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I Don't (94,136) by Malcolm from Asia Does anyone here like this song but end up hating it anyway on every listen because you remember the tacky music video especially the running Mariah on gown and leather jacket at the beginning? Lol my dilemma. (Tuesday 19 May 2020; 12:02)

Re: Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (94,131) (94,135) by TJ from Norway What a concert. I was sitting on the second row, and at one point she looked at me, pointed and said: "I love that you know all my lyrics." The guy behind me tried to steal my moment by telling me that she was pointing at him. I know that it was me. Lol. (Tuesday 19 May 2020; 11:55)

Re: One producer album (94,130) (94,134) by Licia from USA I agree with Bill on Babyface. That would be awesome. You know I love me that Babyface and Mariah song writing and production combo. I'm still mad at myself for not knowing Babyface was involved with Melt Away. I can hear his background vocals clear as day now. It only took me 24 years. Lol. (Tuesday 19 May 2020; 07:12)

Rise Up (94,133) by Korey2 from United Stated Hey everyone. Is there a MP3 of the Rise Up performance. I'd love to add it if so. Have a great day. (Tuesday 19 May 2020; 06:06)

Re: One producer album (94,127) (94,132) by Bobby A from United States He is a great one. They probably would write another Love Takes Time. (Tuesday 19 May 2020; 04:43)

Re: Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (94,123) (94,131) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I think this is one of her best performances the last few years, and I was there, crying through the whole song. Not only was Without You perfect at her show in Oslo, this performance of Against All Odds was a performance to remember, and I was there. (Monday 18 May 2020; 18:05)

Re: One producer album (94,125) (94,130) by Bill from the UK I would love some more Babyface productions. Never Forget You, Melt Away, When You Believe and Everytime I Close My Eyes were divine. (Monday 18 May 2020; 17:10)

Re: One producer album (94,128) (94,129) by Bobby A from United States That's right. I did mean Memoirs. I was taking care of baby Neice while typing the message. (Monday 18 May 2020; 16:13)

Re: One producer album (94,125) (94,128) by RibbonB from USA You meant Memoirs right, re Dream and Tricky? Also Bernard Edwards of Chic is dead. To answer your questions, no, but I do wish she would do some Bacharach and David throwback covers. Dionne might claw her eyes out, but it could be good. (Monday 18 May 2020; 15:53)

Re: One producer album (94,125) (94,127) by Dennis from Miami, FL I would like her to work with Charlie Puth. He is very underrated. (Monday 18 May 2020; 15:22)

Andrew (94,126) by Brad from USA The variability of individuals to engage in discourse in a constructive and supportive manner on this board reveals that all lambs most certainly have not evolved equally. Sometimes in life, one encounters words, concepts and writing styles that one does not fully comprehend. In response, some people learn and expand their minds; others contract and rebuke what is not familiar. As an attorney with over twenty-three years of experience who has a very successful career based upon the words he employs in his work, I take great umbrage to the accusation made concerning my immediately preceding post on this board. Not only is it completely erroneous and offensive but it also reveals an abject ignorance of the subject at hand. For those of us who are actual contemporaries of the artist this site is dedicated to, the name and concept of "First vision" has a very specific and precise meaning and persons who did not pay meticulous attention to her debut, at the time, would not be familiar with it at all. Similarly, those persons likely do not possess the knowledge of the critics' reviews of said "First vision" and the references contained thereto in my preceding post. Nonetheless, I have less than zero interest in engaging with anyone who makes such accusations or who "likes" such accusations. I wish everyone here best wishes in their continued enjoyment of Mariah, her music and career. While I plan to continue to enjoy this site, as I have for over twenty years, I plan to never post or read posts here again. My opinions, insights and expressions are clearly more worthy of other forums. Farewell. (Monday 18 May 2020; 06:01)

One producer album (94,125) by Bobby A from United States I wonder who MC could let solely co-write and co-produced her next album. I know everybody thinks that The Dream's and Tricky's production on MIAM was too much and probably caused MIAM to fail on the charts. But I feel that MC should give a one producer album another shot with multiple female and male co-writers she had worked with on MIAM and Caution plus new ones like Summer Walker, Ilya, Savan Kotecha, Drake, and Kandi Buruss. Here are my suggestions: 1. London On Da Track 2. Mike Will Made It 3. Danja 4. Pop and Oak 5. Finneas 6. Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards 7. Darryl "DJ" Camper 8. David Foster 9. Babyface 10. Illangelo 11. Nineteen 85 12. Ryan Tedder (Monday 18 May 2020; 01:53)

Re: Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (94,123) (94,124) by Bobby A from United States Thank you for posting. This was her best tour since Angel's Advocate. (Monday 18 May 2020; 01:21)

Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (94,123) by Billy from Greece A little throwback to the consistency of the vocals of this tour. (Monday 18 May 2020; 01:01)

Re: #30YearsOfLove (94,111) (94,122) by MusicfanJ from Germany "Vision of love" is the ultimate Mariah song, so it was truly the best to show the world there's a new star with a phenomenel voice. I can't believe it all started 30 years ago. I still love the debut album and the look. Yes it has some 80ies vibes, her look and the production of "Prisoner" but hey it was released in 90, so it's understandable. Here's a little story to VOL: I was 5 when it was released so definitily too young to knew what was going on. But my mum bought the album [immediately] after [hearing] VOL. She told me later when I became a fan with "Daydream". She said she heard her voice and was blown away. She went to a record store and described for what she was searching. A new young, female singer who is [already] at number one. Voila Mariah Carey, the salesman knew who the voice must be. And then with Daydream in 95 I became a fan for life. I still have the LP "Mariah Carey" from my mother. She "gave" me the good music taste. Haha. Anyway I'm so happy that thirty years ago MC started to give her music to us, she made music history from day one. And she made so many people happy since her first vision. Thank you Mariah. (Sunday 17 May 2020; 15:40)

Re: First vision (94,112) (94,121) by enwar00 from usa I couldn't even read it so I stopped. But that's not a nice thing to say. (Sunday 17 May 2020; 05:48)

Re: The debut era (94,119) (94,120) by Bill from the UK I Don't Wanna Cry was the intended second single according to an old press release I have. It then got pushed back to after Someday as Tommy said in his book he wanted an up-tempo track for the third single after two ballads. He writes it was always the plan to launch her with two ballads (unconventional at the time), but Love Takes Time was considered the better song when it materialised. As for There's Got to Be a Way, that was the fourth single across Europe instead of I Don't Wanna Cry. I agree, the remixes for that song were her worst, although they did contain some unused vocals that didn't appear on the album version, so they aren't a complete write off. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 22:56)

Re: The debut era (94,113) (94,119) by The Real Deal from USA I couldn't disagree more. The debut album is my second favorite in her catalog (my #1 is Emotions). All four singles from it hit #1 in USA. I also think that "There's Got To Be A Way" was intended as the second or fourth single if "Love Takes Time" wasn't included last minute on the album. My reason for thinking this is because if you watch The First Vision video, it is played in various parts and during the end credits. The remix version that they ended up using as the single version was horrendous though lol. I think the original lineup of singles (pre Love Takes Time inclusion) was: 1) Vision Of Love, 2) Someday 3) I Don't Wanna Cry 4) There's To Be A Way (album version or edit of album version). (Saturday 16 May 2020; 21:53)

Re: Slant Magazine article (94,116) (94,118) by The Real Deal from USA I am so happy about Emotions ranking so high. To this day, it is my favorite Mimi album. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 21:42)

Re: Through the Rain/Make It Happen (Rise Up NY) (94,114) (94,117) by Anonymous from I couldn't agree more, well said. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 21:40)

Re: Slant Magazine article (94,115) (94,116) by Bill from the UK Great article, thanks for sharing it. I more or less agree with the ranking, especially pleased to see Emotions get the acknowledgment it deserves. One paragraph did floor me a bit: "Luckily, it still exists as it was conceived, complete with Mariah’s unapologetic deployment of her powerful instrument, and free of the reproach of the same critics who would, in just a few years’ time, lament its inevitable deterioration." So true, and so sad. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 20:18)

Slant Magazine article (94,115) by Tijl from Belgium In honour of the VOL anniversary, Slant Magazine ranked all of MC's albums. Fun read yet debatable. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 16:57)

Re: Through the Rain/Make It Happen (Rise Up NY) (94,109) (94,114) by Special K from USA I thought TTR was great. MIH was a little screechy but I loved the creative arrangements. I didn't think there were any parts that were lipped. We as fans scrutinize Mariah so much. We dissect every lip, eye, mouth, hand movement and forget to just enjoy the performance. After reading comments from the general public and even some "vocal coaches" the majority loved the performance and thought it was good. People acknowledge that Mariah's voice has changed over the years. Alot of the comments I read people are judging Mariah's vocal performances based on her current voice. I was almost passed out when she sang MIH. That is my favorite Mariah Carey song of all time. Ok Mariah, please sing AYNAF so I can pass out again. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 16:17)

The debut era (94,113) by Andrew from the United Kingdom I don't particularly like the debut era, I never have. I discovered Mariah upon the release of Music Box. I went back to MTV Unplugged and loved it (obviously) and to Emotions which I thought was decent enough. But the debut album and era? As people would say in the 90's: totally naff. I didn't like the album cover or some of the other photography, I didn't like her outfits, I didn't like her hair (all in all I think Mariah is shot to look like a prostitute on the streets at night a lot), I didn't like some of the songs (There's Got To Be A Way and Prisoner are just cringe), I thought the production was very mid 80's (and has definitely not stood the test of time - having known Love Takes Time and Someday from Here is Mariah Carey I was shocked to hear the production on the album), I don't like the way she sings the songs live ("Treated me kind-ahhh, sweet destinyyyyy-ahhh"), and so on. And she is way too thin. So there's my little moment of joy to ruin the anniversary lol. But I am sure some people must agree with me. For me, Mariah started properly as a star with Emotions and as a superstar with Music Box. The debut era is a hideous mess best left alone. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 15:08)

Re: First vision (94,108) (94,112) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Reads like an infomercial for kids: say no to crystal meth. (Saturday 16 May 2020; 14:19)

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