SOUNDS: On today's playlist

"Till the Morning," by Mary J. Blige (click song title to listen)

Not only are we happy Mary finally put out an album to debunk the theory that her music sounds best when she's depressed and downtrodden (see classics "What's the 411?" and "My Life"), it makes us smile to see other people digging it as well. (The guy who sold us our jerk fish platter at the local West Indian spot sang her entire single "Just Fine" line by line.) Our favorite, "Till the Morning," probably won't see much radio play as a single, but we think it's easily one of the most around-the-way-reminscent on the album with its funky cowbell and simple chorus that matches "Real Love" in its catchiness.