Stronger with Each Tear
| Mary J. Blige
Stronger with Each Tear
Stronger with Each Tear (stylized as STRONGER withEach Tear) is the ninth studio album from American R&B and soulsinger Mary J. Blige. The album was released in the US on December 21, 2009, under Blige's own imprint, Matriarch Records. Internationally it was released December 18, 2009, in Australia and Germany, December 21 in France, December 23 in Japan, and on February 2, 2010, in Korea with further international releases (in some cases re-releases) in March, April and May 2010. With this album, Blige achieved a record of nine albums to have debuted at the top of the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albumschart. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
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Consequence of Sound
Highlights prove that Blige is still a powerful force in hip hop when she wants to be.
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BBC
It ensures that Blige remains as relevant as any of her more recent contemporaries.
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The Gaurdian
Blige's ability to communicate pain and dramatise triumphs over adversity in her personal life is central to her appeal.
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All Music
Tear is a very good Blige album, if not a classic.
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Music OMH
It shows diversity, seems an odd place to want to leave when the results are often so spectacular.
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Slant Magazine
None of the elements that actually work ever manage to do so at the same time.
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Sputnik Music
In her recent outing Mary takes us from the church to the club
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The Grio
The album is a gem — well suited for those who are deeply content or have down-on-yourself blues.
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Spin
The result is minor Mary — strong by many standards, a bit tepid by hers.
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Creative Loafing
As with Blige's other works, Tear is not deep, but it resonates.
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Planet Ill
It definitely speaks volumes about how comfortable she is in her life. Can’t be mad about that.
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Common Sense Media
These are songs from a singer who has earned the right to be happy, not someone just singing joyful pop jingles.
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SCMP
Tear is just such an album, and proves that some things really do improve with age.
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LA Times
It's clearly a polished performance from a woman who's 100% comfortable in her own skin, healed wounds and all.
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Express UK
In particular, the track I Can See In Color from the film Precious is enough to give you goose bumps.
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News OK
It’s such a thrill to hear Blige thrive.
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Exclaim
We love you, Mary, but pandering to today's mainstream R&B crowd isn't where you need to be.
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Wilson And Alroy
Blige's attempts to uplift the listener - though undubitably heartfelt - are often overripe
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RnB Grind
Stronger also continues Blige’s running themes of positivity and empowerment that have been a part of her repertoire since 2001.
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Metro UK
It is an intriguing and entertaining one.
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Soultracks
Displays an artist who is still evolving and not quite ready to rest on her laurels as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.
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Billboard
Blige solidly reinforces why she endures as a fan favorite.
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Austin Chronicle
Mary J. Blige in a word: Unbelievable. Unbelievable.
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Homorazzi
But I’ve now listened to the album a couple times from beginning to end, and I actually really like it.
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Parle Magazine
This collection is a notice of personal growth and Blige’s command of R&B music.
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Chicago Tribune
It's clearly a polished performance from a woman who's 100 percent comfortable in her own skin, healed wounds and all.
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Madison
Just one more example of Blige’s consistent ability to exude power even when she’s expressing pain.
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Sway
Mary J. Blige's willingness to bare her sometimes-tortured inner self via powerful music has ensured her unbroken reign as the queen of hip-hop soul.
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Pop Dose
This record is just right for a soundtrack to a night out.
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The Couch Sessions
She now stands as the nature of excellence in soul music.
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SF Gate
Blige sounds sterilized amid all the top-shelf producers, collaborators and Auto-Tune technicians who let her surface above the electronic burble only to offer the kind of bland affirmations best suited for daytime talk shows.
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