Mary J. Blige

Released: June 23, 1992

Featuring: Greg Nice

Songwriter: Eric Milteer Dave “Jam” Hall Greg Nice

Producer: Diddy Tony Dofat Dave “Jam” Hall

[Intro: Mary J. Blige]
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Yo Puff, that's that knock right there, boy

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, you do, oh
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, it's true, oh

[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
You, you remind me of a love that I once knew
Is it a dream or is it déjà vu?
I just had to let you know so I had to sing it
'Cause for you, boy, I don't know

[Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
And the way you walk and
And the way you talk and
The way you move and
You remind me, yes, you do
Of the way you dress and
And the way you dance and
You really like to groove and
You remind me, yes, you do

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
You know that you remind me
(Yеs, you know that you remind me)
Of a love that I oncе knew
Yes, you do, oh (Oh baby)
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, it's true, oh

[Verse 2: Mary J. Blige]
You, you remind me of a memory
And this is something you should know
Sweet baby, darlin', come on just stop playing with my mind
'Cause for you, boy, I don't know

[Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
The way you walk and
The way you talk and
You really like to move and
The way you dress and
The way you dance and
You really like to groove and
You remind me
You remind me

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
You know that you remind me
(You remind me, you remind me, yeah)
Of a love that I once knew (You remind me)
Yes, you do, oh (Yes, you do, baby)
You know that you remind me
(I saw you before, and I want you to know that...)
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, it's true, oh
(You really do remind me, yeah)

[Verse 3: Greg Nice]
N-n-n-now, M-M-Mary's infatuated, in love with you
Skiddly wah wah, Pepe Le Pew
Picnics in the park, strollin', holdin' hands
Pickin' cotton candy from the candy man
I got a flashback, uh, counterattack
Hugs and kisses, love but don't lack
Déjà vu of me hugging you, holding you, and squeezing you
Memories reminding me of you

"That's the way the story goes
That's just the way the story goes"

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, it's true, oh
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, you do, oh
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, it's true, oh
You know that you remind me
Of a love that I once knew
Yes, you do, oh
You know that you remind me
(And you do, you do, you do remind me)
Of a love that I once knew (Of a lover)
Yes, it's true, oh (Yes you do, you)
You know that you remind me

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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