My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
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My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) is the tenth
Production for the album took place during 2010 to 2011 at several recording studios in
Geffen Records issued several singles in support of the album, including promotional single "Someone to Love Me (Naked)", lead single "25/8", the Adult R&B Songs top three hit "Don't Mind" and "Mr. Wrong" featuring Drake, the latter of which became a top ten hit on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group. From August 2012 to June 2023, Blige promoted My Life II on her The Liberation Tour, co-headlined by singer D'Angelo.
Background
In December 2009, Blige's ninth studio album,
Backstage at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, when speaking of approach to the new album, Blige described crafting sonic heat similar to her first two studio albums but plan to update the vintage Blige sound, telling that "[it will be] more like a What's the 411? of 2012. It's headed [in] that direction but in a new [way]. Not what it used to be. Right now, it's going in the Mary direction, which is R&B and hip-hop and soul. If it goes into the club direction, it will probably be more soulful than futuristic."[13] On June 21, 2011, a track titled "Feel Inside" apparently featuring Nicki Minaj leaked online. In an interview with MTV it was revealed that the track was in fact two separate songs that the duo were respectively working on, but that someone had put together. Blige revealed that despite the fake collaboration, Minaj and Blige would be collaborating on a song.[14][15]
In terms of what she wanted to achieve musically with the album, Blige herself told Blues & Soul: "With so much techno and four-to-the-floor and general loss of live instrumentation going on today, to me people are not doing real music any more. And so with this album I really wanted people to remember when music was about quality instead of quantity [...] I basically wanted to separate myself and give everybody back what I feel music today is missing."[16] Finished in Los Angeles, New York City and Atlanta, Blige decided to name the album My Life II after going through a phase of self-knowledge following the release of The Breakthrough (2005).[17] The album sees her looking toward the future while acknowledging the past: "From me to you, My Life II… Our journey together continues in this life. It's a gift to be able to relate and identify with my fans at all times. This album is a reflection of the times and lives of people all around me."[18]
Release and promotion
Originally scheduled for a September 20, 2011 release,[19] My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) was later pushed back to November 21, 2011. A deluxe edition for the album was made available only in the United States.[20]
Live performances
Blige embarked on promotional tours and live performances for My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) and its accompanying singles through the United Kingdom and North America. Promotion began with a live performance of the album's lead single on September 1, 2011, at the ABC morning television program Good Morning America.[22] On October 4, 2024, Blige performed "25/8" on the dance competition television series Dancing with the Stars.[23] On October 20, Blige debuted the song "Need Someone" at Perez Hilton's "One Night In… New York City" benefit concert for GLSN.[24] Blige also performed the song on British music television show Later... with Jools Holland on November 1, 2011.[25] Blige was a guest on the UK morning show, Daybreak (November 2) and Alan Carr: Chatty Man (November 6) to discuss the new album and single.[26][27]
Throughout the month of November, Blige performed at numerous shows, including
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[54] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [55] |
Consequence | C+[56] |
The Daily Telegraph | [57] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[58] |
The Guardian | [59] |
Los Angeles Times | [60] |
musicOMH | [61] |
Rolling Stone | [62] |
Slant Magazine | [63] |
Spin | 7/10[64] |
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) received generally positive reviews from
However, Andy Gill of The Independent was ambivalent towards its "bumpy emotional terrain," adding that "by the time she's berating some partner for not listening to her, your sympathies wane."[65] Kevin Ritchie of NOW panned the album's "easy-listening ballads" and characterized Blige's direction as "dull and predictable."[66] Entertainment Weekly's Adam Markovitz commented that "Blige can still rip your heart out with a note," but criticized "the lovelorn lyrics" and "'modern' touches."[58] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian called it "a surprisingly robust return to form [...] elegant, refined and, for the most, part up-to-date," but also found it "far too long" and criticized the "listlessness and sentimentality" of its ballads.[59] Slant Magazine's Eric Henderson disliked Blige's "lapses into self-pity", but commended the "slow burn" of the album's second half as "her most credible adult-contemporary music since 1999's Mary."[63] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman stated, "Those who are hoping for something in the spirit of mid-'90s Blige might be disappointed and think of the title as a ploy, but those who expect a wide variety of material in terms of style and mood will get precisely that."[55]
Los Angeles Times writer Mikael Wood stated, "She gets away with the dramatics because she makes them so easy to buy: No working soul singer depicts struggle (and its hard-won defeat) more believably than Blige does, even when armed with so-so material, as she often is here."[60] Although he found its ballads "a little toothless", Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club stated, "What My Life II lacks in a single vision, though, it makes up for with consistently rousing performances from Blige, whose radiant voice has only grown fuller and bluesier with time."[67] Peter S. Scholtes of Spin complimented the "funky, mid-tempo beauties such as 'Irreversible,' 'Midnight Drive,' and 'Someone to Love Me (Naked)'" and stated, "Amid overwrought theatrical gestures, MJB still finds a slinky groove."[64] David Masciotra of PopMatters commented that "despite its flaws, [it] is an immensely enjoyable and impressive album," commending its "four song, mid-album set of soulful R&B" and "closing trio of ballads."[2]
Commercial performance
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 in the week ending November 30, 2011, with first-week sales of 156,000 copies.[68] In its second week, it dropped to number six on the chart, selling an additional 72,000 copies.[69] On March 19, 2012, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.[70] By March 2012, it had sold 763,200 copies in the United States.[71] In the United Kingdom, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) opened at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart.[72] It also peaked at number eight on the UK R&B Albums chart.[73]
Track listing
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Total length: | 57:08 |
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Total length: | 80:16 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Irreversible" |
| Harmony | 3:53 |
16. | "Miss Me With That" |
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17. | "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" (featuring Lil Wayne & Diddy) |
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Total length: | 68:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "You Want This" |
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16. | "This Love Is for You" |
| Stewart | 3:46 |
17. | "One Life" |
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18. | "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" (featuring Lil Wayne & Diddy) |
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| 3:32 |
Total length: | 72:23 |
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Total length: | 74:21 |
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Notes
Sample credits
- "Feel Inside" contains elements of "Triumph" (1997) as performed by Wu-Tang Clan.
- "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" contains elements of "You Roam When You Don't Get It At Home" (1968) as performed by The Sweet Inspirations.
Charts
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Certifications
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United States (RIAA)[70] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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Release history
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