Share My World Tour

Share My World Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige
Associated album	Share My World
Start date	September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02)
End date	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)
Legs	3
No. of shows	22 in North America 5 in Europe 27 in total
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

The Share My World Tour (also known as The Tour) was a concert tour and the first major headlining tour by American recording R&B artist Mary J. Blige. The tour supports her multi-platinum album Share My World, visiting cities across North America and Europe. The tour featured opening acts; R&B singers Aaliyah in 1997 and Usher for the 1998 dates.^[1]

Opening acts

• Aaliyah (USA—select dates)
• Usher ^[2]

Set list

1. "Intro" (Announcer introduces Mary J. Blige)
2. "Real Love"
3. "You Remind Me"
4. "Reminisce"
5. "Sweet Thing"
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
7. "Love No Limit"
8. "Summer Madness" (Reprise)
9. "My Life"
10. "You Gotta Believe"
11. "Slow Down"
12. "Mary's Joint"
13. "I'm the Only Woman"
14. "Share My World" (Reprise)
15. "I’m Goin’ Down"
16. "Thank You Lord" (Reprise)
17. "I Can Love You"
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude)
19. "Everything"
20. "Seven Days"
21. "Not Gon' Cry"

Encore

22. "Missing You"
23. "Day Dreaming" ¹
24. "Misty Blue" ¹

¹performed at select cities including April shows in Los Angeles.

Band

• Music Director/Bass: Lanar "Kern" Brantley
• Keyboards: Luke Austin
• Keyboards: Jeff Motley
• Drums: Michael Clemons
• Keyboards: Loren Dawson
• Intro Announcer: Benny Pough
• Background vocals: Dustin Adams, Joya Owens, Chantell Jones, Michelle Matlock
  Additional vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Sharon Bryant-Gallwey, Audrey Wheeler, Paulette McWilliams

Tour dates

Notes

• All tour dates in 1997 and 1998 may not be listed for North America and Europe.

Live album release

The Tour
Live album by Mary J. Blige
Released	July 28, 1998 (United States)
Recorded	April 11 & 12, 1998 Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B, Hip-Hop
Length	109:18
Label	MCA
Producer	Mary J. Blige Lanar Brantley
Mary J. Blige chronology
Share My World (1997)Share My World1997 The Tour (1998) Mary (1999)Mary1999

A live album entitled The Tour was released on July 28, 1998 by MCA Records, which reached #7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums and #21 on Billboard 200 charts.^[6][7] The album was recorded during Blige's Share My World Tour at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:35
2. "Real Love" – 1:30
3. "You Remind Me" – 0:37
4. "Reminisce" – 2:39
5. "Sweet Thing" – 4:53
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" – 2:20
7. "Love No Limit" – 3;16
8. "Summer Madness" – 1:42 (Interlude)
9. "My Life" – 2:21
10. "You Gotta Believe" – 2:27
11. "Slow Down" – 1:51
12. "Mary's Joint" – 1:30
13. "I'm the Only Woman" – 2:04
14. "Share My World" – 1:59 (Interlude)
15. "I'm Goin' Down" – 3:16
16. "Thank You Lord" – 1:18 (Interlude)
17. "I Can Love You" – 3:44
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude) – 1:10
19. "Everything" – 6:34
20. "Seven Days" – 4:24
21. "Not Gon' Cry" – 5:37
22. "Missing You" – 6:47
23. "Day Dreaming" – 2:49
24. "Misty Blue" – 5:08
25. "A Dream" (Japan Bonus Track)

References

External links

• www.mjblige.com