Mary J. Blige
The Breakthrough
Release Date: Dec 20, 2005
Genre(s): R&B
Record label: Geffen
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Album Review: The Breakthrough by Mary J. Blige
Fantastic, Based on 1 Critic
AllMusic - 90
Based on rating 9/10
Based on rating 9/10
At the end of 2005, Mary J. Blige's career was supposed to be anthologized. The singer had her way, however, and one of her best studio albums came out instead. In retrospect, her previous album, 2003's Love & Life, was awkward; the P. Diddy collaborations, likely intended to recapture the magic ….