La música gospel, música espiritual o música evangélica, surgió en las iglesias afro americanas en el siglo XVIII. Se hizo popular durante la década de 1930 y resultó ser una música diferente a los himnos cristianos tradicionales. La palabra original es GodSpell, que al castellano se traduce literalmente como Historia de Dios. Sin embargo, puede también traducirse adecuadamente como Anunciar esa Historia de Dios.
El nombre Mary Mary parece evocar algo espiritual a la vez que alegre y positivo. Y esta es la razón por la que el dúo de hermanas Erica y Tina Atkins eligió Mary Mary como nombre artístico.
La música de Mary Mary, producida por el conocido productor de r&b y hip-hop Warryn Campbell (que ha trabajado en los discos de Brandy, Boyz II Men, Shanice y Dru Hill entre otros), es contemporánea, meticulosa, funky, sorprendente, con mucho soul y profundamente espiritual, pero a la vez tremendamente pegadiza.
No, No it ain't the way it used to be and
Yea, yes, it may be hard to believe
When, When I think about all my blessings
I, oh I'm telling you God's been good to me
Growing up in a real big family
I had to a take what I could get
There was always a sister or brother
I had to share every thing with
I had to share my room, wear hand-me-downs
'Cause we didn't have much money
But now there's not much I long for
Telling you God's been good to me
No, No it ain't the way it used to be and
Yea, yes, it may be hard to believe
When, When I think about all my blessings
I, oh I'm telling you God's been good to me
You may think I've got it easy
And that's the way it's always been
But that's not really my story
I'll tell you how it all happened
I had to work real hard to get here
But I didn't do it all alone
Someone was watching over me
And that is why I sing this song
No, No it ain't the way it used to be and
Yea, yes, it may be hard to believe
When, When I think about all my blessings
I, oh I'm telling you God's been good to me
If I began to count my blessings
I wouldn't know where to begin
God has done so much for me
He's been much more that a friend
He's been protector and provider
Though I didn't always know
Always been right beside me
And without him where would I be
No, No it ain't the way it used to be and
Yea, yes, it may be hard to believe
When, When I think about all my blessings
I, oh I'm telling you God's been good to me