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Anderson .Paak (107,904) by MusicfanJ from Germany
I hope they are not dating. I'm ecxited to hear music from him and Mariah. I can imagine that they are very creative while working on music because of a good connection. But I just don't see him as a new partner for her. Just my thoughts.
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 14:07)
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AIWFCIY (107,903) by Edward from USA
When I said it didn't do as well last year, I was referring to December 2023 (one week), compared to December [2024] (4 weeks).
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 13:14)
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AIWFCIY (107,902) by Pedro from Brazil
Who says it didn't do well? It was number one for four weeks - its longest run at the top since 2022, leaving the second place way behind. Plus, it earned more points this holiday week than Brenda did last year or even Mariah herself in previous years with this song. It's not losing popularity, it's gaining popularity along with other Christmas songs. It just doesn't make sense to me how AIWFCIY could top all digital platforms except Spotify. It's the only thing that it's not adding up.
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 11:57)
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Top posters 2024 (107,901) by Shezz from Pk
Oh wow, I can't believe I made the list. Robert Anthony - we don't call your glue for nothing. Happy New Year fam. Things Mariah related I'm looking forward to this year:

1. MC16 ( I believe it will be worth the wait)
2. Daydream30 with the MB30 treatment. Also, crazy thought but maybe the perfect time to release Someone's Ugly Daughter. Recorded together, so both 30 years old. Maybe a double album.
3. AIWFC recapturing the BB Hot 100 longest running n1 crown for Mariah by Christmas 2025.
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 09:27)
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Anderson .Paak (107,900) by Brandon from USA
Do [you] guys really think that MC is dating Anderson .Paak? If so, good for her but I feel as though they are just working on music and have become good friends. Both are eccentric and musically inclined and I'm sure have other things in common. I'm curious to know how the rest of the lambily thinks and feels about it.
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 07:27)
AIWFCIY (107,899) by Edward from USA
Since "AIWFCIY" didn't perform as well last year, I didn't expect it to do much better this year. There are some strong contenders this season though. Ariana's "Santa Tell Me" cracked the top 5, and Kelly's "Underneath the Tree" entered the top 10. Both songs have been steadily rising in popularity, following a similar trajectory to Mariah's "AIWFCIY".
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 03:40)
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Remastering Daydream (107,898) by Terna from Nigeria
Yeah I am well aware of the concept of the loud wars, and how it might be perceived as unnecessary for some records or distorting and "changing the feel" for others, but if done right, could really enhance the sound like with Rainbow's anniversary last year. Just an observation actually. It always puzzled me how "dim" so to speak "Daydream" sounds in comparison to "Butterfly" just 2 years later, although it also sits in a transitional era from analog to digital recordings which would explain that. ABMB, OSD and Fantasy on the "#1 to Infinity" record are remastered and I think and they sound great. Now the whole album remastered for Daydream 30th with full colored artwork and unreleased tracks would be epic and a satisfying collector's item. Idea.
(Thursday 2 January 2025; 01:03)
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Top posters 2024 (107,897) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
This is my first time on the list. Lol. Happy New Year to everyone.

By the way, at the beginning of the season I didn't think that All I Want for Christmas Is You would perform so well this year.
(Wednesday 1 January 2025; 23:52)
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Top posters 2024 (107,896) by Edward from USA
Congrats to Robert-Anthony and Mimi L.
(Wednesday 1 January 2025; 23:31)
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Top posters 2024 (107,895) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands
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(Wednesday 1 January 2025; 21:07)
Daydream (107,894) by Edward from USA
If remastering Daydream just means cranking up the volume on every track, I think they should leave it alone. For the past couple of decades, remastering hasn't really added much to '90s recordings. Most of the time, it just makes the albums louder without actually improving the sound. To me, remastering only makes sense if it really enhances the audio, fixing any distortions and bringing out details that couldn't be captured digitally with the technology available back then.

In my humble opinion, the lossless digital version of Daydream sounds perfect as it is, so there's no need to mess with it. For Daydream 30, I'd rather see them release some of the tracks that didn't make it onto the album. Based on the B-sides from that era and "One Night" from The Rarities, any unreleased songs from that time would be more than welcome.
(Tuesday 31 December 2024; 23:30)
Remastering Daydream (107,893) by Robert-Anthony from United States
Could this be reason why Never Forgot You sounds so much louder on the maxi cd single than the album version? I have always noticed that listening to the two versions.
(Sunday 29 December 2024; 01:08)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,892) by Stacey from USA
Same. I am trying to hold my expectations in check for Daydream's 30th anniversary. It's hard, though. I get so excited at the thought of what MC may be hiding in the vault.
(Sunday 29 December 2024; 00:58)
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Remastering Daydream (107,890) by Bill from the UK
What you're hearing is an example of the loudness wars: essentially mastering engineers compress recordings to make them sound louder to compete with other poorly mastered (loud) records. This trend became mainstream thanks to Oasis and how their records sounded so much louder on the radio, and due to their popularity, everyone else started doing it. Daydream is an excellently recorded and mastered album, boasting a dynamic range of 13 which is one of the highest in her catalogue. It'd be a shame to lose all those beautifully subdued and quiet moments of the record against the crescendos and climaxes. But that's the way things seem to be going. Personally the CD sounds superb and doesn't need updating in my view. But who am I?
(Sunday 29 December 2024; 00:24)
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Remastering Daydream (107,889) by Terna from Nigeria
I played this record the other day on Spotify and couldn't help notice that it wasn't digitally re-mastered and thus has a significantly lower volume level (you actually have to have Spotify's volume normalization feature on loud to get it to a significant boost in sound level - most recordings from the mid 90's backwards actually) for today's standards than say "Butterfly" or even "Rainbow" which she did earlier on this year. I'm hoping that for its 30th anniversary, she finally does this next year, giving it a long needed update in sound while also reintroducing the album - I dare say is top 3 in her overall best albums, there's no denying this.
1. Butterfly
2. Daydream
3. Mariah Carey
4. The Emancipation of Mimi
5. Music Box
(Saturday 28 December 2024; 20:38)
Last Christmas (107,888) by Terna from Nigeria
I was shocked to log in to Spotify and there it was. Mariah Carey had 100.6 million followers . Haha.
(Saturday 28 December 2024; 19:54)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,887) by Bill from the UK
Thank you gents, yes all is well with me thanks. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead. If there's no new music from Mariah in 2025, here's hoping Daydream gets an anniversary release with my beautiful London tour date added as a bonus audio CD. I would probably die of happiness. It's still one of the best days of my life, always will be.
(Saturday 28 December 2024; 12:40)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,886) by Shezz from Pk
Merry Christmas to you too.
(Saturday 28 December 2024; 05:50)
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Sweet 18 (107,885) by Shezz from Pk
It is so amazing. Happy holidays everybody.
(Saturday 28 December 2024; 05:48)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,884) by Jamie from UK
Merry Christmas Bill. Great to see your post. I hope all is well with you.
(Friday 27 December 2024; 23:57)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,883) by Robert-Anthony from United States
Hi Bill. It is so nice to see a post from you. I hope you post more in 2025.
(Friday 27 December 2024; 23:43)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,882) by Edward from USA
Merry belated Christmas, Bill. You've been missed. Robert-Anthony won't be able to sleep when he sees your post.
(Friday 27 December 2024; 23:42)
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Merry Christmas SACD (107,881) by Bill from the UK
Hello all, a flying visit to say a belated Merry Christmas and an advanced Happy New Year to you all. The new super audio CD of Merry Christmas by Mobile Fidelity sounds fantastic. If you have a decent hifi set up and a good pair of headphones, it's worth investing in, as personally I think it is the best the album has ever sounded. There's so many nuances to unearth, I find with each listen I'm discovering more about an album I thought I knew inside out. I only wish the debut, Emotions, Music Box and Daydream would get the same treatment one day. Love to you all.
(Friday 27 December 2024; 22:55)
Sweet 18 (107,880) by Edward from USA
The numbers are in, AIWFCIY will spend its 18th week at the top. Isn't that amazing?
(Friday 27 December 2024; 20:07)
Album sales (107,879) by BFF from United States
Jay-Z's number one records as featured artist:
"Heartbreaker" with Mariah
"Crazy in Love" with Beyoncé
"Umbrella" with Rihanna

Jay-Z's number one records as main artist:
"Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys

The Recording Academy undermined the value of Grammy awards when they decided to give more awards to Beyonce than Aretha Franklin.
(Friday 27 December 2024; 14:44)
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