Songoftheday 6/22/18 - Is it a dream or is it deja vu I just had to let you know, so I had to sing it 'cause for you boy I don't know...
from the albums What's The 411? (1992) and Strictly Business (Original Soundtrack) (1991)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #29 (two weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 6
Today's song of the day comes from Mary J. Blige, who was born in New York City, but grew up in the South, before returning to the Big Apple, where she was discovered and signed to MCA's Uptown record label, where she joined up with producer Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, with whom she worked with to release her debut album, What's The 411? (a nod to a former job of hers). The first single, put out a month prior, was the smooth new jack swing-infused "You Remind Me". Already seen on the Tommy Davidson/Halle Berry movie Strictly Business, the video version of the song had a rap bridge performed by Greg Nice from the duo Nice & Smooth (who were my "robbed hit of the week" last week). It was written by Eric Milteer along with producer Dave Hall (who at one time was married to comedian Wanda Sykes)...
"You Remind Me" became Mary's first top-40 pop hit in August of 1992, a month after it reached #1 on Billboard's R&B chart. Internationally, the single was a minor hit in the UK, peaking at #48. The following year, Blige would win a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female Album for What's The 411?.
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Here's Mary making her debut on Showtime at the Apollo....
and on MTV that same year...
and finally, from a more recent concert in LA...
Up tomorrow: Dancehall king properly dubs himself a romancer.
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