Sexy takes Michael Jackson’s I Can’t Help It and fashions a woozy, off-kilter vibe. Opening with the Lauryn Hill-produced All That I Can Say, Mary at once demonstrates that Blige, who had then been a star for best part of a decade, could still keep and rise above the company of the hottest current artists. It is a post-modern composite, and it is, of course, unafraid to parade its bling. Overseen by Blige and Kirk Burrowes, the selection of producers and grooves unite here in a rare way. Even its cover, a stark black and white image of her with African jewellery, underlines that Blige is leaving the street and going somewhere deeper, more substantial. Blige, which finds her edging further toward an adult-oriented market. Mary is the widescreen fourth studio album from Mary J.
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