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A truly Mary Christmas would match the distraught look on the cover. Blige's first Christmas album, guided by David Foster and Jochem van der Saag, doesn't feature sad or embittered chestnuts like "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" or "Fairytale of New York" (was Method Man busy?). Instead, it contains a mix of standard holiday songs -- a couple playful, many solemn, all dramatic. It's a big production; an orchestra backs Blige on most of the songs. She pours herself into all of the material, even when she's joined by Jessie J (of all people) for a version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" that is overcooked. It could use a couple more joyous songs in the vein of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas," which is a delight despite so many versions since the original 1970 version. A Mary Christmas won't likely reach the high status of, say, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, but it's a full-effort holiday release that many of her fans should be able to enjoy for several years.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Henry V. Onorati, ComposerLyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - HARRY SIMEONE, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Kennicott Davis, ComposerLyricist - Rexell Hardy Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rexell Hardy Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donny Hathaway, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Al, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Nadine McKinner, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rexell Hardy Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Varady, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Marks, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guido Jöris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dustin Higgins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Juliane Gralle, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Washington, Author - Chris Botti, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leigh Harline, Composer - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barbra Streisand, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Lowry, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Greene, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gloria Shayne, ComposerLyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Regney, ComposerLyricist - Angela Fisher, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jessie J, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kendu Isaacs, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Accordion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Raymond Vincy, Author - Caroline Campbell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Alexandre Martinet, Composer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Asaph Ward, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Clark Sisters, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derrick Ray, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bethany Devine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rexell Hardy Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ramon Stagnaro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mary J. Blige, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Anthony, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Verve Records / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A truly Mary Christmas would match the distraught look on the cover. Blige's first Christmas album, guided by David Foster and Jochem van der Saag, doesn't feature sad or embittered chestnuts like "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" or "Fairytale of New York" (was Method Man busy?). Instead, it contains a mix of standard holiday songs -- a couple playful, many solemn, all dramatic. It's a big production; an orchestra backs Blige on most of the songs. She pours herself into all of the material, even when she's joined by Jessie J (of all people) for a version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" that is overcooked. It could use a couple more joyous songs in the vein of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas," which is a delight despite so many versions since the original 1970 version. A Mary Christmas won't likely reach the high status of, say, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, but it's a full-effort holiday release that many of her fans should be able to enjoy for several years.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:18
- Main artists: Mary J. Blige
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mary J Blige
- Genre: Comedy/Other Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2013 The Verve Music Group / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2013 The Verve Music Group / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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