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Almost Home (37,358) by Stacey from USA The video is nice, what you'd expect from a movie song? What I don't get is why the song doesn't immediately play right when the credits start or soon after. Beauty & The Beast has an instrumental introduction before playing the song with Celine Dion. Same goes with Disney's Aladdin. Strange. And the song not being included on the soundtrack? Now that's odd. Is the song going to be included on Mariah's new album? Celine Dion did that with My Heart Will Go On, it was on the soundtrack and her album. (Saturday 9 March 2013; 3:32)

Video and the movie (37,357) by Zachary from Croatia I just came home from the cinema, the movie is awesome. The video also. Perfect and of the day. Really. Good night everyone. Or good morning. Love from Croatia. (Saturday 9 March 2013; 0:39)

Oz (37,356) by George Golden from UK I just watched the movie. Stunning film. The soundtrack is great and so is the video. Why do people critic Mariah on everything? (Friday 8 March 2013; 22:30)

Almost Home is not on the Oz soundtrack album (37,355) by Edward from USA The soundtrack for the movie is already out on Amazon and iTunes, and while going through the track listing, I almost choked when I realized that "Almost Home" is not part of the soundtrack album. What's happening here? I saw the movie today and "Almost Home" played at the very end of the credits, when it was only a few people left in the theater. I thought by Ryan Seacrest mentioning the song on AI, it would climb up on iTunes, but it didn't do anything. At this point I'm really frustrated and disappointed. (Friday 8 March 2013; 20:50)

Almost Home video (37,354) by Ray from Malaysia Classy. I watched it over and over again, and discovering so many details each time. Mariah is immaculate. It's almost 3am here in Kuala Lumpur. I'll retire for the night with the song in my head and perhaps I'll be transpored to the land of Oz in my dreams. Goodnight world. (Friday 8 March 2013; 20:00)

Almost Home video (37,353) by John from USA I just saw the full video. I have to say, I really love it. The scenes from the movie were synced up very well with the song, and I love how classy and elegant (finally) she looked. I hope this song at least becomes at strong buzz single (top 20-ish), if not her 19th #1. It's the best pop single she's put out in a long time, and is catchy as hell. First song since TEOM that didn't have to go through a "growing on me" phase. Please Mariah, get out there and promote like it's 1990 or 2005 lol. (Friday 8 March 2013; 19:25)

Mariah's AI wardrobe (37,352) by Gilbert from USA You know I love Mariah dearly. I always will, but last nights wardrobe was really out there. I was like wow, is this show about AI or Mariah's cleavage? I just don't understand her wardrobes sometimes. She can be so sexy without having to show off her goodies. (Friday 8 March 2013; 18:44)

Almost Home (37,351) by Gilbert from USA I've seen Oz last night. I won't say I loved it and I won't say I hated it. I will say that most likely I won't watch it again. So movie ends, and I thought maybe just maybe a clip would be played during the movie. Nada, but at the end I heard the instrumental, but didn't hear her sing. I didn't stay to wait since I already know the song and heard it. I would say Oz reminded me of Alice In Wonderland with Johnny Depp. (Friday 8 March 2013; 18:25)

Where is the song? (37,350) by PieterLamb from Indonesia I just watched the movie, but from the opening until closing credit title, there is no "Almost Home" was playing. What is this? (Friday 8 March 2013; 14:19)

Video (37,349) by Andrew Lo from Philippines Where is the video? It's 9 am US time, still no video. It sucks she has no obvious plans of promoting it. What is wrong with Mimi? (Friday 8 March 2013; 14:07)

Almost Home promo (37,348) by JBfly from USA Ok, so I just watch Oz the Great and Powerful. It's different. I know it's a prequal to The Wizard of Oz. I recommend it to everyone. Now for the song. I was kinda disappointed that the song didn't play until close to the end of the credit. I was expecting it to play the minute the credits rolled. Since the song was played close to the end, not a lot of people got to hear the song thus rendering it to be exposed more to the public. And did anyone else notice that the song had different version than what they released? The beginning part didn't have "hey, hey, hey, you're almost home". I would like to hear the full soundtrack version. As for it being promoted at Idol. I think the only promotion it got was Thursday's top 10 reveal. They played a portion of the song and Ryan Seacrest mentioned that that's Mariah's new song from the Oz movie. I was hoping she would've performed it instead of it just being played. All in all I still love the song. It's on constant repeat in my car and my iPod when I'm at work. I'm hoping it'll get more promotion and attention. (Friday 8 March 2013; 11:19)

Mariah's success in Europe (37,347) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway Mariah has never been as popular as Beyonce and Rihanna or Madonna in Europe. She was really popular with "I'll be there" and "Without you", besides that, she is a top 20 artist. She has one album on the list of the 100 best selling albums of the 90s in the UK, and that's Music Box. But in Japan though, the country no one really wants to include, Mariah has 4 albums in the top ten list of the best selling foreign artists. In Norway, where I am from, she really havent been big since Music Box, though "All I want for Christmas" is a hit every year. I really hope "Almost home" will do better when the video is released, I'm starving for a Mariah hit. (Thursday 7 March 2013; 20:24)

Nikki (37,346) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Nikki, Mariah was massive in Europe in the 90s. She wouldn't have been able to sell so much worldwide had she not. From 93 through to 98, she was one of the biggest female sellers in the UK. (Thursday 7 March 2013; 2:08)

Mariah live on Idol (37,345) by nikki from usa Mathew, I think you're going to have to prepare to get your scared-y cat on, because according to Idol and Disney, Mariah is going to promote the song by singing it live on Idol. She could always change up the song to make it easier for a live showing, you never know. But, MC is a professional and I'm sure she'll make it fabulous. No offense to TJ, but I believe even during the height of her fame, Mariah wasn't ever really "big" over in Europe. Was she? After America, I think Asia is next in line for being Mariah crazy and she fairs well even in Australia. As far as Europe goes, she's sold millions but is more of a top 20 artist, isn't she? Obviously, I'm not from there, but I recall whenever looking for stats back in the day from singles, cds, and concerts, she seems to sell the least over in Europe on average. Ironically, over the past few years, she's been at her least successful worldwide, yet over in Brazil she blew up huge. (Thursday 7 March 2013; 0:37)

AI (37,344) by Gilbert from USA I have my 3 favorites, Kree, Angie, and well at the time I can't think of the third one but she sang the WH song. I just wanted to point out something and just wanted to see if anyone else had the same reaction. Did Nicki look like she was in a bad mood? Just her whole expression during the beginning of the show just looked like she didn't want to be there. I know that look because I feel the same here at my job sometimes lol. (Wednesday 6 March 2013; 19:48)

TJ, Fly Like a Bird, American Idol ratings (37,343) by Edward from USA I can't wait to see what's going to happen with "Almost Home" once the movie is released. TJ, Eric changed the word bird for birth on my last post . Thank God I didn't say The Emancipation of Momo . As for American Idol, I said it before they started this season, that show is a sinking ship, ratings have been going down steadily ever since they started broadcasting on January. The ratings are being the same as The X Factor, so I give AI another season if they want to retire the show with some dignity. Mariah, like Britney, will be too expensive for the next season budget of AI based on current ratings. I definitely know Mariah's jumping off that ship once this season is over. I hope she gets to promote her new album a lot on the show, but it's going to take a little bit more than that. Randy'd better start working on how he's going to bring Mariah to the next level. Mariah will probably put her new single very soon, third time's a charm. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. For some reason, it seems to be that taking too much time off between albums when you're not hot at the moment is not a good idea, look what happened to Boyz II Men. They took time off, and all these young boy bands came in and it was over for them. (Wednesday 6 March 2013; 5:41)

Andrew Lo (37,342) by Stacey from USA I don't think how many likes someone has on Facebook is something to be concerned about. Doesn't diminish Mariah's place in history. No one will ever come close to 200 million records sold. Plus, not everyone does Facebook, Twitter, etc. I don't have a Twitter account, yet I post here and support MC by buying her music. (Wednesday 6 March 2013; 0:19)

Edward/TEOM (37,341) by Stacey from USA Great music and great promotion helped TEOM establish itself as the top selling album of 2005. After CB, many people were wondering if MC still had "it" in her to produce great music. I'm not knocking CB as I think it was crucial step in Mariah's comeback. I myself wondered if MC was heading toward a more whisper/softer sound and away from the middle of the road vocal that had proven so successful. I remember I first heard clips of all the songs and I about fell off my chair. I couldn't contain my excitement. The album sounded so much like Daydream, a hugely popular album (ironically released 10 years earlier). Mariah is at her best when she appeals to wider fanbase, meaning she gave some the ballads (Mine Again, IWYK, Circles, WBT, Joyride), others the hip-hop songs (TTF, SS, O&O, ILT), to those who didn't care for the hip-hop stuff, she gave us songs with more R&B/Pop mixes (SIO, GYN), etc. That album much like Daydream gave every person something to like. She is at her best when she doesn't focus on one paticular genre or type of vocals. That's why I think TEOM was so successful. I love that album tons. (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 23:56)

Enwar (37,340) by Stacey from USA That's funny. Great minds think alike. Most people here know I don't care for many of her rap collabos, especially when the song is remixed for a edgier move toward hip-hop. So I especially love when MC gives fans like myself a no rap version that sounds hot R&B but doesn't turn me off with all the rapping. Let the fans of the rappers have that version and me get just no rap version. My All/Stay Awhile and ABMB are probably my two favorite slow R&B remixes. Make It Last is also a great one too. (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 23:47)

About Beyonce, Rihanna and Mariah (37,339) by TJ from Norway At the moment, I guess that Beyonce and Rihanna would make it better on tour (in Europe) than Mariah. Mariah was the biggest star in 93-96, even if she had not sold as much as Whitney or Madonna. It's about who is the most popular at the moment. I guess that Adele is more popular as well. Who cares? (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 19:50)

Edward (37,338) by TJ from Norway He he. "Fly like a birth". I would love to see that music video. A great project for MAD TV. Hehe. I love it. (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 19:43)

The Emancipation of Mimi success (37,337) by Edward from USA For a long time I've wondered about what made TEOM so successful. It wasn't only the fact that Mariah was actually singing, but that the album had a 70's retro feel to it, hence it catered to a wider audience. When thinking about "Mine Again", "Get Your Number", "Fly Like a Birth", "I Could Be Your Girl", and "Circles", we can the feeling soul on those songs, and it was actually a throwback for those people now in their late 40's, 50's and early 60's who were probably teenagers and younger adults in the 70's. I noticed that even people who didn't actually like Mariah much enjoyed at least a few tracks from this album. The album used many oldies' samples that, even though they didn't sound quite like the songs they were borrowed from, they acted as a subliminal reminder for those who ever enjoy those songs at the particular time they were released. Also the ballads were more raw, and the little imperfections here and there made Mariah sound more soulful and real. I hope she could replicate that magic again, since people are starving for good soulful quality music. (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 4:45)

Mariah and Beyonce and Rihanna (37,336) by Andrew Lo from Philippines I just want to express my concern or should I say I should be concerned the same way all lambs should be. Bey and Rihanna have almost 43 million likes on Facebook, while Mimi has barely reached 10 million. Is this something we should be concerned about? Just a thought. Are Bey and Rihanna bigger than Mimi? Is it a current thing? But Bey has not had a number 1 since 2009. Rihanna has amassed 12 No. 1s from 2006-2012. Rihanna is big at the moment, but can she sell 200 million records in the next 10 years and have another 7 no.1s to be the artist with most no.1 in the history of recorded music? I am just thinking. I have nothing against Bey and Riri. Just thinking. (Tuesday 5 March 2013; 4:13)

Mariah on fire (37,335) by Anonymous from Almost Home is No. 9 on the Billboard R&B Songs chart and she is looking beautiful and classy. She has really upped her game. Her image as of late while doing press and in the video for Almost Home. She looks fabulous, her voice is still the voice, and she slapped some class on that ass to quote Mr. Cohen former Island Records president . Any real fan knows what I'm taking about lol. I think this era is going to rival The Emancipation Of Mimi era. For the first time in a long time I'm excited for a new album from Mariah. (Sunday 3 March 2013; 20:09)

Judging style / promotion for AH (37,334) by Matthew from USA At first I didn't like Mariah's judging style, because it seemed as if she would be the one judge who would be afraid to say anything negative. But I'm starting to really get her style. She stays positive, but if you read between the lines, you can tell when she didn't like a performance. If she hated it, she will talk about a past performance she liked. She and Keith are my favorite judges now. As for Almost Home, I think she needs to perform the song. But I don't think she should perform it on Idol. Since she is critiquing other people's singing on that show, she would need to be perfect. And Mariah usually doesn't do well when she has to sing her tracks that have a lot of heavy production (think Triumphant). If it were a ballad or a song that has live instruments, I would say go for it. She knocks those out of the park consistently. But I'm just scared I guess. If she sings on Idol, then she needs to be perfect, or when she goes back to her chair to judge others the media won't let her live it down. (Sunday 3 March 2013; 9:36)

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