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Covers (51,809) by May from Denmark Perhaps not many people know this but lot of celebrities have their own personal "retoucher", yes, there are people dedicated to just and only do professional photo manipulation. I'm actually not sure if Mariah has her own but the companies for which she works do have, they all do. I know Madonna has her very own, is the only person who can re-touch her pictures. Not all retouchers do the same work and some have reputations, have been working with an artist so long they know all their body features and what the artist they work for likes. And there is another thing, Mariah generally doesn't really have a say as to which cover is going to go in her albums. She expressed in the past that she didn't like her Daydream pictures and yet there it is in the cover. She also expressed for this last album that she didn't choose the artwork that it would go in there and that she actually wasn't even sure about it. I bet the same was in this case, she went, she looked her best and then the pics were retouched. I don't believe Mariah has been, not even once, those artists who get involved into the album art, probably she might feel is not her area of judgement even tho it is her face they are using. I take the picture for what it is, just her looking pretty in the cover in a simplistic way, that's it. I'm afraid re-touch has always existed, since the silver screen days when they used to retouch faces of A-celebrities for more glow and erase freckles and blemishes of those who had them. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 10:17)

In the Bahamas (51,808) by Lee TS from USA Girl, I'm all for you living it up in the lap of luxury and tropical breeze but you need to get your booty to the desert and rehearse like opening night was yesterday. She needs to nail it on the first night without missing a beat. But I'm also living for her relaxing and being unbothered like a boss haha. Don't give them something to talk about but give them something to rave about M. On another note this year's Billboard Awards falls on a Sunday night when M performs. It would be cute if Taylor brought all her bffs like Sam Smith the night before to support M. I hope the shows gets some star power support cheering her on. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 10:09)

New album (51,807) by Mirage from Unicornatopia It's not a traditional album campaign, so I wouldn't look at it too deeply. Mariah and Sony probably don't want to waste new music on an album that is supposed to promote her residency and really just remind fans why she is one to the all time greats. It's literally her next Charmbracelet in disguise, the idea is that it is meant to mend some bridges with the record buying public. I do hope that the single is a strong one though. I agree with Andrew, it can't be a run of the mill rnb song. It has to be a strong, uptempo, pop song. That's the only way it will capture the public's attention, and help her residency. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 10:02)

Hyperventilated (51,806) by May from Denmark I know and agree with the ones who commented that it was never officially promoted, from MC team, as an album where all the things that have been talked around since a couple of weeks here (duets, demos, etc.) were going to be part of it. But when MC said there were going to be "many surprises" somehow, in my mind (and this is me, I can't talk for others) I thought there was going to be more than just one new single. I understand this new compilation is an updated version but they are still songs we already had. I do agree we should support our artists, yes, and I also think that Mariah does work hard when she has to, that's a big yes. But there is a point as to where I would go in order to support an artist, buying her #1s once more is not going to make her more relevant, that is not true. Her Christmas stuff sold like hot pancakes once again last year and that didn't make her any more relevant than before, overall with the last album (which I find it to be amazing) flopping due to lack of exposure, promo, issues, friendships, divorce, whatever excuse you want to find. So this time, "a comeback" should be done with everything she's got. Like I said, from my honest place, I won't buy another #1s album. General public might, yes, why not? I will surely purchase the single. Mariah has no reason to be in the spotlight other than because she wants to, she already had in life everything. Music is her life. I say sing Mariah sing, because I love her voice and art. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 9:58)

Re: Andrew, others and art cover (51,805) by Liz Archer from Sweden I have to agree. I question their strategy with releasing another #1. The things is, I already have them. I am not going to buy a new CD with the same songs, not even for one or 2 new songs. I rather just buy that individually. Lets face it, younger people today are most likely not going to buy her new songs since she been struggling with her sales. You could probably blame that on bad marketing, publicity and not keeping relevant (such as dropping the diva acts). I am really concern about this because it means sales will most probably be low and they will call it a failure. Ok, maybe I am over reacting here. It might go just fine, but part of me is worried. I just want success for her. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 9:15)

New focuses (51,804) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Whatever, I give up, no use complaining about the CD anymore since it's already finalized so I'll try to move on and focus on other Mariah things. Which is the new single. I want to hear it and see the video because she sounds really confident about both the song and the video like she knows it will be a hit. I don't really doubt Mariah's ability to get a hit even now because she had one with #Beautiful, which unfortunately was abandoned and could have done better. I have been checking out MC's videos with Brett Ratner again for the last few days and with the right budget he always delivers and I get a feeling that Sony did give them a decent budget. After all MC doing well is also important for them and if they get the credit of reviving the career of the biggest vocalist then it would bring them good publicity too. So anyways yes, I hope Mariah drops few surprises here and there maybe in the form of appearances or a documentary to keep us busy until Vegas. I also really hope she tapes at least one of the Vegas shows so that people who can't make it to Vegas can get the experience. Because it has been mentioned various times that she has a lot of different ideas planned for it and I want to see them come to life. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 8:59)

Infinity music video (51,803) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Wouldn't it be great if she wears the exact same dress on the new album cover in the new music video of Infinity? Definitely she needs to work out hard to gain that body just to silence all the photoshop-critics. I pray for Infinity to reach #1 on Billboard Hot 100, her 19 #1 at tracklisting #19. How ironic is that? (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 8:24)

The cd (51,802) by Ty from USA Have you angry [censored] been to Vegas ? Basically at each show these greatest hits are sold in the lobby in a store to support the show. That's all this is. Mariah just can't please you guys which is sad. Andrew has problems with her singing rnb music and we all know why. Ignore him, he's on the rag constantly and probably needs to switch lanes over to [...] or Celine. I have never seen a group of fans attack an artist the way you [censored] attack Mimi, the navy and beehive would never. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 7:39)

Practical for me (51,801) by David F from Mexico Hello everyone, the new CD set ''Infinity'' works for me, I get up start doing my bed, my breakfast, take a shower and go to work around 1. pm, Mexico time, during that period of time I usually if not everyday play my Mariah CD collection, one or two everyday because of the time. So for me it's cool so I don't have to change the CD so often because suddenly I want to hear a different track from another CD, just let it play you know. This CD means a journey for me because some things related to her songs happen to me every time she brings out some new track some elements like we are connected in some way. I hope they sell the CD inside the Colosseum so that some people get to know her. As an artist I think it's emotional to see that new kids are getting in touch with her music. I expected more tracks because that's like these are for ''the lambs'' but the new single must be so good to take the risk. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 7:14)

#1s to Infinity (51,799) by Stacey from USA I like the updated cover and title. It reminds people what she's accomplished and the sky is the limit. It's a bit too photo-shopped for my taste, but it is what it is. I like the use of social media to get the word out. The idea of having fans share on Facebook, Twitter to help speed up the release was genius. I think it's smart of Sony Reid & Co to help Ms. MC embrace the power of social media. She can use the Reveal Mariah for not only this upcoming CD release, but new albums in the future. Here comes the but. You knew there was one with me, lol. While her Vegas show is focusing on her 18 #1 hits, this is also the year she is celebrating 25 years in the music business. Her catalog of hits is unsurpassed. I would have liked to have seen a box set of sorts. CD #1 being the 18 #1 hits plus the song Infinity. CD #2 being her amazing catalog of remixes. I remember hearing ABMB featuring Da Brat and Xscape. I had no idea Mariah remixed practically most of her single releases. Her remixes are better than some of the originals, IMO. Wow. Why not include a CD of all her remixes, the rare ones like Butterfly (Meme), ATYNAF, Dreamlover (which put her remixes on the map), etc. Include the radio edits so you can fit a ton of songs on the CD. CD #3 should contain live performances from SNL '90 to Proctor's Theatre '93 to Divas Live '98, '00, Grammy's '06. Oh and don't forget her amazing performance of Butterfly on SNL '98. Then CD #4 could contain rare B-sides like Slipping Away, DYTOM, EFA, Skydiving, HMMITTN, etc. Songs that I'm sure the general public hasn't heard. She has had amazing career and I was hoping for some sort of giant release to coincide with Vegas to remind folks that no other female singer comes close to what this lady has accomplished. In the end though, it seems MC, Sony Reid and Co have their promotion organized. I just was hoping for something a bit more. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 7:08)

Oh dear (51,798) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada On a positive side it seems Epic believes MC can still deliver and are trying to help her out. I hope she won't throw it through the toilet like in 08. Not much impressed by the countdown. I still remember the fiasco of Summer of 2012 campaign. Le bénéfice du doute is fair and I'm giving it to them. Wish her luck. On the other side, last year MC's overly photoshopped cover was a daily joke. This new cover went even further. She's never looked like that. Rainbow's pic was more realistic than this. Don't like them promoting someone's album with someone else's picture on it. Also if they want to promote her residency with this release, why [...] they dropping it at halfway of it? If it's to give MC the chance to promote the only new track in it, it's still way too late, because single and video will be a month old by then. I'd like to know with whom she worked for this single. Was it JD once again? Anyway, good video/promo can take a so-so song to #1 just like they did with TMB in 08. I'm not buying the full album since I already got all those songs in every possible version. Certainly I'll be buying the new single. Had it included 5 new tracks then it'd be worth buying it as a whole than the singles separately. Someday from MTV and Fantasy ODB, why? Those weren't the Hot 100 #1 versions. I like ODB but love the pop version much more. Even though here in Quebec both versions went #1 on different lists, the pop version was the real thing. Good for those of you that are buying the whole album though. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 6:56)

#1 To Infinity out of U.S. promotion (51,797) by carlos from peru I wonder if the record company has some projects for this new album to promote out of U.S. I think it would be a success in Japan but kind of difficult for MC promoting an album when she will be in her Vegas shows so that's why I was wondering about it. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 6:32)

Infinity video (51,796) by Ernesto from Mexico So the Infinity video is already filmed? (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 6:29)

It's a compilation album (51,795) by David from Australia Therefore, no one is expecting this to be Mariah's biggest seller. As many have said, it's a great tie-in with the Vegas residency and people attending the shows will buy it. It's also a great way for people to rediscover her, especially as it's mainly her number ones that people remember from her. If Infinity goes to number one this album will be the perfect collection of all of her number one songs up to this point and that would truly be an amazing album. I mean, how many artists can say they have a full album of just number ones? These type of albums do sell. As Shelly said, look at the Beatles compilation or even Elvis' 30 #1 hits. Those were and still are huge sellers. And as Will from England said, she already has the lambs and this is a great move to get the general public interested in her again. Then she'll slay us with a new album full of great new music and hopefully even more number ones to follow. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 5:16)

Positive v.s. negative (51,794) by 123 from USA When I saw the tracklisting I was disappointed and felt like this project was a quick money grabbing project. After reading all the comments, I was able to assess the project from a better vantage point. MC's career lately has been in the dumps. Rushing another album out wouldn't be the best thing right now. She released one of her best albums in years in 2014 and only the fans bought it. Why? Because the promo/roll out was horrible. The general public still don't know she released an album. This album is to get her back into relevance with today's music buying public. If you remember a recent article on songs of the 90s, todays kids had no idea who sang OSD. They thought it was Ariana. Her career is riding on this new song. It's a bold title, and it has to be more than just a good song, it has to be WBT great. Anything less, and if the promo isn't A+, you can forget about a new album having a chance. I believe that Mariah kept her best work off of MIAM. It was talked about during Memoirs that she was going back to Sony, so Def Jam didn't put any stock into any of her projects. She is also to blame for abandoning her projects since the release of E=MC2. I can say that they are off to a great start, the album cover promo with a single and video released on the same day two weeks later. This is a major improvement for just one song. Everyone who has posted has had a valid point. We need to allow everyone to give their opinion as its the purpose of this board. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 4:57)

Re (51,793) by Jono from USA Travon, Luke, Marissa, Rene, Bill, MC1989, and LC: I love your posts. You said everything that I wanted to say but far classier and level headed than I would have lol. Thank you. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 4:29)

LC you took the words out of my mouth (51,792) by Mara from United States I agree with you. I was somewhat disappointed at first, almost being selfish wanting those demos of something out of our Miss Mariah, but thought about it and realized this is almost brilliant. Imagine if Infinaty goes to #1? That is brilliant. I hope it does. I hope it is a killer song, a song for the summer to get us out of the winter blues (east coast anyway) and pump us up for this Vegas residency and yes, new era. The buzz is already different than the MIAM buildup. I forget who said it, but someone said we should be happy we are out of that era. It was a mess. This feels fresh and I am putting my faith in LA Reid. Those demos may still see the light of day as a fan gift. Maybe that is wishful thinking, but I do believe good things are to come. I think MC was holding on to this song knowing it would be what she needed for the general public, and how the MIAM album was more for the fans and a chronicle of the end of her marriage. Again, how amazing would it be if there were 18 #1's and then Infinity and it going to #1? (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 4:21)

Tracklist (51,791) by Darryle from USA There's no way this album is going to sell. Everyone with a computer can easily put those songs in a playlist and just skip buying the album. Mariah's last greatest hits album debuted at #52 and before that #4. Those numbers where when Mariah was still relevant to the GP. I know a lot of lambs that aren't even going to buy the album. I hope I'm wrong but unless Mariah's new video and single are hot this album will tank. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 4:12)

Photoshop (51,790) by Ryan T from USA People complain about how public figures get photoshopped but what about people who needs loads of makeup to not look like crap? Or people who get major plastic surgery? No one says anything or does it ever hit major headlines. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 4:08)

Abraham / R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (51,789) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Abraham pow to you as well for the positive shoutout. Aretha Franklin is the true queen of the word that has been unfortunately lost in translation to today's society. We all "should learn to respect, respect, respect (R.E.S.P.E.C.T)". (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 3:33)

New album (51,788) by SM from Citizen of the World Lol, I know I don't post a lot but at random. I don't care that it is only one new song for the album because I believe it is a album to promote Vegas. Ok anyway what I just want to know is why the hell would you wait until May 18 to release the whole album, by then whoever wanted "Infinity" has it and more than likely owns all her other #1's so it's just like another day. Haha but at least release the album the first date of Vegas. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 3:07)

Andrew (51,787) by Dove from USA Mariah is not mistreating or disrespecting anybody. Please stop being so dramatic. You're right, Mariah Carey is a multimillionaire who doesn't need my money. But there are many forms of payment. If the fans united we could pay her/thank her with another #1. I don't feel like I'm paying for the "exact" same thing because I don't have all of these songs together in CD quality. I'm even going to buy more to give as gifts to my nieces, they don't have these songs at all. It's not that I'm "revered" here, it's that a lot of us are like minded and still like and appreciate Mariah as she is now. I'm just the one who happens to post the most. I don't know what I said that triggered you to start mocking me or throwing low blows but whatever it was I apologize. You shade me like I'm supposed to feel ashamed but God already healed me. I'm thankful for the darkness because without it I wouldn't know what it's like to shine my light. The God I believe in always comes through, so you're putting your hope in the right hands. He healed my mom from depression, my dad from alcoholism (11 years sober), and transformed him into a great husband, father, and grandfather. I've accomplished everything I've ever set out to do in my life with nothing but faith, determination, and an optimistic outlook. I learned that from Mariah. So yeah, I am eternally grateful. That's why I'm so passionate about wanting her music to continue to inspire future generations. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 3:06)

Travon (51,786) by Dove from USA Thank you for kind words and for having my back. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 3:01)

Shelly (51,785) by Timariah from United States Shelly, about a month ago, you stated that you were going to take a break from this site. What gives? (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 2:53)

$$$ (51,784) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I have noticed quite a few people here talk about Mariah only interested in making more money. While I am in agreement that from a value for $ perspective maybe it isn't the wisest, but from her first album in 1990, MC made more $ than most of us will ever have and even more so after 1990. If we are fans, and want and wish to support this artist and not see her dropped from another label then we know what to do. I do think that this compilation is less about us, and more about the 90's audience that maybe doesn't support like we do still. I am from a country where $6.45 of my currency is US$1.00 and so it's with import fees, profits etc CD's aren't the cheapest to acquire (about US$32.00). Yet it is my choice to support an artist who has done more for me than US$12.00 (or $32.00 in my case) can buy. For those who choose not to support this, it is your right, but it does not entitle you to demand what MC and her new label should or shouldn't be doing. I have been to Cher and Celine in Vegas and a concise compilation is what sells - a more expensive set with songs people don't know or won't relate to will not sell in Caesar's Mariah shop. That being said, should a Mariah Tee sell for $10.00 in this shop as tees usually go for in Old Navy or American Eagle? Just my opinion. (Tuesday 14 April 2015; 2:42)

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