The Story of How Mary J. Blige’s Song “My Life” Was Created

On her sophomore album “My Life” back in 1994, Mary J. Blige released five singles which included the title track as the final inclusion. The album is widely considered to be Blige’s best to date, and it proved to be a second consecutive successful...
Classic Vibe: Mary J. Blige “Our Love” (1997)

Classic Vibe: Mary J. Blige “Our Love” (1997)

Mary J. Blige has covered classic soul artists from Aretha Franklin to Rose Royce.  “Our Love” is a cover version of Natalie Cole’s 1977 hit that appeared on Mary’s Share My World album.  The song was produced by James Mtume (whose group Mtume...