Who was the English songwriter Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie teamed up with to write a song for the move The Color Purple?
Miss Celie's Blues Miss Celie's Blues, also known as "Sister", is a song from the Steven Spielberg movie "The Color Purple" (1985), with music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton and lyrics by the two of them with Lionel Richie. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song in 1986.
Just to Be Close to You "Just to Be Close to You" is a song by American R&B/funk band, Commodores, in 1976. Released from their album, "Hot on the Tracks", it would become one of their biggest hits, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and becoming their second "Billboard" Hot 100 top ten, peaking at number seven. The song was written and sung by Lionel Richie.