All That I Can Say

"All That I Can Say"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Mary
B-side "Beautiful"
Released July 9, 1999
Format CD single, maxi single, 12"
Recorded 1998
Genre
Length 5:30 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
Label MCA
Writer(s) Lauryn Hill
Producer(s) Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"As"
(1999)
"All That I Can Say"
(1999)
"Deep Inside"
(1999)

"All That I Can Say" (where the synth belly synth chiming synth piano or piano mixed with the synth bell chimes was heard) is a song by American hip hop soul recording artist Mary J. Blige, released as the lead single from her fifth studio album Mary (1999). The song was composed and produced by fellow R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter and close friend Lauryn Hill. She also performed the song on the season five premiere episode "Good Vibrations" on Moesha. Blige garnered her sixth Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards.

The song was a moderate success in both the United States and United Kingdom, peaking at numbers forty-four and twenty-nine, respectively. Blige performed the song on Top of the Pops, and her performance was shown the week "All That I Can Say" charted.

Blige performed the song live in addition to an impromptu appearance by Hill who performed a rap on the first incarnation of The Queen Latifah Show in September 1999.

Track listings

UK CD Single[1]
No. Title Length
1. "All That I Can Say" (Radio Edit)  
2. "Beautiful" (Blackstar Remix feat. Mos Def & Talib Kweli)  
3. "All That I Can Say" (Album Version)  

Notes

Release history

Country Date
United States July 6, 1999
United Kingdom November 2, 1999

Charts

Chart (1999-2000)[2] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 44
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6
U.S. Billboard Adult R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Dutch Singles Chart 91
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 81
Tokio Hot 100 1

Cover versions

In 2000, French pianist Alex Bugnon covered the song from his album As Promised.[3][4]

In 2011, jazz vocalist Gretchen Parlato covered the song on her album The Lost and Found.

References

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