Mary J. Blige - Share My World [Japan Bonus Track]

The hype that surrounded Mary J. Blige in the beginning was simply ridiculous. When What's The 411null was released in 1992, she was exalted as "the new Chaka Khan"-- a definite exaggeration, considering how uneven that debut album was. But Blige did show promise, and by the time she recorded her third album, Share My World, she had developed into a fairly convincing soul/urban singer. Her strongest and most confident effort up to that point, Share had much more character, personality and honesty than most of the assembly-line fare dominating urban radio in 1997. Read More