Mariah Carey New Album " That Chick" --- April

[rosenkavalier]

Since the other thread is nearing capacity,and we have more info about this new album , I think it's time to start a new one

the old one
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Mariah Carey - That Chick
Their old diva (in terms of contract, not age, of course) is Mariah, who is riding high after the 7xPlatinum-selling Emancipation Of Mimi.

We got to hear 10 tracks from the follow-up, That Chick, which I have to say sounded more polished and commercial than Janet's effort.

One track in particular is set to make big bucks, and that's Bye Bye - a torch song for people "who lost they grandmothers". I guarantee that Simon Cowell will be sick of hearing badly-realised auditions of it by the end of the year.

Lyrics were never Carey's strong point, mind you, so her paean to loss is summed up with not-very-insightful Hallmark platitudes like "I'd give the world to see your face" and "Life goes on". Profound, eh?

Still, at least it's better than when she desperately attempts to prove how bang up to date she is. In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)". Not exactly the sexiest boudoir come-on you've ever heard, is it?

But there are plenty of good tunes to counter the awesomely bad lyrics. Migrate, about a night out with Mariah while she wears jeans ("yeah, they fit", she informs us) is sure to be a candidate for heavy MTV rotation, although I hope to god they excise T-Pain's hopelessly strained vocals. Lovin' You Long Time, meanwhile, is a strutting uptempo number very much in the style of It's Like That.

So, what have we learnt from this listening "event"? Well, I wasn't overwhelmed by the music - despite (or perhaps because of) the fact it was played so ear-splittingly loud that it felt like I was being punched repeatedly in the ears by a cyberman. Both artists have turned in a tuneful, competent set of R&B songs, but I'm not sure that any of them have the charisma or vitality to compete with the Rihannas and Beyonces of this world.


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[rosenkavalier]

buzz starting now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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you need to wait untill page 100.

[cutiepie²]

Jan 16, 2008 18:59:56 GMT -5 www said:

you need to wait untill page 100.

[allihave]

Have Emancipation Of Mimi been certified 7xPlatinum???

[~ M-Dolla ¤]

Cool! Hope its good!

[skaterboyccs]

Close this thread please... the old one left 35 pages...

[4 Minutes to be a Legend]

They are mimicking the marketing strategy of 'The Emancipation of Mimi' down to the dot! If they do that it will backfire on their faces. The public hates to see a 'DejaVu' (can be used both as a reference and non reference to Beyonce's song).

-April Release Date (like TEOM)
-6 Singles Planned (like TEOM)
-2nd single is gonna be a big ballad (like TEOM)
-Probably will get re-released in November (like TEOM)

[New Evolution]

I normally would agree with you, but when the album is finished, the album is finished. Mariah always does the uptempo, ballad, midtempo pattern (except CB and the first album). I do agree though that if it looks blatantly obvious they are doing the same marketing strategies.. certain people will take notice.

If the music is good, then hopefully it will be a hit. Honestly, theres no way it will sell as much as TEOM anyway so any mimicking would look foolish at this point.

[mrjedi]

The official UK MTV review from the preview night:

"L.A Reid invites an exclusive VIP audience to hear the new albums...

Last night in a central London hotel theatre, Def Jam head L.A Reid invited a very exclusive VIP audience to hear the new albums from both his 2 top divas Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.

With stringent rules laid down at the top of the evening about not leaving the room for a bathroom visit , handing over all gadgets and returning song word sheets, we knew it was about to go down.

Beginning with Janet's new material which sees Janet reworking her old sounds from the days of ''velvet rope and ''control'' Janet's material was quite sexually overt and a little gross (''real heavy like my first period''!) but it was really Mariah's new material that blew everyone away.

Ms Carey's new album, tentatively titled ''that chick'', saw collaborations with T Pain , Young Jeezy and Damien Marley with production by her long time friend and producer Jermaine Dupri, Will I Am, Rodney Jerkins and The Dream.

The new music with catchier hooks and melodies than ever, even sees Mariah taking on an exciting new musical adventure where she sings in Jamaican patois on her Damien Marley duet ''Cruise Control'' where she references ''dramas'' and ''baby mamas'' and like your favourite rap star Mariah throws down new MC slanguage (‘’you love yourself some me!’) that will have the teens adopting as soon as the album gets into the public domain..

Urban music lovers in the house were really excited about that track as well as hip-hop banger ''Heat'' produced by Wll I Am,'' For Real ,For Real'', and ''Migrate'' where 2007s hitman T Pain hooks up with Mariah but it was the title track ''That Chick'' with its double entendres which includes a tip of the hat to Michael Jackson with references to his Off The Wall Classics that had pop chart taste-makers excited claiming it was the number 1 track on the album closely followed by likely international pop hit '' Love You Long Time''

In typical Mariah fashion there were the legendary ballads ''Love Story'' and tear jerker ''Bye Bye'' (an ode to people who have passed away) that will have reality pop contestants singing away for decades to come!

One track titled ''O.O.C'' summed up the night and the return of Mariah- once the albums out it's gonna be '' Out Of Control!''.

www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/17012008/396944/the_first_listen_mariah_careys_janet_jacksons_new_albums

[rosenkavalier]

If 2005 saw the "Emancipation of Mimi," 2008 might mark the year that Mimi's weave gets busted in the club.

Indeed, Rolling Stone magazine predicts that Mariah's forthcoming album will have more of the "glossy, club-ready sound" she explored on her last CD.

Longtime Carey producer Jermaine Dupri is also joining the team as Mariah's executive producer, and the results should be hot enough to make the album not just the most anticipated, but also the best of 2008.

Source: The Miami Hurricane

[..Varun..]

ShayneFly wrote:
I got a little extra info drom the DiscoPop reviewer.....

Her vocals were as polished as ever, but she was using her lower register much more than in the past.

- The songs had the swagger of tracks like Heartbreaker, but with the melodic content of Shake You Off and her other more recent stuff.

- The lyrics were truly terrible, though. At least two songs referred to teddy bears.But Mariah's voice tends to excuse that - she can carry off cheesy words that would be irredeemable for other artists.

- Another song featured a verse from reggaeton artist Damien Marley, which was really cool

- LA Reid said he knew what the first single would be and tried to make us guess which track it was. Funnily enough, the whole room had a different suggestion - which just goes to show how broad the appeal of the music is.

SOURCE - shayne/discopop