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Roger Friedman Previews Mariah's New Album
Yesterday I spent more than an hour up at Island/DefJam Records previewing the new CDs from Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. Each is highly anticipated, and with good reason. They're pretty damn good.

Carey's CD, called E=MC², is probably the more anticipated if only because her prior release, Emancipation of Mimi, was such a phenomenal success. Buoyed by several hits including "We Belong Together," "Don't Forget About Us," Emancipation spent months on the charts and won a number of Grammys. It re-established Mariah as a superstar after her failed Glitter project and subsequent Charmbracelet.

E=MC² (a play on the previous album's title) should have a pretty big impact when it hits the world on April 15th. Already the single, "Touch My Body," with its refrain "I will hunt you down" has taken off at radio. It doesn't hurt that it bears a resemblance to "We Belong Together." But the new single is catchy in its own right, and has an independent hook designed to be addictive.

I heard eight other tracks yesterday, but since the album isn't sequenced yet I can't tell you where they fall in order. In the order I enjoyed them came first "Bye, Bye" a powerful ballad that should be a single and will probably close the album. It's a natural singalong in concert, too, which could make it not only wildly popular but a possible Grammy contender next year. Look out.

The next most commercial number is "Thanks For Nothing," a witty and rueful tune with another great melody courtesy of Jermaine Dupri and Carey. As on "Bye Bye," Carey's vocals are superb. Her infamous eight octave range has suffered a little wear and tear over the years, but Carey can still flutter from great highs to mellow lows like no one else.

Some other highlights I heard included "Cruise Control," featuring Damian Marley with a driving reggae subtext; "Migrate" with T Pain, which should be a single and perhaps the album's kick off track; "Last Kiss," with Dupri on vocals; a breathy disco dance hit called "I'm That Chick," and an out and out pop song, "Loving You a Long Time," which samples DeBarge's "Stay with Me" and recalls the melodic riff of the "Hill Street Blues" theme music.

The one thing I kept thinking from track to track is that Carey and her crew have put a lot of work into making E=MC² not just a hit, but a sustainable success. There's enough in the package that it will last as long as "Emancipation," spinning off singles, remixes, and videos.
Source: Roger Friedman - Fox News
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Colson

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Feb 15 08 9:00 AM

Wow, he gave us a song title we haven't heard before, "Last Kiss". That sounds interesting. And it also seems like he thought "Migrate" should've been the first single.image

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Feb 15 08 9:06 AM

..."Loving You a Long Time," which samples DeBarge's "Stay with Me" and recalls the melodic riff of the "Hill Street Blues" theme music.


Didn't Ashanti sample this in "Foolish"? It sounds interesting, I cannot wait.


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Feb 15 08 9:09 AM

seems like this album are more r&b like more than hip-hop like
yeah I am excited

'stay with me' sounds good on its own
can't wait to hear 'loving you long time'

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Posts: 11,961 We're all just living in the moment of being positive and there's like, people called haters ... [No, no, Cindy] ... and we give them positivity

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Feb 15 08 9:10 AM

everyone says positively on BYEBYE...............wow

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Feb 15 08 9:11 AM

Lovin U Long Time samples stay with me??????
ashanti sampled that for foolish
im wondering what she sampled frm the song

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varun84

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Feb 15 08 9:13 AM

See we fans will have no say in the 2nd single...
but itll be fun to see if mariah's ppl listen to the fans for the 3rd single...like they did for SIO..cuz it wasnt jus mariah's choice

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Feb 15 08 9:19 AM

As odd as this may sound, I really like the album titles - they just seem a bit more edgier, a bit more adult. Now I just really wanna hear them image image

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Feb 15 08 9:35 AM

thanks for the news, i was looking forward to Roger's review 'cause i knew he'd mention new things. I'm really excited about Bye Bye. And I think he's the first to mention Thanks For Nothing as a standout track.

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Feb 15 08 9:36 AM

That Chick "a breathy disco hit"? No thank you! That just sounds like a contradiction to me! And AGAIN this breathy thing is LA's choice for first single...I just keep being reminded about Say Something!

Migrate for second single!!!!

Bye Bye for 3rd single! I would love to know who produced Bye Bye though. The sound of this song is just giving me goose bumps already...LOL. Im now thinking Migrate should have been first, Bye Bye 2nd and Touch My Body 3rd!

Loving You Long Time 4th single. Mariah needs a song that will take over pop radio

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Feb 15 08 9:44 AM

GlamLamb wrote:
image @ people choosing singles before they have even heard them! I love this board.. image

Yeah im here thinking how did I just pick those singles without even hearing? LOL


Just the reviews of them....especially Bye Bye and Migrate. No other full out ballad has been mentioned other than Bye Bye so ive been wondering about that...lol

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Feb 15 08 9:45 AM

GlamLamb wrote:
image @ people choosing singles before they have even heard them! I love this board.. image

So, true.image But no matter what, I"m sure most ppl here will probably end up saying that TMB shouldn't have been the first single. I think it'll be unanimous.image

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Feb 15 08 9:47 AM

"The one thing I kept thinking from track to track is that Carey and her crew have put a lot of work into making E=MC² not just a hit, but a sustainable success. There's enough in the package that it will last as long as "Emancipation," spinning off singles, remixes, and videos. "

I think that comment is the most important comment made in that review. Take Beyonces last album for example....the first two singles were not really what people expected and it was only until the success of Irreplaceable that the album got any attention and that was after both Deja Vu and Ring the Alarm had flopped. I think we gonna be hearing hits on the radio right through 2009.

And coming from Roger Friedman that says alot...

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Feb 15 08 9:54 AM

Well Roger Friedman has been praising Mariah constantly since she got involved with Benny Medina. I think he would have given a positive review regardless of the actual music.

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