Mariah Carey: "IT'S TIME" 👑

[die Lotterie]

May 8, 2014 16:25:57 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

After a first full play my first impressions are:

Fantasy and Always Be My Baby are obviously flawless and remain some of my favorite Mariah tracks. I never really listened to One Sweet Day- after listening to it I LOVE it and it definitely sounds familiar, I'm sure I've heard it before but wow that melody is gorgeous.

Album tracks that are my FAVORITE after the first play are:

- Underneath the Stars (reminds me so much of Fourth of July- which I love! love the atmosphere of this)
- When I Saw You (loving the way she sings this, especially the chorus)
- Forever (this one might be one of my favorite Mariah songs after a first listen, I'm soo slayed- her vocals and the feel of it is beautiful)
- Melt Away (YAS this is such a flawless melody, so perfect!)
- Looking In (this is so beautiful, the lyrics are so powerful and I love the simplicity of it)

Open Arms is a GREAT cover too. Long Ago is cute but didn't slay me as the rest of the album did and I Am Free didn't do much for me. I think my FAVORITE non-single songs are Underneath the Stars, Forever and Melt Away. It's hard not to put Looking In in the top 3 but it is only my first listen so I'm sure things will change!

I'm elated you were so slayed experiencing your Daydream cherry wreckage. Great pics.

I also recommend checking out "Slipping Away", which is a B-side from the era if you're not familiar. If remixes are your thing, the JD "Always Be My Baby" and David Morales "Fantasy" remixes are both #Jamandahalf and standouts in her discography.

[Jay D83]

May 8, 2014 16:33:05 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I also never listened to her debut, Emotions, or Glitter. Or her first christmas album! Damn I got some work to do... I've always been SO in love with her material from Butterfly-present (and now Daydream!) but I need to catch up now! I have Music Box but I only really listen to the singles- I don't think I've ever really listened to the rest of it.[/quote

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! To be able to experience MARIAH CAREY again for the first time. Whew lawd!

::Fans self::

[Mean A$$]

May 8, 2014 15:55:39 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I'm listening to the Daydream album for the first time right now!

I'm super jealous!! It's like when you have great sex with someone you just started dating and the thrill and pleasure can't be explained.

[no apologist]

I was a late boomer to Mariah's music as well. When Mariah was active, I didn't pay much attention to music. I didn't get cable until like 2000. And when I did, I listened to people like Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Nsync, 3LW. Mariah wasn't on my radar even thought I knew some of her songs like Heartbreaker, Honey and Breakdown. I went back a few short years ago and listened to most of her discography and fell in love. Anything 1996 and behind was an instant classic for me. Good times. :)

[Mean A$$]

May 8, 2014 15:55:39 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I'm listening to the Daydream album for the first time right now!

I'm so jelly! It's like having sex for the first time with someone your dating and the excitement and pleasure can't be explained!,

[MiniMusic]

Where'd all the other post go? I'm getting notifications that 3 others quoted me on this page and they aren't showing up and I read at like 3 other posts before that that aren't here anymore?

But YES it's a magical time for me guys ^^!

[Leigh]

May 8, 2014 18:21:20 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Where'd all the other post go? I'm getting notifications that 3 others quoted me on this page and they aren't showing up and I read at like 3 other posts before that that aren't here anymore?

But YES it's a magical time for me guys ^^!

I think the excitement of your situation caused Pulse to implode !

WOW! I can't believe you have never heard rock-Mariah or rap-Mariah from the debut - so many surprises coming your way. Enjoy! and in the words of Trey Lorenz: "take yo' time wit it"

[MiniMusic]

May 8, 2014 18:26:27 GMT -5 Leigh said:

May 8, 2014 18:21:20 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Where'd all the other post go? I'm getting notifications that 3 others quoted me on this page and they aren't showing up and I read at like 3 other posts before that that aren't here anymore?

But YES it's a magical time for me guys ^^!

I think the excitement of your situation caused Pulse to implode !

WOW! I can't believe you have never heard rock-Mariah or rap-Mariah from the debut - so many surprises coming your way. Enjoy! and in the words of Trey Lorenz: "take yo' time wit it"

LMAO. I'm still ashamed of myself for never getting the chance to do this before... I've been a huge fan of her's since I was a child and then when I really started following music and she released E=MC2 I was a HUGE fan. Took me way too long to finally get to this- thank you Spotify! And I'm definitely take my time, I need a few days with Daydream because it is FLAWFREE. I can tell it's the precursor to the Butterfly album because the lyrics and melodies seem like the baby versions of the Butterfly album.

[die Lotterie]

May 8, 2014 18:21:20 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Where'd all the other post go? I'm getting notifications that 3 others quoted me on this page and they aren't showing up and I read at like 3 other posts before that that aren't here anymore?

But YES it's a magical time for me guys ^^!

I quoted you, but it's not showing even though it's in my recent activity. Weird. Got I got banned or something...

[JamaicaFunk²]

May 8, 2014 16:31:13 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

May 8, 2014 16:29:56 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

yasss "Forever" and "Underneath The Stars" forever remain flawless and hidden gems or as Mimi would call it, obscure.

I've always heard so many comments about "Melt Away" but I've never heard about "Forever" which imo I think is SO flawless and NEEDS to be more discussed and praised.

Forever is amazing.
It was a radio-only single. It's video got a lot of play back then. It's a live version of the song, and it might actually be better than the album version.

[Mean A$$]

May 8, 2014 18:53:35 GMT -5 JamaicaFunk² said:

May 8, 2014 16:31:13 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I've always heard so many comments about "Melt Away" but I've never heard about "Forever" which imo I think is SO flawless and NEEDS to be more discussed and praised.

Forever is amazing.
It was a radio-only single. It's video got a lot of play back then. It's a live version of the song, and it might actually be better than the album version.

Do you ever wonder if she could sing Forever live now? It's such a hard song to sing!

[vipanonymous]

Japanese Edition Cover

[carrieidol1]

I don't know if I like it, or hate it?... It's very odd.

[vipanonymous]

It's like a wet version of Charmbracelet to me. lol

[carrieidol1]

May 8, 2014 19:24:06 GMT -5 vipanonymous said:

It's like a wet version of Charmbracelet to me. lol

THAT'S IT! I felt like I've seen this before... and that's where lol!

[MiniMusic]

Shows how ageless she is- compare it to Charmbracelet and she looks exactly the same!

[KeepDeanWeird]

May 8, 2014 12:41:42 GMT -5 vipanonymous said:

May 8, 2014 12:36:23 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Right now 16K/week is Top 10 territory. Unless there is a massive single hiding out there, this is going to be Mimi's "Britney Jean" and that is OK. If the music is good, that's all the matters, but I can't say that I'm all-in for this project. The fits-and-starts did me in.

Really?

Since some of my favs are only releasing new album's this year, i didn't catch up with the sales chart for awhile. It's wayyy downn. Last time i checked 16k was top 20.

This week Shakira was #10 with barely over 14K! Sales have been crushed - between lack of hot releases and streaming. I believe people are finding it less and less important to OWN releases.

[crdubb17]

She loves that slightly open-mouthed "'I'm just a bit surprised' look, huh? It looks like they digitally combined her Daydream and Charmbracelet covers together.

[PerPlexied]

Been listening to E=MC² lately and damn if they didn't royally mess up the single campaign for that album.

[Ivy Leegue™]

I prefer that to the deluxe for damn sure. It's rare that we get a full-on face shot of Mariah like that, where she isn't CAMOFLAGING her bad side. Not gonna lie. I geeked out when I saw that this thread was advancing and then was a bit deflated when I saw it was all nostalgia talk but hey, it's all love and positivity at least. While Daydream has not aged well in the slightest for me, it was one of my favorite albums in high school and is still a career highlight for her, as far as I'm concerned.

Guess what, folks! Ranking time!! My favorite Mariah Carey songs of ALL time from ALL albums (in no particular order): *drum roll & Coco shimmy shake please*

1. Vision Of Love
2. Vanishing
3. And You Don't Remember
4. If It's Over
5. So Blessed
6. Never Forget You
7. Music Box
8. Dreamlover
9. Emotions
10. Fantasy (Remix)
11. Always Be My Baby
12. I Am Free
13. Melt Away
14. Forever
15. Looking In
16. Honey
17. Butterfly
18. My All
19. The Roof (Mobb Deep Remix)
20. Breakdown (Mo Thugs Remix)
21. Close My Eyes
22. The Beautiful Ones
23. Open Arms
24. Outside
25. Heartbreaker
26. Bliss
27. Crybaby
28. Lead The Way
29. Reflections
30. Never Too Far
31. Yours
32. My Saving Grace
33. Subtle Invitation
34. We Belong Together
35. Stay The Night
36. Circles
37. Joy Ride
38. Fly Like A Bird
39. Shake It Off
40. Touch My Body
41. I Stay In Love
42. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
43. For The Record
44. Bye Bye
45. I Wish You Well
46. Cruise Control
47. Side Effects
48. I Feel It
49. Betcha Gon Know
50. H.A.T.E. U
51. It's A Wrap
52. Angels Cry
53. #Beautiful
54. The Art Of Letting Go
55. Jesus, What A Wonderful Chile
56. All I Want For Christmas Is You
57. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
58. When Christmas Comes
59. Oh Santa!
60. Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Remix)

[AngelsForever]

I hope she puts out a new single or a buzz track to keep momentum up before the release!!!



I need "Thirsty"!!!

[Deleted]

Daydream is phenomenal because the vocals are absolutely out of this world. No one can or ever will be able to replicate vocals like that- from gorgeous and delicate to soaring and powerful, her voice was once in a lifetime incredible on that record. Actually, I think the coolest part about listening to her pre-96 albums for the first time is to hear the evolution of her voice. It sounds a little different on each album, and were each amazing in their own ways.

I can't decide which album has my favorite vocals, but I do think Daydream are the most "unique" and "Mariah" of all of them.

[sundaymorningguy]

May 8, 2014 20:42:19 GMT -5 woabritney said:

Daydream is phenomenal because the vocals are absolutely out of this world. No one can or ever will be able to replicate vocals like that- from gorgeous and delicate to soaring and powerful, her voice was once in a lifetime incredible on that record. Actually, I think the coolest part about listening to her pre-96 albums for the first time is to hear the evolution of her voice. It sounds a little different on each album, and were each amazing in their own ways.

I can't decide which album has my favorite vocals, but I do think Daydream are the most "unique" and "Mariah" of all of them.

Your post really captures what makes Mariah unique. The ever changing facets of her voice.  I would probably give the nod to Butterfly as the vocals were varied throughout the album.  I am sure a lot of people would probably disagree, but I actually really like the vocals on Memoirs.  They are varied enough and that album showcases a lot of what I love about Mariah's voice: her tone is unmatched.  I actually like her lower register, and I think it was used very well on that album.

[PrinceAli89]

I been listening to tons of Mariah lately. I made a Singles Collection playlist of all of her singles. I'm obsessed with "Heartbreaker (Remix)."

[pnobelysk]

I think a good goal for this album would be 250k - 300k sure that isn't a smash but album sales are down. Female artists still relevant but struggling tend to sell in this range now and I think it would be fine for Mariah to be in this territory other females in this area are:
Britney
Kesha
Christina

[Ivy Leegue™]

Mariah is a Legend, with a capital L, dahling, so I'm not sure why you would even put her in the category with those other girls.

[Me. I Am Justin...]

May 8, 2014 16:00:11 GMT -5 Leigh said:

May 8, 2014 15:55:39 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I'm listening to the Daydream album for the first time right now!

Jealous - what I wouldn't do to be able to that album for the first time all over again :)

Lawd, if I could relive hearing "Underneath The Stars" for the first time...it would be heavenly!

[neally]

May 8, 2014 19:30:23 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Shows how ageless she is- compare it to Charmbracelet and she looks exactly the same!

On the contrary, I think it shows that they either used the same old photoshoot or heavily utilized photo-editing software, because Mariah looks little like that photo today, lol.

[Deleted]

If she promotes the crap out of it and then tours the USA and the album eventually sells platinum well that would be the new TEOM of her career lol. I'm hoping for 1 million sales in the USA. It would be HUGE.

[sundaymorningguy]

It really is very simple if the material is great then she will be fine and have decent sales. If it isn't, then it won't be a good era. It is that simple. Memoirs was a nice album, but there were no stand out tracks that made you say that is muthafcukin' Mariah Carey. It was a pretty safe R&B album. She needs to have obvious single choices and not ignore those obvious single choices for album only oriented material.