GangstaFam said:

I mean, my fave songs from her are the ones in the vault. They've been circulated in boots and mixtapes for years.

The MOST intersting stuff that she recorded are the ones between 1997 and 2000.

Harlepolis said:

I need to know everything about this NOW!



I have all of her albums and tons of her compilation and single material but somehow know NOTHING about this.

GangstaFam said:

http://www.maryluvs.com

Click the site and go to the audio downlouds section.

Register in the message board, alot of things get posted in there.

Harlepolis said:

Cool. Thank you.

One more question: do you have a full list of all of her unreleased recordings?

GangstaFam said:

Shiiiiit

Harlepolis said:

Well you can't just get me all worked up like that and leave me hangin'!

GangstaFam said:

Well then you just have to trust me, you'll find MORE than what you're looking for in that site

Including very OLD radio interviews Hey,,,,you can't get better than that

Harlepolis said:

Any highlights I should have my eyes peeled for?

GangstaFam said:[quote]

AlexdeParis said:

Here's my version. I'm listening to it now. I tried to stick to singles. Mary is a fantastic remix artist, so I tried to throw a lot of the popular ones into the mix. I'm basically ignoring What's the 411? in favor of the remixes, because people should have that album anyway.

Reminisce: The Very Best of Mary J. Blige
Disc 1: The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul [time: 79:07]

1. You Remind Me (Remix) [feat. Greg Nice of Nice & Smooth]
2. Real Love (Remix) [feat. the Notorious B.I.G.]
3. Reminisce (Remix) [feat. C.L. Smooth]
4. I Don't Want to Do Anything [feat. K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci]
5. Love No Limit (Remix)
6. You Don't Have to Worry (Remix) [feat. Craig Mack]
7. Be Happy (Bad Boy Butter Mix) [feat. Keith Murray]
8. I'm Goin' Down (Remix) [feat. Mr. Cheeks of Lost Boyz]
9. You Bring Me Joy
10. I Love You
11. I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy Mix) [with Method Man]
12. Everyday It Rains (from "The Show") [I'd gladly replace this with an edit of the "My Love" remix that features Heavy D.; it's too long at 7:13]
13. Not Gon' Cry (from "Waiting to Exhale")
14. Love Is All We Need [feat. Nas]
15. I Can Love You [feat. Lil' Kim]
16. Everything (So So Def Remix)
17. Seven Days

Disc 2: Soul Lady [time: 79:36]
1. As [with George Michael]
2. All That I Can Say
3. Deep Inside
4. Your Child
5. Give Me You
6. Family Affair
7. No More Drama
8. Dance for Me (Remix)
9. Rainy Dayz [feat. Ja Rule]
10. Love @ 1st Sight [feat. Method Man]
11. Ooh!
12. Not Today [feat. Eve]
13. Be Without You
14. One [feat. U2]
15. Enough Cryin'
16. Take Me As I Am
17. My Life '06

I figured "I Don't Want to Do Anything" was more important than the cover of "Sweet Thing" in the grand scheme of things. I couldn't fit the "I Love You" remix on there, but it really needs to be. I struggled with a title for the second disc (So Lady, the Queen Becomes a Woman, Lady in Waiting, etc.).

AlexdeParis said:[quote]

GangstaFam said:

HOT!

Thanks! I'm up to "Give Me You" and it sounds great if I do say so myself. As much as I love Mary, I think I may have been underrating her!

AlexdeParis said:

I was thinking of making a double disc collection of most if not all of her collabos too. I think they'd work well together as a set.

GangstaFam said:

Do any of you guys know a thorough discography site on Mary?

I don't think it's completely thorough, but Wikipedia is a good start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...iscography

GangstaFam said:

Aisha is right, the better stuff is unreleased

to name a few
"Mr. Perfect"
"If You Want My Problems"
"Almost Gone" (w/ Lalah Hathaway)
"Chasin Lies"
"On The Move" (by Rah Digga)

the list is looooong LOL

she also has this hot ass
b-side called "Checkin For Me"
which samples early Clark Sisters
Chucky Thompson on the beat

AlexdeParis said:

I feel that way about the video

A Gnarls win would be nice here.
I'm behind Mary on this one too.
Did you happen to catch Mary on the Sunday's Parade?

GangstaFam said:

me too

I her take on When I First Saw You from Dreamgirls.

RipHer2Shreds said:

who's?

the "my life" and "whats the 411?" album are timeless.

Been listening to "my life" a lot lately

mancabdriver said:

wow.. ME TOO!!!
"why can't we work it out
my baby can't we try
you said our love will always
stand the test of time..."

that album is untouchable in alot of ways
[Edited 2/6/07 13:14pm]

DirtyChris said:

We're here talking about Mary J., right?

mancabdriver said:

i always consider her debut album, What's The 411 to be her most revolutionary album, but My Life is her best record, IMO. It's an album that will never be matched with any other modern R&B album. Oh did I forget to mention that her first 2 albums were produced by Diddy?

RipHer2Shreds said:

I never heard of that before
but I'm out of the loop this era anyway
so I'm sure it was something I missed

DirtyChris said:

Check the link Harlepolis listed.

silverchild said:

I use to think "whats the 411?" was the shit when I was younger, i actually purchased the remix album by accident and thought that was the orginal album for a few years ( i was so naive). But even though I know that "my life" is a better album "whats the 411?" takes me back...

i kinda lost interest after the "mary" album but i will always have a huge amount of respect for her and i thought "be without you" was her best single in years.

mancabdriver said:

The Mary album was and still is her most mature and accomplished record. When I first heard this back in '99, I was surprised at the production because it had more of an old-school, vintage sound that any of her albums and there really was just one joint that was straight hip-hop. I was also surprised at the varied collaborators she worked with on this album like Elton John. Her voice even sounded quite different too and everybody (including me) was wondering if she had gotten some vocal lessons or something of that nature. And another thing i loved about it was the fact that more live instruments were used instead of the recycled samples. This was a turning point in her career, in some kinda way. It's still my favorite album Mary has recorded and one of the best and unified records she's recorded too!

DirtyChris said:

Can someone help me with a list?

GangstaFam said:

let me go through the vaults
and I will PM you a list of what I have