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Re: Obsessed re-enters iTunes chart (90,392) (90,393) by Bobby A from United States Sam Smith's dream response tweet or the Face App meme is my guess as to what caused the spike. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 21:32)

Obsessed re-enters iTunes chart (90,392) by Leito from USA Did I miss something? I just noticed "Obsessed" re-entered iTunes charts. As of Friday, it was at #980 with an 110% increase in sales. What sparked people's interest? (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 19:37)

Moments With Mimi (90,391) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia It would be much better if Mariah replace Moments With Mimi to Unplugged With Mimi. She can use the social media to gain public interest with her live vocals. She can do as many takes she wants to perfect the vocals. I believe Mariah's vocals would shine more in a controlled environment. It's such a waste she uses the social media exposure to make videos about cooking, make up and play charade games. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 13:34)

Re: Dreamlover (90,383) (90,390) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Wow. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 12:11)

Re: Sam Smith's dream (90,380) (90,389) by Shezz from Pk Sam Smith has mentioned and expressed his love for Mariah multiple times on twitter in the past and she always responds and tells him that she loves him as well. I hope they do record together some day. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 06:56)

Re: Sam Smith's dream (90,380) (90,388) by Norman from USA I agree that there could very well be more to this story, but I know I've seen Sam mention her before on social media. I'm a 100% sure it was IG or Twitter but he has. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 05:21)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,368) (90,387) by Stacey from USA Oh yeah. MC was desperate to end her run with Sony and move to another label. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 04:31)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,371) (90,386) by Stacey from USA You need to fire that doctor of yours. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 04:29)

Re: I Am Free acapella (90,377) (90,385) by Stacey from USA Wow. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 04:28)

Re: Mariah Carey returns to CAA (90,382) (90,384) by Bobby A from United States I agree with you. She has been too active lately off the hills of a world tour. Something is about happen, Lambs. (Tuesday 23 July 2019; 01:00)

Dreamlover (90,383) by B from USA Did y'all see this? (Monday 22 July 2019; 23:36)

Mariah Carey returns to CAA (90,382) by B from USA This move, the Cosmo interview, and her being so active on Twitter has me thinking she's dropping a new single or album. Or maybe she's doing a duets album. (Monday 22 July 2019; 23:30)

Re: I Am Free acapella (90,378) (90,381) by B from USA I know every inflection as well. (Monday 22 July 2019; 23:23)

Sam Smith's dream (90,380) by Bobby A from United States How many of you think that Sam Smith's dream is really him and MC eluding to the fact that they have been in the studio recently? He has never mentioned MC before and to dream about a release of an album that came out last November seems odd to me. Larrance Dopson and Timbaland did write Sam's Pray as well as 8th Grade. Could we hear a Sam and MC collaboration soon? (Monday 22 July 2019; 22:35)

Re: I Am Free acapella (90,377) (90,379) by Bobby A from United States I love it. MC's tone during Daydream was beautiful and organic. We will never hear that organic tone in her voice again. (Monday 22 July 2019; 22:22)

Re: I Am Free acapella (90,377) (90,378) by Andrew from London UK My favourite song from Daydream. It meant so much to me that Summer in the afternoon. I felt free even though I was not. I know every inflection. Perfection. (Monday 22 July 2019; 02:37)

I Am Free acapella (90,377) by Bill from the UK Very nice. (Sunday 21 July 2019; 16:37)

My All Full Crew Main Mix (90,376) by Lafa from Sweden Thank God for "My All (Full Crew Main Mix)" without it the song My All would feel overplayed by now. Hehe. By now. (Sunday 21 July 2019; 11:18)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,374) (90,375) by Bill from the UK Yes it was, check the exhaustive discography of this very website. (Sunday 21 July 2019; 08:03)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,371) (90,374) by B from USA I friend played UTS on vinyl and you can tell it was it intend to be released as vinyl. Was Daydream released as a vinyl 1995? (Saturday 20 July 2019; 23:55)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,364) (90,373) by Rene from US I actually love "Can't say no". I like the part where she rewrote "thoughts of you and I still kill me slow". I like the rap also. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 16:56)

My perfect 90s Mariah trifecta / Cosmo vid (90,372) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines In the Cosmo video she did recently with her makeup artist, Kristofer asked Mariah her least favorite song. Her response sums up how she feels (and how I also feel) about her earlier material. She didn't name a specific track, but she basically said she doesn't like some of her earlier material because it contained tracks that she did just to appease the label. It's pretty clear she was referring to her first three albums. As genius and blockbuster as some of her earlier songs were, let's be really honest - they were surrounded by her most banal material to date. You Need Me? So Blessed? Just To Hold You Once Again? These and some other songs on those albums are the exact reason why Mariah was dismissed by critics then, they were rife with corny lines and clichés. I remember reading a review from a harsh but often truthful critic saying that she tries so hard to sing about something she doesn't know, which is love. Many of her current lyrics are very cringe-worthy, but back then, the situation was somehow even worse as it was as if she was trying so hard to sound mature and poetic, something she wouldn't really achieve effortlessly until Daydream onwards. The Daydream - Butterfly - Rainbow era the will always be my favorite time as a Mariah fan, because it was that period when she finally had significant creative say on her releases. I have said it before and I'll say it again: the most impressive thing about these albums, although not of equal quality, is how Mariah seamlessly and convincingly transitioned from adult contemporary pop to R&B to hip-hop to urban. Many fans deem Daydream perfect, which is accurate, as it is, up to this date, the best balance she has struck between artistry and commercial appeal. It deserved the Grammy for AOTY just as much as Jagged Little Pill has, but lacked the latter's edge. JLP defined the sound of a generation, while Daydream was more of an impressive artistic feat. Had they known back then how much the Fantasy remix's cultural impact would be years later, things might have gone differently. Butterfly is Mariah's magnum opus for a reason. It was the first time that a Mariah album didn't sound calculated and radio-hungry. Whatever it turned out to be and achieved was fueled by an unadulterated need for expression; and express she did beautifully as Butterfly is home to many of her best lyrics. It edges out both Daydream and Rainbow because it is evident how she actually loves every song on the album (as lovely as When I Saw You and Open Arms were, they felt like she did them for the label or so as to not alienate her more conservative fans). Butterfly just sounds classy, sexy and expensive, and is her only 90s album that could still stand today in its entirety. Rainbow, turning 20 this year (God we're old), is easily the worst of the three and has aged the worst. It may not be her best work as a whole, but I'll always be impressed at how she was able to come up with an good enough body of work at all considering the unfavorable circumstances she was in during its creation. And it has produced quintessential tracks such as Heartbreaker, Crybaby and Bliss, so it's still a worthy part of her discography. In fairness to Rainbow, a majority of the huge albums released during that era have aged just as badly, maybe even worse (FanMail, ...Baby One More Time, Christina Aguilera, Millennium, On The 6, etc.) leading me to think that it was somehow also a production thing. And Rainbow had some of best execution of the pop-urban sound at that time - a period where producers who were aiming for a modern, futuristic sound mostly resorted to annoying blips, squelchy and bombastic synths, random mechanical sounds, robotic vocal samples and frenetic, busy beats. We can't downplay the importance of Mariah's first 3 albums were as those put her on the map and allowed her to continue making music and improve her craft. The second half of the 90s may not have been as kind to Mariah as the first half commercially, but it helped shape the Mariah we know now more than any other period in her entire career. That's where the unhealthy lifestyle, ridiculous antics, childish vocabulary and diva persona really started, and everything that followed the decade after was just a heightened, larger-than-life version. Still, it's the music that mattered at the end of the day, and her 95-99 output sure gave us some serious Mariah fever. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 16:03)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,370) (90,371) by Edward from USA Oh my gosh, they say Mariah's vocals sound crispier on the new Daydream vynil [sic] because of the new color. And the scratchy vynil sound on Underneath The Stars sounds amazing, like very scratchy-achy. I'm definitely not getting a copy. Sorry, mixed my meds again. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 15:28)

Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,370) by Gilles from Malta Sometimes they are really able to tease me a lot to make me buy more copies. Anyway I keep strong I bought it when it was out and it is still in mint condition. But I must say that this color and 180gr is better than the orignal LP. For all the new fans or fans and collectors it is a must have. I am waiting a feedback from you guys if you get it. Enjoy your weekend everybody. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 13:01)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,368) (90,369) by Bill from the UK Heartbreaker was definitely originally intended for All That Glitters but when the film got delayed MC thought it was too good to shelve and pretty much made Rainbow off the back of it. Personally I don't mind the album. Crybaby, Petals, After Tonight, Bliss, CTTA and Heartbreaker and its remix are all great. Also I like the bright cover, all her others were quite muted and dull up until then. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 12:10)

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