iTunesThe album pairs the singer with songwriters and producers who have shaped the sound of U.K. soul and club music in recent years. It’s fitting, because many of those same up-and-comers have cited Blige’s early albums as a key influence. Following a 2013 remix of one of her songs, “F for You,” by Brit garage-house duo Disclosure, Blige booked a month in London earlier this year and collaborated, not only with Disclosure’s Guy and Howard Lawrence, but with other U.K. disciples and admirers such as Sam Smith, Emeli Sande and Naughty Boy. The result is her most vital album in years, one that not only carves out a niche for her in contemporary dance music, but also digs deeply into her gospel and soul-ballad roots. wiki

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