Love & Life [Import]

1.Love & Life Intro (Featuring Jay-Z & P.Diddy)/It's a good intro actually with a cameo from Jay-Z he's flow is great 10/10

2.Don't Go/One of the best songs on the album its so great and i no everyone can relate to this "Sometimes I Say Things To Hurt U" come on we're all guilty of it the breakdown on this is excellent 10/10

3.When We/Ok it says in the booklet that this Samples "I Want You" butit sounds more like "Just To Keep You Satisfied" its a great song the lyrics are so meaningful 10/10

4.Not Today (Featuring Eve)/After appearing on "Where I've Been" on No More Drama Eve duets with Mary Again the Dr Dre produced track was the title track for Barbershop 2 its got an infectious beat Eve's flow it excellent and was a smash hit 10/10

5.Finally Made It (Interlude)/She's just sayin that shes spiritually successful it actually a good interlude the tribulations & trials we all go thru jus tryna do the right thing its very positive "Never Give Up" 10/10

6.Ooh!/I didn't like this at first the beat was too hip-hop for the lyrics but it's an ok song she was gonna release this as single i dunno why she didn't i think it would have done well the jazzy saxophones in the background are a nice touch 10/10

7.Let Me Be The One (Featuring 50 Cent)/I was very very sceptical when i saw that 50 Cent was on this as i think he's talentless and has nothing to say but this isn't a bad song i feel he should have been left off it but its good anyway 8/10

8.Love @ 1st Sight (Featuring Method Man)/Now a rap star worth havin' on your album workin together once b4 in the past theyre back together with the 1st single it samples A Tribe Called Quest's "Hot Sex" which is also a great song this song is flawless its a very strong song great vocals 10/10

9.Willing & Waiting/Samples the Atlantic Starr smash hit song "When Love Calls this song isnt one of my favourites but its worth listenin' it's very old school and easy listenin' 8/10

10.Free (Interlude)/This is a nice interlude she's just tellin' us what shes seen over the years which have made her a strong black woman all she wants to be is free great 'Lude 10/10

11.Friends/By far the strongest track on the album the power of the lyrics Jill Scott uses the same sample on a track frm her 2nd album its the Barry White song "Mellow Moods Part I" I love this song ive put this on repeat so many times its just so so true it's all about friends she's obviously been there with the fake friends 10*/10

12.Press On/A gritty hip-hop beat which makes the lyrics stand at even more its a great song the chorus is probably the best part a nice soulful song 10/10

13.Feel Like Makin' Love/One of her fans favourite songs frm this album it is a nice song but i wouldnt go as far as to say its my favourite its a bit of a lacklustre 7/10

14.It's A Wrap/This was the 3rd single to be lifted frm the album but in th US only its a great song its about a woman findin out her mans been cheatin and she aint takin no more the video was like a mini movie which starred Mary her self and Blair Underwood (u might reckognise him as the black man Miranda was datin'in Sex & The City what a hottie!!!) Great song 10/10

15.Message In Our Music (Interlude)/I love the beat to this there's a song in the film "Baby Boy" which has the beat its so old skool it also sounds like the song frm Aaliyah' One In A Million "Girl Like You" nice interlude 10/10

16.All My Love/I don't really like this its a filler track don't really listen to it 6/10

17.Special Part Of Me/Aww this song is so sweet a really good slowjam this is obviously dedicated to her Boyrfriend/Fiancé 10/10

18.Ultimate Relationship (A.M)/It's a nice acoustic song but it's a lil on the long side a good way to end the album i wonder if she'll do a "P.M" version??? 10/10

***Bonus Tracks***

19.Didn't Mean/Taken from the Bad Boys II soundtrack i used to really like this song but its a bit dated now 8/10

20.If I Don't Love You This Way/I was honestly hoping for the Mary/Sting collabo i think thats reall sweet but this is evven better this is the International Bonus Track it has a nice guitar beat great song 10/10

Overall Love & Life is one of the best records she has under "What's The 411" "Share My World & "No More Drama"
20 tracks i feel is a bit long but about 15 of them are great so u can't really go wrong when this record is so strong

Top 5 Love & Life Tunes
1.Friends
2.Don't Go
3.Love @ 1st Sight
4.It's A Wrap
5.Ooh!/Not 2day/ All The Interludes

Keep it up Mary!!!