Blige loved the one song Thompson produced for her, which made Combs change the direction of the album.Ĭombs called recording engineer Prince Charles Alexander out of the blue after Jodeci went to record Diary of a Mad Band.
He ended up being a last minute replacement as the producers Blige worked with previously on What’s the 411? demanded more money when the album was certified triple platinum. Producer Chucky Thompson was brought in and had originally been contracted to produce one song and an interlude for the project. In 1996, following the album’s success, MCA issued a remix EP entitled My Life Remix Album which featured artists such as LL Cool J and Lauryn Hill.įollowing the success of her debut album, What’s the 411?, and a remixed version in 1993, Blige went into the recording studio in the winter of 1993 to record her second album, My Life. It also won the 1995 Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album. In 1996, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 38th Grammy Awards, while in December of the same year, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of three million copies in the United States. Blige’s second album to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number seven, and debuting at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks. Similar to her debut album, My Life features vast production from Sean “Puffy” Combs for his newly founded label, Bad Boy Entertainment, which was at the time backed by Arista Records.Ĭonsidered to be her breakthrough album, My Life became Mary J.
Unlike her debut, What’s the 411? (1992), Blige co-wrote fourteen of the album’s tracks, making it her most introspective and personal album at the time. Many of the topics on My Life deal with clinical depression, Blige’s battling with both drugs and alcohol, as well as being in an abusive relationship. Blige, released on November 29, 1994, by Uptown Records. 2010.My Life is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Los Angeles, CA: Bad Boy, Interscope Records (Cat no. "Someone to Love Me" (featuring Diddy & Lil Wayne) – 3:33.The television debut for the video aired on Apfollowing BET’s “ The Game.” The video spotlights a blonde Mary as she wanders through a disorienting corridor and sings on the edge of a broken bridge, later linking up with Diddy and Lil Wayne as lightning flashes around them. The video for "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" was supposed to premier through the Vevo network on April 4, 2011, however it leaked online a day earlier than planned after the released date was bumped up to April 5, 2011. She revealed, through social networking site Twitter, that the video would premiere on April 8, 2011. It features appearances from both Diddy and Lil Wayne. Music video īlige filmed a video for "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" with Colin Tilley in 2011. Blige and Lil' Wayne performed "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" at the Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2011. On March 29, 2011, Blige released the remix to digital retailers under the title "Someone to Love Me (Naked)," as the first single from her tenth album, My Life II. At the time it was dubbed "Someone to Love Me (MJB Naked Mix)." In the remix, Blige takes over the sample vocals. On January 4, 2011, Angie Martinez premiered the new version of "Someone to Love Me" on her radio show. Both the original and remix of "Someone to Love Me" sample "You Roam When You Don’t Get It At Home" performed by The Sweet Inspirations and written by Bettye Crutcher, David Porter and Ronnie Williams. It is a remix of a song titled "Someone to Love Me" by Diddy-Dirty Money, from their 2010 album Last Train to Paris. "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a R&B and hip-hop soul song, written by Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis and Leroy Watson.
The song's accompanying music video was released on April 5, 2011. Blige and Lil Wayne performed a rendition of the single at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2011. The song peaked at number 28 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a R&B and hip hop soul song. It was released on March 29, 2011, as the first promotional single from the album. It samples "You Roam When You Don’t Get It At Home" performed by The Sweet Inspirations. The song is a remix of "Someone to Love Me" from Diddy-Dirty Money's debut studio album, Last Train to Paris (2010). "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" was written by Blige, Jerry Wonda and Leroy Watson, and was produced by Wonda. It features guest vocals by American rappers Diddy and Lil Wayne. Blige for her tenth studio album My Life II. " Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a song recorded by American singer Mary J.