Mary is the fourth studio album by soul/hip-hop soul American R&B; singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, released August 17, 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album charted #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 Billboard R&B; Albums chart for 3 weeks.
This album showcases a much more mature sound as compared to previous releases from Blige. Highlighted by sleek and polished production reminiscent of 70's soul, Mary came as a surprise to many of her fans and crit...
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Mary is the fourth studio album by soul/hip-hop soul American R&B; singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, released August 17, 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album charted #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 Billboard R&B; Albums chart for 3 weeks.
This album showcases a much more mature sound as compared to previous releases from Blige. Highlighted by sleek and polished production reminiscent of 70's soul, Mary came as a surprise to many of her fans and critics. Similar to Blige's previous release Share My World, the singer served as executive producer. Blige worked with various artists on the album including Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Jadakiss, Eric Clapton, Elton John, K-Ci, and George Michael.
"All That I Can Say", "Deep Inside", "Your Child", and "Give Me You" were the albums commercial singles in the U.S. "As" -- Blige's collaboration with George Michael -- was released as the lead single everywhere else worldwide.
"As" and "Let No Man Put Asunder" are cover versions of Stevie Wonder's...
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