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"The Breakthrough" - Mary J. Blige
(Geffen Records)
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Billboard Album Review- "The Breakthrough"- January 07, 2006:
First things first: "The Breakthrough" is no "My Life," the 1994 album that remains Mary J. Blige's career high point. That said, it stands head and shoulders above her last couple of (uneven) records. Here, Blige returns to her storytelling roots, with drama providing the tools needed to help one move forward and love of self leading the way. (A breakthrough, anyone?) Lead single "Be Without You" is a tale of real love; it is signature Blige. Other standouts include "About You" (featuring Will.i.am as well as a Nina Simone sample) and "I Found My Everything" (with Raphael Saadiq). Some tracks, like "Enough Cryin' " and "Gonna Breakthrough," are overloaded with vocals. But often times, less is more. Witness "One," a collaboration that finds Blige and Bono beautifully revisiting a gem from U2's 1991 disc "Achtung Baby."
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