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Love & Life
by Mary J. Blige
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (220 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: August 26, 2003
  • Format - Music: MP3
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
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Song Title Time Price
listen  1. Love & Life Intro 2:48$0.99Buy Track
listen  2. Don't Go 4:28$0.99Buy Track
listen  3. When We 3:36$0.99Buy Track
listen  4. Not Today 4:13$0.99Buy Track
listen  5. Finally Made It (Interlude) 1:39$0.99Buy Track
listen  6. Ooh! 4:07$0.99Buy Track
listen  7. Let Me Be The 1 4:40$0.99Buy Track
listen  8. Love @ 1st Sight 5:18$0.99Buy Track
listen  9. Willing & Waiting 4:19$0.99Buy Track
listen10. Free (Interlude) 2:04$0.99Buy Track
listen11. Friends 4:02$0.99Buy Track
listen12. Press On 4:17$0.99Buy Track
listen13. Feel Like Makin Love 4:42$0.99Buy Track
listen14. It's A Wrap 4:20$0.99Buy Track
listen15. Message In Our Music (Interlude) 2:14$0.99Buy Track
listen16. All My Love 4:16$0.99Buy Track
listen17. Special Part Of Me 4:33$0.99Buy Track
listen18. Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) 5:05$0.99Buy Track

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Blige Confirms Position of No.1 R&B Female Artist, October 19, 2003
By Antonio Robert (Slovakia, Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love & Life (Audio CD)
In the times when being a diva becomes more or less a caricature, Mary J. Blige proves with her 2003 album "Love & Life" that she is still up there at the top of contemporary r&b. On this, not less than a sixth regular album since the 1992 breakthrough debut "What's The 411", the songstress teams up again with Sean (P.Diddy) Combs, with who she collaborated on the 1994 release "My Life", still considered by many to be her best.

Times have changed but she still sounds fresh and groovy. "Love & Life" does not include such killer singles as the previous album's title track "No More Drama" or the stellar Dr. Dre-produced "Family Affair", but, for that matter, is more consistent. Starts with a unique, movie-like intro in which Mary is getting a call from P.Diddy, before Jay-Z gets his rap job done. Follows the first 'normal' track, "Don't Go", which pretty representatively sets the mood for the entire, 70-minute album.

The catchy first single "Love @ First Sight" with Method Man cleverly employs an eloquent bass line, before being replaced in loudspeakers by relaxed, summer-y feel of "Willing & Waiting". Mary's voice is again full of raw emotions, as on "When We" and "Friends", the album again offers great beats (Eve collaboration "Not Today" or "It's A Wrap"). "Ooh!" follows the footsteps of Aretha Franklin, pounding "Press On" is downright glorious, a cream of Blige, as is positively erotic "Feel Like Makin' Love". The record's end simmers down to ballad territory, in which the singer relishes, apparently drawing from her personal life.

With "Love & Life", Mary J. Blige easily outshined the other, currently more successfuly sold R&B female artists, who may produce great singles (Beyonce, Ashanti) but only uneven albums. Blige remains the real premiere urban diva of her generation and this recording will go down as one of her very best.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Cd!, August 6, 2006
This review is from: Love & Life (Audio CD)
I don't know why this cd is the one of Mary J's that just seems to get ignored? I just bought it recently and I have to say it is very good. I was at a MJB concert recently and hardly any of the fans siting near me had even heard or bought this cd. Which surprised me as it went to #1! Its got dance songs, ballads, passionate songs a little bit of it all and I reccommend it to anyone who likes Mary but dont own it. Mostly everyone likes Whats THe 411 and I agree its a great cd but this cd is just about as good... of course my favorite is her new cd The Breakthrough...but this cd is very close to the same type sound....give it a shot!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Greatest singer of her generation, but..., September 6, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Love & Life (Audio CD)
Mary's voice is a force of nature, and even when she's singing of joy and love, as she does on most of this album -- the tension in her voice always reveals the natural blues within. That said, the songs here are only ocassionally up to par with her artistry. The best track is the blistering ballad "Friends," and the old school call-and-response of "When We" and "It's A Wrap" are perfect hybrids of classic soul and hard-core hip-hop. The rest of the album is erratic, and saved only by Blige's torrid vocals. In a way, this album is as inconsistent as both versions of the album "No More Drama" -- classic songs burst out of runs of mediocrity. To this listener, Blige's "Mary" raised the bar for all contemporary singers, and is Blige's masterpiece. So in the tradition of Chaka, Aretha and Gladys, the singer is usually better than the song. When the two match, as it does a few times here, it's perfect soul.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Mary's Loves And Lives....Thus Far
Considering the creative and commercial strides made with Mary and No More Drama made for Mary J Blige up until this point this would seem to be a fairly unusual place to go... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andre S. Grindle

3.0 out of 5 stars Not cool Mary, Not Cool
This album is really wack. There are too many samples and the lyrics are happy but get corny after a while. "Don't Go" was okay. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Rosilyn Dodson

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best work
I almost thought this was released in another country, this is not one of her best albums. Kind of forgetable, nothing like 411,Share My World, or even My life.
Published on December 17, 2007 by candace

2.0 out of 5 stars No More Garbage
Totally agree. This CD was g-a-r-b-a-g-e. I think Mary was trying to mend fences with Puffy. A testament that she is not the out of control diva people have always tried to claim... Read more
Published on May 19, 2007 by Mista3rdLeg

4.0 out of 5 stars A Failed Attempt of My Life Part II
This was a decent album but in no way could there ever be another My Life let alone Puffy is wack nowadays. Read more
Published on March 27, 2007 by Dezire

4.0 out of 5 stars ...
When I first heard the news that Puff and Mary were getting back together, I was ready for a terrible album. Read more
Published on December 20, 2006 by W. E. Phillips

4.0 out of 5 stars For another R&B singer, this might've been okay ...BUT
because it's Mary, this album just didn't deliver the way it should've.

We all love Mary because she's unique and she's real. Read more
Published on December 22, 2005 by stevey wundar

3.0 out of 5 stars I Love the Cover... she looks great
This album is cool, but recently I read a Mary's interview sayin that she wasn't faithfull to her fans with this album, that P.Diddy didn't let her do her thing. Read more
Published on November 15, 2005 by rafa

3.0 out of 5 stars Love for Mary's Life
I am a Mary J. Blige fan who appreciates her career and life...simply because Mary is real and believes in perserverance. Read more
Published on August 10, 2005 by A. Banks

5.0 out of 5 stars Love & Life
I remember this album when I was in the 11th grade. This album is listenable and very soulful. This album reflects a new-found serenity without forgetting her trademark... Read more
Published on June 14, 2005 by David Ogletree

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