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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.

Memoirs (102,159) by Bobby A from United States Now we just need a hot video to increase streams. This is the start of a new era unofficially. I hope MC is working on an album for the Fall. She deserves one more hit album. (Monday 30 January 2023; 22:18) this is a reply to message 102,156

Memoirs (102,156) by Mariahsbaby from usa I'm so happy for Mariah and all the lambs in the land with taste and who actually love the album. It's currently her most streamed album on Spotify. [It's a wrap] is also Mariah most streamed song and it is the biggest gainer on Spotify Viral Songs USA at #98. Her music is timeless, it deserves so much more. Super shoutout to her last few albums plus Charmbracelet. So many hidden gems and so many missed opportunities. (Monday 30 January 2023; 20:02)

Memoirs is underrated (102,155) by Bobby A from United States Hopefully all of the hype with the It's A Wrap TikTok challenge will spark some creativity in MC to produce some great music this year. (Monday 30 January 2023; 01:02) this is a reply to message 102,154

Memoirs is underrated (102,154) by Libra Lamb from USA Memoirs is possibly Mariah's most underrated album. So deep, so fun and it does what she set out to do. It is a mood. Love love love it. (Sunday 29 January 2023; 21:02)

If you could... (102,148) by Bobby A from United States I squeeze one right after MC'S debut. I have always felt Emotions was a step in the wrong direction for a sophomore album. I wanted more of what her debut gave us. (Sunday 29 January 2023; 00:23) this is a reply to message 102,145

If you could... (102,145) by Jamie from UK If you could have one extra album squeezed in over the years where would you want it? I think I’d have liked another album squeezed in before Daydream. Music box has always been my favourite and I think with those vocals and adult contemporary/pop style I would have liked another album of similar style. (Saturday 28 January 2023; 18:38)

Mariah back with IDJ (102,144) by Bobby A from United States I would rather MC go independent like Alicia Keys. She can do it easily with her connections and cash flow. Scooter Braun could manage it for her. Something is not working with the way she is doing it with larger record labels. (Saturday 28 January 2023; 15:11) this is a reply to message 102,143

Mariah back with IDJ (102,143) by T from USA Now that Mariah is no longer with a record label how would everyone feel if she re-signed with Island Def Jam records? I mean she went back to Sony in 2015 and for the five years that followed until 2020 Rarities she used her former label to build on her legacy with the company. Whilst still releasing one new album, Caution. Could she possibly do that now with IDJ? Use the next five years to build on her Island discography and give us one new album along the way. She could start with a MOAIA re-release now that It's a Wrap is blowing up. Tack on Drake to the track and release the album with the HATEU remix plus Skydiving. Then continue with #MC30. This would be a great route for her and give her some much needed direction right now. I'd take IDJ over Epic anyway. (Saturday 28 January 2023; 14:18)

Rarities re-release (102,141) by Bobby A from United States It is already sold-out. Wow. MC and her team must be testing the demand for another 4LP vinyl set similar to the The Rarities. Maybe Memoirs/Angels Advocate/Jumpsmokers or Daydream/Someone's Ugly Daughter this Fall. (Friday 27 January 2023; 19:18) this is a reply to message 102,137

Rarities re-release (102,137) by Carlos from Brazil Same amazing tracks. (Thursday 26 January 2023; 11:48)

Rarities re-release (102,133) by Bobby A from United States It is just a reissue with no new tracks, but at a higher price of $94.00. The original release was $55.00. I suppose that she is doing this because the original release sold out really quickly October 2020 and it is going for $100 and up on Ebay. (Thursday 26 January 2023; 10:08) this is a reply to message 102,132

Rarities re-release (102,132) by Brad from USA Does anyone know if this will have added tracks to it or if it's the same tracks as the original release? The article I read wasn't quite clear on that point. Thanks. (Thursday 26 January 2023; 04:31)

Butterfly tour footage - Sydney (102,130) by Bobby A from United States Thank you for sharing. This is the MC we loved from the beginning. (Wednesday 25 January 2023; 22:24) this is a reply to message 102,126

Butterfly tour footage - Sydney (102,126) by Billy from Greece Oh my goodness. Where did these come from? My All and The Roof. Oh dear. More here. Emotions and My All audio from the soundboard. (Wednesday 25 January 2023; 16:32)

New Mariah BGs on Zara Larsson (102,124) by Bobby A from United States Her last album was so good. It was more R&B than Pop. Thank you for sharing. (Wednesday 25 January 2023; 00:46) this is a reply to message 102,123

New Mariah BGs on Zara Larsson (102,123) by "MariahHater" from Hell Breaking the turf wars between classic discographies and Titanic-esque songs that sunk in the ocean. Reportedly and admitted by Zara that Mimi lent her BGVs on her new song. No bashing. Just love. And FYI. As people here loves to ram (lambs with horns) one [another]. Hope [you] guys can catch the pun. (Tuesday 24 January 2023; 22:35)

Memoirs is underrated (102,121) by Bobby A from United States I just received a fan made CD of all the Memoirs Jumpsmokers remixes that I purchased off Ebay. There is not one bad track on the CD. Finally there is a 4 minutes dance version of Languishing. Randy, you would love it. It's a shame this album was never released back in 2010. Hit me up for the seller information. (Tuesday 24 January 2023; 19:23) this is a reply to message 102,120

Memoirs is underrated (102,120) by Terna from Nigeria "That is the beauty of Mariah's catalog, there's still so much to explore because some of them didn't necessarily explore when they were released initially". Yes of course no one is denying this but fact is she needs to be releasing new songs not trying to make those old songs "happen" so to speak. They're still old songs that didn't get their chance for whatever reason, and the window of opportunity closed. That ship has long sailed and sunk at sea. (Tuesday 24 January 2023; 11:41)

Caution (102,118) by Bobby A from United States I am just wondering what made satisfying for the Lambs and achieve critically acclaim status from critics. I look back now because I think MC created a new genre of music that I call R&B Fused Neo-Soul. I think that is what MC released to world in 2018. My only disappointment was that singles choices were out of sequence and the absurd instant grats concept. Sounds like a Jay Z idea. A No No should have been released as the official first single over With You. Can you imagine a Junior Vasquez club mix with resung vocals? How many other artists have records executives who screw up single choices? I can't think of any except MC. (Tuesday 24 January 2023; 02:30) this is a reply to message 102,103

Caution (102,103) by "MariahHater" from Hell I love Caution but it's really missing a Mariah Carey trademark explosion. I remember when I first listened to 8th Grade and Giving Me Life. I was patiently waiting on the outros for an octave raise. Somewhat the WBT (LNVM) gave me hope about an album with the standard Mariah powers. Oh Mimi, please bless us one more time. (Saturday 21 January 2023; 15:21)

Memoirs is underrated (102,114) by Bobby A from United States I was just thinking about E=MC2. It was a total disappointment for me. It has some very weak songs that were more like album fillers. I am speaking about Cruise Control, Stay In Love, Last Kiss, OCC, Bye Bye and Love Story. Those six songs should have been left off and replaced with stronger songs. Def Jam stopped all promotion after Bye Bye stalled at #19 on the Hot 100 and MC's mind was on Nick. Danja and Scott Storch should have done more songs. One fun fact, E=MC2 had more album variations from other countries than any of MC's album releases including The Mimi E=MC2 Adventures Box. (Monday 23 January 2023; 01:19) this is a reply to message 102,113

Memoirs is underrated (102,113) by BFF from United States I agree. I think the "Memoirs" album is underrated and better than E=MC2, but it's too long. I really don't like "Obsessed" amongst the singles in her catalogue - the auto-tune use was a major turnoff. I probably would have picked a different song to remake other than "I Want to Know What Love Is" - it just didn't work and felt a little random since she hadn't covered anything in a while. I went to the Atlanta tour date of the "Angels Advocate" tour and remember being bummed when the remix album "Angels Advocate" was cancelled. She leaned pretty heavily into her role in "Precious" during this period, which was a little surprising considering how small her role is in the movie. Everyone was like "Oh, this is proof she can act." but I found her much more compelling in "Wisegirls" and "Tennessee". Her role in "Tennessee" was much larger and she recorded two songs for it, but she hardly did any promotion for the film or "Right to Dream", which is a great song. (Monday 23 January 2023; 00:33)

Memoirs is underrated (102,107) by Bobby A from United States You may be right Edward, but The-Dream was a hot songwriter from 2007-2010. He was working with every major R&B artist at the time from Rihanna to Beyonce to Ciara to Usher. MC was destined to work with The-Dream. My Love was kind of the green light from L.A. Reid to co-write and produced a full album with MC even though The-Dream pissed him off by saying in interviews that a duet was coming out in February 2009 featuring the two. That duet was My Love. (Sunday 22 January 2023; 00:04) this is a reply to message 102,106

Memoirs is underrated (102,106) by Edward from USA Actually, the reason Memoirs didn't work it was because of the "The Dream", as in the album having kind of a repetitive sound. I do think she should've used him for four or five tracks and get the rest produced by some other people. You can basically hear "The Dream" in each track. I do like the track Mariah recorded for his album called "My Love", I rarely see it mentioned here. (Saturday 21 January 2023; 21:44)

Memoirs is underrated (102,105) by Bobby A from United States Memoirs worked because of The-Dream. It was a fun album. It was the last album that MC poured her heart and soul into. The-Dream said that MC kept him into the studio all night until 6am. One fun fact about Memoirs is that Obsessed was the only single to have an official 12 inch vinyl release. (Saturday 21 January 2023; 17:32) this is a reply to message 102,104

Memoirs is underrated (102,104) by Libra Lamb from USA I agree about Memoirs, one of my favorite albums. Very "cohesive" lol I'm glad to see Mariah getting her viral moments, even if they end in cheesy "wraps". Too literal but we love everyone. H.A.T.E.U. still haunts me to this day. (Saturday 21 January 2023; 15:29)

Mark Sudak and Scram Jones (102,098) by Bobby A from United States I have been looking through my "Mariah" book lately that I have maintained throughout the years. I have always wondered why she kept her relationship with Mark Sudak such a secret. Did he remind her that a business/personal type of relationship would never work because of her tumultuous relationship with Tommy? Did he propose to MC and she said no several times? Also during the time of recording TEOM, did MC write Your Girl about Scram Jones? MC is the only female singer that he has ever collaborated with and produced a song for. Did the two have a brief fling during the recording of TEOM? Just me thinking again during this long period between albums. (Friday 20 January 2023; 02:00)

Never Forget You (102,094) by Bobby A from United States Maybe you are right Terna. I was just having a wishful thinking moment reminscing about how I miss the MC of 1990s. I guess those days are gone because she didn't take care of her instrument. (Thursday 19 January 2023; 05:45) this is a reply to message 102,093

Never Forget You (102,093) by Terna from Nigeria Someone who struggles with "Hero" her simplest song? Quit with all that delusion. (Wednesday 18 January 2023; 21:39)

What's in store for 2023? New album? (102,092) by Bobby A from United States That would be the perfect time to drop a new song or two perform. She has to start singing some new songs at these special events. I hope LA Reid hooks MC up with vocal producer Kuk Harrell for her new album. (Wednesday 18 January 2023; 04:42) this is a reply to message 102,091

What's in store for 2023? New album? (102,091) by "MariahHater" from Hell In response to my post, she is performing at the Lovers and Friends festival with some of the biggest names in the industry including Xtina. The line up sounds intimidating. (Tuesday 17 January 2023; 20:59)

Never Forget You (102,085) by Bobby A from United States No, I believe she could do it in a relaxed setting. (Monday 16 January 2023; 17:26) this is a reply to message 102,078

Never Forget You (102,078) by Edward from USA You're joking, right? At this point it's not only about the key, but about the fact that her fluidity and buttery tone are basically gone. She could try, but it would turn into another one of choppy her versions of "Hero", but the 2023 version. I think this is the time for her start training her voice again, there are many great vocal coaches out there that would get her voice in decent shape, but that would take work. It's like going to the gym, you don't shed those extra pounds or put on some muscle if you don't move your ass. (Monday 16 January 2023; 02:41)

It's a wrap for you baby challenge TikTok (102,080) by Bobby A from United States I just wish IAW could get the same radio response after all of these years as Chris Brown's Under The Influence has done from a TikTok dance video. Under The Influence is now a Top 20 Urban Hit after all of these years because of Urban radio. However, Urban radio won't do the same thing for MC because radio programmers lost interest for MC after E=MC2. It's true because she hasn't had a Urban hit since TMB. Plus, Brezzy is just hot right now because he just writes some hot Urban songs. I smell a Brezzy and MC duet this year. I know that I am going to get some backlash for thinking about that collaboration. (Monday 16 January 2023; 10:33) this is a reply to message 102,077

It's a wrap for you baby challenge TikTok (102,077) by 123 from USA While you all argue over the definition of primary, joint, sole custody, 6 baby mamas, nonsense and drama, [It's a wrap] is going viral on [TikTok]. Kinds [sic] have discovered the song and made a dance to it. Someone mortified Mariah on Twitter and she even has her own [TikTok] up. What do you all think, a nice bump in streams or a possible top 10 hit a la Steve's [Lacy bad habits viral]? (Monday 16 January 2023; 01:16)

Never Forget You (102,075) by Bobby A from United States Just wondering about the Lambs thought if MC could sing NFY in the same key today from beginning to end. I think that she could in a relaxed setting in front Lambs. (Sunday 15 January 2023; 16:35)

The vocal performance award (102,066) by Bobby A from United States I think it was because of the lack of consistency with MC's sound from 1990-1997. She started out with a pop debut album in 1990. Emotions had more of a R&B sound. Music Box went back to a pop sound. Daydream was totally a R&B album. Butterfly moved MC more into the hip hop R&B world. Do you see how the Grammys committee would be confused about MC's sound and direction? (Friday 13 January 2023; 01:04) this is a reply to message 102,064

The vocal performance award (102,064) by Terna from Nigeria One of the reasons I think Mariah lost so many "vocal performance" awards at the Grammys is the fact that most of her earlier recordings were "polished" so to speak, done in multiple takes and the best parts being used, giving her this flawless studio recording every time, especially the first half of the 90's. Yes she was always nominated (at some point Mariah was the most nominated female artist at the Grammys and most were for vocal performance) but she always lost to other females that one could hear most likely did those songs in one take. From the first album, [only] "Vision of Love" is sung in one take (the 2nd Mariah doing all that insane ad-libbing) and what do you know? She won for Pop Vocal and then again with "We Belong Together" another one take song, won best R&B vocal performance. So I do think the Grammys acknowledge singers who don't gloss their vocals. Just a thought. What do you guys think? (Friday 13 January 2023; 00:41)

Primary custody (102,061) by Bobby A from United States I think the writer or his source meant to say full custody. (Thursday 12 January 2023; 17:17) this is a reply to message 102,059

Primary custody (102,059) by RibbonB from USA People don't even know what primary custody is. The comments I read online are laughable. (Thursday 12 January 2023; 17:01)

Primary custody (102,054) by Bobby A from United States Things are about get really difficult for MC seeking primary custody. Nick is going to fight it all the way. (Thursday 12 January 2023; 11:44)

Melissa Ruderman and Nicki Minaj (102,051) by Bobby A from United States I just wonder, did Melissa make MC aware before the deal was sealed? If not, I see MC moving on to somebody else this year. (Wednesday 11 January 2023; 14:42) this is a reply to message 102,049

Melissa Ruderman and Nicki Minaj (102,049) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I wonder if we can expect an Up Out My Face Part 2 now that Melissa Ruderman is also managing Nicki Minaj. (Wednesday 11 January 2023; 06:21)

I Pray. (102,050) by Bobby A from United States I love his version. That boy was Paul Robbins. She is now a transgender woman named Lina Robbins. (Wednesday 11 January 2023; 10:51) this is a reply to message 102,046

I Pray. (102,046) by Terna from Nigeria This was a song she wrote for some boy in 2005 if I recall correctly, I never listened to his version but from the little clips I heard from the Oprah show, he [sang] it exactly like she does on her own version, which by the way I was over the moon when she finally released it on "The Rarities". This brings up the issue of the demos for "Butterfly" and the Allure songs. I find it very hard to believe those songs don't have her own version. Mariah you need to check that magic vault very well. Lol. My life will be complete if I hear her sing "Last Chance", "Head Over Heels" and "Where are You Christmas" from that era, [it] is very important for me, that "Butterfly" period was when I became a die hard fan and that version of Mariah. (Tuesday 10 January 2023; 22:52)

Craving MC (102,047) by Bobby A from United States I don't know about y'all, but I am seriously craving some new MC music. It's bad when you are buying MC promotional vinyls on Ebay. So far I have purchased some rare promos My All/Stay Awhile, DFAU -Juelz Santana Bones Thugs Harmony and TTR remixes. At this point, I would be happy for a Scott Storch X Mariah Carey EP. Now, that's a collaboration album. (Tuesday 10 January 2023; 23:43)

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