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My Life is the second album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige, released on November 29, 1994, by Uptown Records and MCA Records. [2] 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.
Nov 29, 1994 · On June 25, 2021, the behind-the-scenes documentary Mary J. Blige’s My Life was released on Amazon Prime, which showed Mary talk about the making of the album and perform it live.
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In the fall of 1993, Mary entered the recording studio to record her sophomore album. The album was a breakthrough for her because at the time, she was in a clinical depression, she was battling both drug & alcohol addiction & she was in an abusive relationship with K-Ci Hailey (which was reported in several tabloids).
Intro (1:04) (written by Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson; produced by Chucky Thompson & Sean "Puffy" Combs)Marvin Interlude (0:36) (written by Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson; produced by Chucky Thompson & Sean "Puffy" Combs)In its first week sales, "My Life" debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and debuted on the top spot of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for an unprecedented eight weeks. The album sold 231,000 copies its first week. It ultimately spent 46 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 84 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album also charted in C...
NME wrote that the beats "reign supreme" and commended Mary for "telling her audience she grew up the same way they did, listened to the same things, was influenced by the same situations." Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a three-star honorable mention, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthet...
Andre Harrell - Executive ProducerBig Bub - Vocals (Background)Bob Brockmann - Engineer, Keyboards, MixingBruce Purse - TrumpetNov 29, 2023 · Mary J. Blige had every reason for celebrating on December 17, 1994, as she reached the landmark of her second R&B No.1 album with My Life. The career of the soul queen took another...
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Nov 29, 1994 · My Life by Mary J. Blige released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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May 14, 2024 · Mary J. Blige’s R&B masterpiece 'My Life' effectively marked the moment when New Jack Swing grew up and became hip-hop soul.
Jun 25, 2021 · When Mary J. Blige was 23, she released her incredibly vulnerable magnum opus My Life. But the pain she carried in her voice wasn’t just her own.
