Mariah Carey: Official Topic

[Nikosn17]

The album has LEAKED??? I wanna know how Cruise Control, I Stay In Love, Side Effects and OOC sound at full length.

 

For me Cruise Control and OCC are the most lame songs in the album however many fans love them... but not me.

I Stay In Love and Side Effects are like two of the best songs in the album.

[alextrusca]

I've listened to the album and really it doesn't impress me that much, there a few songs that stand out by themselves but it is pretty dull and boring. It has a lot of fillers but it isn't really bad material or something unpleasant. This R'n'B feel that she's adopted doesn't make my day.

[dj4celine]

My fav. songs from the album are the last three songs:

 

1. For The Record

2. Bye Bye

3. I Wish You Well

 

 

And this album ranks in among my fav. Mariah albums

 

01. Butterfly

02. Mariah Carey

03. TEOM

04. E=MC2

05. Music Box

06. Emotions

07. Charmbracelet

08. Glitter

09. Daydream

10. Rainbow

 

I didn't rate the compilations and the Xmas album

[dj4celine]

I love "Bye Bye" a lot. The lyrics are sooo

 

I agree: 19th number one for sure.

 

Yeah.. the lyrics are just too good

[Céline's Blues]

For the Record is indeed one of best songs she has recorded in the last 10 years. The only good one on the new album. Silky and very radio-friendly but not cheap sounding like Touch My Body.

[LuisMa]

Now that you're doing it, lemme rank my Mariah albums

 

01. Mariah Carey

02. Butterfly

03. E=MC2

04. Daydream

05. Music Box

06. The Emancipation of Mimi

07. Merry Christmas

08. Rainbow

09. Emotions

10. Glitter

11. Charmbracelet

 

And this is my Top 10 singles:

 

01. Always Be My Baby

02. Can't Let Go

03. We Belong Together

04. Bye Bye

05. Love Takes Time

06. Dreamlover

07. Heartbreaker

08. Touch My Body

09. Hero

10. Vision Of Love

[alextrusca]

indeed For The Record is a very good song, I think the best on the album. :wub:

[Ray]

The albums and my points:

 

Mariah Carey: 10

Emotions: 10

Unplugged: 8

Music Box: 10

Merry Christmas: 10

Daydream: 10

Butterfly: 9

#1's: 10

Rainbow: 10

Glitter: 7

Charmbracelet: 7

The Emancipation of Mimi: 9

E=MC2: 10

 

Her new album is the best since Rainbow!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ray]

My personal review:

 

1. Migrate featuring T-Pain (Danja)

LOVE it! Usually I don't like rappers, but even T-Pain is okay on this song. Love the opening note!!!!! This should be a single!

 

2. Touch My Body (C. "Tricky" Stewart and Tarius "The-Dream" Nash)

Love it! Also the dance (edit) remixes are really good and the remix featuring The Dream. LOVE IT!

 

3. Cruise Control featuring Damian Marley (Jermaine Dupri)

Great! Something different for Mariah. Love the way she sings with the Jamaican accent! So funny!

 

4. I Stay in Love (Bryan-Michael Cox)

Beautiful ballad. Single...?

 

5. Side Effects featuring Young Jeezy (Scott Storch)

Beautiful (though dramatic) lyrics.

 

6. I'm That Chick (Stargate)

LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Single please!!!! I'm that chick you like!

 

7. Love Story (Jermaine Dupri)

Beautiful song.

 

8. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (DJ Toomp)

LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favorites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

9. Last Kiss (Jermaine Dupri)

Good.

 

10. Thanx 4 Nothin' (Jermaine Dupri)

Good.

 

11. O.O.C. (Swizz Beatz)

Another up-tempo track. Ever since the Daydream album I've wondered where the up-tempo tracks had gone. But they're back and I love them: O.C.C., That chick, Loving u long time... GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

12. For the Record (Bryan-Michael Cox)

Good song. One of my husband's favorites (along with Loving u long time and Last kiss).

 

13. Bye Bye (Stargate)

It brings many fans to tears. However, not me. Although I do like it. Great song to end a concert for years to come.

 

14. I Wish You Well (James Poyser)

Beautiful last song of the album. It's always nice to hear her do a gospel song.

 

Total album:

BRILLIANT!!!! All songs are good, which makes it better than Glitter, Charmbracelet or The Emancipation of Mimi.

[LuisMa]

Thanks for your review Ray. I haven't listened to the whole album yet, but now I'm excited about it, given that many of you are really happy with it. Will listen to it tonight.

[Prince Whiskers]

For the Record is indeed one of best songs she has recorded in the last 10 years. The only good one on the new album. Silky and very radio-friendly but not cheap sounding like Touch My Body.

Really? I'll look for it. The 30-sec. clip that I had heard was unremarkable.

[Prince Whiskers]

dhena and Nikosn, "Glitter" flopped because when the movie came out, people thought the CD was just as bad, and it had the misfortune of being released on 9/11.

[Nikosn17]

Mariah performed ''Fly Like A Bird'' at ''Idol Gives Back''.The show will be aired on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:30pm on Fox Network.

Here are some photos:

 

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8291/12kl9.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7074/14cv5.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9634/26pw8.jpg

[dj4celine]

Thanks Nikson for the pics. (But I already downloaded them ) And weren't there were some clips on youtube few hours back?? But somehow it got deleted now From what I saw in the clips, I thought it was a good performance but I still doubt whether or not it was 100% LIVE

 

And as Ray's given his reviews for each and every song, I'll give mine too later tonight. All I can say is that the more I listen to it, the more I like it

Edited April 8, 2008 at 10:46 AM by dj4celine

[Nikosn17]

I don't think it will be 100 % live either. I heard some snippets too.

[LuisMa]

Thanks for the pics. She looks amazing. Also, on Mediabase, some stations are starting to add "Bye Bye" to their playlist. It's actually making its debut at 104 today:

 

104 MARIAH CAREY Bye Bye 38 0 38 0.641

Edited April 8, 2008 at 07:12 PM by LuisMa

[Nikosn17]

My source says that the correct numbers are:

Audience: 1.349 M

Spins: 77

[Nikosn17]

Mariah is expected to be #1 with ''Touch My Body'' this week too.

 

Mariah Carey "Touch My Body": (11,900 airplay + 16,815 sales). = 28.750

Lewis - "Bleeding Love": 27,614 (7,000 airplay + 20,614 sales) = 27.614

Madonna - "4 Minutes": 25,675 (4,000 airplay + 21,675 sales) = 25.645

[LuisMa]

"Touch My Body" hangs on to the top of The Billboard Hot 100 for a second week, facing strong competition from the song she dislodged from #1, Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," which rebounds 4-2. Next week could be a difficult week for Mariah to hold on to the top spot for a third week, since Lewis' airplay is skyrocketing and her album was released yesterday. Edited April 10, 2008 at 03:52 AM by LuisMa

[Nikosn17]

^^ True.

 

Mariah's performance at Idol Gives Back:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZR6ueLdx50

[Black Kitten]

i don't like the performance. her most magical performance of FLAB was during the Grammys and the TAOM dvd. (maybe the only reason to buy the dvd).

[Nikosn17]

i don't like the performance. her most magical performance of FLAB was during the Grammys and the TAOM dvd. (maybe the only reason to buy the dvd).

 

For me the best live performance of this song is the one @ Shelter From The Storm 2005. Do you know it ?

[Nikosn17]

"Touch My Body" remains at #1 for a 2nd week in a row on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, issue date April 19, 2008. By doing so, Mariah is now tied with Elvis Presley for the artist with the most cumulative weeks at the top position of the Hot 100 Chart. Each of them has spent 79 weeks at #1.

 

 

This woman is unstopable.

[Black Kitten]

i don't like the performance. her most magical performance of FLAB was during the Grammys and the TAOM dvd. (maybe the only reason to buy the dvd).

 

For me the best live performance of this song is the one @ Shelter From The Storm 2005. Do you know it ?

sadly, no... but the Good Morning America 2005 performance is pretty nice as well. but yeah she looked gorgeous during the Idol performance (love the straight hair!). im so looking forward for next week's idol! she's this week's mentor and she'll perform the next day! woooohhhh im so happy!

 

ps: i now have the money for the release of E=MC2 (Php 459) next week. i hope the album is on the 'international edition' special super jewel case and not on a digipak!

[Nikosn17]

i don't like the performance. her most magical performance of FLAB was during the Grammys and the TAOM dvd. (maybe the only reason to buy the dvd).

 

For me the best live performance of this song is the one @ Shelter From The Storm 2005. Do you know it ?

sadly, no... but the Good Morning America 2005 performance is pretty nice as well. but yeah she looked gorgeous during the Idol performance (love the straight hair!). im so looking forward for next week's idol! she's this week's mentor and she'll perform the next day! woooohhhh im so happy!

 

ps: i now have the money for the release of E=MC2 (Php 459) next week. i hope the album is on the 'international edition' special super jewel case and not on a digipak!

 

 

OMG you gotta see that performance:

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QR-znAg24k0

 

I can't wait for her appearance on Idol too. She is gonna perform ''Bye Bye'' on April 16.

By the way did you listen to the whole album or you are waiting to buy it ?

Edited April 10, 2008 at 07:21 AM by Nikosn17

[Black Kitten]

amazon is on my #1 for 'don't visit' website now as they have the clips of the songs! LOL i don't wanna hear more from the album now. it will hit the stores this week and i really wanna be surprised. i heard migrate, bye bye, im that chick and touch my body, and i don't wanna hear any of the remaining 10 songs left pls!haha

[Nikosn17]

amazon is on my #1 for 'don't visit' website now as they have the clips of the songs! LOL i don't wanna hear more from the album now. it will hit the stores this week and i really wanna be surprised. i heard migrate, bye bye, im that chick and touch my body, and i don't wanna hear any of the remaining 10 songs left pls!haha

 

There are 12 songs left if you count the 2 bonus tracks for Japan. (''For Real, For Real'' and ''Heat'') We haven't heard them yet. Of course we won't have the chance to buy the Japan version but hey...

[Black Kitten]

oye! but my TEOM Ultra Platinum Edition is a Japan import, that's why i have Sprung and Secret Love.

 

and btw, what the heck happened to the bonus dvd if TEOM? the link to 'mariah carey in her own words' and the video of DFAU is not working anymore!

[Nikosn17]

oye! but my TEOM Ultra Platinum Edition is a Japan import, that's why i have Sprung and Secret Love.

 

and btw, what the heck happened to the bonus dvd if TEOM? the link to 'mariah carey in her own words' and the video of DFAU is not working anymore!

 

I don't know. I never bought the Ultra Platinum Edition. I have just the regular 14 songs version. It would be great if you get the japan version of E=MC2.

[Black Kitten]

E=MC2 is now out in japan and is now being auctioned at eBay! woohhh can't wait! so excited!!!