Gladys knight i can do bad all by myself

After Madea (Tyler Perry) catches some children looting her home, she turns them over to their Aunt April (Taraji P. Henson), a nightclub singer who wants nothing to do with her late sister's kids. But things begin to change when a handyman (Adam Rodriguez) decides to rent a room in her basement. Now nothing will ever be the same as April finds love, faith, family - and herself - in this inspirational romantic comedy featuring performances by Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight and Marvin L. Winans.

In one of his most satisfying films to date, Tyler Perry keeps the faith with his devoted audience, giving them his signature mash-up of heart-wrenching melodrama (there's enough material here for a dozen Lifetime movies), outrageous comic relief, and soul-stirring spiritual uplift. Adapted from his play of the same name, I Can Do Bad All by Myself stars Taraji P. Henson as April, another damaged Perry woman on the verge. She's an alcoholic nightclub singer involved with a controlling married man and estranged from her mother and her church (despite the best efforts of a congregant portrayed by Gladys Knight). When her mother dies, April is forced to take in her dead crack-addict sister's three children. She does not exactly put out the welcome mat. Perry's crowd-pleasing signature character, Madea, aka "the heavyweight champion of the world," is mostly offscreen, but she makes the most of her scant screen time, serving up her own brand of old school discipline ("I promise you gonna come up missing," she threatens one troubled teen who talks back to her) and values-added wisdom ("You get out of this life what you put into it"). Will April finally see the light, accept the Lord, and open her heart to the kids and the saintly (and handsome) Colombian immigrant handyman (Adam Rodriguez) who lives in her basement? Knight, Marvin Winans, and Mary J. Blige raise the roof with showstopping gospel and blues numbers that capture the fervor of a Perry theatrical experience. Another Perry film not screened in advance for critics, another film that was No. 1 at the box office its opening weekend, I Can Do Bad All by Myself is further testimony that, for now, Perry can seemingly do no wrong. --Donald Liebenson

The Need to Be Song Lyrics

To for-fill to need to be

I can't pretend to be something I'm not

You've touched my face with love in your eyes

But will you touch my heart

With the understanding that it takes to realize

There's the need to be true to myself

And not to lean too hard on someone else

So if you're sure it's love

'Cause I am what I am and

I'm not fool enough to ever think

That I could be the master of my fate

But it's up to me to choose my roads in life

Rocky may well be the ones I take

There's the need to be something more than

Just a reflection of a man

I can't survive in someone's shadow

I need my own spot to stand

So if you're sure it's love

So if you're sure it's love

[Thanks to Shelby for lyrics]

There are 13 songs in I Can Do Bad All By Myself. There’s no soundtrack album, but you can find all of the songs here.

It’s a solid mix of tunes, with a couple songs each from Mary J. Blige and Gladys Knight, as well as tunes from Ruthie Foster and Club Indigo Band.

I only had time to post once this past weekend and should have written about I Can Do Bad All By Myself expecting that it would be number one, as opposed to Sorority Row. After all, Tyler Perry has had five number ones out of the eight movies he has released – an incredible streak. Trying to make up for the lapse now.

Here’s the complete list of songs from I Can Do All By Myself. For some reason, they did not release a soundtrack album for the  movie, but you can find all of the songs from the movie here.

Madea: Oh, Lord, child, I ain't talked to God since the last time I saw a cop in my rearview mirror. I guess I can try. You know the number?

Jennifer: The what?

Madea: The number. To call him. They say, "Jesus On the Mainline." I don't know the number. Okay, sit back. Bow your head. First, giving honor to God, to the head of my life.

[sings]

Madea: Father, I stretch my hand... to thee. Father God. God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God of Shadrach, Meshach and the billy goat, who was in the fiery furnace that they barbecued on the day of Pentecost when the Jewish people returned from the Sabbath day up on the mountaintop in Ethiopia. God of Mary J. Blige...

Jennifer: Madea, that doesn't sound right. That's not how Mama Rose used to do it.

Madea: You ain't feel it? You ain't feel the anointing?

Jennifer: No.

Madea: Alright. Well, look, I don't know nothing about praying. But all praying is is talking to God and having a conversation with him. And at the end, you say the name of Jesus. That's your stamp that will get it up there to him. You hear?

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