“U + Me (Love Lesson)” would reach No.1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs chart to become one of the defining Mary J Blige songs. “In too deep without imperfection/Not always good, but I stayed on my feet,” she sings, proving once again that she’s the master at moving on. Blige doesn’t regret the relationship, but, rather, feels fortunate to have survived it.
It became a top ten UK pop hit, reaching number four on the chart.
Blige released the studio album Growing Pains, fulfilled in the best traditions of hip-hop, soul and R&B. Her strong voice can be heard in the All Of Me duet with 50 Cent on his album Curtis. The album’s staple “U + Me (Love Lesson)” is a sultry break-up anthem. Blige covered the song 'As' written by Stevie Wonder, and worldwide outside of the United States, it was the second single from George Michael's greatest hits album Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. Along with Aretha Franklin, Blige took part in the soundtrack lead-song record Never Gonna Break My Faith to picture Bobby. On her 13th studio album, Strength Of A Woman, she bounces back from recent divorce drama with tracks such as “Glow Up,” “Thick Of It,” and “Love Yourself,” which all tap into the trend while maintaining Blige’s personal brand of soul. In 2017, Blige asserted her dominance, going toe-to-toe with trap-tinged R&B and pop music. Blige was named by Billboard magazine in 2010 as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years.Beginning her solo career in 1992 under the direction of Uptown Records president Andre Harrell and A&R Director Sean 'Puffy Combs, she has sold over 50 million albums and 25 million singles worldwide and won nine Grammy Awards. It’s one of the more downtempo cuts on the album, but Blige still imbues it with the kind of soulful yearning that was usually reversed for the Marvin Gayes of the world. Born January 11, 1971, in New York City, Mary J. Swapping typical hip-hop breakbeats for samples like Guy’s “Goodbye Love” And DeBarge’s “Stay With Me,” producers Thompson and Puffy create the perfect backdrop for Blige’s hip-hop soul balladry on “Don’t Go,” a My Life classic.
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