Stronger With Each Tear
Mary J. Blige - CD
- Artist: Mary J. Blige
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602527256542
- Item Number: GEF725654
- Release date: 12/21/2009
- 1. Tonight
- 2. The One
- 3. Said and Done
- 4. Good Love
- 5. I Feel Good
- 6. I Am
- 7. Each Tear
- 8. I Love U (Yes I Du)
- 9. We Got Hood Love
- 10. Kitchen
- 11. In the Morning
- 12. Color - From the Motion Picture Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by
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Stronger With Each Tear by Mary J. Blige on CD
Stronger with Each Tear's first four songs are decorated like NASCAR vehicles, with IDs from the Runners and Akon, Rodney Jerkins, Ryan Leslie, Stereotypes, and T.I. all heard before the voice of Mary J. Blige enters the mix. Sound logos and gratuitous self-serving plugs from producers and guest MCs are nothing new in mainstream R&B, but when an album by Mary J. Blige is dominated by them, in such an extended succession, a longtime follower's minor irritation has the potential to turn to low-level rage. And while it is also understandable that the appearance of 2009 breakout star Drake on "The One" will help boost sales, the disparity is glaring; the MC was five years old when What's the 411? was released. Trey Songz, featured on another track, wasn't much older. Even when factoring these matters, Stronger with Each Tear is a very good Blige album, if not a classic. One of her briefest sets, it is tremendously (almost studiously) balanced between all the ground she has covered so well before. That's no criticism, though, since most of the songs are easily memorable and display so much range. Those who detest "The One" on principle, for its use of Auto-Tune, need only to forward to the album's final song, a quiet and sparse throwback (to 40-plus years ago) production from Raphael Saadiq in which Blige professes new love to chilling effect. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
- Artist: Mary J. Blige
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602527256542
- Item Number: GEF725654
- Release date: 12/21/2009
- Label: Umgd/Mca
- Genre: R&B
- Style: Contemporary R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B
- Album Time: 48:23
- Be Without You [3 Tracks]
- Breakthrough [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Enough Cryin, Pt. 2 [Single]
- Growing Pains
- Love & Life
- Mary
- Mary [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Mary [Limited Edition Bonus Pack]
- My Life
- No More Drama (Extra tracks)
- One, Pt. 2
- Reflections (A Retrospective)
- Reflections (A Retrospective)
- Share My World
- Share My World [Japan Bonus Track]
- Stronger with Each Tear
- The Breakthrough
- The Breakthrough [Bonus Track #1] (Import)
- The Tour
- What's the 411?
- What's the 411? Remix
- My Life [Bonus Track] (Import)
- Share My World [Japan Bonus Track] (Import)
- No More Drama [Japan Bonus Track] (Import)
- Dance for Me
- Real Love
- Family Affair [Maxi Single]
- Ballads
- Love & Life
- Love & Life
- Growing Pains (Import)
- Growing Pains [Deluxe Edition] [Bonus Track] (Import)
- Growing Pains
- Reflections (A Retrospective) (Import)
- Love & Life [Bonus DVD]
- Love & Life
- The Breakthrough [Bonus Track #1] (Import)
- Reflections (A Retrospective)
- Reflections (A Retrospective) [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- We Ride (I See The Future)
- Growing Pains (LP)
- Work That [Single]
- Growing Pains [CD/DVD] (Import)
- Stronger with Each Tear (Import)
- Stronger with Each Tear (Import)
- Stronger Witheach Tear [Canadian Version] (Import)
- My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1
- My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1 (Deluxe Edition)
- MARY J BLIGE : BREAKTHROUGH (BONUS TRACK) (SPEC)
- Maximum Mary J. Blige: The Unauthorised Biography of Mary J. Blige
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- Performers:
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Credits:
- Allen Sodes - String Engineer
- Frank Wolf - String Engineer
- Jaha Johnson - Management
- Kendu Isaacs - Management, Producer
- Pat Viola - Vocal Engineer
- Ron Fair - Vocal Tracking, Additional Production, Vocal Producer, String Arrangements, Conductor
- Thaddis Kuk Harrell - Vocal Tracking
- D'Andre Michael - Make-Up
- Drew FitzGerald - Creative Director
- Eric Weaver - Assistant
- Kim Kimble - Hair Stylist
- Kuk Harrell - Vocal Producer
- Marni Senofonte - Stylist
- Tal Oz - Assistant
- A. Harr - Composer
- Akon - Composer, Producer
- Anthony Mandler - Photography
- Aubrey Drake Graham - Composer
- Bryan-Michael Cox - Composer, Producer
- C. Stewart - Composer
- D. Level - Composer
- Dave Pensado - Mixing
- Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee - Composer
- E. Birdsong - Composer
- Giancarlo Lino - Mixing Assistant
- J. Reeves - Composer
- Jason Sherwood - Assistant Engineer
- Jaycen Joshua - Mixing
- Jenifer Tracy - Design
- Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
- Josh Houghkirk - Mixing Assistant
- K. Cossom - Composer
- Kory Aaron - Assistant Engineer
- L. Menzies - Composer
- Luis Navarro - Assistant Engineer
- M. Chin - Composer
- Mary J. Blige - Executive Producer, Composer
- Mikkel Storleer Eriksen - Composer, Instrumentation, Engineer
- Peter Mokran - Mixing
- Phil Tan - Mixing
- R. Leslie - Composer
- R. Saadiq - Composer
- Steven Dennis - Assistant Engineer
- T.E. Hermansen - Composer
- The-Dream - Composer, Producer
- Tor Erik Hermansen - Instrumentation
- Allen Sides - Engineer
- Andrew Wuepper - Engineer
- Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine - Engineer
- Brian "B-Luv" Thomas - Engineer
- C. "Tricky" Stewart - Producer
- Carlos Oyanedel - Engineer
- D'mile - Producer
- Damien Lewis - Engineer
- Mike "Handz" Donaldson - Engineer
- Ne-Yo - Producer
- Pat Thrall - Engineer
- Polow da Don - Producer
- Raphael Saadiq - Arranger, Producer
- Rodney Jerkins - Producer
- Ryan Leslie - Producer
- Sam Thomas - Engineer
- Stargate - Producer
- Supa Dups - Producer
- Tal Herzberg - Pro-Tools, Engineer
- The Runners - Producer
- The Stereotypes - Engineer, Producer
- Tony Mardini - Engineer
- Wyldcard - Programming, Producer
