My Life (Mary J. Blige album)
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| Studio album by Mary J. Blige | |||||
| Released | November 29, 1994 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, soul, R&B | ||||
| Length | 65:26 | ||||
| Label | Uptown/MCA | ||||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Chucky Thompson & Nashiem Myrick), Poke, Mr. Dalvin |
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My Life was Mary J. Blige's second 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 certified 4X 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 is Blige's only album on the list.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | 1:04 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 2 | "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" | 4:39 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 3 | "You Bring Me Joy" | 4:13 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 4 | "Marvin Interlude" | 0:36 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 5 | "I'm The Only Woman" | 4:30 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 6 | "K. Murray Interlude" | 0:22 | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
| 7 | "My Life" | 4:17 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 8 | "You Gotta Believe" | 5:02 | Herb Middleton |
| 9 | "I Never Wanna Live Without You" | 6:17 | Herb Middleton |
| 10 | "I'm Going Down" | 3:42 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 11 | "My Life Interlude" | 1:15 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 12 | "Be With You" | 4:26 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 13 | "Mary's Joint" | 5:02 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 14 | "Don't Go" | 4:59 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 15 | "I Love You" | 4:31 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
| 16 | "No One Else" | 4:14 | Mr. Dalvin |
| 17 | "Be Happy" | 5:49 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Poke for Trakmasters |
| 18 | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" [International Bonus Track] | 2:56 | James Mtume |
[edit] Miscellanea
- During the promotion period of her English album Exodus in America, Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada claimed that she used to listen to this album at least 3 times a day after school and sing 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)
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