 | |
| | Label: Geffen
Salesrank: 15162
Released: November 14, 2006 |
| Our Price: $0.55 |
| Used Price: $0.55 |
|
| Media: Audio CD |
|
Editorial Review:
Mary J. Blige & Friends is a CD & DVD Combo. It features Mary J. Blige performing duets with her favorite artists,
Track Listing
1. Whenever I Say Your Name (with Sting)
2. Ask Myself (with Robin Thicke)
3. Ain't No Way (with Patti Labelle)
4. Love Changes (with Jamie Foxx)
5. Alone (with Dave Young)
6. Favorite Flavor (with LL Cool J)
7. Love Is All We Need (with Nas)
8. My Man (with Santana)
9. I Guess That Why They Call It The Blues (with Elton John)
Mary J. Blige & Friends Reviews:
Great buy! 
2009-12-17 - Product was ordered as a gift for my uncle. He loved it! It was very affordable. (I loved that!)
CD IS O.K. BUT WORTH IT FOR THE DVD ALONE! 
2008-10-24 - CD HAS 3 GOOD DUETS ON THERE. ASK MYSELF WITH ROBIN THICKE, LOVE CHANGES WITH JAMIE FOXX, AND AINT NO WAY WITH PATTI LABELLE.
HONESTLY, I BOUGHT IT FOR ANOTHER LIVE DVD WITH MARY PERFORMING AOL SESSIONS... NO MORE DRAMA, MVP AND OTHER SONGS. LOVE THE DVD!
not a bad addition to the mary collection 
2007-10-23 - At first I resisted buying this Circuit City exclusive for price and short song list. (only 9 tracks, 2 of which were already on Mary albums) But months later when I did get the cd for less than $10, I was a little impressed.
Nearly all of the duets are available on other varied albums. Of course this cd does not include her best duets throughout her career (You're All I Need To Get By, I Don't Wanna Do Anything, As, 911, Not Today, Rainy Dayz) None of the tracks are her best work, but several tracks are still some great tunes- and the whole cd is worth a repeated listen. The first 4 tracks are just okay, but the 2nd half of the cd gets better.
My favorite tracks are
#5-Alone w/ Dave Young (also available on The Breakthrough)- a great break-up duet with very complimentary m/f vocals
#6-Favorite Flavor w/ LL Cool J (from his album) - the kind of rap-lite mid tempo track LL has become known for lately
#7-Love Is All We Need **no explanation needed**
#8- My Man w/ Santana & Big Boi - the combo may sound like a mess, but I think it really works well together
#9- ....The Blues w/ Elton John - a live track of the Elton 80s classic that I didn't think I liked that much until I heard Mary blow through it
But the BEST part of the cd/dvd is the live DVD performances on the 2nd disc. Most of the performances are live AOL sessions and they are all superb! The price ($10 or less) is well worth it to see Mary perform several of her old jams with a live band. Check it out!
