All That I Can Say

"All That I Can Say"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Mary
B-side "Beautiful"
Released August 9, 1999
(See release history)
Format CD, 12"
Recorded 1998
Genre Neo Soul, Hip Hop
Length 5:30 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
Label Geffen Records
Writer(s) Lauryn Hill, Susaye Greene, Stevie Wonder
Producer Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"As"
(1999)
"All That I Can Say"
(1999)
"Deep Inside"
(1999)

"All That I Can Say" is a song by Mary J. Blige, released as the first single from her fifth album, Mary. The song was composed and produced by fellow singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill. Mary J. Blige also performed the song on an episode of Moesha.

The song was a moderate success in both the U.S. and UK, peaking at numbers forty-four and twenty-nine, respectively. Blige performed the song on Top of the Pops, and her performance was shown the week "All That I Can Say" charted.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD
  1. "All That I Can Say"
  2. "Beautiful"
  3. "All That I Can Say" (album version)

Release history

Country Date
United States August 9, 1999
United Kingdom November 2, 1999

Charts

Chart (1999)[1] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 44
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6
U.S. Billboard Adult R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Dutch Singles Chart 91
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 81
Tokio Hot 100 1

Cover versions

In 2000, French pianist Alex Bugnon covered the song from his album "As Promised."[2][3]

In 2011, jazz vocalist Gretchen Parlato covered the song on her album "The Lost and Found."

References