DONNIE – The Colored Section Deluxe Edition (Album Stream)

In honor of the 20th anniversary of its release, The Colored Section by influential neo-soul singer Donnie received a brand new digital deluxe edition 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.