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About Bobby A from United States: I have been a Lamb since 1990. I know Mariah. I love her music. I breathe her music.

The greats (103,607) by Bobby A from United States So, why did AIWFCIY become this huge Christmas phenomenon in 2019? Or was it 2018? Was it because of the Billboard rules change or release or special editions of Merry Christmas? Did Spotify help to make it a huge 60 million dollar hit? (Friday 29 September 2023; 21:35) this is a reply to message 103,606

The greats (103,606) by Edward from USA Mariah's discography, while glorious and impressive, will eventually be in the past with those of us who have lived it as decades go by. That's why AIWFCIY is so important. AIWFCIY is bigger than Mariah herself. I doubt "I Will Always Love You", "My Heart Will On" and "Hero" will be a thing a hundred years from now. By then, she'll probably be the only diva of the past being played at Christmas time and her voice will make some people curious about her life and music. (Friday 29 September 2023; 17:12)

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,603) by Bobby A from United States Touch My Body had a resurgence this year on TikTok. It's A Wrap garnered some Spotify plays and an EP release because of TikTok. Fantasy saw a resurgence because of Bradley Cooper's Free Guy movie. The Roof saw a resurgence because of her duet with Brandy for MC's Masterclass segment and the 25th Anniversary of Butterfly. The youngins are getting to know Mariah because of TikTok and movies. (Friday 29 September 2023; 05:08) this is a reply to message 103,599

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,599) by Andrew from the UK "She keeps resurging with old songs" - pray, how do you find 'resurging' and with what "old songs" is this happening? Actual information on each one, when and by what means would be helpful for people to look up. (Friday 29 September 2023; 01:19)

All I've Ever Wanted (103,602) by Bobby A from United States Doesn't it remind you of how Whitney sings Saving All My Love? You feel what these women are feeling for their man. (Friday 29 September 2023; 03:23) this is a reply to message 103,600

All I've Ever Wanted (103,600) by Andrew from the UK As much as I love Music Box 30 - it has only led me to fall back in love with All I've Ever Wanted. It is somewhat odd that this never became a big ballad single, far better than any Whitney output as it is. (Friday 29 September 2023; 01:23)

Random post - SZA (103,601) by Bobby A from United States SZA is the real deal, Terna. I love her playful decriptive lyrics that have me laughing and rooting for her at the same time. (Friday 29 September 2023; 03:20) this is a reply to message 103,598

Random post - SZA (103,598) by Terna from Nigeria I must say I'm impressed with her songwriting so far out of all the new girls, she does stand out and has an uncanny ability for storytelling, that extra something that sets her apart from the rest. Her second album is surprisingly stronger than the first and that's saying a lot because that album was a smash. "Good Days" was my most played song according to Spotify last year (2022), and I know it's still gonna be at least top 5 this year - it's that good. (Friday 29 September 2023; 00:44)

Whitney Houston (103,594) by Bobby A from United States I have been very nostalgic this week from MC's early ballads to Toni Braxton to now Whitney Houston. I have to say love Whitney's early ballads like All At Once, Didn't We Almost Have It All, For The Love Of You, You Give Good Love, Saving All My Love, and Where Do Broken Hearts Go. I would be filled with so much joy listening to quiet storm radio in the late 80s and here a Whitney Houston ballad come on. You felt the pain and emotion in the song that she was singing about. Interpreting the emotion in a song and singing it with such conviction was Whitney's other gift. RIP Whitney. (Thursday 28 September 2023; 02:23)

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,590) by Bobby A from United States AIWFCIY will always be MC's greatest accomplishment. It will only get bigger from the previous year. (Wednesday 27 September 2023; 16:21) this is a reply to message 103,589

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,589) by Edward from USA To be honest, I don't really care about that anymore like I used to. That record will be broken eventually, especially now that anybody can debut at number one, first was Mariah, then Ariana and now Drake. What none of them has is a song like "AIWFCIY". The "OSD" record was more important to me. Once "All I Want for Christmas Is You" becomes the longest running number one single on Billboard, now, that one will be tough to break. If OSD took 16 year, that one will take decades. (Wednesday 27 September 2023; 14:09)

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,587) by Bobby A from United States The Lambs should be worry if he at his 17th number one by this time next year. His album For All The Dogs is due October 6th. (Wednesday 27 September 2023; 10:45) this is a reply to message 103,582

Drake gets his 12th number one (103,582) by Randy from USA Should we be worried? We went through this a few years ago with Rihanna, but she has all but retired from music. Drake is cranking out songs and albums. I can definitely lob the Mariah criticism non fans give her at him. I can't name more than two of his number ones. He is tied with Madonna and ahead of Janet, Whitney and Stevie Wonder. I like Drake but his name does not belong in the same stratosphere with any of those four. (Wednesday 27 September 2023; 04:33)

AIWFCIY (103,581) by Bobby A from United States I just thought about this today. With so many millions in radio impressions and streaming sales, why doesn't AIWFCIY make it to #1 on the Urban AC, Hot AC, and Adult Comtemporary charts too? This question came to my mind because feel something special is planned this year for AIWFCIY by the label or MC. (Wednesday 27 September 2023; 00:28)

I Don't Wanna Cry (103,573) by Bobby A from United States Are you talking about that "working the street" song with the great vocals and Price Sisters harmonies? (Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:13) this is a reply to message 103,571

I Don't Wanna Cry (103,571) by Edward from USA Rumor has it she has a phenomenal track from Daydream called "One Night". (Tuesday 26 September 2023; 00:55)

Essential II Mariah Carey or very best of cd (103,572) by Bobby A from United States The previously released Essential Mariah Carey cd is quite boring with too many of the same tracks already on her #1's collections, Greatest Hits cd and Playlist: Mariah Carey cd. I think it is time to release Essential Mariah Carey II cd with the 2nd disc containing eight fan favorites and eight rare and remix tracks including Skydiving, Right To Dream, Beautiful# Hermosa, Triumphant (Vintage Throwback Mix), Shake It Off ft. Jay Z (Remix), Bye Bye ft. Jay Z and Lil Wayne, Crybaby, You're Mine ft. Trey Songz, Can't Take That Away (Morales Club Mix Edit) and Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix). These tracks are my favorite MC tracks for a roadtrip. We need a more rounded and representative look back now that MC has been business in 30 years. Arista and LaFace have released some fantastic Toni Braxton collections including her Essential collection. I will not be buying another #1's collection from MC. I am over those type of collections. Lol. Don't believe me. (Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:09)

I Don't Wanna Cry (103,565) by Bobby A from United States I thought about this IDWC this morning. It kind of reminds me of WBT in 1990. I know MC and Narada disagreed during the recording of IDWC because MC kept adding vocals to what he thought was the final version. I would love to hear the two versions side by side one day. I am pretty sure Narada's version is the one on the album. By the way, I hope we hear Lose Control one day too. (Sunday 24 September 2023; 13:35)

Imperfect (103,562) by Bobby A from United States I would love for Imperfect to remixed as a club version and brought to life by Gorgon City or Disclosure. They are known for taking a song and injecting some life into the track. I wonder if The Dream and Tricky Stewart are actually the writers on Imperfect because it does not sound like a The Dream collaboration. (Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:15)

#Beautiful (103,561) by Bobby A from United States I just wonder if some of the tracks intended for The Art Of Letting Go album will be found in the vault. (Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:11) this is a reply to message 103,553

#Beautiful (103,553) by Andrew from the UK On the way home today I was listening to music from around this era - including #Beautiful, The Art of Letting Go and Triumphant. I am getting a new rekindling for this era. And especially Triumphant. I used to quite dislike it. It's really fresh sounding still. Really awesome to listen to. (Saturday 23 September 2023; 04:03)

Triumphant (103,560) by Bobby A from United States I think MC envisioned the video at the same time she wrote Triumphant. The MC is like the cheerleader who cheering on two contenders in the song and video. It worked for the video, but not for radio airplay and live performances. (Saturday 23 September 2023; 18:32) this is a reply to message 103,559

Triumphant (103,559) by BFF from United States I think "Triumphant" had potential, but she should have scaled back the guest artists. I also remember one of the complaints about "#Beautiful" was her lack of presence on her own song. I love "#Beautiful" as a record, but I do remember wondering why Mariah was featured so little on her own song. I suspect that Miguel had already partially written/recorded the song before he and Mariah decided to collaborate. (Saturday 23 September 2023; 16:08)

David Guetta and Fred Again (103,547) by Bobby A from United States I think a David Guetta and Mariah Carey collaboration would be an instant radio hit. There is not one bad song that he's ever done for a major artist. Fred Again would be a nice collaboration too. I am hoping for more dance songs on the new album. (Friday 22 September 2023; 14:08)

New album 2024 (103,538) by Bobby A from United States Just type in Mariah's new album in the search bar and the post will come up. The comments from fans immediately put TEOM II in my mind. This dry era period reminds me of that uncertainty after CB failed on the charts and we were all waiting on MC to take us there again. (Tuesday 19 September 2023; 06:41) this is a reply to message 103,535

New album 2024 (103,535) by Stacey from USA What Facebook post are you referring to? Where did you see this post? (Tuesday 19 September 2023; 02:04)

Fandom base (103,537) by Bobby A from United States Shhh, here is my thumbs up. (Tuesday 19 September 2023; 06:34) this is a reply to message 103,534

Fandom base (103,534) by Edward from USA Some will start thumb-lying to you. (Tuesday 19 September 2023; 01:22)

New album 2024 (103,533) by Bobby A from United States I just hope she has lots of surprises for us. I am getting TEOM II vibes from the Facebook post. (Tuesday 19 September 2023; 00:44) this is a reply to message 103,530

New album 2024 (103,530) by Victor from Costa Rica I read the same thing in Facebook today. I expect an album with spectacular vocals, modern sound (maybe pop/rock) and easy lyrics to sing along. (Monday 18 September 2023; 23:48)

Your top 5 pick of career defining moments (103,526) by Bobby A from United States 1. Love Takes Time made it onto debut album because Tommy said it was too good to be saved for Emotions. 2. MTV Unplugged showed that Mariah was more than a studio singer. 3. One Sweet Day spends 16 weeks at number #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 which had never been done before. 4. We Belong Together saved TEOM. 5. I Want To Know Was Love Is becomes a surprise hit in Brazil when it spends 25 weeks at number #1. (Monday 18 September 2023; 08:07)

Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,524) by Bobby A from United States (Sunday 17 September 2023; 09:44) this is a reply to message 103,519

Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,519) by Andrew from the UK Do not pity yourself: pity the blind and stupid for not noticing your greatest. You are as a part of space and time as any atom at any point in the stretch of the knowable Universe. Nothing - and nobody - takes precedence over you in any objective moral reasoning. No atoms are more or less entitled to existence than the billions of which you are made. You are the perfect version of you surrounded, merely, by imperfect interpretations of you. We are all made of stars. And we all shit. Dry your eyes, Bobby-A. Or I don't even know you. (Sunday 17 September 2023; 02:48)

Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,515) by Bobby A from United States Randy, your post about Butterfly brought tears to my eyes. Your comments are spot on. I remember Butterfly and how every song that year in 1997 was my life. It was the joy of Honey to the alienation in Outside that spoke about how my mother was treating me because she had a gay son. I must stop typing now to the wipe the tears from eyes. Butterfly is the real magnum opus. (Sunday 17 September 2023; 01:06) this is a reply to message 103,514

Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,514) by Randy from USA While everyone is celebrating Music Box and incorrectly calling Daydream MC's artistic zenith, I'd like to interject and celebrate the real magnum opus, Butterfly, which turns 26 today. On this day, 26 years ago I unwrapped the cellophane off of this CD in my fathers basement and popped it in the disc changer. I never before heard an album where every song is a single. Every verse reads like poetry. And every vocal is astounding. Rasp, falsetto, belting and whistles are all used here. My biggest issue with R&B music is artists always sing about romantic love or break ups. This Pop/R&B album includes songs about childhood pain and alienation. It is in one word stunning. Happy anniversary to Mariah's favorite. And the best album of all time. From any artist. (Sunday 17 September 2023; 00:50)

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,509) by Bobby A from United States Andrew is just messing you. I had to toughen up during MIAM era because he criticized my every post. Then I realized he just wanted my special guest star status. Lol. I am glad that Andrew is back because I am stronger and wiser now. Since he has been back, I grown to like him even more. So what I am saying is just smile and laugh about his posts on the board. He is really just a harmless sweet tiger. (Saturday 16 September 2023; 05:08) this is a reply to message 103,506

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,506) by Brandon from USA My comment was out of concern for Mariah and nothing else. As a dedicated lamb from the beginning, I can be concerned and question things as I see them. You choose to follow blindly and that's ok for you. I want the best for MC and if something doesn't look right, I will speak on it. With that being said, I hope everything is ok and that we get to see more of her healthy soon. (Saturday 16 September 2023; 02:53)

90s R&B Mariah covers (103,508) by Bobby A from United States I would be so elated if Mariah coverd my two favorite 90s R&B songs. 1. Soon As I Get Home 2. Weak (Saturday 16 September 2023; 04:53)

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,507) by Bobby A from United States It was only that I didn't want to ruin our MB 30 celebration and MC mania about new music since FILAC (a Christmas song). Also, I learned growing up in a small Baptist church is that you don't comment on someone's sudden weight loss. What I saw or heard at church stayed right on the pew or in the Sunday School classroom. (Saturday 16 September 2023; 03:37) this is a reply to message 103,505

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,505) by Andrew from the UK "Yes I do concur. I have thusly not kept silence on anything at all anywhere on any subject any time. But I have also thought for 14 days that Mariah was demonstrating said unspecified behaviour deviating from her normal abnormal self to the point of abnormality in that it was not normal. But I just decided to not mention this one thing ever. In all the things I say about Mariah - most of which, too, are completely without substantiation and me just guessing and throwing out random baseless opinions. But *this* I kept to myself." (Saturday 16 September 2023; 01:58)

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,501) by Bobby A from United States I noticed that two weeks ago, but didn't want to say anything. The weight loss was so sudden. I pray all is well. (Friday 15 September 2023; 23:05) this is a reply to message 103,498

Something's going on behind the scenes (103,498) by Brandon from USA While I'm enjoying this moment of MB30, I hate to be a negative Nancy, but did MC seem a bit "medicated" in those videos? She looked beautiful but something seemed a little bit off to me. I can't put my finger on it. I'm a very long time fan and can notice when she's a little different and there was something interesting going on here. Plus she's pretty much been MIA for a while. Maybe it's just me. Let me know what you guys think. (Friday 15 September 2023; 17:52)

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