Breakthrough

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Album: Breakthrough
#	Song Title		Time
1)	No One Will Do	More Info...
2)	Enough Cryin	More Info...
3)	About You	More Info...
4)	Be Without You	More Info...
5)	Gonna Breakthrough	More Info...
6)	Good Woman Down	More Info...
7)	Take Me As I Am	More Info...
8)	Baggage	More Info...
9)	Can't Hide From Luv	More Info...
10)	Mjb Da Mvp	More Info...
11)	Can't Get Enough	More Info...
12)	Ain't Really Me	More Info...
13)	I Found My Everything	More Info...
14)	Father In You	More Info...
15)	Alone	More Info...
16)	One (Ft U2)	More Info...
17)	So Lady (Ft Raphael Saadiq) (Bonus Track)	More Info...
18)	Show Love (Hidden Track)	More Info...

Album: Breakthrough
#	Song Title		Time
1)	No One Will Do	More Info...
2)	Enough Cryin	More Info...
3)	About You	More Info...
4)	Be Without You	More Info...
5)	Gonna Breakthrough	More Info...
6)	Good Woman Down	More Info...
7)	Take Me As I Am	More Info...
8)	Baggage	More Info...
9)	Can't Hide From Luv	More Info...
10)	Mjb Da Mvp	More Info...
11)	Can't Get Enough	More Info...
12)	Ain't Really Me	More Info...
13)	I Found My Everything	More Info...
14)	Father In You	More Info...
15)	Alone	More Info...
16)	One (Ft U2)	More Info...
17)	So Lady (Ft Raphael Saadiq) (Bonus Track)	More Info...
18)	Show Love (Hidden Track)	More Info...

Tracks

1. No One Will Do

2. Enough Cryin

3. About You

4. Be Without You

5. Gonna Breakthrough

6. Good Woman Down

7. Take Me As I Am

8. Baggage

9. Can't Hide From Luv

10. Mjb Da Mvp

11. Can't Get Enough

12. Ain't Really Me

13. I Found My Everything

14. Father In You

15. Alone

16. One (With U2)

17. So Lady (Bonus Track Feat. Raphael Saadiq)

18. Show Love (UK Bonus Track)

Performer Notes

After her somewhat lukewarm 2003 release LOVE & LIFE, Mary J. Blige returns to her rightful place as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul with 2005's THE BREAKTHROUGH. Blige enlisted a host of guest producers to contribute tracks to THE BREAKTHROUGH, and the result is one of her strongest and most varied albums. As usual, the sound is a mixture of smooth, urban contemporary and hip-hop edge, but Blige nails it with tracks like the pulsing "Enough Cryin'" (with its rich, multi-layered vocals) and the breezy "Can't Hide From Luv" featuring a guest spot by Jay-Z.
The album's lead-off single, "Be Without You," a bittersweet slow jam, is representative of the album's themes, which focus on feelings of strength and weakness in love. But whether waxing romantic ("Can't Get Enough") or detailing the travails of the heart ("Baggage"), Blige lays down elastic R&B vocal lines that are second to none. Even a seemingly unlikely duet with Bono and U2 on "One" comes across beautifully, adding a new dimension to that familiar tune.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (p.78) - "[The albums'] sprawl of conflicted emotions feels true to her fierce, prickly personality." -- Grade: B+

Mojo (Publisher) (p.93) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his new album reveals a still intense and enthralling grittiness to her performances..."

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