Mary J. Blige

Released: July 28, 1998

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Faith Evans K-Ci Hailey Big Bub Diddy Chucky Thompson Herb Middleton

Producer: Chucky Thompson Herb Middleton Diddy

[Intro]
This is memory lane right now, y'all

L.A., can we see those hands again tonight?
From side to side, y'all, if you believe
Side to side, come on, side to side

You must believe, you must believe
Hey yeah

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me
That I won't ever hurt you
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me
That I won't ever hurt you

[Verse 1]
I told you once before
That I love you
And I need you
But let me tell you once again
You are my closest friend
I'll never leave you
So hold me tight
All through the night
Caress me with your tender care
Anytime or anywhere

[Pre-Chorus]
Anytime, anywhere
I will go with you anywhere
(Please won't you trust me, baby)
Won't you trust in me, baby
Stay with me ('Til death do us part)
'Til death do us part
You'll always be right in my heart
Won't you please stay with me
Baby, please believe in me (Please believe in me)

[Chorus]
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me
That I won't ever hurt you
You gotta believe
Gotta believe, gotta believe in me
You gotta believe in me
Gotta believe me
That I won't ever...

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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