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Mary J Blige may be in a happier space with her seventh album The Breakthrough, but it marks her as a grown woman who's allowed matrimony and Oprah to dull her creative shine.
It's a good thing the production is of such ahigh quality. The 9th Wonder produced "Good Woman Down" and "Can't Hide From Luv" (featuring Jay-Z) are the highlights. And her cover of The Games' "Hate it or Love It" will no doubt please fans of her younger, more edgy output.
Otherwise, The Breakthrough is begging for some of the finger-clicking attitude that we used to expect from the one time queen of ghetto fab. --Matilda Egere-Cooper
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Undisputed Queen of Hip Hop Soul and three-time Grammy winner Mary J Blige releases her highly anticipated brand new studio album, The Breakthrough. Eight albums and thirteen years since What's The 411 heralded the arrival of a voice to stand alongside the greats of soul music, The Breakthrough delivers Mary's trademark combination of raw power, serenity, conviction and compassion. The songs on The Breakthrough are evidence of Mary's journey from her childhood in the projects of Yonkers, New York, to her early successes plagued with drama, to her current breakthrough. The album takes the listener on a journey through its 14 tracks including an inspiring duet with Bono on U2's "One"; "MJB Da MVP" with Mary's vocal over The Game's "Hate it Or Love It"; and "Can't Hide From Love" with Jay-Z. Mary is well known for her innovative studio productions with a veritable who's-who of musical talents from Sting and Eric Clapton to Aretha Franklin to Method Man, Nas and Jay-Z. On The Breakthrough, Mary continues to work with a hot-list of producers including Bryan-Michael, Cox, Rodney Jerkins, the Black Eyed Peas' Will I Am, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Dre & Vidal, Raphael Saadiq and more.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album takes some time to get used to, but i was drawn to the album from the first song "BE WITHOUT YOU" and then i heard the new song with u2 "ONE" you can see why it was called the breakthrough as the album sort of reads about mary j bliges life, now that i have heard the album in full it is truly a brilliant peice of work and is quite diffrent from what mary normally does.
a brilliant album with some excellent smooth grooves and stomping beats, perfect for any party!
9 out of 10
a brilliant album with some excellent smooth grooves and stomping beats, perfect for any party!
9 out of 10
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Every single time Mary releases new material it just keeps getting better and better! This album contains everything that's become associated with her. There's non-stop positivity, talking through her (and your) struggles, yet there's an air of assured maturity now where you explicitly trust in her wisdom. Her voice has never sounded better, as the new single "Be Without You" demonstrates. However, that's merely a taster. If you have never enjoyed a Mary J Blige song before, once you listen to her take on U2's "One" you'll be forever converted. This has to be a single, it would definitely be the commercial success that often Mary misses out on. There's not one bad moment on the album, although there are obvious stronger songs. My personal highlights are "No one will do", "Enough Cryin'", "Be Without You", "Good Woman Down", "Can't Hide From Luv", "Ain't Really Love" and the amazing duet with Dave Young "Alone". Alongside other growers, the unbelievable version of "One", her makeover of the Game's "Hate it Or Love It" (MJB Da MVP) and the Kelis-esque bonus track "Show Love" this album is one of the best ever soul-hip-hop albums to be made. A must buy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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What a great album. I have bought the previous 2 outputs from Mary and this is by far the best - for me, the reason being that there are no fillers or weak songs. The first time I listened through, I kept waiting for a poor song and it never came.
The first four songs (including Be Without You) are stand-out, as are MJB da MVP and One.
Thoroughly recommended.
The first four songs (including Be Without You) are stand-out, as are MJB da MVP and One.
Thoroughly recommended.
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Mary J Bilge?
This album reminds me of a quote by Rod Stewart about another singer; "she should occassionally pick a note and hold it for a while". Read more
Published on 5 April 2008 by Bill Peter
Full of Fillers
Mary J Blige had been growing on me in recent years based on her previous hit singles and so I eagerly rushed to buy this CD, my first MJB album, when it was initially released. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2008 by Seamus Martin
WELL ROUNDED, POWERFUL ALBUM
When I first got this album I thought it was OK and thought a few of the songs were trash. But recently I can't stop listening to it, it really is an excellent album. Read more
Published on 14 May 2007 by Mr. A. Minchin
Fantastic
This has got to be one of the best albums out right now. This is a real feel good CD that I defy anyone not to sing along to.
Buy it, you will NOT be disappointed!
Buy it, you will NOT be disappointed!
Published on 10 Feb 2007 by nevada-lover
excellent album-wow
This album is lovely, its mature, yet appeals to all ages. Mary knows how to make a slick, well produced album with meaningful lyrics that show her feelings and identify with the... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2006 by Breathe Music
Lovely
Now this is a much better offering from Mary, i was never going to buy another MJB album after No More Drama which i class as her worst album to date. Read more
Published on 21 May 2006 by A. Whittingham
Stunning
This album is absolutely brilliant; I've liked a few of MJB's songs - especially Family Affair - but had never owned an album and decided to buy this based on the addictive lead... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2006 by "jackc99"
A decent return to form from the queen of hip-hop...
First of all, Mary, please stop whining about everything, theres only so much one can take...
That said, I can now announce that after all these years, The notorious queen of... Read more
That said, I can now announce that after all these years, The notorious queen of... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2006 by A. Ede
You can't keep a good woman down
I'm extremely excited about this album from Mary-Jane. She draws upon a lifetime of experiences as inspiration, and boy does she come out of it with great credit for a job... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2006 by M. C. Slade
Not so much a breakthru as a great return to form
On first appearances, The Breakthrough would appear to be a very odd choice of title for Mary J Blige. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2006 by Mr. T. Speller
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