Mary Mary (album)

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Mary Mary
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ReleasedJuly 19, 2005
Genre
Length42:14
Label Columbia
Producer
Mary Mary chronology
Incredible
(2002)
Mary Mary
(2005)
A Mary Mary Christmas
(2006)

Mary Mary is the third studio album by American duo Mary Mary. It was released by Columbia Records on July 19, 2005 in the United States, selling 57,000 copies in its first week. [1] In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. [2]

Contents

The album was listed among the 52 CD releases from Sony BMG that were identified as having been shipped with the controversial Extended Copy Protection (XCP) computer software, [3] [4] which has been known to cause a number of serious security problems in any Microsoft Windows computer that had the CD inserted at one time and has been regarded as a trojan horse, spyware, or rootkit by a number of security software vendors. [5] Sony discontinued use of the technology on November 11, 2005, [6] and recalled this and other titles affected by XCP, and asked customers to submit copies affected by the software to the company so that it could replace them with copies that did not contain the software. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Christianity Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

David Jeffries from AllMusic gave Thankful a four out of five stars rating. He wrote that "blessed with wonderful voices, poignant songwriting skills, and a keen eye for which producers to work with, Mary Mary are a triple-threat who have delivered one exciting album after another. Raising the contemporary gospel bar once again, Mary Mary deserves your attention." [8] Cross Rhythms writer Mike Rimmer found that "the girls are back with their best album yet. Always blessed with strong songwriting and vocal talents, they've refused to compromise the message and this release is packed with excellent stuff and a few surprises." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Believer"
W. Campbell4:11
2."Biggest, Greatest Thing"
  • David Delhomme
  • Dontae Winslow
  • W. Campbell
  • Winslow
  • W. Campbell
1:56
3."Heaven"
Campbell3:45
4."The Real Party (Trevon's Birthday)"
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • W. Campbell
W. Campbell4:05
5."Save Me" (featuring Baby Dubb)
  • Stewart
  • W. Campbell
3:13
6."Yesterday"
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • W. Campbell
W. Campbell5:20
7."What Is This"
  • Joann Rosario
  • Steve Huff
  • Huff
  • W. Campbbell
4:00
8."Love You That Much"
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • Charles Bereal
  • Kenneth Bereal
  • W. Campbell
  • C. Bereal
  • K. Bereal
  • W. Campbell
4:01
9."Stand Still"
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • Danny Nixon
Jazz "The Man" Nixon3:45
10."And I" (featuring Kirk Franklin)
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • W. Campbell
W. Campbell3:51
11."Speak to Me"
  • E. Campbell
  • T. Campbell
  • W. Campbell
W. Campbell4:07
Total length:42:14
Samples [11]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [26] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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