Music from Tyler Perry Films

If Tyler Perry is an entertainment genius — juggling roles as writer, producer, director, and actor to become a monumental success story — part of that brilliance is understanding that, when it comes to movies made by and for the African-American community, the right tunes are key to completing the picture. Witness the wistful mood music of Janet Jackson's "Nothing" from Perry's connubial comedy-drama Why Did I Get Married Too?, or the joyous celebration of Al Green's soul classic "Love and Happiness" from the mega-hit Madea's Family Reunion. From the dedicated funk portrait of Bill Withers' "Grandma's Hands" to the romantic scene-setter "No One Else" by Amel Larrieux, these are the sounds of Tyler Perry's worlds.

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Tyler Perry's best-known creation — the no-nonsense, rule-breaking matriarch Madea — calls for music with character. Cue the homegrown beats of "Yardcore" from reggae-hop crew Born Jamericans, and Tom Jones' sass-and-swing classic "She's a Lady." But Perry is more than just Madea, so we make sure to include a full range of soundtrack stunners from Perry's cinematic touchstones, including Beyoncé's heart-warmer "Daddy," — from Daddy's Little Girls — and Kelly Rowland's lovelorn searcher "Love Again" from Meet the Browns.

An impresario extraordinaire, writer-director-producer-actor Tyler Perry creates distinctly African-American worlds teeming with comedy, drama, good girls, bad boys, faithful partners, wandering lovers, one-of-a-kind grandmas, and everything else in between. Movies like Perry's call for music that's just as vibrant, diverse, and expressive — think songs like Curtis Mayfield's super-cool "Superfly," Gerald Levert's silky pledge "Sweeter," and Toni Braxton's sultry scorcher "He Wasn't Man Enough." Now, we make it easy to access Perry's wild-and-wonderful films even away from the screen, with the best of his soul-powered soundtracks collected into one long-playing set, from the classic cool of the O'Jays' "Family Reunion," to the heart-to-heart promise of Tyrese's "One," to the new-school shimmer of Ledisi's "Alright."