B. Scott Revisits: “My Life”
August 14, 2007
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that my favorite Mary J. Blige album is “My Life”. Although during the recording process, Mary J. was at a low point emotionalyl, battling drug and alcohol abuse, the music she created was so pure and soulful. Like Billie Holliday and Donny Hathaway who also infused their music with the deep pain of their personal lives, Mary J. Blige took her depression and created an album that critics and fans alike consider to be her greatest work to date. This once again proves that out of great pain can come great art.
My Life was certified 3X platinum by the RIAA in December 1996. In 2003, the album was ranked number 279 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It’s Blige’s only album on the list. Revist My Life!
P.S. After completing the My Life album, The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul also covered the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, classic hits “Natural Woman” for the New York Undercover soundtrack so I tacked that on the end. Enjoy Love Muffins!



keke on August 14, 2007 at 3:12 pm #
You Bring me Joy is the Jam!
thanks for taking me down memory lane.