it's a curious choice of single though, given that it seems like it belongs most on the almost entirely obvious single free memoirs
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 26 February 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
it really is so pretty, and so her
― surm, Wednesday, 26 February 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
it is, as are "#beautiful" and "the art of letting go", but i love that a) none of them are her resting on her laurels and churning out the kind of her people will automatically lap up, b) mariah invests being herself with this tremendously affecting hard-won air
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 26 February 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
yeah she's definitely not going for it her own way
― surm, Wednesday, 26 February 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link
i mean IS going for it her own way
https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/10014702_10100117401170117_1340908907_n.jpg
― Murgatroid, Friday, 7 March 2014 23:46 (ten years ago) link
http://www.fuse.tv/2014/04/mariah-carey-new-album-complete-guide
i think we knew all this but
Collaborators:
The album boasts a long list of collaborators (both rumored and confirmed) that could hopefully see Mimi taking some risks:
-Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins: A previous Mariah collaborator ("So Lonely" featuring Twista) produced single "The Art of Letting Go."
-Q-Tip: The Tribe Called Quest frontman told us he was working on the album in August 2012.
-Jermaine Dupri: A producer working with Mariah since the '90s ("Always Be My Baby," "Sweetheart," "We Belong Together"). Watch their undeniably chemistry in this Fuse News interview.
-David Morales: The dancefloor maestro who's served remixes like the "My All (Morales 'My' Club Remix)," featured on Mimi's official The Remixes album.
-Bryan-Michael Cox: A producer with two singles off her comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi ("Shake It Off" and "Don't Forget About Us").
-Hit-Boy: A new Mimi collaborator, rumored to have crafted a track titled "Thirsty." He's risen to A-list producer status with tracks like Kanye West & Jay Z's "N****s in Paris," Beyonce's "XO" and Lil Wayne's "Drop the World."
-The-Dream: A recent favorite of Mariah who worked on her last No. 1, "Touch My Body," and co-produced almost every track on her Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel LP.
-Mike WiLL Made It: R&B-pop's go-to guy, (Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop," Ciara's "Body Party") is a new collaborator for Mimi, confirmed in a Billboard interview.
-R. Kelly: While Mariah teased a studio snap with Kellz saying "working on a new song!" we're wondering if it's for the Chicago crooner's Trapped in the Closet series. No official word yet.
-Loris Holland: The singer tweeted she was in the studio with Holland, who worked on her past albums such as 1995's Daydream and 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi.
-Fabolous: While posting on Instagram about a night in the studio, Mariah posted a pic that she was "doing a different record now" and tagged the Brooklyn rapper. The collaborated on the track "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" off Mimi's Glitter soundtrack.
― surm, Saturday, 5 April 2014 12:10 (ten years ago) link
Fabolous!!
― surm, Saturday, 5 April 2014 12:11 (ten years ago) link
― some dude, Saturday, 5 April 2014 12:22 (ten years ago) link
she's releasing the album to itunes next month. could be may 6th as planned but might be some other time.
― prolego, Friday, 25 April 2014 09:26 (ten years ago) link
probably the best strategy possible at this point (considering the label won't allow another pushback) considering it'll save her the face of releasing a fourth lead single and she can generate some press out of the move. plus as a notorious perfectionist she can work on it till the second it drops pretty much, which is good
― prolego, Friday, 25 April 2014 09:35 (ten years ago) link
what happens if the sound engineer drops the wrong mix on itunes tho
― all is fair in love and womp (monotony), Friday, 25 April 2014 11:29 (ten years ago) link
i don't think mimi quite grasps quite the word "surprise" means. four singles, billboard announcement, release date in the month that it's been scheduled for ≠ surprise
intrigued by wtf she's going for though - i've loved everything so far but i have no idea whether she wants this to be an album for tru heads à la memoirs ("you're mine" suggested that commercial smashing wasn't a priority) or HITZ ("#beautiful", and the endless delays, suggest she wants these too...)
― lex pretend, Friday, 25 April 2014 13:24 (ten years ago) link
Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse
― some dude, Thursday, 1 May 2014 03:15 (ten years ago) link
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/me.-i-am-mariah...the-elusive/id872238798
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 May 2014 03:22 (ten years ago) link
Wow @ that title. She's outdone herself.
― Greer, Thursday, 1 May 2014 03:41 (ten years ago) link
lmao
― dyl, Thursday, 1 May 2014 05:07 (ten years ago) link
"Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse" Tracklisting:
1. Cry.2. Faded3. Dedicated (feat. Nas)4. #Beautiful (feat. Miguel)5. Thirsty6. Make It Look Good7. You’re Mine (Eternal)8. You Don’t Know What To Do (feat. Wale)9. Supernatural (With Special Guest Stars “Dembabies” a.k.a. Ms. Monroe & Mr. Moroccan Scott Cannon a.k.a. Roc ‘N Roe)10. Meteorite11. Camouflage12. Money ($ * / …) (feat. Fabolous)13. One More Try14. Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can’t Give Up Now)15. It’s a Wrap (feat. Mary J. Blige) [Deluxe edition]16. Betcha Gon’ Know (feat. R. Kelly) [Deluxe edition]17. The Art of Letting Go [Deluxe edition]18. Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse
― lex pretend, Thursday, 1 May 2014 06:02 (ten years ago) link
As if track 18 isn't track 1.
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Thursday, 1 May 2014 06:06 (ten years ago) link
wow @ it's a wrap w mjb
― schlump, Thursday, 1 May 2014 06:13 (ten years ago) link
15. It’s a Wrap (feat. Mary J. Blige) [Deluxe edition]16. Betcha Gon’ Know (feat. R. Kelly) [Deluxe edition]
hang on, these are evidently exhumed from the shelved memoirs remix album. oh mimi, bless you for still trying to make angels advocate happen
― lex pretend, Thursday, 1 May 2014 07:34 (ten years ago) link
well this looks bad
― r|t|c, Thursday, 1 May 2014 07:45 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mSezvKLxVM
that this is a nickname and not something jd just called her last week when she turned up 3 hours late at the studio for mixing is stretching believability but i'll take it
― prolego, Thursday, 1 May 2014 08:22 (ten years ago) link
I love how her titles keep getting more and more ridiculous
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 May 2014 09:49 (ten years ago) link
can we start a parody list of titles?
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:29 (ten years ago) link
omg i didn't even notice the angels advocate repeats hahahaha
i hope "one more try" is a george michael cover, she would do a really beautiful job on it i'm sure
― dyl, Thursday, 1 May 2014 17:48 (ten years ago) link
yeah it almost certainly is. faith is one of her favourite albums and it quite heavily influenced her (first!) self-titled album
― prolego, Thursday, 1 May 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
omg. at all of this. i didn't know that RE: Faith but that's awesome. makes so much sense. tracklisting looks good. tho nervous about the babies singing. Mary J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― surm, Thursday, 1 May 2014 19:07 (ten years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/p206x206/10268572_10152377316647766_7539061411632124655_n.jpg i can't
― surm, Friday, 2 May 2014 03:41 (ten years ago) link
the way she pronounces "chanteuse" in that video is everything
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Friday, 2 May 2014 10:09 (ten years ago) link
New single is called "Thirsty" and produced by Hit-Boy.
http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-mariah-carey-thirsty-premiere-news.html
― Greer, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 13:38 (ten years ago) link
jeez, what a mess
― Number None, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 13:51 (ten years ago) link
sounds like they just slapped a couple of unrelated acapellas on top of a third-rate knockoff of the Niggas in Paris beat
― Number None, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 13:53 (ten years ago) link
The HQ for anyone not interested in hearing radio djs talking over it: http://revolt.tv/video/first-listen-mariah-carey-ft-rich-homie-quan-thirsty/66859648-E559-4CD9-A79C-EC40E1434DD6
I think I like this. Mostly for the pre-chorus(?).
― Greer, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:39 (ten years ago) link
omg
― surm, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
beautifulyou're minethirsty
― surm, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:48 (ten years ago) link
even surm forgot "the art of letting go" ;_;
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:52 (ten years ago) link
(this is very "migrate", which is a plus for me)
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
ok i've only heard it once and "UH. you're thirsty. UH. you're thirsty." is basically embedded in my head forever
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:54 (ten years ago) link
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― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 16:17 (ten years ago) link
i'm resigned to none of these singles being hits but i'm pretty optimistic about this album given her last few and the people who worked on this one
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 May 2014 16:18 (ten years ago) link
the lack of hits hasn't correlated with the quality of her music since like 2005 so i'm not really awaiting that smash single either
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
i mean, e=mc2 was packed with hits and she still managed to mostly fuck the campaign up, then memoirs pretty explicitly didn't aim for hits, so it's a moot point really
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 16:22 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Emancipation was imo the least interesting of the last five albums, including Christmas Part II.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 May 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
Get out.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 20:07 (ten years ago) link
damn, this really is a mess :/
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 20:10 (ten years ago) link
"Beautiful" went platinum though. It's kind of a hit. Not a smash, but casual radio listeners are aware of it. #81 for the year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2013 so it's about as much of a hit as "Adorn" or "Swimming Pools."
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
I've heard it at bars.
well sure, it got out there a bit. it's just being measured against, y'know, 18 career #1s and a gigantic comeback less than a decade ago.
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 20:41 (ten years ago) link
yeah of course. i guess i'm just always surprised how many people are aware of it considering it didn't place Top 10, compared to songs that no one remembers that actually achieved single-digit status.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 20:45 (ten years ago) link