Be with you mary j blige wikipedia
Blige's then-manager hinted that the album would be the second in a trilogy and be followed by an album titled Mary Jane Blige.
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Įarly in its development, the album carried the full title Mary Jane - No More Drama and was to be a sequel to 1999's Mary. Rapper Eve appears on the track "Where I've Been" as well, and urban influences can be heard throughout the album. This is especially evident in the first single, " Family Affair". Stylistically, the album diverged from the blues-soaked R&B of Mary into her earlier 1990's hip-hop beats. The album was an attempt to break free from this vicious circle, which was a result of a deprived childhood. In a later interview she confessed to living a life of alcohol and drug abuse at the time, and as a result getting involved in a series of abusive relationships. The inspiration for No More Drama came largely from Blige's own confused and hectic life. As of December 2016, the album has been certified triple platinum for shipping over three million copies in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Blige would win her first in the latter category for the track "He Think I Don't Know" the following year. The album received two Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (for " Family Affair") at the 44th Grammy Awards. It has spawned four singles that have attained Billboard chart success, including its lead single " Family Affair", which became Blige's first career number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and a worldwide number-one hit. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the R&B Albums chart, selling 294,000 copies in its first week. The album was released by MCA on August 28, 2001.įollowing the critical and commercial success of her fourth studio album Mary (1999), No More Drama was similarly well received. No More Drama is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J.