of the songs sound like cuts that were left off an album. India Arie's "Purify Me" is a sweet, light, and excellent bit of confectionery that might be about God, it might be about a physical man—it's hard to tell. Her other song here , "Different Directions," is definitely about a man, and it kicks. Cheryl Riley's cover of Jewel's "One of Us," however, is run-from-the-room-screaming bad. Ms. Cole's "I Wanna Love Again," a new song, is a sweet, excellently-produced torch ballad, but is not the thing that comebacks are made of. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

A Must Have.......2007-05-22

Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! This CD is phenomenal!! You have to get it!!

POWERFUL.......2007-03-06

I bought the cd for the song "Father, can you hear me"...it is a wonderful collection of music. Get it now!

diary soundtrack cd.......2007-01-14

i was very disappointed that they did NOT even use any of the original soundtrack [especially for the song "Father, can you hear me..."] which was sung in a VERY powerful, moving way in the movie by the little girl, other choir members, her pastor & her mom from their hearts. i didn't care who really sang the songs as long as they were EXACTLY as they had been in the movie [which is what i thought a soundtrack was & what i thought i was paying for]. they performed a very moving rendition in the movie that was truly inspirational to anyone watching and/or listening. i don't know what they were thinking when they decided to pass off these much more boring, sedate versions on the cd. otherwise, it was just an ok cd with kinda nice music since it didn't even remotely resemble what i had heard, enjoyed & absolutely loved. i guess i just want to know what in the world happened to make them change almost every song from the movie to plain, boring, unimaginative blather set to music. it was a waste of my hard-earned money to me since this was NOT what i thought i was paying for...

Touching.......2007-01-11

The cd is beautiful,it has alot of beautiful spiritual songs that would just get down in your soul.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman.......2007-01-11

This music CD is great, but can't be compared to the music that is in the movie.

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