Throwback - Mary J. Blige - “Be Happy”
August 6th, 2008
On November 29, 1994, Uptown Records released Blige’s second album, My Life. Darker, moodier, and slightly less uptempo than its predecessor - What’s the 411? - the set was overseen by Sean “Puffy” Combs (despite his having recently left the label), who co-produced all but one of the albums tracks, and took over as Blige’s manager. Blige co-wrote a large body of the material, basing it on her personal life.
“Be Happy”, the album’s first single, peaked at number 29 and number six on the Hot 100 and R&B singles chart, respectively.