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| Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album The Breakthrough | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2006 | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| "Take Me as I Am" on YouTube | ||||
"Take Me as I Am" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Jordan "Infinity" Suecof and Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye along with three members of the writing collective The Clutch, Ezekiel Lewis, Candice Nelson, and singer Keri Hilson, for her seventh studio album, The Breakthrough (2005). Production was helmed by Infinity and Ron Fair, with co-production from Tal Herzberg. The song contains samples from "Garden of Peace" (1979) by American jazz musician Lonnie Liston Smith. Due to the inclusion of the sample, he is also credited as songwriter.
An anthem self-acceptance anthem that finds Blige in relief from the pressures of others,[1] "Take Me as I Am" is a tender piano ballad,[2] which was released to generally positive reviews from music critics. Issued by Geffen Records as the album's fourth and final single, the song reached number three on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and became Blige's third number-one hit on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. At the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards, it was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female. The following year, "Take Me as I Am" was awarded the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Award.
- ^ Folk, Antwane (July 27, 2022). "Mary J. Blige's 30 Best Songs". Rated R&B. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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