Share My World Tour

1997–98 concert tour by Mary J. Blige

The Share My World Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was launched in support of her multi-platinum third studio album Share My World (1997), and also contained material from her first and second studio albums What's the 411? (1992) and My Life (1994). The eight-month tour began on September 2, 1997, in the United States and continued through May 3, 1998. Concerts were held in North America and Europe.^[1]

Opening acts

• Usher^[2]

Set list

This setlist is from the show in Universal City, California at the Universal Amphitheatre on April 11, 1998. It does not represent the setlist of the entire tour.

1. "Announcer" (intro)
2. "Real Love" / "You Remind Me" / "Reminisce" (Remix)
3. "Sweet Thing"
4. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" / "Love No Limit"
5. "Summer Madness" (interlude)
6. "My Life"
7. "You Gotta Believe" / "Slow Down" / "Mary's Joint" / "I'm the Only Woman"
8. "Share My World" (interlude)
9. "I’m Goin’ Down"
10. "Thank You Lord" (interlude)
11. "I Can Love You"
12. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude)
13. "Everything"
14. "Seven Days"
15. "Not Gon' Cry"

Encore

16. "Missing You"
17. "Day Dreaming"
18. "Misty Blue"

Notes

• "Everyday It Rains", "I Love You", "You Bring Me Joy" & "Be Happy" were performed in the 1997 shows. "Slow Down", "Mary's Joint", "I'm the Only Woman", "Missing You", "Misty Blue" and "Day Dreaming" were not performed in the 1997 shows.
• "Real Love", "You Remind Me", "Reminisce", "Mary Jane (All Night Long)", "You Gotta Believe" and "I Can Love You" were shortened in the 1998 shows.

Band

• Music Director/Bass: Lanar "Kern" Brantley
• Keyboards: Luke Austin
• Keyboards: Jeff Motley
• Drums: Michael Clemons
• Keyboards: Loren Dawson
• Intro Announcer: Benny Pough
• Background vocals: Dustin Adams, Joya Owens, Chantell Jones, Michelle Matlock
  Additional vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Sharon Bryant-Gallwey, Audrey Wheeler, Paulette McWilliams

Tour dates

Notes

• The first North American tour is the SummerFest1997 tour dates (except for the ones marked) along with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Aaliyah, Dru Hill, and Ginuwine.
• All tour dates in 1997 and 1998 may not be listed for North America and Europe.

Live album

A live album entitled The Tour was released on July 28, 1998 by MCA Records, which reached No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums and No. 21 on Billboard 200 charts.^[7][8] The album was recorded during Blige's Share My World Tour at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:35
2. "Real Love" – 1:30
3. "You Remind Me" – 0:37
4. "Reminisce" – 2:39
5. "Sweet Thing" – 4:53
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" – 2:20
7. "Love No Limit" – 3;16
8. "Summer Madness" – 1:42 (Interlude)
9. "My Life" – 2:21
10. "You Gotta Believe" – 2:27
11. "Slow Down" – 1:51
12. "Mary's Joint" – 1:30
13. "I'm the Only Woman" – 2:04
14. "Share My World" – 1:59 (Interlude)
15. "I'm Goin' Down" – 3:16
16. "Thank You Lord" – 1:18 (Interlude)
17. "I Can Love You" – 3:44
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude) – 1:10
19. "Everything" – 6:34
20. "Seven Days" – 4:24
21. "Not Gon' Cry" – 5:37
22. "Missing You" – 6:47
23. "Day Dreaming" – 2:49
24. "Misty Blue" – 5:08
25. "A Dream" (Japan Bonus Track)

References

1. Usher talks’ tour with Mary J. Blige and perhaps Janet Jackson
2. "Usher performances section". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
3. "MTV | Homepage - Shows & Schedules". MTV. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06.
4. "Sexy Usher Makes 'Em Wanna Scream". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
5. "Review: Mary J. Blige and Usher". April 1998. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
6. Concert Review: Mary J. Blige and Usher no circus side show, New York Archived 2012-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
7. "AllMusic review-The Tour". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
8. "Rolling Stone review-MaryJ.Blige/The Tour". Rolling Stone. 12 August 1998. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2017-09-11.

External links

• www.mjblige.com