Mary Mary (album)

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]

Mary Mary
Studio album by
Mary Mary
ReleasedJuly 19, 2005
Genre
Length42:50
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mary Mary chronology
Incredible
(2002)		 Mary Mary
(2005)		 A Mary Mary Christmas
(2006)

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[8]
Christianity Today[9]
Cross Rhythms[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
Samples[11]
  • "Heaven" contains excerpts from "Want Ads"/"We Belong Together" by Honey Cone.
  • "Save Me" contains excerpts from the composition "Save Me Now".

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Hilburn, Robert (July 28, 2005). "'Now' brightens slow week". LA Times. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim
  3. List of titles affected by XCP
  4. "Sony officially lists 52 XCP infected CDs & faces a loss of sales". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. "Microsoft to Zap Sony DRM Rootkit". eWEEK. 12 November 2005.
  6. "Breaking News, Business News, Financial and Investing News & More - Reuters.co.uk". arquivo.pt. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23.
  7. Graham, Jefferson (2005-11-14). "Sony to pull controversial CDs, offer swap". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  8. Allmusic review
  9. Christianity Today review
  10. "Review: Mary Mary - Mary Mary". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  11. Mary Mary (liner notes). Mary Mary. Columbia Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. "Mary Mary Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  13. "Mary Mary Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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  15. "Mary Mary Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  16. "2005 Year End Charts – Top Contemporary Christian Albums". Billboard. Billboard.biz. November 26, 2005. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  17. "2005: The Year, Music & Touring: Top Gospel Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 24, 2005. p. YE-66. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  19. "2006 Year End Charts – Top Contemporary Christian Albums". Billboard. Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  20. "Top Gospel Albums: Best of 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  21. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  22. "YEAR-END CHARTS: Top Christian Albums (2007)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via Billboard.com.
  23. "YEAR-END CHARTS: Top Gospel Albums (2007)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  24. "YEAR-END CHARTS: Top Gospel Albums (2017)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  25. "American album certifications – Mary Mary – Mary Mary". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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