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 Mary J. BligeLove & Life Release Date: 2003 08 26 Label: Geffen Rating:  |
Mary J. Blige has made it clear in virtually all of her TV appearances and interviews surrounding her sixth studio album that she's happy with the way things have been going for her, both personally and professionally. That's more than apparent -- albeit detrimentally apparent -- throughout Love & Life, an album that sees her linking back up with production from P. Diddy and company. The down side is that you can tell that her heart isn't as into the songs that deal with the nastier aspects of relationships. It's that distance that holds the album back from being one of her best; neither she nor her partners should've felt obligated to cover so much emotional territory, especially when an album's worth of material here (at least 40 of the 70 minutes) beams with joy (and/or desire) and goes along with where she's at right now. Even on the somewhat clunky lead single, "Love 1st Sight," Blige's uplifted spirit is as contagious as it has ever been, and just the sound of her voice is enough to get by on. Though her re-pairing with P. Diddy doesn't return her to the glory of What's the 411?, at least half a dozen cuts will vie for slots on a future best-of. For 11 years running, Blige remains a durable and consistent artist, and no one is on the verge of dethroning her. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Love & Life Intro | Carter, Combs, McCann, Christo, Blige | 2:48 |
| 2 | Don't Go | Blige, Combs, Angelettie, Mercer, Miller, Williams | 4:28 |
| 3 | When We | Winans, Ware, Blige, Jamison, Ross, Combs, Craemer | 3:36 |
| 4 | Not Today | Jeffers, Blige, Feemster, Young, Elizondo, Miller | 4:13 |
| 5 | Finally Made It (Interlude) | Angelettie, Combs, Holland, Blige | 1:39 |
| 6 | Ooh! | Combs, Blige, Bohannon, Jamison, Christo | 4:07 |
| 7 | Let Me Be the 1 | Sanchez, Blige, Jackson, Barnes, Clinton, Combs, Crosby, Lindsey, Jamison | 4:40 |
| 8 | Love @ 1st Sight | Winans, Jordan, Blige, Ibn, Taylor, Smith, Combs, Jamison, Muhammed, Fareed | 5:18 |
| 9 | Willing & Waiting | Jamison, Blige, Creamer, Lewis, Lewis | 4:19 |
| 10 | Free (Interlude) | Blige, Winans | 2:04 |
| 11 | Friends | Blige, Brock, Taylor, Foote, White, Winans, Hasan | 4:02 |
| 12 | Press On | Cofield, Gist, Blige, Seals, Crofts | 4:17 |
| 13 | Feel Like Makin Love | Combs, Jamison, Jordan, Blige | 4:42 |
| 14 | It's a Wrap | Blige, Winans, Combs | 4:20 |
| 15 | Message in Our Music (Interlude) | Bell, Blige, Mickens, Thomas, Smith, Westfield, Brown, Taylor | 1:49 |
| 16 | All My Love | Miller, Christo, Blige, Addrisi, Combs, Addrisi | 4:16 |
| 17 | Special Part of Me | Combs, Winans, Blige | 4:33 |
| 18 | Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) | Lawrence, White | 5:05 |
Other Releases:
| Love & Life [UK Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2003 Label: Geffen |
| Love & Life [Japan Bonus Tracks/Bonus DVD] Release Date: 2003 Label: Universal Distribution |
| Love & Life [Bonus DVD] Release Date: 2003 Label: Geffen |
| Love & Life [1 Bonus Track] Release Date: 2003 Label: Universal/Polydor |
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