My Life

by Mary J. Blige

My Life cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 November 1994
  • Label: Uptown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:05
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Created during a period of profound personal struggle, clinical depression, and substance abuse, Mary J. Blige's sophomore album is a masterpiece of raw, agonizingly vulnerable R&B. Primarily produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs, the record masterfully loops classic 1970s soul samples beneath Blige's passionate, highly emotional vocal delivery, essentially providing the blueprint for modern neo-soul.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, soulful, rap, classic, melodic, storytelling, vocal, rhythmic, sample-heavy, personal

Tracklist

  1. Intro (1:04)
  2. Mary Jane (All Night Long) (4:39)
  3. You Bring Me Joy (4:13)
  4. Marvin Interlude (0:36)
  5. I'm The Only Woman (4:30)
  6. K. Murray Interlude (0:22)
  7. My Life (4:17)
  8. You Gotta Believe (5:02)
  9. I Never Wanna Live Without You (6:17)
  10. I'm Goin' Down (3:42)
  11. My Life Interlude (1:15)
  12. Be With You (4:26)
  13. Mary's Joint (5:02)
  14. Don't Go (4:59)
  15. I Love You (4:31)
  16. No One Else (4:14)
  17. Be Happy (5:49)

Credits

  • Mary J. Blige - primary artist, written-by, written-by, performer, backing vocals, lyrics by
  • Brett Wright - creative director
  • B. Hampton Jackson III - music consultant [production], administrator
  • Chad Woodley - music consultant [production], administrator
  • Charlie Davis - music consultant [production], administrator
  • George Simmons - music consultant [production], administrator
  • Kurt Woodley - music consultant [production], administrator
  • Kenya Mauldin - other [hair]

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