Any Mariah Carey fans out there?

[MutantEnemy]

Mariah is going to perform tomorrow at the Michael Jackson Memorial, and will likely be performing "I'll Be There" and maybe something else (One Sweet Day). Hopefully it wont be the new single because that would be low rent.

[universALLove]

Mariah is going to perform tomorrow at the Michael Jackson Memorial, and will likely be performing "I'll Be There" and maybe something else (One Sweet Day). Hopefully it wont be the new single because that would be low rent.

I would have thought she'd be too emotional to sing. "I'll Be There" and "One Sweet Day" would be nice though.

[blackcauldron85]

Mariah Carey's Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel To Feature Ads
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/161746 ... riah.jhtml

[universALLove]

MemoirsTracklist Revealed, Next Single is Foreigner Cover

Foreigner's Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, "I Want to Know What Love Is."

It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.

I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of "Memoirs" and let me tell you: Mariah's got a hit on her hands along the lines of "Emancipation of Mimi "The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), "Memoirs" boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a Mariah Carey song.

Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.

The other songs on the album – these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: "Betcha," "Obsessed," "H.A.T.E.U.," "Candy Bling," "Ribbon," "Standing O's.," "Impossible," "It's a Wrap," "Inseparable," "Up Out My Face," "More than Just Friends," and "Angels Cry."

Several of these are radio ready. "Angels Cry" is an honest-to-god ballad a la "Vision of Love," and should be a gigantic success. "Standing O's" also has potential, as do "H.A.T.E.U." – which stands for "having a typical emotional upset" – and "Inseparable."

Def Jam's L.A. Reid – who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers – is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can't go wrong. Carey's album, is, as they used to say, "what the kids want." Plus, it's got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy "It's a Wrap." And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it's going to be everywhere.

Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.

So, by the end of September we'll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They're each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we'll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.

http://www.mariahdaily.com/news.shtml

[Cordy_Biddle]

Yes, I lurve Mariah, especially her classic stuff like the 'Music Box' album; but I must confess I also have a soft spot for GLITTER ("Never Too Far" is one of her most underrated ballads).

[universALLove]

Yes, I lurve Mariah, especially her classic stuff like the 'Music Box' album; but I must confess I also have a soft spot for GLITTER ("Never Too Far" is one of her most underrated ballads).

I know, I really like the Glitter album too. I don't think it's her worst album at all, I would say Charmbracelet is (it's the one I listen to the least). "Lead The Way" is so beautifully sung, "Loverboy" is just a really fun, sexy track and "Want You" with Eric Bennett is another little gem. I'd go as far as to say it's one of her most creative albums because she tries different sounds on this album, instead of sticking to the same formula like she tends to. If Glitter had been a huge success, I think Mariah might have experimented more with different sounds on future records.

[blackcauldron85]

Where would you (Nick or anyone who's heard the new songs) place Memoirs in terms of best to worst Mariah albums? I got all excited when I read "ballad-centric", but many of those titles don't sound like ballads... Not that I don't love me some upbeat Mariah songs, but I much prefer her older upbeat songs to her newer ones, but I always love me some good Mariah ballads!

[universALLove]

Where would you (Nick or anyone who's heard the new songs) place Memoirs in terms of best to worst Mariah albums?

It's hard to judge at the moment because not many tracks/snippets have leaked so I really don't know what direction Mariah is going in with this album. I know it's going to be ballad heavy but I don't know whether a lot will be power ballads, or slow soft and whispery. I really like "Obsessed" (even though it may not be to everyones' taste) and I've heard a demo version of "H.A.T.E.U" by The-Dream (it's been removed from YouTube, I tried looking for it but all of the videos I found didn't work) but here's a 30 second snippet of Mariah's version, it's not very good quality :

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I really like it judging by that clip and The-Dream's demo, I hope it'll be a single.

[blackcauldron85]

Is The-Dream supposed to rap on Mariah's version? It's hard to tell whether or not I like the song based on that clip, but thanks for sharing!

[universALLove]

Is The-Dream supposed to rap on Mariah's version? It's hard to tell whether or not I like the song based on that clip, but thanks for sharing!

No he does actually sing (he sounds like he does on "My Love" which features Mariah). There was an instrumental of the song on YouTube, I could post that later for you, if you like?

[blackcauldron85]

I could not be lazy and search for it myself, but if you want to post it, that'd be cool!

[universALLove]

I could not be lazy and search for it myself, but if you want to post it, that'd be cool!

Good news, I found The-Dream's demo version of the song, therefore I won't bother posting the instrumental now:

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&

This is another demo by The-Dream of a track that is "rumoured" to be on her upcoming release:

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Enjoy

[DisneyFreak5282]

"H.A.T.E.U." – which stands for "having a typical emotional upset"

I thought "H.A.T.E.U." was supposed to stand for "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U" when it was initially announced? What happened?

[universALLove]

"H.A.T.E.U." – which stands for "having a typical emotional upset"

I thought "H.A.T.E.U." was supposed to stand for "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U" when it was initially announced? What happened?

I never wrote that. Where did you get that quote from...? I can't recall writing that because I too thought H.A.T.E.U meant "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U"

[DisneyFreak5282]

I thought "H.A.T.E.U." was supposed to stand for "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U" when it was initially announced? What happened?

I never wrote that. Where did you get that quote from...? I can't recall writing that because I too thought H.A.T.E.U meant "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U"

It's from the article you copy and pasted.

[universALLove]

I never wrote that. Where did you get that quote from...? I can't recall writing that because I too thought H.A.T.E.U meant "Hold And Tenderly Embrace U"

It's from the article you copy and pasted.

Which one was that?

[DisneyFreak5282]

The one before Cordy_Biddle's post.

[universALLove]

Ah yes, so it does. How foolish of me. I guess I just forgot that part

[universALLove]

A new Mariah clip of "100%"

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[universALLove]

Yay! It's official, Mariah has finally completed Memoirs, she tweeted yesterday!

Now roll on Sept. 29th