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Glitter 25 deluxe (114,846) by Bobby A from United States Bill, you have to give the song another try. The live performances are better and less of the rap vocals. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 22:55) this is a reply to message 114,830

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,830) by Bill from the UK I've always thought Last Night was a complete mess. A solo version is badly needed. The song is too long, with far too much superfluous production going on, and Busta, Fabolous and DJ Clue all falling over each other to try to get a word in. I'm like can everyone please just shut up so I can hear Mariah sing? (Friday 30 October 2026; 20:59)

Mariah the perfectionist (114,845) by Bobby A from United States Is this a true characterization of MC as a live performer? I just wonder if not being able to tour during her debut or Emotions eras is the cause of MC's perfectionism. Or could it be her long hours in the studio vocal stacking and correcting every flawed note or ending? All of her studio techniques can not be replicated during a live performance now with her vocal decline. Maybe her perfectionism is the reason why she relies so heavily now on backing tracks. Also, I think the New Year's Eve massive technical meltdown performance exposed her perfectionism and did something emotionally to MC. The opening line of Portrait told us what MC was dealing with on the inside and foreshadowed why Lambs would have to wait seven years for another Mariah Carey album until she healed. Just my thoughts since we have heard about four rough demos now this year. I love MC and I know 2027 is going to be her second comeback. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 22:48)

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,844) by BFF from US Actually, I think her comment about "Somebody's Ugly Daughter" is very much worth reporting. I interpreted her "#Not Yet" response to mean that SUD will be coming some time during this upcoming holiday season. If so, I will gladly put aside my slight disappointment with #Glitter25's lack of unreleased original vault tracks. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 20:30) this is a reply to message 114,832

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,832) by Bill from the UK Mariah answered some questions on Reddit's AMA. She didn't really say anything worth reporting, only that she is asked about Ugly Daughter every week and her response is always #notyet (and she said that was a hint), and so many fans were asking about Charmbracelet she said she may start working on a 25th anniversary edition. (Friday 30 October 2026; 23:17)

Lead the way (1997) (114,843) by MusicfanJ from Germany I'm absolutely blown away by this. I mean I love "Lead the way" but this version is so brilliant too. I hear "Daydream Mariah" singing 'Lead the way". Unbelievable. What a wonderful gift to hear this version. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 20:14)

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,842) by Edward from USA The hint is obvious. Don't tell me you didn't get it. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 15:28) this is a reply to message 114,834

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,834) by TJ from Norway Did you get the hint? (Saturday 31 October 2026; 08:07)

Glitter (114,841) by Bobby A from United States Here's what I am going to do. 1. Rip the songs onto a SD card or USB stick 2. Play the songs on my Boytone or Trexonic stereo system that has a SD card slot and USB port. Portable speakers work too with a SD card slot or USB port. Also, you can insert the SD card in a portable media player like Sans Disk and play the player through your car's Auxillary port. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 13:53) this is a reply to message 114,837

Glitter (114,837) by TJ from Norway So just to be clear. there's no deluxe CD version? (Saturday 31 October 2026; 09:50)

Voice / Glitter / There For Me (114,840) by Chicago Lamb from USA I agree, watching Diva's Live I noticed too the voice was strained. Glitter voice was powerful and so was the Charmbracelet tour voice. She was in total command. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 12:10) this is a reply to message 114,838

Voice / Glitter / There For Me (114,838) by nancy from Switzerland The first time I noticed that Mariah had a bit weaker voice (but still good) was in Divas Live. She was touring a lot and the struggles after her divorce were not easy for her. She had to fullfill her contract with Sony, before she left for Virgin. In the Number 1s album, where she sang [I still believe], [When you believe] with Whitney, and [Do you know where you're going to] the voice seemed to be very tired and strained. For Glitter she had all the power and [energy] again. She had the best ballads in Glitter which should have been all worldwide singles. My absolute favorite was [There for me] that unfortunately wasn't on the album. Until today I don't understand why the song didn't made it into the [album]. I would have taken out [Don't stop (funkin for Jamaica)]. She allegedly did it just for the fans. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 10:22)

Voice / Glitter / There For Me (114,839) by Lighty from China There For Me was recorded during the Rainbow sessions, allegedly along with After Tonight and Can't Take That Away. You can tell from that Rainbow tone in the song. That's why it ended up on Rainbow 25 as it was never meant to be a part of the Glitter soundtrack. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 11:47) this is a reply to message 114,838

Voice / Glitter / There For Me (114,838) by nancy from Switzerland The first time I noticed that Mariah had a bit weaker voice (but still good) was in Divas Live. She was touring a lot and the struggles after her divorce were not easy for her. She had to fullfill her contract with Sony, before she left for Virgin. In the Number 1s album, where she sang [I still believe], [When you believe] with Whitney, and [Do you know where you're going to] the voice seemed to be very tired and strained. For Glitter she had all the power and [energy] again. She had the best ballads in Glitter which should have been all worldwide singles. My absolute favorite was [There for me] that unfortunately wasn't on the album. Until today I don't understand why the song didn't made it into the [album]. I would have taken out [Don't stop (funkin for Jamaica)]. She allegedly did it just for the fans. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 10:22)

Voice / Glitter / There For Me (114,838) by nancy from Switzerland The first time I noticed that Mariah had a bit weaker voice (but still good) was in Divas Live. She was touring a lot and the struggles after her divorce were not easy for her. She had to fullfill her contract with Sony, before she left for Virgin. In the Number 1s album, where she sang [I still believe], [When you believe] with Whitney, and [Do you know where you're going to] the voice seemed to be very tired and strained. For Glitter she had all the power and [energy] again. She had the best ballads in Glitter which should have been all worldwide singles. My absolute favorite was [There for me] that unfortunately wasn't on the album. Until today I don't understand why the song didn't made it into the [album]. I would have taken out [Don't stop (funkin for Jamaica)]. She allegedly did it just for the fans. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 10:22) this is a reply to message 114,826

Lead The Way (114,826) by Lainsky from Philippines 1997 against 2001? Oh well, I like both, but I love Glitter 2001. From 1997 to 1998, her voice sounded a little weaker and whispery, but it remained powerful. VH1 Divas Live performance, remember? That's how the 1997 version sounds. Her voice recovered in time for 2001. Again, while the breathy sound is still there, her voice didn't sound weak but more powerful, with attitude, as they say. Sorry, I am not familiar with the correct term for different tones of voice, but you know what I mean. (Friday 30 October 2026; 14:23)

Glitter (114,837) by TJ from Norway So just to be clear. there's no deluxe CD version? (Saturday 31 October 2026; 09:50)

Lead The Way the first single (114,836) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Things could change drastically if the label and Mariah herself went out of the box and released Lead The Way as the leading single from the album. She can went some holistic training to regain her voice since January 2001 and after seven months of rigid treatment and voice training, in July 2001 Mariah would be ready to show her new recovered voice to belt Lead The Way on TRL episode where she brought that ice cream truck and in August 2001 on MTV 20: Live and Almost Legal (Mariah was supposed to co host and perform but we all know what happened). Good and powerful performances of Lead The way could definitely make the song a hit on radio and sales and subsequently reaching No 1 on Hot 100. Many good things would have had happen in 2001. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 08:51)

Never Too Far (114,835) by Billy from Greece I'm listening to the writing session snippet as well as the demo (the intro in particular), I never realised before that it bears a resemblance to Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" in vibe, which was Barbra's own composition for which she in fact won an Oscar, being part of her own Glitter project (A Star Is Born). (Saturday 31 October 2026; 08:51)

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,834) by TJ from Norway Did you get the hint? (Saturday 31 October 2026; 08:07) this is a reply to message 114,832

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,832) by Bill from the UK Mariah answered some questions on Reddit's AMA. She didn't really say anything worth reporting, only that she is asked about Ugly Daughter every week and her response is always #notyet (and she said that was a hint), and so many fans were asking about Charmbracelet she said she may start working on a 25th anniversary edition. (Friday 30 October 2026; 23:17)

Never Too Far (114,833) by Bobby A from United States Never Too Far is a glimpse into what Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis could have provided post-90s ballads Mariah Carey in the style of Walter A. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 00:30)

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,832) by Bill from the UK Mariah answered some questions on Reddit's AMA. She didn't really say anything worth reporting, only that she is asked about Ugly Daughter every week and her response is always #notyet (and she said that was a hint), and so many fans were asking about Charmbracelet she said she may start working on a 25th anniversary edition. (Friday 30 October 2026; 23:17)

All That Glitters (114,831) by T from USA Now that we've had more of behind the scenes look at the whole Glitter picture and with some time to digest (25 years) I think in hindsight the soundtrack should've went like this: 1. Lead The Way 2. Loverboy (ft. Ludacris, Da Brat, Shawnna, Twenty II) 3. Never Too Far 4. Didn't Mean To Turn You On 5. Reflections 6. All My Life 7. Loverboy/Club of Love Morales Mix 8. Want You 9. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (ft. Busta Rhymes) 10. Out Here On My Own 11. Loverboy (Friday 30 October 2026; 21:00)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,830) by Bill from the UK I've always thought Last Night was a complete mess. A solo version is badly needed. The song is too long, with far too much superfluous production going on, and Busta, Fabolous and DJ Clue all falling over each other to try to get a word in. I'm like can everyone please just shut up so I can hear Mariah sing? (Friday 30 October 2026; 20:59) this is a reply to message 114,820

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,820) by Jamie from UK I agree, Want You should have been a solo song, the album was already heavy with rappers, this would have been a welcome addition. I would have like Mariah only version of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life or a least a little less Busta and Mariah singing in full vocals. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:53)

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,829) by Philipp from Switzerland I will be there. And I have two tickets to sell in row 22, in case anyone is interested. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:22) this is a reply to message 114,823

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,823) by Mi.I.am.A.Lamb from Poland Happy Glitter re-release day to all of you, Lambs. To celebrate that day I've just bought tickets to see Mariah in Lucca in July 2027. Who is coming there to see the queen as well? (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:32)

Glitter download on the Mariah store (114,828) by Bill from the UK FYI, Mariah's store e-mailed me saying I can download the deluxe from her store, and that it comes with a PDF booklet. As this is the best thing I can do to own it as it is not being issued on CD, I downloaded it. Listening to it now. For those curious, the PDF booklet is literally the original album booklet in a PDF format. No new pics, no intro or tidbits from Mariah, nothing relating to the deluxe within it. Thought I'd share for y'all. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:19)

Lead The Way (114,827) by Bobby A from United States Lansiky, you are spot on. Whenever MC experiences a stressful event in her life, her voice becomes weaker. Once she rebounds from the stressful event, her voice becomes stronger again. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:13) this is a reply to message 114,826

Lead The Way (114,826) by Lainsky from Philippines 1997 against 2001? Oh well, I like both, but I love Glitter 2001. From 1997 to 1998, her voice sounded a little weaker and whispery, but it remained powerful. VH1 Divas Live performance, remember? That's how the 1997 version sounds. Her voice recovered in time for 2001. Again, while the breathy sound is still there, her voice didn't sound weak but more powerful, with attitude, as they say. Sorry, I am not familiar with the correct term for different tones of voice, but you know what I mean. (Friday 30 October 2026; 14:23)

Lead The Way (114,826) by Lainsky from Philippines 1997 against 2001? Oh well, I like both, but I love Glitter 2001. From 1997 to 1998, her voice sounded a little weaker and whispery, but it remained powerful. VH1 Divas Live performance, remember? That's how the 1997 version sounds. Her voice recovered in time for 2001. Again, while the breathy sound is still there, her voice didn't sound weak but more powerful, with attitude, as they say. Sorry, I am not familiar with the correct term for different tones of voice, but you know what I mean. (Friday 30 October 2026; 14:23)

Lead the Way (114,825) by Lighty from China I think that's because the song took too long to be finally finished so it'd be unfair if she labeled the 1997 version as just a demo since it's a very early take and the album version might be a super mix from all the takes she did during 1997 and 2001. Here's hoping we'll get a clearer video of her recording Lead the Way in the studio. (Friday 30 October 2026; 13:26) this is a reply to message 114,822

Lead the Way (114,822) by Bobby A from United States I am thinking that if she labeled the 1997 version a rough demo then we would assumed that it was the demo to the album version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:23)

Glitter deluxe (114,824) by Terna from Nigeria I'm glad Glitter is back on streaming services for starters, lol. The tracks have been remastered and sound cleaner, I'm already leaning to specific versions much more than others, and then there's "Lead The Way" 1997 just wow, it is done in one take. But I would say it does sound demo like and the vocal performance and her breathing map is kinda flawed, like you can tell she's not giving 100% like she hasn't scored and mapped out the song yet. I love that about this version and overall that song is just such a beautiful ballad period. I'm also loving the solo version of "Want You" less busy, and I can actually hear the backup vocal at the 2:35 - 2:41 minute mark, Benet was just in the way. Haha, just gorgeous and the most "80's sounding" record so to speak on the entire project - both versions. [Didn't mean to turn you on] with Rochelle also is just sublime in a very good way, I always thought that original was noisy, this does it for me totally. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:53)

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,823) by Mi.I.am.A.Lamb from Poland Happy Glitter re-release day to all of you, Lambs. To celebrate that day I've just bought tickets to see Mariah in Lucca in July 2027. Who is coming there to see the queen as well? (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:32)

Lead the Way (114,822) by Bobby A from United States I am thinking that if she labeled the 1997 version a rough demo then we would assumed that it was the demo to the album version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:23) this is a reply to message 114,815

Lead the Way (114,815) by Lighty from China I think it actually is a rough demo since when Mariah posted the snippet you can see it's labeled under "Roughs". (Friday 30 October 2026; 05:00)

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