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TIME's 100 Greatest Albums
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SPIN Magazine's Top 90 Albums of the 90s
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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Part III 201-300
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Published 15 years, 11 months ago
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Music...Discography of...Mary j Blige
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Published 6 years, 6 months ago
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During one of the "interludes" on My Life, Keith Murray is rapping about "Grab your cranium for my ultimatum," when someone in the studio control booth asks producer Chucky Thompson, "Hey, Chuck, put on some of that smooth [stuff]." Murray disappears; the dreamy synth chords of Blige's title track emerge, and her sultry voice moans with a combination of weary loneliness and unslaked desire. The ballad which follows is "smooth" but never slick, for the singer's sinuous, extended notes confess the blues even as they yearn for something better. It's tempting to see this little scen
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Manufacturer: Mca
Release date: 29 November 1994
EAN: 0008811115623 UPC: 008811115623
Release date: 29 November 1994
EAN: 0008811115623 UPC: 008811115623
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Dj Levels added this to a list 3 years ago
Music...Discography Soul/R&B (627 music items)
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The 500 Greatest R&B Albums (235 music items)
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Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time (50 music items)
"The queen of hip-hop soul still has plenty of drama on this one and proves herself one of the most expressive vocalists of any decade. Opaque, seductive, endlessly fascinating. Essential moment: Her pure, wordless improvising on "You Bring Me Joy.""
JxSxPx added this to a list 6 years, 3 months ago
100 Greatest American Albums of All Time (100 music items)
"There’s always been something about Mary. . . . If her 1992 debut, What’s the 411?, cast Blige as hip-hop diva par excellence, her sophomore set proved her worth beyond the dance floor. Her singing on “You Bring Me Joy” was personal, emotional and life-affirming, while producer Sean “Puffy” Combs’s beats pushed the music to triple platinum success. Standout tracks: “Be Happy,” “You Bring Me Joy”"
Dj Levels added this to a list 6 years, 6 months ago
Music...Discography of...Mary j Blige (13 music items)
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Music Greatest Soul R&b Blues Collection (444 music items)
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