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With this cutting-edge debut, Mary J. Blige became the reigning queen of her own hybrid category: hip-hop soul. The eloquence and evocativeness that comes through in her voice, could be neither borrowed nor fabricated, making What's the 411? one of the decade's most explosive, coming-out displays of pure singing prowess. "Real Love" and the gospel-thrusted "Sweet Thing" (the primary reason for all her Chaka Kahn comparisons) are and will remain timeless slices of soul even after their trendiness has worn off, and "You Remind Me" and the duet with Jodeci's K-Ci ("I Don't Want to Do Anything") are nearly as affecting in their own right. It's nevertheless unclear how much of the hip-hop swagger in her soul was a genuine expression of Blige's own vision or that of her admittedly fine collaborators (Svengali Sean "Puffy" Combs, R&B producers Dave Hall and DeVante Swing, rap beatsmith Tony Dofat, rapper Grand Puba). Certainly the singer comes across as street-savvy and tough -- "real," in the lingo of the day -- and even tries her hand at rhyming on the title track, but never again would her records lean this heavily on the sonic tricks of the rap trade. In retrospect, it is easier to place the album into the context of her career and, as such, to pinpoint the occasions when it runs wide of the rails. For instance, the synthesizer-heavy backdrops ("Reminisce," "Love No Limit") are sometimes flatter or more plastic than either the songs or Blige's passionate performances deserve, while the answering-machine skits, much-copied in the wake of What's the 411?, haven't worn well as either stand-alone tracks or conceptual segues. In fact, those who prefer their soul more stirring, heart-on-sleeve, or close to the bone would likely find her fluid, powerfully vulnerable next recording (My Life) or one of the consistently strong subsequent efforts that followed it more to their liking. For broad appeal and historical importance, though, What's the 411? is an inarguably paramount and trailblazing achievement.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
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Tony Dofat, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, ComposerLyricist - P. Diddy, Producer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Hall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MC Lyte, ComposerLyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, Co-Producer - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - P. Diddy, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - KING OF CHILL, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Greene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kirk Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Morales, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Mark Rooney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Martin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Hall, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Eric Milteer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Dofat, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - P. Diddy, Producer - Busta Rhymes, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Morales, Producer - Mark C. Rooney, Producer - CHAKA KHAN, ComposerLyricist - TONY MAIDEN, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Mark Rooney, Producer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Hall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Greene, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Devante Swing, Producer - Darryl Pearson, ComposerLyricist - P. Diddy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Donald Earle De Grate Jr., ComposerLyricist - K-CI Hailey, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Morales, Composer, Producer - Mark C. Rooney, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Joseph Kelly, Composer - Mark Rooney, Composer, Producer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Hall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Kenneth Greene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Morales, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mark C. Rooney, Producer - P. Diddy, Producer - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Mark Rooney, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Noland, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dofat, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa Peters, ComposerLyricist - William Jeffrey, ComposerLyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Gregory A. Webster, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, MainArtist - Grand Puba, FeaturedArtist - Juni Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Bruce Napier, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
With this cutting-edge debut, Mary J. Blige became the reigning queen of her own hybrid category: hip-hop soul. The eloquence and evocativeness that comes through in her voice, could be neither borrowed nor fabricated, making What's the 411? one of the decade's most explosive, coming-out displays of pure singing prowess. "Real Love" and the gospel-thrusted "Sweet Thing" (the primary reason for all her Chaka Kahn comparisons) are and will remain timeless slices of soul even after their trendiness has worn off, and "You Remind Me" and the duet with Jodeci's K-Ci ("I Don't Want to Do Anything") are nearly as affecting in their own right. It's nevertheless unclear how much of the hip-hop swagger in her soul was a genuine expression of Blige's own vision or that of her admittedly fine collaborators (Svengali Sean "Puffy" Combs, R&B producers Dave Hall and DeVante Swing, rap beatsmith Tony Dofat, rapper Grand Puba). Certainly the singer comes across as street-savvy and tough -- "real," in the lingo of the day -- and even tries her hand at rhyming on the title track, but never again would her records lean this heavily on the sonic tricks of the rap trade. In retrospect, it is easier to place the album into the context of her career and, as such, to pinpoint the occasions when it runs wide of the rails. For instance, the synthesizer-heavy backdrops ("Reminisce," "Love No Limit") are sometimes flatter or more plastic than either the songs or Blige's passionate performances deserve, while the answering-machine skits, much-copied in the wake of What's the 411?, haven't worn well as either stand-alone tracks or conceptual segues. In fact, those who prefer their soul more stirring, heart-on-sleeve, or close to the bone would likely find her fluid, powerfully vulnerable next recording (My Life) or one of the consistently strong subsequent efforts that followed it more to their liking. For broad appeal and historical importance, though, What's the 411? is an inarguably paramount and trailblazing achievement.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 12 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:52:40
- Künstler: Mary J. Blige
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Uptown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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