Mary

got into Mary J when I heard her Love & Life LP and have been slowly buying her back catalogue since. Id say this is one of the better ones

Excellent

classic album

..Seemed to take ages to arrive,but was worth the wait,CD in great condition and 1 happy owner!

Very pleased with my purchase, I love this cd! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Product described perfectly, seller extremely highly recommended. Thank you very much.

Mary J. Blige's 1999 album known as "Mary" is a milestone in her career she was going through some tough emotional times and it definately shows within her music.The album starts off on a beautiful track "All That I Can Say" which became the lead single and weas produced by the one and only Lauryn Hill she also sings backing vocals and wrote it!, a peaceful joyous love song which fits in well with the albums theme."Sexy" which features Jadakiss is the most prominent hip-hop track it stands as one of my favourites the sheer smoothness of this blew me away its not too in your face nor too lo-key it sticks out and Jadakiss' rap doesn't spoil it at all. "Deep Inside" samples heavily on her friend Elton John's classic "Benny & The Jets" he also plays keys.This was also the second single and proved quite popular charting at #9 on the billboard R&B chart.The next song is the six minute beauty that comes in the form of "Beautiful One" of which Mary collaborated with (then newcoming producer) Rich Harrison (Amerie,Beyonce) It's one of my favourites although it starts to get a bit annoying towards the end the song lives up to it's name.Other highlights of the album include: The beautiful 70's groove of "I'm In Love" which also has a smooth jazz vibe and is another favourite she really sings her heart out a true modern day love song.The 3rd single "Your Child" which is a fan favourite which deals with a man not being honest that he has a child with someone else of which Mary scored a #1 dance hit although this original is superior and really hearfelt.Another favourite is the honest "No Happy Holidays" which has Mary in the role of the 'other woman' if anyone who has been in this situation this song is for you another fan favourite and probably one of her best songs."Give Me You" is a beautiful track and was also the final real single release from the album which features Eric Clapton on guitar one of her best ballads and definately the sweetest! A couple of unreleased favourites (if u didnt get the limited 2Disc edition) was the strong hip-hop song "Sincerity" which featured DMX & Nas it's one of my favourite...again the beat is very strange u have to hear it.Also another hip-hop song was "Confrontation" which featured Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap.On some other version the duet with George Michael "As" was released a remake of a Stevie Wonder classic which was a great song.Top 51.Sexy2.No Happy Holidays3.Deep Inside4.Give Me You5.Beautiful OneThis album is a fantastic piece of music perhaps Mary's most underrated project if your a fan get it if not try it it's very beautiful.

I first bought "what's the 411 when it first came out since then have been a huge fan....... This album is one of my favourites but if you get to know Mary and her style of singing in my eyes all her albums are brilliantly done........ She's very popular but she should be huge her wealth of songs is staggering she could have had so many number ones but like some of the classic female jazz singers of gone days maybe because she is not so saturated makes her stand out from the crowd

this is a fantastic album! bought it on release and i was not disappointed! time is a masterpiece, beautiful ones is exactly what it says on the tin (beautiful), as is brilliant, but on this album, there isn't one bad song. and of course, mary's incredibly soulful voice carries all the songs perfectly.dammit, there's nowt more to be said...just get it