| A1 | Overture | 7:54 |
| A1a | Miss Celie's Blues | |
| A1b | Celie Leaves With Mr. | |
| A1c | Celie Cooks Shug Breakfast | |
| A1d | Nettie Teaches Celie | |
| A1e | Sophia's Walk | |
| A1f | Makidada | |
| A1g | Champagne Train | |
| A1h | Mailbox / Proud Theme | |
| A1i | Mailbox | |
| A2 | Main Title | 2:00 |
| A3 | Celie Leaves With Mr. | 3:20 |
| A4 | Corrine And Olivia | 3:04 |
| A5 | Nettie Teaches Celie | 4:20 |
| A6 | The Separation | 2:48 |
| A7 | Celie And Harpo Grow Up / Mr. Dresses To See Shug | 2:43 |
| A8 | Careless Love | 0:56 |
| A9 | Sophia Leaves Harpo | 2:38 |
| A10 | Celie Cooks Shug Breakfast | 1:24 |
| A11 | Junk Bucket Blues | 1:47 |
| A12 | The Dirty Dozens | 3:12 |
| A13 | Miss Celie's Blues | 2:29 |
| A14 | Don't Make Me No Never Mind | 3:05 |
| A15 | My Heart (Will Always Lead Me Back To You) | 1:37 |
| A16 | Three On The Road | 0:25 |
| A17 | Bus Pulls Out | 0:48 |
| B1 | The First Letter | 5:03 |
| B2 | Letter Search | 3:06 |
| B3 | Nettie's Letter | 1:00 |
| B4 | High Life / Proud Theme | 1:12 |
| B5 | J.B. King | 0:37 |
| B6 | Heaven Belongs To You | 1:02 |
| B7 | Katutoka Corrine | 1:01 |
| B8 | Celie Shaves Mr. / Scarification Ceremony | 3:11 |
| B9 | I'm Here | 1:52 |
| B10 | Champagne Train | 2:36 |
| B11 | Celie's New House / Body And Soul | 2:35 |
| B12 | Maybe God Is Tryin' To Tell You Sometin' | 4:44 |
| B13 | Reunion / Finale | 4:34 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-25389 | Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (2xLP, Album) | Qwest Records | 1-25389 | US | 1986 |
| 9 25389-4 | Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (Cass, Album, Dol) | Qwest Records | 9 25389-4 | US | 1986 |
| 925 389 4 | Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (Cass, Album) | Qwest Records | 925 389 4 | Germany | 1986 |
| 925 389-1 | Various Produced By Quincy Jones | Various Produced By Quincy Jones - Banda Sonora Original De La Pelicula El Color Purpura (The Color Purple) (2xLP, Album) | Qwest Records | 925 389-1 | Spain | 1986 |
| 611.7016 | Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Qwest Records | 611.7016 | Brazil | 1986 |