I'm Goin' Down
Mary J. Blige | Artist Essentials
First released: 1994 (year verified)
Original 1994 studio recording
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First released: 1994 (year verified)
The selected original recording supports a first-release year of 1994. Recording-level evidence and the release program were read together; only year precision is asserted. Later annual-list appearances or single promotion do not reset that year.
Recording: Original 1994 studio recording
Credit: Mary J. Blige
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: My Life (Bonus Track Version)
I'm Goin' Down - licensed recording item
Actual item title, performer credit, album association and public recording release field were retrieved and read. Only the supported year is published; an observed day is not an independent proof of the earliest global release day. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
My Life (Bonus Track Version) - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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About Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige developed her musical career in New York and recorded for Uptown Records. Her 1992 debut, What's the 411?, brought melodic R&B singing together with hip-hop production. My Life followed in 1994, while Share My World and Mary expanded the catalog later in the decade. No More Drama and The Breakthrough carried that combination of strong rhythms and expressive vocals into the 2000s. Her work also includes acting and soundtrack performances, including the recording of Not Gon' Cry for Waiting to Exhale.
Artist background sources
Mary J. Blige - Apple Music artist biography
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What's The 411? - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
My Life (Bonus Track Version) - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Share My World - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
No More Drama (Version 1) - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
The Breakthrough (Deluxe) - licensed release program
Licensed release program, artist and track membership were retrieved and read. Original recording dates are checked separately; an expanded edition, compilation, January 1 placeholder or current copyright year does not set the first release date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Sony Music / Whitney Houston official Waiting to Exhale program
Official soundtrack program read: November 14, 1995 US release, track 7 Not Gon' Cry credited to Mary J. Blige, and original Arista program. Used for the first soundtrack release, before the later single and Share My World appearance. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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