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Item:MARY J BLIGE - MY LIFE : 1995 18-TRK CD ALBUM, FREE P&P

MARY J BLIGE - MY LIFE : 1995 18-TRK CD ALBUM, FREE P&P

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Item number:300359220360
Item location:SOUTH, United Kingdom
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Artist: Mary J. BligeRecord Label: MCA
Release Year: 1996EAN: 0008811139827
Genre: R&B/SoulFormat: Album
 RnB/Swing/Hip-HopCompilation: --
Condition: Used  
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Track listing
1. Intro
2. Mary Jane
3. You Bring Me Joy
4. Marvin Interlude
5. I'm The Only Woman
6. K Murray Interlude
7. My Life
8. You Gotta Believe
9. I Never Wanna Live Without You
10. I'm Going Down
11. My Life Interlude
12. Be With You
13. Mary's Joint
14. Don't Go
15. I Love You
16. No One Else
17. Be Happy
18. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman

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Number of CDs:1
Recording type:Studio
Distributor:Universal Music
Recording mode:Stereo

Album notes
Personnel includes: Mary J. Blige, Keith Murray (vocals); Chucky Thompson, Herb Middleton (various instruments); "Bassy" Bob Brockmann (strings, keyboards, programming); Regina Carter, Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry (violin); Eileen Folson (cello); Gloria Agostini (harp); "Prince" Charles Alexander (flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone); Mark "Led" Ledford, Bruce Purse (trumpet); Lenny Underwood (piano); Victor Bailey (bass); Kevin "K-Dog" Johnson (drums); LaTonya J. Blige, Faith Evans, Big Bub (background vocals); JoJo Hailey, K-Ci Hailey.Producers include: Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nashiem Myrick, Herb Middleton, Mr. Dalvin.Engineers include: Nashiem Myrick, Tony Maserati, Rich Travali.Recorded at Sound On Sound Recording Studio, Axis Studios, Daddy's House, The Hit Factory and Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York.MY LIFE was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.The immediate success of her triple-platinum debut WHAT'S THE 411? put Mary J. Blige in a singular class as a soul-hop visionary, and opened the door for other hip-hop-influenced R&B acts. Yet as the follow-up approached, the nature of her talent began to be questioned, and the strength of her debut became an obstacle.If Blige heard all those rumors, she must've decided that musical revenge is the best payback of all. Thus, MY LIFE comes across as another ground-breaking venture, linking R&B's new and old schools, filling the airwaves with delightful harmonies AND hip-hop samples. When Blige connects with her music's roots, she doesn't pussy-foot around soul's perimeters searching for eligible influences--so "You Bring Me Joy," "My Life" and "Be Happy" sample such luminaries as Barry White, Roy Ayers and Curtis Mayfield, respectively. The reconstruction of the Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" is (Mary Jane) Blige's shout-out to the funky '80s, while "Don't Go" is a feminist retort to Guy's "Goodbye."Even though much of the album's musical direction is steered by producers Sean "Puffy" Combs and Chucky Thompson, Blige is the dominant songwriter here. And that's the main reason MY LIFE turns out to be such a statement of purpose--a 17-song diary full of Blige's life, love, and struggles in defending her title as the queen of hip-hop soul.

Editorial reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.
Rolling Stone  (05/13/1999)

Ranked #72 in Spin Magazine's 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.
Spin  (09/01/1999)

As the album's intro makes plain, even Blige's own camp worried whether she could `do it again,' and to be honest, she doesn't--she does it better....She...knows how to work a groove...
Musician  (03/01/1995)

7 (out of 10) - ...In rap, the beats sometimes seem irrelevant compared to the chat: here they reign supreme. Blige is telling her audience she grew up the same way they did, listened to the same things, was influenced by the same situations. That's what makes her so beloved...
NME  (01/07/1995)

...more serious than her crossover 1992 debut....[Mary J. Blige] continues soaring to soulful heights over streetwise beats... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly  (11/25/1994)

Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe  (12/01/1999)

Ranked # 17 in Rolling Stone's Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums - ...Opaque, seductive...
Rolling Stone  (10/31/2002)

7 (out of 10) - ...In rap, the beats sometimes seem irrelevant compared to the chat: here they reign supreme. Blige is telling her audience she grew up the same way they did, listened to the same things, was influenced by the same situations. That's what makes her so beloved...
NME  (01/07/1995)

Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th CenturyRolling Stone (10/31/02, p.136) - Ranked # 17 in Rolling Stone's Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums - ...Opaque, seductive...Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.74) - Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.Spin (9/99, p.156) - Ranked #72 in Spin Magazine's 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.Musician (3/95, p.88) - As the album's intro makes plain, even Blige's own camp worried whether she could `do it again,' and to be honest, she doesn't--she does it better....She...knows how to work a groove...NME (1/7/95, p.34) - 7 (out of 10) - ...In rap, the beats sometimes seem irrelevant compared to the chat: here they reign supreme. Blige is telling her audience she grew up the same way they did, listened to the same things, was influenced by the same situations. That's what makes her so beloved...Entertainment Weekly (11/25/94, p.77) - ...more serious than her crossover 1992 debut....[Mary J. Blige] continues soaring to soulful heights over streetwise beats... - Rating: B
Vibe  (12/01/1999)

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ITEM DETAILS

  • ARTIST - MARY J. BLIGE
  • TITLE - "MY LIFE"
  • TRACKS - please scroll down for full track-listing details.
  • FORMAT - CD album
  • LABEL - MCA
  • CATALOGUE NUMBER - MCD 11398
  • YEAR - 1995
  • CONDITION -
    • Inlays - EX
    • CD - has just a few very small 'storage' spots/specks, mainly by the outer edge (the CD is ex-shop stock and was stored in a card master bag to prevent theft - storage in these for long periods often results in these spots/marks, which are a bit like permanent dust!) and one or two very small/minor surface marks. Nothing major at all and otherwise fine.
  • OTHER DETAILS - a 1995 UK/EU (EU pressed) 18-track CD album on the MCA label.

    Review
    Perhaps the single finest moment in Sean "Puffy" Combs' musical career has been the production on this, Mary J. Blige's second proper album. The production is not exactly original, and there is evidence here of him borrowing wholesale from other songs. The melodic sources this time around, though, are so expertly incorporated into the music that they never seem to be intrusions, instead playing like inspired dialogues with soulsters from the past, connecting past legacies with a new one. This certainly isn't your parents' (or grandparents') soul. But it is some of the finest modern soul of the '90s, backing away to a certain extent from the hip-hop/soul consolidation that Blige introduced on her debut album. The hip-hop part of the combination takes a few steps into the background, allowing Blige's tortured soul to carry the album completely, and it does so with heartwrenching authority. My Life is, from beginning to end, a brilliant, wistful individual plea of desire. Blige took a huge leap in artistry by penning almost everything herself (the major exception being Norman Whitfield's "I'm Going Down") in collaboration with co-producers Combs and multi-instrumentalist Chucky Thompson, and everything seems to leap directly from her gut. Blige's strain is sleekly modern and urban, and the grit in it comes from being streetwise and thoroughly realistic about the travails of life. My Life, nevertheless, emanates from some deep, dark place where both sadness and happiness cohabitate and turn into one single, beautiful sorrow.     (All Music Guide) rated 4 out of 5.

    IMPORTANT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE FREE P&P OFFER ON THIS ITEM IS FOR UK BIDDERS ONLY - OVERSEAS BIDDERS ARE VERY WELCOME, BUT MUST PAY THE P&P RATE AS STATED BELOW - THANKS

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    ** I am very happy to combine postage for multiple wins - this has been complicated by eBay's new 'Free UK P&P' policy for the first item, but generally speaking P&P will be relatively cheaper the more items you buy. Therefore, wherever you live, IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, YOU MUST WAIT FOR MY INVOICE BEFORE PAYING - please do NOT pay until you receive this invoice or I will be spending half my life refunding payments and sending out new invoices etc. - thanks! **

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