I Can Love You
1997 single by Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"I Can Love You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige along with her sister LaTonya Blige-DaCosta, Rodney Jerkins, and Lil' Kim for her third album, Share My World (1997), with Jerkins producing the song and Lil Kim having featured vocals. The contains elements of the song "Queen Bitch," a track from Kim's debut album Hard Core (1996), co-written by Carlos Broady and Nashiem Myrick. Due to the inclusion of the sample, they are also credited as songwriters.
"I Can Love You" | ||||
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Single by Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim | ||||
from the album Share My World | ||||
Released | May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06) | |||
Studio | The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Length | 4:23 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Producer(s) | Rodney Jerkins | |||
Mary J. Blige singles chronology | ||||
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"I Can Love You" on YouTube | ||||
The song was released to generally positive reviews from music critics and issued by MCA Records as the second US single from Share My World on May 6, 1997. It emerged as the album's highest-charting single, reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while also peaking at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Visuals for "I Can Love You," shot in May 1997 and directed by Kevin Bray, feature Blige and Lil Kim partying with others at a at a mansion in the woods.