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The Breakthrough [Extra tracks]

~ Mary J. Blige
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  • Audio CD (12 Dec 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B000CDGT50
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,011 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. No One Will Do 4:46£0.59
Listen  2. Enough Cryin 4:20£0.69
Listen  3. About You 4:04£0.69
Listen  4. Be Without You 4:06£0.79
Listen  5. Gonna Breakthrough 4:00£0.69
Listen  6. Good Woman Down 4:07£0.69
Listen  7. Take Me As I Am 3:57£0.69
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Listen  9. Can't Hide From Luv 3:52£0.69
Listen10. MJB Da MVP 3:21£0.69
Listen11. Can't Get Enough 3:40£0.69
Listen12. Ain't Really Love 4:40£0.59
Listen13. I Found My Everything 5:23£0.69
Listen14. Father In You 5:23£0.69
Listen15. Alone 4:29£0.69
Listen16. One 4:20Album Only
Listen17. So Lady 4:16£0.69
Listen18. Show Love 3:40£0.69

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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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'The Breakthough' is the seventh album from one of America's most popular R&B singers Mary J. Blige. Featuring guest production and appearances likes of Rodney Jerkins, Jay-Z, Will.I.Am and female rapper Brooke, the album is a mix of adultR&B and slick hip hop production. The single 'Be Without You' is also included.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album from our R'N'B diva , 19 April 2006
By Craig J. Richardson (birchington kent u.k) - See all my reviews
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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
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Class!!!, 15 Dec 2005
By I. Greaves "greavesi" (UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mary just broke through, 29 Nov 2006
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.
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1.0 out of 5 stars 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
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2.0 out of 5 stars 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
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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent album-wow
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
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3.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on 25 Mar 2006 by A. Ede

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't keep a good woman down
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Published on 13 Mar 2006 by M. C. Slade

5.0 out of 5 stars 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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