Take Me as I Am ( Mary J. Blige song ) - wikipedia Take Me as I Am ( Mary J. Blige song ) `` Take Me As I Am '' Single by Mary J. Blige from the album The Breakthrough Released August 17, 2006 Format CD single, digital download Genre R&B soul Length 3 : 57 Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Jordan Suecof, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ezekiel Lewis, Candice Nelson, Keri Hilson, Ron Fair Producer ( s ) Ron Fair, Infinity Mary J. Blige singles chronology `` Enough Cryin '' ( 2006 ) `` Take Me As I Am '' ( 2006 ) `` Runaway Love '' ( 2007 ) `` Enough Cryin '' ( 2006 ) `` Take Me As I Am '' ( 2006 ) `` Runaway Love '' ( 2007 ) `` Take Me As I Am '' is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige taken from her seventh studio album, The Breakthrough ( 2005 ). It was written by producer Ron Fair along with three members of the writing team The Clutch, Ezekiel Lewis, Candice Nelson, and singer Keri Hilson. Co-produced by Infinity, it samples Lonnie Liston Smith 's 1979 `` Garden of Peace '' from his 1979 album, Dreams of Tomorrow, as written by Smith and Jordan Suecof. Released as the album 's fourth single, `` Take Me As I Am '' debuted on the US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs chart in August 2006, reaching number three. Contents 1 Music video 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 3 References Music video The music video contained an alternate version of the song that had a shorter instrumental intro, as well as a longer bridge after the second hook. The video for the song, directed by Bille Woodruff, premiered on BET 's 106 & Park in September 2006. It peaked at number nine on the show 's video countdown. In `` Take Me As I Am '', Blige portrays different women in different life situations except for her alter ego, Brook Lynn, who plays Date Mary. As the video begins, Blige is a waitress / dishwasher getting her children ready for school and also trying to get her boyfriend / husband a job. Next, Blige is an editor during a photo shoot, in which a photographer is photographing Blige as a model. `` Model Mary '' is replaced with another model due to a tabloid report of a breakdown. `` Editor Mary '' is then sexually harassed by a corporate and walks out ; while `` model Mary '' overdoses drugs in the bathroom of the photo shoot set, shortly after being replaced. In the restaurant which `` Waitress Mary '' works, Blige plays another character as well. This one is simply the girlfriend of a controlling boyfriend and is at lunch with her date. The date ( Lance Gross ) refuses to allow Blige to eat the appetizer bread, takes her menu from her and orders her a salad, clearly trying to personally control her weight. The date then gets up and appears to be flirting with a young woman in a pink dress. `` Date Mary '' ( portrayed by Blige 's alter ego, Brook Lynn ) is checking her makeup and sees her date in the mirror reflection, then gets up and throws a glass of water in their faces, then leaves. Waitress Mary returns home after accidentally dropping food at work and kicks her lazy boyfriend out. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2006 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 58 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ `` Mary J. Blige Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Mary J. Blige Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) '' Billboard. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 04. Mary J. Blige singles Discography What 's the 411 ? `` You Remind Me '' `` Real Love '' `` Reminisce '' `` Sweet Thing '' `` Love No Limit '' `` You Do n't Have to Worry '' `` My Love '' My Life `` Be Happy '' `` Mary Jane ( All Night Long ) '' `` I 'm Goin ' Down '' `` You Bring Me Joy '' `` I Love You '' Share My World `` Love Is All We Need '' `` I Can Love You '' `` Everything '' `` Missing You '' `` Seven Days '' Mary `` As '' `` All That I Can Say '' `` Deep Inside '' `` Your Child '' `` Give Me You '' No More Drama `` Family Affair '' `` Dance for Me '' `` No More Drama '' `` Rainy Dayz '' Love & Life `` Love @ 1st Sight '' `` Ooh ! '' `` Not Today '' `` Whenever I Say Your Name '' `` It 's a Wrap '' The Breakthrough `` MJB da MVP '' `` Be Without You '' `` One '' `` Enough Cryin '' `` Take Me As I Am '' Reflections ( A Retrospective ) `` We Ride ( I See the Future ) '' Growing Pains `` Just Fine '' `` Work That '' `` Stay Down '' Stronger with Each Tear `` The One '' `` I Am '' `` Each Tear '' `` We Got Hood Love '' My Life II... The Journey Continues ( Act 1 ) `` Ai n't Nobody '' `` 25 / 8 '' `` Do n't Mind '' `` Mr. Wrong '' `` Why '' `` Love a Woman '' `` Someone to Love Me ( Naked ) '' A Mary Christmas `` Do You Hear What I Hear ? '' `` This Christmas '' Think Like a Man Too `` Suitcase '' The London Sessions `` Doubt '' `` Right Now '' `` Therapy '' `` Whole Damn Year '' Strength of a Woman `` Thick of It '' `` U + Me ( Love Lesson ) '' `` Love Yourself '' Soundtracks `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' `` Not Gon ' Cry '' `` Stronger '' `` The Living Proof '' Guest appearances `` 911 '' `` Ai n't No Way '' `` America 's Song '' `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' `` Ca n't Knock the Hustle '' `` Disrespectful '' `` F for You '' `` Hands '' `` I 'll Be There for You / You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` I 'm a Hustla ( Remix ) '' `` IfULeave '' `` Just Stand Up ! '' `` Lean on Me '' `` Magic Touch ( NYC Remix ) '' `` Now or Never '' `` Remember Me '' `` Runaway Love '' `` Stay with Me ( Remix ) '' `` Touch It ( Remix ) '' `` Wake Up Call ( Mark Ronson Remix ) '' `` What Child Is This '' `` Where Is the Love ? '' Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Take_Me_as_I_Am_(Mary_J._Blige_song)&oldid=707358985 '' Categories : 2006 singles Mary J. Blige songs Music videos directed by Bille Woodruff Songs written by Keri Hilson Songs written by Ron Fair Geffen Records singles Song recordings produced by Ron Fair 2005 songs Songs written by Ezekiel Lewis Songs written by Candice Nelson ( songwriter ) Songs written by Infinity ( producer ) Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 28 February 2016, at 11 : 29. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song take me as i am
Answer: Mary J. Blige