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Re: Butterfly announcement? (101,137) (101,138) by T from USA Nothing is happening in 2022. And honestly she deserves a break after a long pandemic. We are lucky she hoped on the BE Remix and that she did a little performance at the BET awards. Let's look forward to 2023 and hope there is new original music in the cards. (Sunday 4 September 2022; 14:12)

Butterfly announcement? (101,137) by Bobby A from United States Fall is the time artists and record labels release new albums, complications, Christmas albums, and boxsets. I find it very odd that MC has not made an announcement about Butterfly's 25th anniversary release. September 16th is next week. Something must be happening with her label. Do we even know what label she is on anyway? Epic? RCA? Maybe she is dealing with a lot like Nick's baby announcements, backlash from her Queen of Christmas trademark application, and her Atlanta [home] being burglarized. I think that a new original pop ballad or remake released and hitting #1 on the Hot 100 would put a smile on her face. If only MC listened to me. Lol. (Sunday 4 September 2022; 11:49)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,132) (101,136) by Stacey from USA I'm not a huge Toni Braxton fan but I will give her props for Just Another Sad Love Song and How Could An Angel Break My Heart. How Could An Angel has one of the best emotionally driven bridges ever, and with Kenny G on the sax? Beautiful. (Sunday 4 September 2022; 05:20)

The Remixes (101,135) by Stacey from USA The Remixes was a missed opportunity. With any remixed song, there was almost always a radio edit included. Those radio edits should have been included on the album so more songs could be included. The second CD should have been filled with her slower, R&B remixes and include lesser known ones like UTS (Drifting Remix). Lazy tracklisting indeed. (Sunday 4 September 2022; 05:18)

Re: If saying... (101,129) (101,134) by Mutton Dressed as Lamb from UK Lunch? Donatello's? It's been a minute. (Sunday 4 September 2022; 02:29)

RRe: The Ballads compilation (101,131) (101,133) by MusicfanJ from Germany It's the only album from MC which I don't have in my collection. Maybe I should change that. I love all her ballads, but the tracklist was a bit disappointing for a fan. For non-fans or casual Mariah listeners it's a good compilation. (Saturday 3 September 2022; 15:27)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,131) (101,132) by BFF from United States Oh yes. The Remixes could have been so much better. Disc 2 in particular really messed up by including "Sweetheart", "Crybaby", "Breakdown", and "Loverboy (remix)". None of those tracks are remixes, including "Loverboy" which was just extra rappers inserted into the original version. Also a complete mystery why that version was the first track on the "Glitter" album. And I would have loved to see more deep cuts on "The Ballads". All of the songs you mentioned would have been great. I think my ideal track listing (if they were sticking with singles releases) would have been: 1. Vision of Love 2. Love Takes Time 3. Can't Let Go 4. I'll Be There 5. Hero 6. Without You 7. Anytime You Need A Friend 8. Never Forget You 9. Endless Love (with Luther Vandross) 10. One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) 11. Forever 12. Butterfly 13. My All 14. I Still Believe 15. Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight) 16. When You Believe (with Whitney Houston) 17. Can't Take That Away 18. Thank God I Found You (original) 19. Never Too Far I think Toni Braxton should have also released a compilation like this. I could listen to her ballads all day. Probably my second favorite "diva" after MC. (Saturday 3 September 2022; 14:21)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,130) (101,131) by Bill from the UK Yes I agree. Much like The Remixes before it, The Ballads was a missed opportunity in a lot of ways. Of all the markets it was released in, Japan had the best tracklisting: 1. Hero 2. One sweet day 3. Endless love 4. Can't take that away 5. Open arms 6. Reflections 7. Butterfly 8. Love takes time 9. My all 10. Without you 11. Always be my baby 12. Vision of love 13. Can't let go 14. Anytime you need a friend 15. Thank God I found you (Make it last) 16. I'll be there 17. I still believe 18. Never too far 19. All I want for Christmas is you So it had a number of the tracks you listed and removed some of the less ballad-y type songs. I get it probably had to have a certain hit-to-album track ratio, but I can't believe deep cuts like Vanishing, Till the End of Time, All I've Ever Wanted, Outside, Whenever You Call etc. didn't get a look in. To the same degree The Remixes second disc annoys me, especially when towards the end it seems they gave up and just put on album tracks like Sweetheart and Crybaby rather than including something really rare like the Drifting Remix of Underneath the Stars or the club mixes for DYKWYGT etc. (This was before the EPs of course and would have been a good incentive to pick up the compilation.) But we love everyone. (Saturday 3 September 2022; 12:39)

The Ballads compilation (101,130) by BFF from United States I always enjoy listening to this compilation but think the track listing could have been improved a bit. I would have loved to see "Never Forget You", "Forever", "Butterfly", "Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight)","Can't Take that Away", "Thank God I Found You (original)" and "Never Too Far" included. Some of the songs included didn't really fit the theme IMO. "The Roof", "Dreamlover", "Always Be My Baby", and "TGIFY (Remix)" are all great but aren't really "ballads". And I have no idea why "How Much" and "Reflections" were on there instead of better songs from their respective albums. (Saturday 3 September 2022; 05:00)

Re: If saying... (101,084) (101,129) by RibbonB from USA So you're saying she looks like a heavily pregnant 52 year old? Lol, what's the difference? Saying, or thinking, someone is pregnant when they are clearly not is equally as bad. (Saturday 3 September 2022; 02:54)

Re: Endless Love (101,121) (101,128) by AgentM from UK This is why I literally burst into tears, when she announced she was about to sing it on the first night of her Caution Tour at the London Royal Albert Hall. No one in the hall that night had any idea she was going to sing this, and it was everything! Not a dry eye in sight and everyone was astounded by the vocals. Her live performance with Luther at RAH back then, is and will remain as one of the best duet performances in history IMO. (Friday 2 September 2022; 19:09)

Re: Pregnancy (101,124) (101,127) by Myles from CT, USA Never in a million years did I think we would be calculating Mariah Carey's current weight to the obesity charts but yet here we are. (Friday 2 September 2022; 18:00)

Re: Pregnancy (101,124) (101,126) by Edward from USA I'm pretty sure you would agree that watching Marian and Luther singing "Endless Love" live is like having a perfectly balanced, nourishing and non-fattening meal with no room for donuts. Not even the fat affirming obesity police could dispute that. (Friday 2 September 2022; 17:56)

Re: Meghan Markle podcast (101,105) (101,125) by Junaid from United Kingdom I liked the conversation. It was really liked by the non fans. From what I've read they appreciated it. (Friday 2 September 2022; 07:08)

Re: Pregnancy (101,118) (101,124) by Junaid from United Kingdom I actually did some calculations on what Mariah's weight would have to be to be obese and she is no where near it. Even Stevie Wonder can tell. I did my research fully before responding to your post. It's not appropriate to call people obese especially when they are anything but obese. (Friday 2 September 2022; 07:07)

Re: Endless Love (101,119) (101,123) by Stacey from USA I had the same reaction to Endless Love. Such an iconic pairing much like MC and Whitney. (Friday 2 September 2022; 00:45)

Re: Exhausted and angry (101,116) (101,122) by jaker20 from US It's amazing that when she's not releasing, she is tired. So it's probably something happening around her, that is not related to her music. She seems happy when she is making music. But when she is not making music, she's tired. I honestly think lambs are Mariah's happy place. And the people around her are too much to handle. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 22:47)

Re: Endless Love (101,114) (101,121) by Bill from the UK Endless Love is divine. For me, it beats out the original by miles. Lionel and Diana's version is nice, but both Luther and Mariah are superior singers and their voices are so rich and soulful and gel together so perfectly. Like a full bodied wine. The live version in London is one of Mariah's best ever performances. I'm lucky to have the promo CD with that version on it. They also sang it live on Top of the Pops as well together. They sang a shorter version but it was still great. The video is also one of my faves. The warm hues, Mariah looks so great, and I love her "studio" videos (except Infamous of course). Just a beautiful song, sang wonderfully by both of them. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 21:43)

Re: Endless Love (101,114) (101,120) by Terna from Nigeria I always said this as well, that live performance of "Endless Love" is so much better than the actual recording, I'm guessing because there's also engagement between the two and the crowd. And let's not forget that intro by Luther, makes me smile every time. Mariah's vocal prime was very short - where I don't sense any issues with her voice and it is operating at its full potential and that's from 1990 to 1994. By "Daydream" you can already tell there was a problem in her mid–register with the sudden loss of the "heft" in her voice. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 16:18)

Re: Endless Love (101,114) (101,119) by Edward from USA It's not just awesome, it's simple impeccable, epic, unrepeatable! A moment in time. When I discovered it, I watched it thousands of times, and I still watch it. Mariah was simply beautiful, her demeanor was lovely, and Luther, well, Luther was just perfect. Luther had that distinctive buttery voice that's rarely ever heard anymore. May he rest in peace. I do miss him. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 14:23)

Re: Pregnancy (101,115) (101,118) by Edward from USA First of all, how do you know my experience/knowledge? Your opinion, just as mine, is an opinion. For your information, and this is not an opinion, you don't have to be 300lbs to be obese, your BMI only has to be 30 or above for that to happen. Most people we consider overweight are actually obese, but that wasn't the point of my post. Mariah herself had a very difficult pregnancy with the twins when she was in her very early 40's, so I doubt she would just decide to get pregnant out of the blue just for the fun of it. I also stated that her weight gain is most likely due to other factors. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 14:14)

Re: Endless Love (101,114) (101,117) by MusicfanJ from Germany Indeed. Such a beautiful song. Luther and Mariah sounded so good. That was music. Soul from the heart. The live version is one of my favourites too. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 13:19)

Exhausted and angry (101,116) by Carlos from Brazil I got myself a bit worried after listening to the Meghan podcast. When she asked Mariah to describe herself in three words she said exhausted, angry yet hopeful or something. I hope Mariah is ok. She really sounded very tired. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 12:56)

Re: Pregnancy (101,113) (101,115) by Junaid from United Kingdom Sorry Edward but you shouldn't comment on people's bodies especially with such lack of knowledge/experience. Mariah is not obese. Mariah would have to be approximately 87 kg or nearly 200 lb to be classed as obese for her height and gender. Anyone with eyes can see she's not. Menopause starts between your mid 40s and mid 50s. Mariah is in the age range for menopause which would make pregnancy difficult. Any pregnancy over the age of 37 is high risk and classed as a geriatric pregnancy. Mariah also had a pregnancy that has incurred pre eclampsia and gestational diabetes which is likely to reoccur. There's many medical reasons Mariah would struggle to have a baby (see above) but weight isn't an issue and is highly ignorant to think it is. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 11:41)

Endless Love (101,114) by Bobby A from United States The live concert version of this song is truly awesome. MC was truly at her best during her vocal prime years of 1993-1998. You knew when she used her hand she was about to give us some gorgeous live vocals. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 00:36)

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