My Life
In 1994, the self-styled Queen of Hip-Hop Soul understood she had competition. TLC melded their bubblegum instincts to post-New Jack Swing beats. En Vogue flirted with rock guitar workouts. Whitney Houston was already a statue in the park admired for her architecture but taken for granted. Yet thanks to persistence and flexibility, Blige remains influential because she never assumed the masochism that became her lodestar requires sad, airless albums. Her work is morose, not numb. No matter how intensely she abases herself before lovers who don’t tire of leaving or underestimating her, Blige’s flinty egoism triumphs. No multi-platinum R&B singer has used the language of self-help as sword and shield better.
- Intro
- Mary Jane (All Night Long)
- You Bring Me Joy
- Marvin (Interlude)
- I'm The Only Woman
- K. Murray (Interlude)
- My Life
- You Gotta Believe
- I Never Wanna Live Without You
- I'm Goin' Down
- My Life (Interlude)
- Be With You
- Mary's Joint
- Don't Go
- I Love You
- No One Else
- Be Happy
In 1994, the self-styled Queen of Hip-Hop Soul understood she had competition. TLC melded their bubblegum instincts to post-New Jack Swing beats. En Vogue flirted with rock guitar workouts. Whitney Houston was already a statue in the park admired for her architecture but taken for granted. Yet thanks to persistence and flexibility, Blige remains influential because she never assumed the masochism that became her lodestar requires sad, airless albums. Her work is morose, not numb. No matter how intensely she abases herself before lovers who don’t tire of leaving or underestimating her, Blige’s flinty egoism triumphs. No multi-platinum R&B singer has used the language of self-help as sword and shield better.
Tracklisting
- Intro
- Mary Jane (All Night Long)
- You Bring Me Joy
- Marvin (Interlude)
- I'm The Only Woman
- K. Murray (Interlude)
- My Life
- You Gotta Believe
- I Never Wanna Live Without You
- I'm Goin' Down
- My Life (Interlude)
- Be With You
- Mary's Joint
- Don't Go
- I Love You
- No One Else
- Be Happy
