On this day, September 15, 2005, Mary J Blige song “Be Without You” was released from her seventh album “The Breakthrough”. The song was written by Mary J. Blige, Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Jason Perry.
“Be Without You” became one of Mary J. Blige’s biggest hits and is considered one of her signature songs. It received widespread praise and achieved success, topping the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also earned Mary J. Blige several award nominations including winning Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.