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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Mca
Salesrank: 431945
Released: November 29, 1994 |
| Our Price: $6.03 |
| Used Price: $3.90 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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My Life Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Mary Jane (All Night Long)
3. You Bring Me Joy
4. Marvin Interlude
5. I'm the Only Woman
6. K. Murray Interlude
7. My Life
8. You Gotta Believe
9. I Never Wanna Live Without You
10. I'm Going Down
11. My Life (Interlude)
12. Be With You
13. Mary's Joint
14. Don't Go
15. I Love You
16. No One Else
17. Be Happy
Editorial Review:
During one of the "interludes" on My Life, Keith Murray is rapping about "Grab your cranium for my ultimatum," when someone in the studio control booth asks producer Chucky Thompson, "Hey, Chuck, put on some of that smooth [stuff]." Murray disappears; the dreamy synth chords of Blige's title track emerge, and her sultry voice moans with a combination of weary loneliness and unslaked desire. The ballad which follows is "smooth" but never slick, for the singer's sinuous, extended notes confess the blues even as they yearn for something better. It's tempting to see this little scenario--the rapper being turned off in favor of the soul diva--as a repudiation of hip-hop in favor of old-fashioned R&B. An honest listen to this album, however, makes such an interpretation impossible. Blige does no actual rapping herself on her long-awaited second outing, but the sound of "My Life" would have been impossible without hip-hop. The results confirm the promise of Blige's '92 debut; she is the premier soul diva of the hip-hop generation. --Geoffrey Himes
My Life Reviews:
The Best R&B Album of my Generation!! 
2009-03-29 - What a masterpiece! This Album in unrateable; it's off the charts. It's value is intangible. How can you rate an album that helps you get over very difficult times, an album that is your only companion when you soul is hurting so much that you just want to be locked up in your room for motnhs and not see anyone, an album that says, hey, someone else understands what you are going through, and you both will be OK?
When this Cd came out, I was in High School and since, it's the Album that I turn to whenever I'm going through hard times. You have breakup songs, uplifting songs, jamming songs, all you need is in this album. When someone bears her soul like Mary did on this album, nothing else can come from it, but greatness.
I think Diddy is the only person who really gets Mary musically. This is one of his best works to date. I am so thankful and grateful to both of them for making this. This is that classic album every generation has.
Absolutely every song is heartfelt, and you not only hear Mary's pain in her voice, you FEEL her pain. Thanks Mary and Diddy for this Masterpiece.
" How can I love somebody else, if I can't even love myself enough to know when is time to let go. All I really want is to be happy, to find a love that's mind that would be so sweet. I asked for a sign from the sweet lord above, I know the answer is in front of me, but when you think you're in love, you only see what you want to see, and what I see is me for you and you for me. I cannot hide the way I feel inside, I don't know why but everyday I want to cry, If I give you one more try to these rules will you abide? And if I mean anything to you, will it make everything all right?
I just wanna be so, so, happy But the answer lies in me. I do believe
That we can be happy, I said I wanna be happy, yeah.
Life is too short To be tryin to play some games Now take some time and think about If it's really worth losing me Why must it be this way?
Why do you have to play with my mind All the time?"
Help me sing it...
My Favorite MJB Album
2008-11-19 - I remember listening to this album when I was a girl. Back when everyone still had cassettes. Anyway, I used to listen to it every night. The whole CD is kind of sad and melancholy but listing to i always helped me through some dark days. This is my absolute favorite Mary album.
Livin' The Life
2008-07-19 - As a collective whole, Mary J Blige's "My Life" is incomplete. Why then give this album 5 stars? Because the good overweighs the bad. There are enough songs on this cd to satisfy your Mary J Blige fix. Even though Mary herself claims she was in her "addiction" at the time of this recording, it still showcases brilliance in the r and b music world. In a perfect world, Mary J Blige's "My Life" would be:
1. Mary Jane
2. U Bring Me Joy
3. I"m The Only Woman
4. My Life
5. I Never Wanna Live Without u
6. I'm Goin' Down
7. Be Happy
(M' faves!)
Forget the rest. I'm sorry to say that, but for the anal r and b fan, the rest of the songs on this cd sound dated and just don't do the trick for me. "Be With U" is beyond repetative, it sounds like Mary just did voice over arrangements and improvised over a weak beat with pre-recorded back up vocals. Not only that, it sounds like she had a few too many (wink wink), if you really listen closely to the song. That's all good, but if you hear Mary's new music, you see the glaring differences in the music. Music in general has evolved and Mary has ridden the wave to superstardom. She remained in her artistry and never gave up on herself. She stayed in the music and let God take her on her journey, using every experience as a helping hand and carry her up the ladder and onto enlightenment. Mary could have easily faded in the background, but she took what she had and the cards that were dealt and played a winning hand. "My Life" is a part of Mary J Blige history, and she left behind a beautiful majestry of recorded music that still lives on. I still romanticize when I hear "I Never Wanna Live Without U" on a magical rainy night when you watch your fantasy lover walk away, knowing one day he will greet you will a wet loving kiss. Or when Mary gives glory to God on "My Life", when she testifies about Jesus, and how He can give u all the hapiness u need. These are some of the feelings an artist like Mary J Blige can bring you and that is what makes her a special artist.
mary's best!
2008-07-15 - there's not much that i can say about this album. i had it on cassette, broke 2 of them from playing all the time, bought on cd twice. i'm with one of other reviews, even though mary's newer stuff is good, this i believe is her best. i think every woman can relate to every song on this album.
Excellent
2008-04-28 - I received the product in a timely manner. I didn't expect to receive it so soon and was able to enjoy my cd.
