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Love & Life
R&B / Soul · 2003 · 20 tracks

Love & Life

Mary J. Blige

A high-gloss reunion with Diddy that returns to the hip-hop soul blueprint. Warm soul samples meet gritty drums and Mary's most optimistic vocal performances.

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It's Mary and Diddy back together, trading the heartbreak for a soulful, grown-up groove.

A sophisticated blend of romantic optimism and the wisdom that comes from surviving the struggle.

Love & Life · vs · Mary J. Blige
Sample Based+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into sample based than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks
01
Love & Life Intro
2:49
02
Don’t Go
4:29
03
When We
3:36
04
Not Today
4:14
05
Finally Made It (interlude)
1:39
06
Ooh!
4:08
07
Let Me Be the 1
4:41
08
Love @ 1st Sight
5:18
09
Willing & Waiting
4:19
10
Free (interlude)
2:04
11
Friends
4:03
12
Press On
4:18
13
Feel Like Makin Love
4:42
14
It’s a Wrap
4:21
15
Message in Our Music (interlude)
1:50
16
All My Love
4:17
17
Special Part of Me
4:34
18
Ultimate Relationship (A.M.)
5:05
19
Didn’t Mean
3:45
20
If I Don't Love You This Way
3:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the Method Man feature on Love @ 1st Sight perfectly mirrors the chemistry of their 90s collaborations.
The visceral, stomach-turning honesty in the lyrics of Friends where the beat drops out to emphasize the betrayal.
The soaring, church-inflected vocal runs that close out Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) showing her range.
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