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The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige
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76 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings

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  • 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    One of her best studio albums.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Thankfully returns some of the drama to her music. [23 Dec 2005, p.78]
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  3. Urb
    60
    All in all, it seems like the diva needs a little drama to get it percolatin'. [Mar 2006, p.123]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. TylerM
    10
    I loved the album. tons of great inspirational songs that touched me in the right way! haha! I love it! Go Mary!
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  2. viggyr
    10
    MAry 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.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Zippy
    1
    Uninspired, formula pop/r&b junk. nothing that hasn't been done before. Yawn.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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