Mary J. Blige & Friends (CD & DVD Combo) [Limited Edition]

Mary J. Blige | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000MLGLHI
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,615 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Mary J. Blige & Friends is a CD & DVD Combo. It features Mary J. Blige performing duets with her favorite artists, Track Listing 1. Whenever I Say Your Name (with Sting) 2. Ask Myself (with Robin Thicke) 3. Ain't No Way (with Patti Labelle) 4. Love Changes (with Jamie Foxx) 5. Alone (with Dave Young) 6. Favorite Flavor (with LL Cool J) 7. Love Is All We Need (with Nas) 8. My Man (with Santana) 9. I Guess That Why They Call It The Blues (with Elton John)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not a bad addition to the mary collection, October 23, 2007

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musicman013 (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mary J. Blige & Friends (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

At first I resisted buying this Circuit City exclusive for price and short song list. (only 9 tracks, 2 of which were already on Mary albums) But months later when I did get the cd for less than $10, I was a little impressed.

Nearly all of the duets are available on other varied albums. Of course this cd does not include her best duets throughout her career (You're All I Need To Get By, I Don't Wanna Do Anything, As, 911, Not Today, Rainy Dayz) None of the tracks are her best work, but several tracks are still some great tunes- and the whole cd is worth a repeated listen. The first 4 tracks are just okay, but the 2nd half of the cd gets better.

My favorite tracks are

#5-Alone w/ Dave Young (also available on The Breakthrough)- a great break-up duet with very complimentary m/f vocals

#6-Favorite Flavor w/ LL Cool J (from his album) - the kind of rap-lite mid tempo track LL has become known for lately

#7-Love Is All We Need **no explanation needed**

#8- My Man w/ Santana & Big Boi - the combo may sound like a mess, but I think it really works well together

#9- ....The Blues w/ Elton John - a live track of the Elton 80s classic that I didn't think I liked that much until I heard Mary blow through it

But the BEST part of the cd/dvd is the live DVD performances on the 2nd disc. Most of the performances are live AOL sessions and they are all superb! The price ($10 or less) is well worth it to see Mary perform several of her old jams with a live band. Check it out!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy!, December 17, 2009

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Jessie Johnson "Jay" (Pontiac, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mary J. Blige & Friends (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

Product was ordered as a gift for my uncle. He loved it! It was very affordable. (I loved that!)

4.0 out of 5 stars CD IS O.K. BUT WORTH IT FOR THE DVD ALONE!, October 24, 2008

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island girl (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mary J. Blige & Friends (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

CD HAS 3 GOOD DUETS ON THERE. ASK MYSELF WITH ROBIN THICKE, LOVE CHANGES WITH JAMIE FOXX, AND AINT NO WAY WITH PATTI LABELLE.

HONESTLY, I BOUGHT IT FOR ANOTHER LIVE DVD WITH MARY PERFORMING AOL SESSIONS... NO MORE DRAMA, MVP AND OTHER SONGS. LOVE THE DVD!