
This is her first album to reach the top of Billboard 200. She wanted to sing more upbeat and happy songs.

This made her decide to change her style of music. She dealt with an incident where someone tried to kill her. She also ended her relationship with K-Ci. This album was a healing process for her because she was trying to get her life together by overcoming drugs and alcohol.

She replaced him with Trackmasters and Steve Stoute. She ended her working relationship with Sean “P Diddy” Combs. She released her third album Share My World in 1997. In 1997, Mary J Blige signed with MCA Records after Uptown dismantled. This album features the singles “Be Happy,” “I’m Goin’ Down,” “Mary Jane (All Night Long),” “You Bring Me Joy” and “I Love You.” The album sold more than three million copies.

This was an accomplishment at the time this album was released. It stayed on top of the r&b charts for eight weeks. It sold over 481,000 copies in its first week. The album peaked at number one on the r&b charts. She was also in an abusive relationship with r&b singer K-Ci from the group Jodeci. The album was cathartic for her because she was dealing with depression and addiction. In 1993, Mary J Blige was dealing with a lot of personal issues when she recorded her second album My Life. This album features the hit singles “You Remind Me,” “Real Love,” “Reminisce,” “Sweet Thing” and “Love No Limit.” The album sold over three million copies. It debuted at number one on the r&b charts. The album had an r&b, hip hop soul and new jack swing sound.

She shared her experiences in life on this album. This album established her as a storyteller. The name of the album came from her days as a 4-1-1 operator. He was the executive producer on this album. In 1992, Mary J Blige released her debut album What’s the 411? She worked with executive producer Sean “P Diddy” Combs on this project.
