My Life (Mary J. Blige album)

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My Life
Studio album by Mary J. Blige
Released	November 29, 1994 (US)
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	R&B
Length	65:26
Label	Uptown Records
Producer(s)	Mary J. Blige Sean Combs Devanté Swing Chucky Thompson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Mary J. Blige chronology
What's the 411? (1992)	My Life (1994)	Share My World (1997)

My Life was Mary J. Blige's sophomore album. Released on November 29, 1994, the bluesy collection is widely seen as a painful letter to K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci, with songs like "I'm Going Down" and "Be Happy," My Life was one of the seminal albums to come out of the 1990s and helped Blige open a new path for female singers to follow.

My Life was certified 3X platinum by the RIAA in December 1996. In 2003, the album was ranked number 279 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It's Blige's only album on the list.

[edit] Track listing

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 Going 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
18. "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" [International Bonus Track] - 2:56

[edit] Miscellanea

• During the promotion period of Exodus in America, Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, claimed that she listens to this album at least 3 times a day and sings along. She also said that this was the one album she couldn't live without.

[edit] Credits

André Harrell - Executive Producer

• Big Bub - Vocals (Background)

• Bob Brockmann - Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing

• Bruce Purse - Trumpet

• Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander - Engineer, Flute, Mixing, Piccolo, Producer, Sax (Tenor)

• Chucky Thompson - Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Producer

• Dalvin DeGrate - Arranger, Multi Instruments

• Darryl Pearson - Bass

• Debra Young - Production Coordination

• Diane Monroe - Violin

• Eileen Folson - Cello

• Faith Evans - Vocals (Background)

• Frank Colon - Percussion

• Fred McFarlane - Keyboards

• Gloria Agostini - Harp

• Herb Middleton - Keyboards, Multi Instruments

• Herb Powers - Mastering

• JoDee Stringham - Design

• K-Ci & JoJo - Arranger, Vocals (Background)

• Keenya Mauldin - Hair Stylist

• Latonya J. Blige - Vocals (Background)

• Lenny Underwood - Piano

• Lesa Terry - Violin

• Mark Ledford - Trumpet

• Mary J. Blige - Main Performer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)

• Nasheim Myrick - Engineer, Programming

• Regina Carter - Violin

• Richard Travali - Engineer

• Rob Paustian - Engineer, Mixing

• Sam Fine - Make-Up

• Sante d'Orazio - Photography

• Sean "Puffy" Combs - Executive Producer, Producer

• Sybil Pennix - Stylist

• Tim Dawg - Associate Executive Producer

• Tony Maserati - Engineer, Mixing

• Victor Bailey - Bass

• Vincent Henry - Sax (Alto)

WITH ONE FAN TASHIMA HOSKINS