Album arrives August 13th via Epic Records
Increasing excitement for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in Respect, Academy Award-winning actress and GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist Jennifer Hudson shares the track listing for Respect Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. She breathes new life into 17 Franklin classics, paying homage to the “Queen of Soul” with each recording.
Hudson shared the announcement on her social platforms Sunday night (June 27th), following her appearance at the 2021 BET Awards where she gave tribute to Aretha Franklin.
She set the stage for the soundtrack with the new original “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” — co-written with 4x GRAMMY Award winner, Kennedy Center Honoree, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Carole King (marking their first collaboration) and Jamie Hartman [Lewis Capaldi, Christina Aguilera]. GRAMMY Award-winning Black Eyed Peas co-founder and mega-producer will.i.am produced the track.
Hudson was notably handpicked by Franklin to portray her in the film from MGM, which opens in theaters nationwide on August 13th. The soundtrack will be available on the same day on CD, 2 LP and digitally via Epic Records.
CD | 2 LP
- There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
- Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
- Nature Boy
- I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You)
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
- Dr. Feelgood
- Respect
- Sweet Sweet Baby (Since You’ve Been Gone)
- Ain’t No Way
- (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
- Chain of Fools
- Think
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- Spanish Harlem
- I Say A Little Prayer for You
- Precious Memories
- Amazing Grace
- Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)
