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Mary J. Blige set to re-release highly acclaimed sophomore album "My Life"

Mary J. Blige is set to re-release her acclaimed 1994 sophomore album, My Life, on November 20, 2020.

The album, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on November 29, will be released in three physical forms: a 2cd, a standard weight black double vinyl, and a triple vinyl edition in translucent blue with a lenticular cover, including bonus tracks featuring LL Cool J, and Smif ‘N Wessun.

The 3LP edition will also be available digitally which will also feature commentary by Blige on the original album tracks. From her No. 57 hit “You Bring Me Joy” to her No. 22 version of Rose Royce’s 1976 soul classic, “I’m Going Down,” My Life was one of Blige’s most creatively vital works to date.

The legendary Yonkers-raised singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist and honorary Queen of hip-hop soul, recorded her 3x platinum 1992 debut, What’s the 411?, with Sean “Puffy” Combs behind the board.

Two years later Blige released her most introspective, personal and culturally impactful album of her career, My Life

In 2011, Blige released My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1), a clear-eyed extension of My Life that shot to No. 5 on the Billboard 200.

In recent years, Blige has recorded numerous albums and duets with everyone from Bono to George Michael, has become an Oscar nominated actor, and even founded her own production company, Blue Butterfly. Still, the ultra-intimate, 3x platinum My Life stands alone as an unflinching document of Blige as she struggled to see light in the darkness.

My Life was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album in 1995. In ensuing years, Rolling Stone included the album on their 50 Essential Female Albums (#17), 100 Greatest Albums of the ‘90s (#63) and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#279) lists. Blender ranked it #57 on its 100 Greatest American Albums list. And Time deemed it one of their ALL-TIME 100 Albums, declaring that it has an “instant intimacy that cleaner singers never approach.” Last December, Amazon Studios announced that an as-yet-untitled Blige documentary is in production, helmed by Sean “Diddy” Combs.

In time, Blige became a global symbol of female empowerment and perseverance, but on My Life, she lay her soul bare to brilliant ends.

For those who want to relive Blige’s embattled masterpiece, now’s the chance to rediscover My Life in two vinyl formats, sourced from the original masters.

Listen & stream Mary J. Blige here.

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