# Re-Introducing… DONNIE: The Colored Section: Digital Deluxe Edition Out June 18 - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/ - Published: 2021-06-02T15:00:00-05:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[ **June 2, 2021** **RE-INTRODUCING…. DONNIE** _**The Colored Section: Digital Deluxe Edition**_**Out June 18 **Includes 16 Bonus Tracks** **Pre-Save [Here](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=7a9de09069&e=615f2b8493)** ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/3fd66371- 1c05-f657-3086-a1afd977ceb8.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **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.” _The Colored Section_ was critically-acclaimed upon its release, with **The Boston Globe** praising it as “… perhaps the best Soul record since Stevie Wonder’s masterpieces of the 1970’s.” A reviewer for **Billboard** lauded Donnie’s homages to his inspirations Donny Hathaway and Wonder, “as on the harmonica-flavored groove ‘Wildlife,’ the Latin-tinged ‘Do You Know?,’ and the inspirational ‘You Got a Friend.’” But dig deeper, the review continued, and the album “doubles as a history lesson about African- Americans’ struggles, challenges, and still-undaunted hopes.” _The Colored Section_: Deluxe Edition digs deep and features more than 90 minutes of bonus material, all streaming for the first time. This includes:  Two unreleased tracks from the album sessions, “**Trois**” and “**When You Call My Name**.” A remix of “**Cloud 9**” by **DJ Spinna** (currently one of the celebrated hosts on Apple Music Hits Radio), plus his radio edit not used by Motown at the time. The original promo-only edit of “**Do You Know**?” by the legendary **Danny Krivit**, this one with a previously unreleased _a capella_ ending Harvey’s original mix of “**Rocketship**,” which had been included on the album’s 2LP release in 2002, but this Deluxe Edition features the unreleased extended version running two minutes longer – and it’s back in the original album sequence. (The notably different arrangement and mix included on the CD, by co-writer Justin Ellington, remains as a bonus track.) The club record“** Holiday**,” Donnie’s Giant Step debut single from 2001, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Produced by house music legend **Ron Trent**, “Holiday” was also issued on a limited 12” single that included remixes by French house icon **DJ Deep**, and all three versions are licensed exclusively for this Deluxe Edition. 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 Section2. Beautiful Me3. Cloud 94. People Person5. Big Black Buck6. Wildlife7. Do You Know?8. Turn Around9. You’ve Got A Friend10. Heaven Sent11. Rocketship (Original LP Mix) _Extended_ *12. Masterplan13. Our New National Anthem14. 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) *_ Previously Unreleased_ ### Share this: * [ Facebook ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=x) * [ Email ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Re-Introducing...%20DONNIE%3A%20The%20Colored%20Section%3A%20Digital%20Deluxe%20Edition%20Out%20June%2018&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyrdcast.com%2Fre-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18%2F&share=email) * [ LinkedIn ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=linkedin) * [ Mastodon ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=mastodon) * [ Nextdoor ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=nextdoor) * [ Pinterest ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=pinterest) * [ Reddit ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=reddit) * [ Tumblr ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/re-introducing-donnie-the-colored-section-digital-deluxe-edition-out-june-18/?share=tumblr) ### Like this: Like Loading… ### _Related_