19 The Breakthrough

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1 The Artist of a Generation 1
4. 2 The Slow Bomb 13
5. 3 Ladies, Ladies, It Is Our Turn 20
6. 4 Uptown 33
7. 5 What’s the 411? 39
8. 6 Changes I’ve Been Going Through 47
9. 7 Hip Hop a Go-Go 50
10. 8 My Life 57
11. 9 Natural Woman 62
12. 10 Share My World 68
13. 11 On the Road with MJB 74
14. 12 The Tour 81
15. 13 Sisters in the Studio CHANNETTE AND CHANNOAH HIGGENS 85
16. 14 Mary, the Album 93
17. 15 No More Drama 100
18. 16 Love & Life 108
19. 17 Live from Los Angeles 115
20. 18 Message in Our Music 123
21. 19 The Breakthrough 129
22. 20 Growing Pains 138
23. 21 Stronger with Each Tear 144
24. 22 Hard Times Come Again No More 155
25. 23 My Life II . . . The Journey Continues (Act 1) 158
26. 24 A Mary Christmas 166
27. 25 Think Like a Man Too 173
28. 26 The London Sessions 178
29. 27 Being with You 184
30. Selected Discography 190
31. Acknowledgments 196