Released in December 2005, The Breakthrough was MJB’s 7th studio album. In 2007 MJB received a whopping 8 Grammy nominations and 3 wins for her album, including:

Best R&B Vocal Performance (for “Be Without You”)
Best R&B Song (for “Be Without You”)
Best R&B Album

“The Breakthrough” Q&A

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Album Credits

Primary Artists Mary J. Blige & Mary J. Blige & U2

Featuring 50 Cent, Dave Young, JAY-Z & 3 more

Producers 9th Wonder, Bobby Ross Avila, Bryan-Michael Cox & 16 more

Writers 50 Cent, 9th Wonder, Adam Clayton & 59 more

Assistant Mixing Engineer Dean Nelson, Jaycen Joshua & Jun Ishizeki

More Mary J. Blige albums

My Life (Deluxe / Commentary Edition)

Reflections - A Retrospective

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