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Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,000) (96,014) by Terna from Nigeria I Love a good list sometimes, ok here goes: 1. "Loverboy" (Firecracker - Original Version) - I looked forward to this more than any other song on this record and I was not disappointed at all. 2. "Can You Hear Me" - Like all songs from that era this song has that sound, one of the purest, nostalgic feeling ever that cannot really be described in words you have to feel it. 3. "Mesmerized" - An instant favorite and I have already played it more than the others according to my music player. 4. "I Pray" - Never really paid attention to the original version she wrote for that boy, this is the first time I'm hearing it and it's by Mariah and I love her version. The message of this song is so potent even today. 5. "Cool on You" - This digressed just a little bit for me after a few listens, but I still like it especially the "Kick Rocks" part. Lol. This was Mariah practicing to write the most scathing diss song just two years later. Hehe. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 21:14)

One Night (96,013) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, I couldn't care for this song and after sitting with the album now for a minute, I could say I don't like it at all, matter of fact it is the only song that I don't like. It starts off really intriguing and it almost seems like its gonna be a huge Mariah Carey vocal moment (like only she can do) the way the vocal intro gets intense with just a few bars in (kinda like Whitney Houston's "Didn't we almost have it all"), only for it to morph like Jess Glynn's "Real Love" into some long, drawn out noisy mess of a song. Even when playing it for the first time, I couldn't wait for it to end. Lol. I can see why it was left off. It doesn't really go anywhere. Mariah should've left this one in the vault and replaced it with something else. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 20:58)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,000) (96,012) by Mirage_Nunez from America 1) Cool On You 2) Loverboy (firecracker) 3) Here We Go Around Again 4) Mesmerized 5) Lullaby To Birdland / I Pray (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 19:59)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,010) (96,011) by Nick G from Germany 1. Loverboy 2. Out Here On My Own 3. Lullaby Of Birdsland 4. Mesmerize 5. Cool on You (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 19:57)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,007) (96,010) by Shezz from Pk This is just for the newly heard songs and not counting DYTOM, EFA, and SA that I’ve loved for decades (but are getting less love now): 1. Out here on my own 2. Loverboy (Firecracker) 3. Cool on you 4. Can you hear me 5. Here we go around again / Mesmerized (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 19:33)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,000) (96,009) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines 5. One Night (would have stuck out but also have been an interesting inclusion in Daydream) 4. Loverboy (just insanely fun and bouncy) 3. All I Live For (very Toni Braxton debut album vibes) 2. Cool On You (really cool and smooth) 1. Mesmerized (opulent-sounding) This album is quite well-balanced especially in terms of the tempo of the songs. I guess it's safe to assume that we would have at least a second installment of rarities, but this is such a strong set that it would be quite difficult to top to be honest. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 19:10)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,003) (96,008) by T from USA For them it's about reaching all the demographics leading to what they believe will result in greater sales. But ya it sort of kills momentum. It did for EMC2. (Although the opposite is true for TEOM, Daydream and Musicbox. Her biggest selling albums.) (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 18:54)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,005) (96,007) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I really love this album. Finding it very hard to narrow to 5 songs, particularly since I still love several rare tracks we already had as B sides. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 16:58)

Re: Stream stream steam The Rarities (95,999) (96,006) by Bobby A from United States Well it looks like my prediction was way off in left field again Andrew. The true analysts are saying 15,000-21,000 at #19 on the Billboard 200. I predicted 160,000 units sold. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 16:10)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,003) (96,005) by Myles from CT, USA 1. Cool On You 2. All I Live For 3. One Night 4. Can You Hear Me 5. Loverboy (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 15:35)

Damizza (96,004) by Dennis from Miami, FL I'm reading now books by Tommy's and Damizza. Damizza's recount seems to be quite different from Mariah's memoirs. Tommy's book is quite close to her story though from a different perspective. Mizza is not in the MOMC as well and at least half of his book is about Mariah. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 14:59)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,001) (96,003) by Andrew from the United Kingdom 1. Firelover Crackerboy 2. One Night 3. Out Here On My Own 4. Cool On You 5. Mesmerized I never understood labels' obsession with an upbeat track followed by ballad. Ruins momentum I think. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 13:45)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,001) (96,002) by Bobby A from United States My top fave five are: 1. Cool On You 2. All I Live For 3. One Night 4. Out Here On My Own 5. Mesmerized (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 13:24)

Re: Fave five The Rarities songs (96,000) (96,001) by Bill from the UK Yay a list. My top 5, currently, are: 1. Loverboy Firecracker Version 2. Out Here On My Own 3. Mesmerized 4. Here We Go Around Again 5. Can You Hear Me (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 10:01)

Fave five The Rarities songs (96,000) by Lainsky from Philippines In the 90's, the artist normally releases 4-6 singles from an album depending on the record label too. On that note, what are your five favorites from this MC30 rare collection? Here are my fave five singles I wish the world would hear and listen to. 1. Out Here On My Own (still, can't get over) 2. Mesmerized (the title do its job) 3. Cool On You (infectious - do the coat, kick rocks, eat dirt) 4. Can You Hear Me (soulful Mariah) 5. Here We Go Around Again (old classic vibe you'll never get tired of listening) If there will be B-side, that would be I Pray. For the fifth day in a row, this album is on repeat for at least 4-5x with volume almost in full lol. The neighbors definitely can hear it. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 05:33)

Stream stream steam The Rarities (95,999) by T from USA Let's all stream The Rarities a lot more. She can't loose the first week to a Dolly Christmas album in October. Let's grab her the #18 spot. (Possibly even #17.) (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 04:24)

Re: All I Live For (95,995) (95,998) by Aliya from Canada Totally agree. All I Live For is the absolute best. I live for it, lol. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 03:45)

Re: Guardian interview, reading between the lines (95,994) (95,997) by Slipping Butterfly from United States So you skipped over her calling him family or how she liked him 14 years ago in the book. Her relationship is current, the book is about her past. They have lived together for 3 years and people still question their relationship because she doesn't talk about their relationship. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 03:22)

Re: All I Live For (95,995) (95,996) by Stacey from USA Same. I loved it instantly. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 00:45)

All I Live For (95,995) by T from USA The Rarities is a great collection and All I Live For is absolutely the best. (Wednesday 7 October 2020; 00:16)

Guardian interview, reading between the lines (95,994) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa So in the interview, Mariah said "If it was a relationship that mattered, it's in the book. If not, it didn't occur." This has me thinking of Tanaka. From the beginning of their "relationship" I figured it was just for show, not really a relationship. She mentioned him in the acknowledgements of the book in a "good friend" kinda way, but nothing else. She chooses her words wisely and I think the statement above is applicable, it didn't occur. Whatever their professional arrangement is, his energy is so positive and it seems to be working for them. P.S. Counting on one hand: TM, DJ, LM, NC... (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 21:32)

Re: The Meaning of Mariah Carey (95,952) (95,993) by MusicfanJ from Germany I started to read the memoir too. The "wayward child" chapter is quite soul-stirring. I was thinking the whole evening about some things. To listen to "Petals" will be hard the next time. But I'm excited to read more. I like that the songs are included with explainings. Very interesting. (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 13:59)

Re: Memoir MIAs (95,990) (95,992) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia I think she dodged a bullet there, he's in the news in Australia at the moment for his involvement/knowledge of money laundering and criminal activity at his Australian casinos. (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 09:58)

Re: The Guardian interview (95,983) (95,991) by Lady B from USA It was so funny - she really seems relaxed and happy these days. It fills my heart as a fan. (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 05:22)

Re: Memoir MIAs (95,986) (95,990) by enwar00 from usa I promise I'm not making this up as part of this conversation and to play off what Mariah said, but I'd forgotten all about James Packer until reading his name today. (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 02:42)

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