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This is an alphabetical listing of songs recorded by American singer Mary J. Blige, listing the year of each song's first official release and the album(s) and/or single(s) they were included on. Mary J. Blige has 14 studio albums in her career so far, as well as a soundtrack album and several compilations containing songs not available on her ...
American singer Mary J. Blige began her career as a backing vocalist for Uptown Records in the early 1990s. In a career spanning more than 30 years, she has released 15 studio albums and 83 singles—including more than 20 as a featured artist. [1]
Mary Jane Blige (/ b l aɪ ʒ / BLYZHE; born January 11, 1971) [5] is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.
Mary J. Blige was born in the Bronx in the early ’70s, much like hip-hop itself. By the time she came of age in the projects of Yonkers, she was singing backup for rappers like Father MC […]
Blige was noted for having a "tough girl persona and streetwise lyrics". [11] The album begins with "Leave a Message", a collection of Blige's answering machine messages over a drum beat. The following two tracks, "Reminisce" and "You Remind Me", are melancholy songs that are overlaid with hip hop beats. [12]
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the song "demonstrates yet another formidable step forward in the career path of this fly girl gone sophisticate." He noted that Blige is "in good hands with this dreamy, '70s-based jazz/funk smash", and that she is "sounding as sharp as cut glass, with a smattering of scatting and just enough grit to define the artist's signature edge in this classy number."
Mary J. Blige at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 19 in Cleveland, Ohio After wrapping a photo shoot backstage, Blige spoke with PEOPLE about her new single, "You Ain't ...
Mary is the fourth studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige, released August 17, 1999, on MCA Records. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 239,000 copies in its first week. It spent 57 weeks on the chart and produced five charting singles. Upon its release, Mary received acclaim from music critics.