Any Mariah Carey fans out there?

[MutantEnemy]

It's funny that the three most frequent posters in the Mariah thread are also the three most frequent posters in the Whitney thread, LOL!!!

Anyway, I am soo excited for this CD (as is usual in the case of a new MC album!) Looking forward to seeing more growth as per E=MC2 (For the Record) as well as some retro ballads like IWTKWLI! Exciting time in music in my view!

[universALLove]

Exclusive: Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel Production Credits

As promised, we have more information about Mariah's new album Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel for you. Below are running times and production details for each one of the album tracks. Most of the album was produced by the team of Mariah, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. James Wright and Crystal Johnson were the only other writers/producers involved in the album. Three songs use samples from other songs: "Candy Bling" (sample: "Back in the Day" by Ahmad, 1993), "Inseparable" (sample: "Time After Time" by Cindi Lauper, 1984) and "More Than Just Friends" (sample: "One More Chance" by The Notorious B.I.G, 1995). The album's total length is 1:18:36 (Disc 1 - 56:13, Disc 2 - 22:23).

MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner
Executive Producers: Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid

Release Credits:
Executive Producers: Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid
Album Producers: Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
A&R: Karen Kwak
Management: Maroon Management and Violator Management
Management A&R Coordination: Scott Marcus
A&R Administration: Tara Bryan
Product Manager: Garrett Schaeffer
Mastered by: Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Art Direction and Design: Andy West
Design Photography: Michael Thompson
Hair by: Oribe
Make-Up: Kristofer Buckle
Art and Photography Coordination: Kristen Yiengst
Package Production: Carol Corless
Legal: Allen Grubman, Joe Brenner & Sonya Guardo
Business Management: Ron Nash & Rosemarie Passerino
Business Affairs: Michael Seltzer, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen
Sample Clearances: Deborah Mannis-Gardner for DMG Clearances, Inc.

DISC 1
1. Betcha Gon' Know (the prologue) 4:00
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and James "Big Jim" Wright

2. Obsessed 4:05
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

3. H.A.T.E.U. 4:28
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

4. Candy Bling 4:03
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Ahmad A. Lewis, Stefan Gordy, John Klemmer
Produced by Mariah Carey, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Los Da Mystro
Contains interpolations from the composition "Back In The Day" written by Ahmad Lewis, Stefan Gordy and John Klemmer and published by Universal MCA Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Music of Windswept (ASCAP)/EMI Full Keel Music (ASCAP)/Remohj Music Co, (BMI). Used by permission. All rights reserved.

5. Ribbon 4:21
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

6. Inseparable 3:34
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Robert Hyman, Cyndi Lauper
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Contains interpolations of the composition "Time After Time" written by Robert Hyman and Cyndi Lauper and publishing by Sony/ATV Music (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Used by permission. All rights reserved.

7. Standing O 4:00
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

8. It's A Wrap 3:59
Written by Mariah Carey
Produced by Mariah Carey, Heatmyzer, C. "Tricky" Stewart and James "Big Jim" Wright

9. Up Out My Face 3:41
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

10. Up Out My Face (the reprise) 0:51
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

11. More Than Just Friends 3:37
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Contains interpolations of "One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)" written by Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan and published by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP). Used by permission. All rights reserved.

12. The Impossible 4:01
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

13. The Impossible (the reprise) 2:26
Written by Mariah Carey, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, C. "Tricky" Stewart
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash

14. Angel (the interlude) 1:04
Written by Mariah Carey
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and James "Big Jim" Wright

15. Angels Cry 4:02
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Crystal Johnson
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and James "Big Jim" Wright

16. Languishing (the interlude) 2:34
Written by Mariah Carey, James Wright
Produced by Mariah Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright

17. I Want To Know What Love Is 3:27
Written by Mike Jones
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and James "Big Jim" Wright
Additional production by Randy Jackson for Dream Merchant 21 Music

DISC 2
1. Obsessed - Cahill Radio Mix 3:18
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Remix, production & programming by Cahill (J. Barlow/T. Condran/A. Powers/S. Rosser)

2. Obsessed - Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit 3:10
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Remix and additional production by Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel

3. Obsessed - Jump Smokers Radio Edit 3:17
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Remix and additional production by Jump Smokers

4. Obsessed - Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix 4:09
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Remixed and produced by Friscia and Lamboy for www.g5ent.net

5. Obsessed - (Video) 4:04
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Video Producer: Ron Mohrhoff for H.S.I. Productions
Video Director: Brett Ratner

6. Obsessed (Remix) - (Video) 4:25
Written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Video Producer: Ron Mohrhoff for H.S.I. Productions
Video Director: Brett Ratner

Source: MariahDailyJournal

[universALLove]

Clips of Mariah's new album:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B002OKS ... 969&sr=8-5

[DisneyFreak5282]

Clips of Mariah's new album:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B002OKS ... 969&sr=8-5

!!!!!!

I can't wait for this! I just really want the album to leak so I can give it a listen, just to hold me over until the 29th! "H.A.T.E.U." and "Ribbon" are my favorites so far. BRING ON SEPTEMBER 29th!! (and whenever the album leaks!)

[PeterPanfan]

Ugh, I honestly don't know if I want to buy Mariah's new album or not. I love her, but "Obsessed" did NOT impress me. =/

[singerguy04]

where can you listen to the clips from that link?

[DisneyFreak5282]

where can you listen to the clips from that link?

I just clicked it, and I think they took the clips down. There used to be a little play button next to the title's name but I'm not seeing one this time

[singerguy04]

I would be just a tad too late! lol

Anyways, I'm loving I Want to Know What Love Is!!! I've been listening to it on her site on and off all day.

[universALLove]

New Photos: Mariah Recreates Butterfly Era

Below are brand-new gorgeous photos of Mariah, taken from a promotional photoshoot for the new album. In the pictures, Mariah seems to recreate the iconic 1997 Butterfly album photoshoot.









Last month, a picture of Mariah was released in which she recreated her 1990 self titled debut / "Vision of Love" photoshoot.





For someone who is pushing into their 40s, she looks incredible! Hasn't aged a bit, she's still gorgeous as always! She may be showing a little too much teeth but still looks great nevertheless.

[universALLove]

MARIAH CAREY IS A VISION IN VEGAS

Mariah Carey descended onto the stage in a white gown on Friday (Sept. 11) for the first of four special engagements she has scheduled at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Mimi took fans back with a hairstyle reminiscent of her ’90s “Vision of Love” days. She performed mostly new material, but reached into her catalog for a few crowd pleasers.













Source: Rap-Up.com

WOW! She looks STUNNING! Lovin' the darker hair too, very reminiscent of the 90s

here's the setlist too:

Mariah's first show in Las Vegas just recently ended, and it was absolutely amazing! Mariah did an incredible job singing the familiar hits as well as songs from the new album. Check back tomorrow for concert tidbits, photos and reviews. Below is the show's set list:

Butterfly intro
Daydream interlude
Shake It Off
Touch My Body
Fly Like A Bird
Make It Happen
Angels Cry
Always Be My Baby
It's Like That
Subtle Invitation
Trey Lorenz - Rock With You (Michael Jackson Tribute)
Honey
Heartbreaker (Remix + Original)
Close My Eyes
My All
Obsessed
Up Out My Face
I Want To Know What Love Is
We Belong Together

Source: MariahDaily



I'm SO excited about this whole Memoirs era! The album sounds amazing, I can't wait!!!! Sounds so much better than E=MC²

[blackcauldron85]

Sounds like it was a great performance! And she looks great!

[universALLove]

New Photo: Mariah Recreates Debut Album Cover Pose

Below is another photo from the promotional photoshoot for the new Memoirs album. In the picture, Mariah recreates the cover pose on her 1990 self-titled debut album, "Mariah Carey".

Old


New

[Poody]

I went to both the Vegas shows. She was AMAZING! Yeah, but that's not breaking news or anything....

[universALLove]

I went to both the Vegas shows. She was AMAZING! Yeah, but that's not breaking news or anything....

Oh wow! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Poody! Did you take lots of photos?

[Poody]

Oh wow! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Poody! Did you take lots of photos?

Oh nah, I don't both trying to sneak cameras into concerts anymore, especially Mariah ones.... LOL Because they are usually strict on cameras, especially in Vegas. I was also suppose to go backstage... but I didn't get there in time, stupid theater.

[DisneyFreak5282]

*SQUEAL* IT LEAKED!!!!!!!!!!

[universALLove]

*SQUEAL* IT LEAKED!!!!!!!!!!

I know!!! I can't stop playing it!!! I LOVE it!!! I'm so happy!!!



Just make sure you all go out and buy it when it comes out . I know I will be for sure. The booklet is going to be a mini magazine, (collaboration with Elle)

[DisneyFreak5282]

Oh don't you worry, I will definitely be buying it.
This leak makes me want September 29th to come sooner! So many great releases are that day and it's gonna be amazing! I hate how the booklet is going to be a mini-magazine. According to Wiki only the first million copies pressed will be formatted like that. After that, it will be a standard booklet.

[universALLove]

Oh don't you worry, I will definitely be buying it.
This leak makes me want September 29th to come sooner! So many great releases are that day and it's gonna be amazing! I hate how the booklet is going to be a mini-magazine. According to Wiki only the first million copies pressed will be formatted like that. After that, it will be a standard booklet.

I'll get both versions then
Even though you don't like the magazine concept at least it's different and it's never been done before. Also it's "slightly" rarer than the standard version if there are only going to be a select amount being made.

[DisneyFreak5282]

Yeah, I'll buy it the day it comes out and then in a few months (likely after the Holidays) hopefully they will have started to press copies of the album without the ads. I'm curious to see if they will do this with other artists' albums.


So what do you guys think so far? I've listened to the album in whole about twice, and I think it's safe to say that I really hope this album grows on me. I'm just not into it as much as I hoped. "Betcha Gon' Know" is an ok track, but it's simply an intro, so people shouldn't be looking for too much depth. "Obsessed" is an always-skip for me, I've just heard it way too many times. My favorite track is "H.A.T.E.U.", as I predicted. I listened to it about 7 times today and am still not tired of it. "Candy Bling"'s alright, and "Ribbon" is my second favorite song off the album. "Inseperable" sounds eerily like "Shake It Off", but I like it. "Standing O" is really good and catchy. "It's A Wrap" is decent, but nothing too special. "Up Out My Face / Up Out My Face (The Reprise)" are welcomed additions, and are catchy as well. "More Than Just Friends" takes the album to a more Hip-Hopish area, with a funky beat. I like it. "The Impossible / The Impossible (The Reprise)" bring the album back down to a more mellow side while still managing to keep things funky. "Angels Cry" would probably do well as a single - I like it. "Languishing" is real great and mellow, I really think it should have been made into a full song. "I Want To Know What Love Is" is...well, we've all heard it!

I'm also debating on whether or not I want to pick up the 3-CD box set that goes along with Memoirs. It contains Charmbracelet, The Emancipation of Mimi: Platinum Edition, and E=MC2. It also contains an exclusive Mariah poster and a slot for a fourth CD (it says that the spot is for Memoirs). I have Charmbracelet, but I could trade in my copy I have now because I sorta need the cash. I have both the Standard edition and the Limited editions of the 14-track version of The Emancipation of Mimi, and don't really want the Platinum Edition, because I've been trying to hunt down a copy of the Ultra Platinum Edition, which includes a bonus DVD. I also have the deluxe and standard editions of E=MC2. It's $25, but it looks like it's a good box, plus if I got rid of Charmbracelet, I would be essentially paying $25 for that album along with an edition of TEOM that I don't have, plus a poster. Down the road, I can trade in an edition of E=MC2 and the Platinum Edition of TEOM and use TEOM's empty spot for the Ultra Platinum Edition and have a killer box set with 6 discs in all. Such a tough decision!