Mariah Carey: Official Topic

[Ray]

E=MC2 and Taking Chances are arguably among their best albums. FACT.

 

this might sound erratic of me, but E=MC2 is miles better than TEOM. if E=MC2 was released as her comeback album in 2005, i'm pretty sure it could have performed better. almost all of the songs (except Last Kiss and I Wish You Well, a nice song, but not a single material) have a potential to be huge hits.

If almost all of the songs from E=MC2 have a potential to be huge hits. Then why ''Bye-Bye'', "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" and "I Stay in Love" flopped ?

 

Due to lack of airplay.

[Ray]

Okay, the favorite 'Emancipation' songs so far (voted by Céline fans):

 

1. We belong together (50 points)

2. I Stay In Love (29 points)

2. For the record (29 points)

4. I'll be lovin' u long time (26 points)

5. Side effects (25 points)

6. Bye Bye (19 points)

6. Touch my body (19 points)

8. Migrate (17 points)

9. Circles (16 points)

9. It's like that (16 points)

11. Mine again (15 points)

12. Cruise control (11 points)

12. Thanx for nothin' (11 points)

14. Fly like a bird (10 points)

15. Don't forget about us (9 points)

16. Joy ride (8 points)

17. OOC (7 points)

18. I'm that chick (4 points)

18. I wish you knew (4 points)

20. Get your number (3 points)

21. Love story (2 points)

21. I wish you well (2 points)

21. Stay the night (2 points)

 

I didn't count My Love and I Feel It as they are not on one of the Emancipation albums.

Also, songs with a lower position then #10 didn't get points. (Like "For the record" which was at #11 in someone's list).

 

Some facts from the above list:

- In the top 8 there's only ONE song from TEOM: We belong together

- In the total list there are 10 songs from TEOM and 13 songs from E=MC²

- "Last kiss" is the only song from E=MC² without points!

[Black Kitten]

E=MC2 and Taking Chances are arguably among their best albums. FACT.

 

this might sound erratic of me, but E=MC2 is miles better than TEOM. if E=MC2 was released as her comeback album in 2005, i'm pretty sure it could have performed better. almost all of the songs (except Last Kiss and I Wish You Well, a nice song, but not a single material) have a potential to be huge hits.

If almost all of the songs from E=MC2 have a potential to be huge hits. Then why ''Bye-Bye'', "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" and "I Stay in Love" flopped ?

again, IF it was released in 2005, they could've fared better.

[Bradders]

I wish I had contacts with Mariah's promo team. Right To Dream deserves more of it I've lost count of how many times i've listened to it today.

[Bellamy]

Funny to hear MC's songs lack of airplay. Actually she needs sales more than airplays.

[GoldenLeaf]

Funny to hear MC's songs lack of airplay. Actually she needs sales more than airplays.

Exactly. lol

Edited January 12, 2009 at 02:50 AM by Calypso

[celinesounds]

I didn't count My Love and I Feel It as they are not on one of the Emancipation albums.

Also, songs with a lower position then #10 didn't get points. (Like "For the record" which was at #11 in someone's list).

 

Some facts from the above list:

- In the top 8 there's only ONE song from TEOM: We belong together

- In the total list there are 10 songs from TEOM and 13 songs from E=MC²

- "Last kiss" is the only song from E=MC² without points!

 

I Feet It was left from EOM you should count it and My Love is from this era

 

anyway E=MC2 is better than EOM is like the return to the ballads

 

 

I wish I had contacts with Mariah's promo team. Right To Dream deserves more of it I've lost count of how many times i've listened to it today.

 

Is one of her best

[rakesh]

"Vision of Love" on USA Today's Top 10 Tracks

 

USA Today music critic Elysa Gardner highlights 10 of the most intriguing tracks, new or old, found during the week's listening.

 

• "Lovesick Mistake," Eric McCarley

• "I Want to Belong to You," Katie Herzig

• "The Tale of Solomon Snell," Duncan Sheik

• "Route 12," Revolutionary Road score

• "Meteor," The Bird and the Bee

• "Carey," Ann Hampton Callaway

 

• "Vision of Love," Mariah Carey: This lush debut vehicle -- on Mariah

Carey: The Ballads, available next Tuesday -- still ranks with the diva's

best.

 

• "Genie in a Bottle," Christina Aguilera: A breakthrough for one of

Carey's canniest imitators, and an enduring guilty pleasure.

• "All Night Long," Aretha Franklin

• "Respect," Otis Redding

 

 

 

 

i guess they got it wrong with the Aretha track [it shouldve been 'Respect']. i liked the fact, how they mentioned Christina Aguilera as "Carey's canniest imitators"!!!

[rakesh]

"Vision of Love" on USA Today's Top 10 Tracks

 

USA Today music critic Elysa Gardner highlights 10 of the most intriguing tracks, new or old, found during the week's listening.

 

• "Lovesick Mistake," Eric McCarley

• "I Want to Belong to You," Katie Herzig

• "The Tale of Solomon Snell," Duncan Sheik

• "Route 12," Revolutionary Road score

• "Meteor," The Bird and the Bee

• "Carey," Ann Hampton Callaway

 

• "Vision of Love," Mariah Carey: This lush debut vehicle -- on Mariah

Carey: The Ballads, available next Tuesday -- still ranks with the diva's

best.

 

• "Genie in a Bottle," Christina Aguilera: A breakthrough for one of

Carey's canniest imitators, and an enduring guilty pleasure.

• "All Night Long," Aretha Franklin

• "Respect," Otis Redding

 

 

 

 

i guess they got it wrong with the Aretha track [it shouldve been 'Respect']. i liked the fact, how they mentioned Christina Aguilera as "Carey's canniest imitators"!!!

[Ray]

I didn't count My Love and I Feel It as they are not on one of the Emancipation albums.

Also, songs with a lower position then #10 didn't get points. (Like "For the record" which was at #11 in someone's list).

 

Some facts from the above list:

- In the top 8 there's only ONE song from TEOM: We belong together

- In the total list there are 10 songs from TEOM and 13 songs from E=MC²

- "Last kiss" is the only song from E=MC² without points!

 

I Feet It was left from EOM you should count it and My Love is from this era

 

anyway E=MC2 is better than EOM is like the return to the ballads

 

There is a lot of talk about which is the "better" album. That's why I didn't want to count songs which are not on one of these albums.

 

I do agree with you that E=MC² is better than TEOM. But it's funny how you see it's the return to the ballads. In my opinion there are ballads on every MC-album. That's why this album to me is the return to the up-tempo songs. Her last real up-tempo song was on the 'Music Box' album (Now That I Know). After this they were replaced by hiphop-midtempo songs like Always Be My Baby. I'm soooooooooooo glad she's finally gone back to up-tempo tracks like I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time, OOC and I'm That Chick!

[Nikosn17]

I didn't count My Love and I Feel It as they are not on one of the Emancipation albums.

Also, songs with a lower position then #10 didn't get points. (Like "For the record" which was at #11 in someone's list).

 

Some facts from the above list:

- In the top 8 there's only ONE song from TEOM: We belong together

- In the total list there are 10 songs from TEOM and 13 songs from E=MC²

- "Last kiss" is the only song from E=MC² without points!

 

I Feet It was left from EOM you should count it and My Love is from this era

 

anyway E=MC2 is better than EOM is like the return to the ballads

 

There is a lot of talk about which is the "better" album. That's why I didn't want to count songs which are not on one of these albums.

 

I do agree with you that E=MC² is better than TEOM. But it's funny how you see it's the return to the ballads. In my opinion there are ballads on every MC-album. That's why this album to me is the return to the up-tempo songs. Her last real up-tempo song was on the 'Music Box' album (Now That I Know). After this they were replaced by hiphop-midtempo songs like Always Be My Baby. I'm soooooooooooo glad she's finally gone back to up-tempo tracks like I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time, OOC and I'm That Chick!

 

I would say the return of the pop up-tempos, cause there were RnB uptempos like Honey and Heartbreaker, but to be honest I prefer the pop ones.

[celinesounds]

I didn't count My Love and I Feel It as they are not on one of the Emancipation albums.

Also, songs with a lower position then #10 didn't get points. (Like "For the record" which was at #11 in someone's list).

 

Some facts from the above list:

- In the top 8 there's only ONE song from TEOM: We belong together

- In the total list there are 10 songs from TEOM and 13 songs from E=MC²

- "Last kiss" is the only song from E=MC² without points!

 

I Feet It was left from EOM you should count it and My Love is from this era

 

anyway E=MC2 is better than EOM is like the return to the ballads

 

There is a lot of talk about which is the "better" album. That's why I didn't want to count songs which are not on one of these albums.

 

I do agree with you that E=MC² is better than TEOM. But it's funny how you see it's the return to the ballads. In my opinion there are ballads on every MC-album. That's why this album to me is the return to the up-tempo songs. Her last real up-tempo song was on the 'Music Box' album (Now That I Know). After this they were replaced by hiphop-midtempo songs like Always Be My Baby. I'm soooooooooooo glad she's finally gone back to up-tempo tracks like I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time, OOC and I'm That Chick!

 

I would say the return of the pop up-tempos, cause there were RnB uptempos like Honey and Heartbreaker, but to be honest I prefer the pop ones.

 

 

Mariah changed her still after Butterfly. EOM is to many RnB songs to me.

 

Always is My Baby is one of her great songs

[Nikosn17]

Mariah Carey year-end charts for the UK (plus sales)

 

Mariah Carey sells over 400K in the UK in 2008

 

Mon, Jan 12, 2009

 

Mariah Carey rounds off another successful year in the UK.

 

Mariah Carey's 2008 releases and her back catalogue sales help make her the 35th most successful artist in United Kingdom's 2008 Best Selling Artists Chart (based only on album sales) with sales of 405,947 units.

Source: Mariah Connection UK | Scan: Music Week Magazine

 

Mariah Carey featured on UK Year-End Singles Charts

 

Mariah Carey's U.S No.1 single, Touch My Body, finishes at No.93 & her Christmas classic, All I Want For Christmas Is You, at No.119 on UK's 2008 Best Sellers List.

 

Meanwhile Mariah Carey was also finshed at No.34 on UK's Best Single Sellers List with sales of 406,493 units.

 

Source: Mariah Connection UK | Scan: Music Week Magazine

 

Mariah Carey on UK Catalogue 2008 Best Sellers List

Mariah Carey's backcatalogue continued to sell well in 2008:

 

UK 2008 Best Sellers List: Catalogue Singles

6. All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey

 

UK 2008 Best Sellers List: Catalogue Albums

26. Greatest Hits - Mariah Carey (finished at No.222 on UK 2008 Albums Best Seller List)

Source: Mariah Connection UK | Music Week Magazine

 

Mariah to Perform at Inauguration's Neighborhood Ball

Mariah Carey and Jay-Z are just two of the stars headlining The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration concert, which will be held the night of the inauguration (January 20) at the Washington Convention Center.

 

They will be joined by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Alicia Keys, Shakira and Stevie Wonder. Nick Cannon will DJ the event, which will be seen live on ABC from 8-10 p.m. More acts are expected to be added to the bill.

 

PRESS RELEASE:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced today the producers and initial talent lineup for "The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration," which will air live on ABC (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT, Tuesday, January 20), and the "Kids' Inaugural: We Are The Future," a concert honoring military families airing on Disney Channel (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT, Monday, January 19).

 

Musical performers scheduled for the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, JAY-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira and Stevie Wonder. Nick Cannon will DJ the event. Additional performers will be announced as they are confirmed.

 

Musical performances for the Kids' Inaugural event include the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Bow Wow. Billy Ray Cyrus, Keke Palmer, and Usher Raymond IV are also scheduled to appear. 13-year-old Perry Rubin, daughter of entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, will be the special backstage correspondent. Additional performers and guests will be announced as they are confirmed.

 

In an effort to make this inaugural celebration open and accessible to all Americans, President-elect Barack Obama will host the first-ever "Neighborhood Inaugural Ball," the premier event of inauguration evening, on January 20th. To help bring this unique event to neighborhoods across the nation, ABC will broadcast "The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration." The event will air live from the Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET).

Source: Presidential Inaugural Committee | Associated Press

 

"Vision of Love" on USA Today's Top 10 Tracks

USA Today music critic Elysa Gardner highlights 10 of the most intriguing tracks, new or old, found during the week's listening.

 

• "Lovesick Mistake," Eric McCarley

• "I Want to Belong to You," Katie Herzig

• "The Tale of Solomon Snell," Duncan Sheik

• "Route 12," Revolutionary Road score

• "Meteor," The Bird and the Bee

• "Carey," Ann Hampton Callaway

 

• "Vision of Love," Mariah Carey: This lush debut vehicle -- on Mariah

Carey: The Ballads, available next Tuesday -- still ranks with the diva's

best.

 

• "Genie in a Bottle," Christina Aguilera: A breakthrough for one of

Carey's canniest imitators, and an enduring guilty pleasure.

• "All Night Long," Aretha Franklin

• "Respect," Otis Redding

Source: USA Today

[rakesh]

Mariah Featured on Rihanna's Grammy Ad

 

To the right is Rihanna's poster ad for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with the theme "Celebrate the Music That Makes Us."

 

All of the text used for Rihanna's portrait contains song titles from artists that influenced or affected her life and career. Rihanna's selections included the Mariah Carey songs: "Vision of Love," "Butterfly," "Honey," "Emotions," "Can't Let Go," "We Belong Together," "Always Be My Baby" and "Dreamlover."

 

 

i spotted Celine "My Heart Will Go On" too

 

 

http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/2009/01/rihanna-grammys/rihanna-grammy-artwork-05.jpg

[Bellamy]

This ad looks very cool. Better than most album covers now.

[Black Kitten]

LOL i thought it was Dionne Warwick

 

it's very artistic, but there are a lot of repeat songs in there.

[Bradders]

She still looks ugly

[Angel, You thrill me]

She still looks ugly

 

[celinesounds]

the cover is very nice

[celinesounds]

it's all comming back to me now???`

 

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3514/rihqp1.png

[Bellamy]

I saw "The Power Of Love".

[Angel, You thrill me]

I found Purple Rain Brad

 

it took forever to find power of love lol

[Black Kitten]

but she never cited celine as one of her musical inspirations? sheesh

[Bradders]

I found Purple Rain Brad

Who isnt inspired by that song musically! I love it soo.

 

but she never cited celine as one of her musical inspirations? sheesh

Jordin Sparks does though she's in her album thank you's

[ThisTime]

but she never cited celine as one of her musical inspirations? sheesh

Jordin Sparks does though she's in her album thank you's

OMD! Seriously? I didn't know that haha! I have to go look now.

I know Jordin even likes Celine's french music so she gets major bonus points for that.

 

 

& PS nothing could stop Rihanna from looking ugly

PPS It took me FOREVER to find The Power of Love

(oh yeah this is the mariah topic hahaha)

Edited January 15, 2009 at 06:13 PM by ThisTime

[GoldenLeaf]

but she never cited celine as one of her musical inspirations? sheesh

Rihanna is a hypocrite. She never admitted that she likes Celine's music but I bet that she owns some of her CDs.

 

BTW, I also saw Celine's The Power Of Love, It's All Coming Back To Me Now and My Heart Will Go On.

[Ray]

The Dream has not only worked with Mariah on their new song "My love", but also on new material for Mariah's next album!

[Nikosn17]

Mariah to Promote The Ballads on Morning Shows

Be sure to tune in to CBS News Sunday Morning this Sunday, January 18, and see Mariah talk about her new CD, The Ballads, which hits stores on Tuesday. This is a brand new interview completed a few weeks ago, you won't want to miss it. Click here for local listings.

 

Mariah is also scheduled to make an appearance and perform on ABC's Good Morning America Friday, January 23, 7:00am ET/PT.

 

 

Note: Although listed on the current TV Guide listings for Good Morning America, Mariah was never confirmed and she is not appearing on the show.

Source: Sony | MariahCarey.com

 

 

Mariah's The Ballads Interview - Part I

Legacy Recordings is featuring a four-part Mariah Ballads podcast series to celebrate the release of The Ballads, in stores on January 20, 2009.

 

Part I of the interview is now up and available to listen to and download on the Legacy website.

 

In Part I, Mariah talks about the definition of a "ballad" at first. She says she has the more piano-based ballads but also ballads with a tempo.

 

For "Hero" she says it's strange when people say it changed their lives and is one she will always enjoy singing. She said she thought it was "down the middle" at first but people talking to her about it changed her thoughts about it.

 

Lastly she talks about people saying they use her songs in weddings and what not.

Source: Legacy Recordings | Murat | Jason

Mariah Already Working On New Album

The-Dream just dropped his new single "My Love," which features Mariah Carey, but that's not all the two have been up to lately.

 

The-Dream stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 with Big Boy In The Morning, and talked about his new album and the fact that he hadn't gone to sleep yet because he was up all night with Mariah working on new material for her.

 

According to The-Dream, Mariah is already working on a new album and he's been producing some hot new tracks for her.

 

As you may already know, The-Dream is responsible for producing Mariah's huge hit "Touch My Body" off her current album E=MC².

Source: Diva Report | Joel | Jason

 

 

49 CAREY*MARIAH E=MC2 1,575 2,502 -37% 1,225,389

Edited January 15, 2009 at 09:13 PM by Nikosn17

[Black Kitten]

yay for the new album! but for The Ballads? meh... who buys music album in January? especially a recycled one?

 

about Rihanna, i must admit i enjoy Good Girl Gone Bad, i think it's a great rnb-lite album. but i don't think she has a strong staying power. i remember Ashanti during her peak way back (it was during my high school days lol). she was unstoppable. she was everywhere. she was overexposed. everything she released was a showstopper. BUT where is she now? nobody cares about her anymore. her last studio album "Declaration" was a huge flop. it didn't even get a worldwide release due to it's poor chart performance in the UK and US. poor Ashanti. we can now safely call her an overnight sensation.

[Ray]

I think it's great that Rihanna is influenced by Mariah, Céline and Whitney.

 

Although I never liked Rihanna before "Umbrella", I must say she's released one of the best albums of the last few years with "Good girl gone bad: reloaded". Eight hits from one album! Amazing!!!