The Journey Continues (Act 1), is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2011.įollowing the success of her debut album, What's the 411?, and a remixed version in 1993, Blige went into the recording studio in the fall of 1993 to record her second album, My Life. In 2002, Blender ranked My Life number 57 on their 100 greatest American albums of all time list, in 2003, the album was ranked number 279 on Rolling Stone magazine's the 500 greatest albums of all time, and in 2006, it was included in Time's 100 greatest albums of all time list. Though receiving mostly mixed to favorable reviews upon its release, the album's reception among music critics and writers has improved over time, with some regarding it as one of the greatest albums of all time. and won the Billboard Music Award for Best R&B Album. The album was nominated at the 1996 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album, while in December of the same year, the album was certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for excess in sales of over three million copies. Blige's second album to reach the top ten of the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number seven, and debuting at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks. Similar to her debut album What's the 411?, My Life features vast production from Sean Combs, who provided a hip hop soul sound.Ĭonsidered to be her breakthrough album, My Life became Mary J. Many of the topics on My Life deal with clinical depression, Blige's battling with both drugs and alcohol, as well as being in an abusive relationship. Recording sessions for the album began in fall of 1993 and ended almost one year later. Blige, Released by Uptown/ MCA Records on November 29, 1994. My Life is the second studio album from American R&B and soul singer Mary J. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. In the meantime, Good Morning Gorgeous is good but won't surprise in any way.The reviews parameter has been deprecated. I know she has it in her and it's way overdue.
I'd love to see her work with KAYTRANADA and BADBADNOTGOOD again, "Telling The Truth" from the last album was a step into the right direction which she should follow. co-wrote the title track) and I sincerely hope she'll someday feel the desire to switch things up and try something new like she did on The London Sessions. Paak co-wrote a few songs and appears on "Here With Me" which could have been so much more than what it is but I'll still enjoy it, Jozzy appears as a co-writer and producer on most of the album, H.E.R. I appreciate that she's working with younger and fresh talents (Anderson. "Enough" has some interesting elements in its production and I like the chorus but it unfortunately never properly takes off. "Good Morning Gorgeous" and "Love Without The Heartbreak" are pretty songs elevated by great and inspired performances. Actually, the recurrent use of horns all over this album is a very nice touch and adds a refreshing flavor to Mary's music. I really love the production on "Rent Money," I think it's one of the best things here. This track and "Amazing" aside, Good Morning Gorgeous is a rather solid and very cohesive affair, albeit not terribly exciting. "On Top" and its Three 6 Mafia's "Who Run It" sample was a nice idea to shake things up a bit but the song doesn't work. She sounds incredible and it will always be a joy to hear her pour her heart out. Regardless of that, I like it! As I've said when "Rent Money" came out, I love this low-key hip hop-infused soulful R&B from her and this is what she delivers here. Blige such a legendary singer but instead goes for a classy and understated R&B sound. 2005, maybe? It could should have been a celebration of what makes Mary J. It's definitely not the comeback album you'd expect an artist of Mary's stature to release a few days before headlining the Super Bowl halftime show and getting the biggest exposition of her career since.
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