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Re: Rarities tracklisting - real? (95,257) (95,269) by Warr-en-Peace from United States One thing that could point to the track list being pure speculation is that Save The Day is listed as "Save The Day (with Laury...)" whereas we know from the official release of the song that it appears as "Save The Day (with Ms. Lauryn Hill)" on the album - note the addition of Ms. Therefore, we know this is an incorrect detail on the "leaked" track listing. Not to also point out that anyone can create and rename a list of audio files on a computer and make it look like something "leaked". I wouldn't pay this track list much attention. (Saturday 29 August 2020; 09:06)

The Rarities tracks (95,126) by Warr-en-Peace from United States This may have been mentioned, but from a quick glance at the writing credits it sure seems like The Rarities will only feature Sony and Columbia tracks. One reason this makes sense is that now that Mariah is back under Sony, she finally has access to her archived recordings. Unfortunately this would leave out Charmbracelet through Me. I Am Mariah eras. I share the sentiment that I'm hoping The Rarities has unheard songs or songs that leaked in low-quality forms. So many "rare" tracks we've had for 10-15 years in high-quality forms. (Saturday 22 August 2020; 19:15)

Album tracklist (46,644) by Warr-en-Peace from United States I guess it makes way more sense now, in light of the separation, why Triumphant was not on the album. While it could have been excluded due to its association with underperformance and The Art Of Letting Go album, I really think she completely rethought the album when her marriage took a turn. In fact, I get the feeling that in the last 1-2 months before the album dropped (when they were actually separating) she went back in the studio and wrote half the album and even rewrote some tracks/lyrics to emotionally deal with the separation. For me, there are several places in songs that I hear a different tone in her voice, as if she felt the need to go back and add even more emotion, since each song had a new meaning to her. Obviously many tracks were written long ago and remained fairly original, such as Faded, Thirsty, #Beautiful, Make It Look Good, You're Mine, and Supernatural, but I think she started the others from scratch and went back to those songs to perfect them. Pretty much every single song seems directly related to their marriage and Nick. Cry., Camouflage, One More Try, Heavenly, Money. Also, interesting to think about her inclusion of Betcha Gon' Know and It's A Wrap, which both seem to be stabs at Nick. She really had no other reason to include them except to make it even more personal and raw. Just my two cents. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 2:40)

Static and clicking (45,476) by Warr-en-Peace from United States Anyone notice the insane amount of static and clicking in several songs, noticeably both Supernatural and YDKWTD? Also, listen to the single version of Beautiful and then the album version. In Miguel's last few lines in the first chorus there is major mic overload that isn't apparent in the single version. I realized that the song was remastered for the album to flow well and it was given a less bass-heavy instrumental. Doing this likely caused his vocals to change and go unnoticed. (Monday 21 July 2014; 21:20)

Cover songs (45,218) by Warr-en-Peace from United States I know Mariah has a fair amount of success with cover songs, especially in foreign markets. However, I cannot help but notice that she seems less connected with a cover song than with one that she personally writes. To me, while One More Try and Heavenly are absolutely amazing vocally, I feel Mariah could have easily written something that sampled each song instead of doing blatant covers. It's less likely she will have a hit song with a cover than with an original song that samples a classic. If you listen to Mary Mary sing Heavenly, you realize many of the melisma and belts that seem to be Mariah's doing are actually part of the original. This takes away from the song a little for me. Just an observation. (Friday 4 July 2014; 17:11)

Lyrics (45,216) by Warr-en-Peace from United States I think it's so funny how no one really ever agrees with what is the correct version of lyrics. I think Mariah often designs songs so that you hear what you want or need to hear. Take for instance Skydiving. I doubt anyone knows 100% correct lyrics and everyone disagrees on them. Unless Mariah releases a lyric booklet, we have no idea what they really are. Personally I like it, cause I can be listening to a 5-year-old song and find new lyrics. Like I had no idea until last year that Mariah said, "He's all up in my George Foreman" in Obsessed. Haha love it. PS Does anyone have an untagged Skydiving? (Friday 4 July 2014; 17:07)

SweetheartAaron (42,876) by Warr-en-Peace from United States You're correct in noticing the similarities in the two covers, but this era's photos are definitely not from TEOM. They likely come from early 2013 or late 2012. Markus and Indrani did shoot the TEOM-era covers. I'm not sure if Mariah has worked with them anytime from 2005-20012. Recently she teamed up with them for the gorgeous TAOLG cover (and the album cover that had been leaked by Walmart). Hopefully she continues to work with them and other great artists, as the quality of covers has been lacking in recent years. I think Markus and Indrani really create stunning shots of Mariah. (Sidenote: Indrani was the director for the "You're Mine (Eternal)" music video.) (Friday 25 April 2014; 6:03)

R&B (42,546) by Warr-en-Peace from United States Although there has been a resurgence of success in the R&B and Hip Hop genres, with Frank Ocean and Beyonce and the like having popular albums, none of the aforementioned artists are raking in the number ones with wholly R&B songs. In fact, none of them have had recent number one singles. It pains me to say it, but Rihanna seems to be the only one who can successfully attain a #1 with an R&B-flavored song - although it may be a stretch to call it that. Either way, if Mariah wants to go for an R&B sound, that is fine; however, she needs to realize that's not going to get her at the top of the charts. More people identify with Pop music, than they do with R&B, which is clearly evident in reviewing her career discography. Perhaps she feels doing strictly Pop music stifles her creativity, as in the early days of her career. (Wednesday 9 April 2014; 18:57)

Coincidence? (41,106) by Warr-en-Peace from United States Do you think Lea Michele just randomly decided to announce today that she will release a song called "You're Mine" tomorrow? Pretty tacky in my opinion to panic that someone is going to release a song with the same title as yours and then release yours the day before in hopes it will take off first. Lol. Maybe I'm overreacting, but it struck a chord. Hoping the best for Mariah. Just an observation. And I would tend to agree with some that Mariah most likely has an alternate studio version up her sleeves. (Tuesday 11 February 2014; 3:37)