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Post by Jay D83 on Nov 18, 2013 9:00:40 GMT -5
Yes it is, especially when the single art for "Sweetheart" is there, not to mention "I Still Believe" ("When You Believe," I'll give a pass, as it was a special thing). I think what she was doing was posting the art for all of the singles, not just the #1s...but I just CAN'T at leaving out LTT and "Someday." |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 18, 2013 9:03:13 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, that would be fine if all the art was there. But for an album called #1s, to not include the single art for two of them... mess.
Remember the other #1s collage, that only showed the bottom of LTT and less of "Someday" than the rest? She's probably instructing whoever does the collages to do that. Mimi, they're as much Numba 1s as the others.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 18, 2013 9:21:11 GMT -5
Why was "Where Are You Christmas" so high though? It always sells decently. It won't be that high once holiday sales really kick in, but that track has endured pretty well. I keep waiting for another good version of it. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 18, 2013 9:29:26 GMT -5
For those who may not have seen the movie or heard it, this is the original (shorter) version , "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You," that appears in the movie. I gather that Mimi was asked to come in and write additional lyrics. (And then, I think the story goes that Tommy M. wouldn't "let" her record it?) Wow. There is a lot different. The Mariah co-write version has a longer 1st verse, a different end to the 2nd verse, a bridge, etc. |
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Post by Positive Tension on Nov 18, 2013 9:30:39 GMT -5
I wonder why "Someday" and "Love Takes Time" would be left off the poster but "I Don't Wanna Cry" wasn't? I thought Mariah hated "I Don't Wanna Cry."
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 18, 2013 9:35:55 GMT -5
Well, sure, jeng- hence, Mimi adding more lyrics. :)
Mimi's "issue" with "I Don't Wanna Cry" stemmed more from the video, didn't it? I just don't get it- "Vision of Love" was more polished in its production than she would have liked (according to her), yet she still sings it often. Why the other debut singles don't get more attention from her is beyond me. As we've talked about, if she doesn't like the sound, she could change the arrangement for live performances. She sang some of LTT last year, so I thought that was a step toward reconnecting with the oldies-but-goodies.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 18, 2013 11:40:06 GMT -5
Mimi's "issue" with "I Don't Wanna Cry" stemmed more from the video, didn't it? I just don't get it- "Vision of Love" was more polished in its production than she would have liked (according to her), yet she still sings it often. Why the other debut singles don't get more attention from her is beyond me. As we've talked about, if she doesn't like the sound, she could change the arrangement for live performances. She sang some of LTT last year, so I thought that was a step toward reconnecting with the oldies-but-goodies. "Vision of Love" was something she wrote prior to recording her debut. Both "Love Takes Time" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" were written after, and the latter in particular was something she felt she didn't have a lot of creative control over. I'd need to look up "Someday" to see where it falls, but my point is I think Mariah holds "VOL" closer because it feels like her song to her. Plus, it was hugely influential to other female vocalists, so it's a song she needs to keep around in reminding people of her legacy. As much as I love "Someday," Mariah not acknowledging it doesn't matter either way to her career. |
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Nov 18, 2013 12:09:13 GMT -5
I do love the number #1s poster, it is her best album! even though its a comp album, its her best!
ughhhh she continues to give the finger to SOMEDAY! I cant stand it! when is she going to realize that song is far and away a fan favorite??? not to mention... I think someday was really the song/video that made Mariah a superstar. it was the first video I think MTV really really took too. if she doesn't like the arrangement then change it up! she is an amazing producer and I would love to see what she would do different with that song now.
Someday will forever be my favorite Mariah song!!!
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Post by r.enato on Nov 18, 2013 12:26:05 GMT -5
IIRC, Someday was in the demo tape she handed to Tommy as well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 13:00:04 GMT -5
Does Mariah have to love everything she ever wrote? She wrote these songs when she was a teenager. She's in her mid-40s now. Tastes change.
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Nov 18, 2013 13:07:03 GMT -5
Does Mariah have to love everything she ever wrote? She wrote these songs when she was a teenager. She's in her mid-40s now. Tastes change. you are right. I mean I know she wrote SOMEDAY when she was a teenager and im sure her taste of changed. I just wish Mariah would give in sometimes and give her fans (or at least some of us fans) what we want. I would love to go see Mariah in concert but only if she really dived into her back cataloge (sp) of hits. Its like Madonna and the song Cherish. Madonna has bashed that song and it bothers me just the same way when Mariah bashes Someday. both songs were huge smashes... so it feels like a slap in the face to the fans who helped make those songs hits. Someday really helped Mariah by saying "hey I don't do just ballads". I hope one day Mariah revisits the song. |
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 18, 2013 13:11:38 GMT -5
Poster for #1s! OMG I love it! It was my first 'real' Mariah era! I'll always have a place in me heart for #1s!  YES! I played the #1s album out when it was first released. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 14:12:52 GMT -5
The sky will stay blue regardless of your opinions incase you haven't noticed Mariah performs whatever she likes. If she aint listening to the old men who pay her she aint listening to y'all. She is about to go to record label 4 because she does what she wants. I've always wanted a live performance of The Roof but I know better than to tell a diva what to do.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 18, 2013 14:21:46 GMT -5
She doesn't have to love every song, but I've always questioned her ignoring LTT, when she still sings/writs songs of a similar vein.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 18, 2013 14:56:06 GMT -5
Didn't she recently do an impromptu performance of "Love Takes Time"?
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Post by Juanca on Nov 18, 2013 15:05:23 GMT -5
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#1s was the first MC album I bought-and I did it quickly after it was available back home in Peru. It also gave me the excuse to chart songs from her debut album that hadn't made it to my personal chart. With this 'era' she became one of the top 5 female acts in my chart at that time :) sweetheart reached top 10 and WYB stayed on top for two weeks
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 18, 2013 15:17:36 GMT -5
Didn't she recently do an impromptu performance of "Love Takes Time"? She did. The gerls want to overlook it cause it puts other talent-limited gerls to shame. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 18, 2013 15:18:25 GMT -5
Yep, the abridged performance of LTT was much welcomed. It had been way too long.
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Post by Leigh on Nov 18, 2013 16:50:09 GMT -5
Yep, the abridged performance of LTT was much welcomed. It had been way too long. I loved her voice in the LTT/CLG performance - so sublime. |
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Post by Positive Tension on Nov 18, 2013 18:27:39 GMT -5
The LTT/CLG performance also got a great crowd reaction. I'd love if she changed up her sets more often so that overlooked gems like those songs could be performed.
To her credit, she did perform "Looking In" and "Underneath the Stars" recently, so I hope she continues to delve in her catalog and perform lesser-known hits/album cuts.
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Post by Jay D83 on Nov 18, 2013 18:49:34 GMT -5
Shit - if she EVER does "Melt Away" - I'm dying on the SPOT!
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 18, 2013 19:22:37 GMT -5
When I was at the concert and she introduced Looking In and sang it, I almost passed out, literally.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 18, 2013 20:19:30 GMT -5
I'm still holding out hope for "The Wind" or at least "Never Forget You".
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Post by Mean A$$ on Nov 18, 2013 20:25:54 GMT -5
I'm still holding out hope for "The Wind" or at least "Never Forget You". She's never performed melt away live. |
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Post by spoonabdul3 on Nov 18, 2013 20:29:50 GMT -5
The LTT/CLG performance also got a great crowd reaction. I'd love if she changed up her sets more often so that overlooked gems like those songs could be performed. To her credit, she did perform "Looking In" and "Underneath the Stars" recently, so I hope she continues to delve in her catalog and perform lesser-known hits/album cuts. im glad she performed lookin in and underneath the stars recently. I would prefer for her to perform songs that were actually HUGE hits that she doesn't perform. I would love to hear some new arrrangment of the older hits. |
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Nov 18, 2013 20:46:58 GMT -5
I really hope Mariah can at least give me one last amazing uptempo. She lately seems stuck in midtempo and ballad land. I miss her uptempos.
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Post by lambdoll on Nov 18, 2013 23:46:06 GMT -5
I'm still holding out hope for "The Wind" or at least "Never Forget You". She's never performed melt away live. I do hope she does a fully live version of it sometime in the future though. Her manly lower register gives me tingly feelings down there.  |
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Post by Leigh on Nov 19, 2013 7:18:24 GMT -5
When I was at the concert and she introduced Looking In and sang it, I almost passed out, literally. I missed being in NYC for that concert by weeks - glad you got to witness it though, it must have been amazing. I would have been a whimpering wreck before the intro had even finished |
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 19, 2013 8:13:02 GMT -5
The concert, as short as it was, was pretty spectacular. I got to see Mariah in slings, the orchestra was great, and she sounded pretty solid. It was weird hearing the remix of #beautiful with an orchestra, though.
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Post by Jay D83 on Nov 19, 2013 8:19:26 GMT -5
She's never performed melt away live. I do hope she does a fully live version of it sometime in the future though. Her manly lower register gives me tingly feelings down there. OH MY GOD!!!!! I felt that proverbial tingle up my spine! OMG!! Mariah the lambs want this!!! The lambs know your catalog INSIDE and OUT! Screw the general public! I just want ONE concert only for the fans and I want the setlist to look like this: 01. Prisoner 02. Long Ago 03. Never Forget You 04. Circles 05. Trilogy - My All/After Tonight/I Only Wanted 06. Trilogy - Underneath The Stars/The Roof/Crybaby 07. Thanx 4 Nothin/Side Effects 08. More Than Just Friends 09. For The Record 10. Melt Away 11. Alone In Love/Love Takes Time 12. Stay The Night ENCORE: 13. Emotions 14. Vanishing |
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