Mary J. Blige - Breakthrough
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Track List: Breakthrough
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- No One Will DoDownload & Buy
- Enough CryinDownload & Buy
- About YouDownload & Buy
- Be Without YouDownload & Buy
- Gonna BreakthroughDownload & Buy
- Good Woman DownDownload & Buy
- Take Me As I AmDownload & Buy
- BaggageDownload & Buy
- Can't Hide From LuvDownload & Buy
- MJB Da MVPDownload & Buy
- Can't Get EnoughDownload & Buy
- Ain't Really LoveDownload & Buy
- I Found My EverythingDownload & Buy
- Father In YouDownload & Buy
- AloneDownload & Buy
- OneDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Breakthrough
- Release Date:
- 12/20/2005
- Label:
- Geffen Records
- UPC:
- 602498871102
User Reviews: Breakthrough
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Broke Thru
, December 14, 2005Reviewer: sleeklafem - See all sleeklafem's reviews -
R&B TUYET VOI`
, November 26, 2007Reviewer:
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Pro Reviews: Breakthrough
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews At the end of 2005, Mary J. Blige's career was supposed to be anthologized. The singer had her way, however, and one of her best studio albums came out instead. In retrospect, her previous album, 2003's Love Life, was awkward; the P. Diddy collaborations, likely intended to recapture the magic the duo put together on What's the 411? and My Life, didn't always pay off, and Blige was about to become a wife, so the songs steeped in heartbreak and disappointment weren't delivered with as much power as they had been in the past. The Breakthrough also contains some of the drama that fans expect, despite Blige's continued happiness, but it's clear that she has gained enough distance from the uglier parts of her past that she can inhabit them and, once again, deliver those songs. The past does play a significant role in the album, as in "Baggage," where she apologies to her husband for bringing it into their relationship. "Father in You" sounds like a noteperfect facsimile of a classic soul ballad, rising and falling and twisting with a sensitive string arrangement, but the lyrics are pure Blige, acknowledging the ways in which her husband has made up for the absence of her father. On the nearly anthemic "Good Woman Down," she sees a less matured version of herself in young women and uses her experiences to advise. She jacks the beat from the Game's "Hate It or Love It" for "MJB da MVP," where she reflects on her career, thanks her supporters, and reasserts her rightful position as the soul hiphop queen. It's one of several tracks to beam with a kind of contentment and confidence that Blige has never before possessed. Take "Can't Hide from Love," where she's such a force that JayZ dishes out a quick introduction and knows to stay out of the way for the remainder of the track, or the glorious "I Found My Everything," her "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." Beat for beat, the album features the best round of productions Blige has been handed since the mid'90s. Apart from only a couple lukewarm tracks and a poorly recorded version of "One" with U2, it is completely correct. - Andy Kellman, All Music Guide |
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When her debut album, What's the 411?, hit the street in 1992, critics and fans alike were floored by its powerful combination of modern RB with an edgy rap sound that glanced off of the pain and grit of Mary J. Blige's Yonkers, NY childhood. Called ...Full Mary J. Blige Biography
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Pros: Pure Hotness
Cons: NONE
The queen is back...once again. It is alwayz a pleasure for her grace our presence, and she did. Great collabo's, beats are on point, but you can expect nothing less from the QUEEN herslf!!!! I love this Cd. Cop it with quickness when it dropz next tuesday!!