The Breakthrough
- Mary J. Blige
- Band Name: Mary J. Blige
- Record Label: Geffen
- Release Date: Dec 20, 2005
- Summary: The R&B singer's latest includes a cover of U2's "One." The all-star roster of contributors includes Bono, Jay-Z, Raphael Saadiq, Dr. Dre and will.i.am.
- Record Label: Geffen
- Genre(s): R&B
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 16 out of 20
-
Mixed: 4 out of 20
-
Negative: 0 out of 20
-
One of her best studio albums.
-
Thankfully returns some of the drama to her music. [23 Dec 2005, p.78]
-
60All in all, it seems like the diva needs a little drama to get it percolatin'. [Mar 2006, p.123]
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 30 out of 31
-
Mixed: 0 out of 31
-
Negative: 1 out of 31
-
TylerM10I loved the album. tons of great inspirational songs that touched me in the right way! haha! I love it! Go Mary!
-
-
viggyr10MAry J. Blige is so good! Be without you is one of my three favorite songs and it probably will be for a long time. She is really the queen of soul.
-
-
Zippy1Uninspired, formula pop/r&b junk. nothing that hasn't been done before. Yawn.
-
Recommended Products
No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
- Release Date: Aug 28, 2001
Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige
- Release Date: Dec 18, 2007
Love & Life - Mary J. Blige
- Release Date: Aug 26, 2003
-
Live in Europe 1967: Best of the Bootleg, Vol. 1 - Miles Davis
-
Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition] - Smashing Pumpkins
-
The SMiLE Sessions - The Beach Boys
-
National Treasures: The Complete Singles - Manic Street Preachers
-
Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] - The Rolling Stones
-
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - Ry Cooder
-
Unto the Locust - Machine Head
-
Quadrophenia [The Director's Cut] - The Who
-
Rio [Live] - Keith Jarrett
-
What Were You Hoping For? - Van Hunt
-
Bitch Magnet - Bitch Magnet
-
Charity Starts at Home - Phonte
-
Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition] - Nirvana
-
Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 - Drexciya
-
Bad as Me - Tom Waits
-
The Singles - Goldfrapp
-
Undun - The Roots
-
The Wonder Years - 9th Wonder


