Take Two #7: Mary J Blige's "Mary" with Naima Cochrane

Take Two is back again with another couple of iconic albums from an iconic artist. This time, Morgan is talking about Mary J Blige's album "Mary" with music industry vet Naima Cochrane. We get into Mary's shift in tone on this album, the production and talent behind the scenes, and what Mary means to New York.

More on Naima

• Check out #MusicSermon
• Naima's chat with the National Museum of African American Music
• Twitter | Instagram

More on Mary

• 20 Years Later: A Look Back on Mary J Blige's "Mary" Album
• The Making of "Mary"

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Mary unless otherwise indicated):

• Give Me You
• Time
• Father MC: I'll Do 4 U
• Destiny's Child: Jumpin' Jumpin'
• Mariah Carey: Heartbreaker
• Missy Elliott: She's A Bitch
• Macy Gray: I Try
• All That I Can Say
• Sexy
• Deep Inside
• I'm In Love
• The Love I Never Had
• Your Child
• All That I Can Say
• The Love I Never Had
• Beautiful One
• The Love I Never Had
• I'm In Love
• Let No Man Put Asunder
• Gretchen Parlato: All That I Can Say
• Gretchen Parlato: Weak
• Not Lookin
• Beautiful Ones
• Mary J Blige: My Life (Live)

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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