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1	Intro	1:04
2	Mary Jane	4:41
3	You Bring Me Joy Performer ["It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"] – Barry WhiteWritten-By ["It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"] – Paris*, Pigford*	4:14
4	Marvin Interlude	0:40
5	I'm The Only Woman Written-By [Elements From "Give Me Your Love"] – Curtis Mayfield	4:32
6	K. Murray Interlude	0:24
7	My Life Performer ["Sunshine"] – Roy Ayers	4:19
8	You Gotta Believe	5:02
9	I Never Wanna Live Without You	6:20
10	I'm Goin' Down	3:44
11	My Life Interlude	1:15
12	Be With You	4:27
13	Mary's Joint	5:02
14	Don't Go Performer ["Goodbye"] – GuyWritten-By ["Goodbye"] – A. Hall*, G. Griffen*, T. Riley*, T. Gatling*	5:01
15	I Love You	4:33
16	No One Else Written-By ["Free At Last"] – Al Green	4:17
17	Be Happy Performer [Samples From "You're Too Good To Me"], Written-By [Samples From "You're Too Good To Me"] – Curtis Mayfield	5:51
18	(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman	2:45

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
• Produced For – Chucklife Productions, Inc.
• Produced For – Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
• Recorded At – Daddy's House Recording Studio
• Recorded At – Sound On Sound, New York
• Mixed At – The Hit Factory
• Recorded At – Axis Studios
• Mixed At – Axis Studios
• Produced For – J&J Productions
• Mixed At – Sound On Sound, New York
• Licensed From – Polygram Special Markets
• Published By – Ba-Dake Music, Inc.
• Published By – Super Songs
• Recorded At – The Hit Factory
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane
• Published By – Warner Tamerlane Corp.
• Produced For – Big Herb's Music
• Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
• Published By – Donril Music
• Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
• Published By – Cal-Rock Music
• Published By – EMI Virgin Music, Inc.
• Published By – Cal-Gene Music
• Published By – EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
• Produced For – Clownin' Productions, Inc.
• Licensed From – CEMA Special Markets
• Published By – Irving
• Published By – Almo Music
• Produced For – TrakMasterz Productions, Inc.
• Published By – Mayfield Music
• Published By – Andrask Music
• Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
• Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
• Mastered At – Hit Factory Mastering

Credits

• A&R – "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg
• Alto Saxophone – Vincent Henry (tracks: 10)
• Arranged By – K-Ci (tracks: 16), Mr. Dalvin (tracks: 16)
• Backing Vocals – Big Bub (tracks: 14), Faith Evans (tracks: 8, 9, 14), Jo-Jo* (tracks: 3), K-Ci And Jo-Jo* (tracks: 8), LaTonya J. Blige (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 13, 17), Mary J. Blige (tracks: 8, 9, 14)
• Bass – Victor Bailey (tracks: 10)
• Bass [Additional] – Darryl Pearson (tracks: 16)
• Cello – Eileen Folson (tracks: 10)
• Co-producer – Mark "Led" Ledford* (tracks: 10), "Prince" Charles Alexander* (tracks: 10)
• Consultant [Production Consultation], Administrator [Production Administration] – B. Hampton Jackson III, Chad Woodley , Charlie Davis III*, George Simmons , JDW Entertainment, Inc., Kurt Woodley
• Coordinator [Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. Coordinator] – Gwendolyn Watts
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Debra Young
• Creative Director – Brett Wright
• Design [Package] – JoDee Stringham
• Drums – Kevin "K-Dog" Johnson* (tracks: 10)
• Executive-Producer – Andre Harrell, Sean "Puffy" Combs*
• Executive-Producer [Associate] – "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg
• Guitar – Paul Pescoe* (tracks: 10)
• Harp – Gloria Agostini (tracks: 10)
• Instruments [All Instruments] – Chucky Thompson (tracks: 2 to 5, 7, 9, 11 to 15, 17), Herb Middleton (tracks: 8), Mr. Dalvin (tracks: 16)
• Keyboards – "Bassy" Bob Brockmann* (tracks: 1), Fred McFarlane (tracks: 10)
• Keyboards [Additional] – Chucky Thompson (tracks: 8), Herb Middleton (tracks: 9)
• Lyrics By – Arlene Del Valle* (tracks: 17), Mary J. Blige (tracks: 17)
• Management – Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc., Sean "Puffy" Combs*, Steve Lucas , Steve Lucas Management
• Mastered By – Herb Powers*
• Mixed By – "Bassy" Bob Brockmann* (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12), "Prince" Charles Alexander* (tracks: 7, 10, 17), Rob Paustian (tracks: 16), Tom Vercillo (tracks: 18), Tony Maserati (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 13 to 15, 17)
• Music By – Herb Middleton (tracks: 8, 9), Jean C. Olivier* (tracks: 17), Sean "Puffy" Combs* (tracks: 17)
• Other [Hair] – Kenya Mauldin
• Other [Make-Up] – Sam Fine
• Other [Prop Stylist] – Marc Charbonnet
• Other [Styling] – Sybil Pennix
• Percussion – Frank Colon (tracks: 10)
• Performer – Keith Murray (tracks: 6), Mary J. Blige (tracks: 4)
• Photography By – Sante D'Orazio*
• Piano – Lenny Underwood (tracks: 10)
• Producer – Chucky Thompson (tracks: 1 to 15), Herb Middleton (tracks: 8, 9), James Mtume (tracks: 18), Mr. Dalvin (tracks: 16), Nashiem Myrick (tracks: 6), Poke (tracks: 17), Sean "Puffy" Combs* (tracks: 1 to 15, 17)
• Producer [Vocals] – Jo-Jo* (tracks: 3)
• Programmed By – "Bassy" Bob Brockmann* (tracks: 13), Nashiem Myrick (tracks: 3)
• Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Rashad Smith (tracks: 7)
• Recorded By – "Bassy" Bob Brockmann* (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15), Nashiem Myrick (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 7, 9, 11 to 15, 17), "Prince" Charles Alexander* (tracks: 5, 7, 10, 15, 17), Rich Travali (tracks: 2, 9), Rob Paustian (tracks: 15, 16), Tom Vercillo (tracks: 18), Tony Maserati (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13 to 15)
• Strings – "Bassy" Bob Brockmann* (tracks: 1)
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – "Prince" Charles Alexander* (tracks: 10)
• Trumpet – Bruce Purse (tracks: 10), Mark "Led" Ledford* (tracks: 10)
• Violin – Diane Monroe (tracks: 10), Lesa Terry (tracks: 10), Regina Carter (tracks: 10)
• Written-By – Arlene Del Valle* (tracks: 7), Big Bub (tracks: 8, 9, 11, 14), K-Ci Hailey* (tracks: 8, 16), Chucky Thompson (tracks: 6 to 9, 11 to 14), Faith Evans (tracks: 8, 9, 14), Gerry Goffin, Carole King* (tracks: 18), Jerry Wexler (tracks: 18), Jo-Jo Hailey* (tracks: 3), Keith Murray (tracks: 6), Mary J. Blige (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 15), Nashiem Myrick (tracks: 6), Norman Whitfield (tracks: 10), Rick James (tracks: 2), Sean "Puffy" Combs* (tracks: 6 to 9, 11 to 15)

Notes

Track 1
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY (Tony Maserati)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 2
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded/mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY

Track 3
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Vocal production for J&J Productions
Recorded and programmed at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY ("Bassy" Bob Brockmann)
Mixed at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" (Pigford/Paris) performed by Barry White under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc. Ba-Dake Music, Inc. (adm. by Super Songs) (BMI)

Track 4
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY ("Bassy" Bob Brockmann)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 5
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY ("Prince" Charles Alexander, Tony Maserati and "Bassy" Bob Brockmann)
Mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY
Contains elements from "Give Me Your Love" (Curtis Mayfield) Warner Tamerlane (BMI)

Track 6
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Nashiem Myrick and Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY (Tony Maserati)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 7
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Additional programming of Tumblin' Dice Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY ("Prince" Charles Alexander)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
"Sunshine" by Roy Ayers under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc. Warner Tamerlane Corporation (BMI)

Track 8
Produced for Big Herb's Music (Herb Middleton), Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
Mixed at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY

Track 9
Produced for Big Herb's Music (Herb Middleton), Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY (Tony Maserati, "Bassy" Bob Brockmann and Rich Travali)
Mixed at Sound on Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY

Track 10
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 11
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY (Tony Maserati and "Bassy" Bob Brockmann)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 12
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Axis Studios, New York, NY ("Bassy" Bob Brockmann)
Mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY

Track 13
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Axis Studios, New York, NY (Tony Maserati)
Mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY

Track 14
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at Axis Studios, New York, NY (Tony Maserati)
Mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY
"Goodbye" by Guy used courtesy of MCA Records. Written by T. Riley/G. Griffen/A. Hall/T. Gatling for Donril Music adm. by Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP), Cal-Rock Music/EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and Cal-Gene Music/EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. (BMI)

Track 15
Produced for Chuck Life Productions, Inc./Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Chucky Thompson) and for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY (Tony Maserati, "Bassy" Bob Brockmann, Rob Paustian and "Prince" Charles Alexander)
Mixed at Axis Studios, New York, NY

Track 16
Produced for Clownin' Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
"Free At Last" (Al Green) used courtesy of Hi Records, under license from CEMA Special Markets. Irving-Almo Music.

Track 17
Produced for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs) and for TrakMasterz Productions, Inc. (Poke)
Recorded at Daddy's House, New York, NY (Nashiem Myrick) and at The Hit Factory, New York, NY ("Prince" Charles Alexander)
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
Contains samples from "You're Too Good To Me" performed and written by Curtis Mayfield courtesy of Curtom Records and Mayfield Music/Andrask Music (BMI)

Track 18
Recorded and mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY

Executive producer for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. (Sean "Puffy" Combs)

Mastered at The Hit Factory Mastering, New York, NY

Jo-Jo Hailey and K-Ci Hailey appear courtesy of Uptown/MCA Records, Inc.
Faith Evans appears courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc./Arista Records, Inc.
Big Bub appears through the courtesy of EastWest Records America
Keith Murray appears courtesy of Jive Records

Back cover:
℗ © 1995 MCA Records, Inc.
Made in the EC

CD face:
℗ 1995 MCA Records, Inc.
Made in the EC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 08811 13982 7
• Barcode (Scanned): 008811139827
• Matrix / Runout: MCD11398 111 398-2 01 # MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L C
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L008
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 01G9
• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
• Label Code: LC 01056
• Price Code (F): BM650

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UPTD-11156	Mary J. Blige	My Life ‎(CD, Album)	Uptown Records, MCA Records	UPTD-11156	US	1994
MCD 11156	Mary J. Blige	My Life ‎(CD, Album)	MCA Records	MCD 11156	US	1994
UPTC-11156	Mary J. Blige	My Life ‎(Cass, Album)	Uptown Records	UPTC-11156	US	1994
MCC 11156	Mary J. Blige	My Life ‎(Cass, Album)	MCA Records	MCC 11156	Germany	1994
MCA 11156	Mary J. Blige	My Life ‎(2xLP, Album)	MCA Records	MCA 11156	UK	1994