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2008-4-6 19:15

艺人名称：Mariah Carey
专辑名称：E=MC²
音乐类型：R&B
发行厂牌：Island / Def Jam
发行日期：2008.04.15

专辑列表:
1. Migrate (featuring T-Pain)
2. Touch My Body
3. Cruise Control (featuring Damian Marley)
4. I Stay In Love
5. Side Effects (featuring Young Jeezy)
6. I'm That Chick
7. Love Story
8. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
9. Last Kiss
10. Thanx 4 Nothin'
11. O.O.C.
12. For The Record
13. Bye Bye
14. I Wish You Well

专辑评论1：

引用:

Rolling Stone Album Review
Mariah Carey embraces her extremes: She's either grinding out R&B-hop or singing syrupy ballads, talking dirty or cuddling with a Hello Kitty. Her tenth studio album is no different: It starts in a club and ends in a church. Carey tries on reggae with Damian Marley's scorching "Cruise Control" cameo, conjures a text-message title for Swizz Beatz's flute-loopy "O.O.C." ("out of control") and dials cool Seventies soul with "I'm That Chick" (where she compares herself to ice cream, Tupac and a blunt). She sounds the freshest when she fires up her Tommy Mottola resentment on the bumpy, Young Jeezy-assisted "Side Effects" and lives the high life on Danja's hard-hitting head-nodder, "Migrate," which dabs her vocal with Auto-Tune. But nearly every song confines Carey to four-note verses, offering little room for her glorious range, and the six ballads are drenched in yearbook-quote lyrics that never quite work themselves into the froth of The Emancipation of Mimi. Yet 2008's Mimi is also about redemption, and she brings it on the closer, "I Wish You Well," proving all she needs is a piano and a few Bible verses to save somebody — most likely herself.

　　Mariah Carey乐意实践调调完全不同的音乐：她既要唱R&B-Hop又要唱甜蜜情歌,既要暴粗口又要依偎在Hello Kitty旁。她的第十一张录音室专辑亦是如此：专辑开始于夜店，而结束在教堂内。Carey在热辣歌曲“Cruise Control”中邀请Damian Marley一道尝试了雷鬼风格，还给Swizz Beatz制作的反复笛声映衬下的歌曲“O.O.C.”起了个简讯的标题（O.O.C.是Out Of Control的缩写，意为失去控制）。而在歌曲“I'm That Chick”中，她演绎了酷劲十足的70年代灵魂音乐，歌中她把自己比作冰激凌、Tupac（已故传奇说唱歌手）、雪茄烟。最新鲜的是，在动感十足Young Jeezy加盟的“Side Effects”一曲中，她燃气了对Tommy Mottola（Mariah Carey前夫）的怒火，而Danja制作的“Migrate”更能让人随其强烈节奏不停点头，歌中她的声音经过Auto-Tune处理。然而几乎每一首歌都将Carey限制在了四个音符之内，从而无法让她表现自己宽广的音域。同时六首情歌的歌词陈旧老套，可能都进不了上张专辑《The Emancipation of Mimi》中。2008年Mimi（Mariah Carey小名）的专辑还与救赎有关，专辑结束曲《I Wish You Well》传达这个意思，歌曲证明了她只需要钢琴和圣经中的几行诗句，就能拯救某些人，可能拯救的就是她自己。

专辑评论2：

引用:

Rap-Up.com
Three years ago Mariah Carey made a surprising comeback with The Emancipation of Mimi and had one of the year’s biggest hits with “We Belong Together.” Mariah even led the Grammys the next year with 8 nominations. The Long Island native left no doubt in anyone’s mind that she was back and better than ever.
Now Mariah has returned to take over the airwaves with her eleventh studio album E=MC², a heavily hip-hop influenced record, more so than anything she has ever made. It’s off to a promising start with the lead single already a fixture at the top of the charts. The album is her third on Island Def Jam and was executive-produced by MC and L.A. Reid.
Rap-Up.com got to listen to the diva’s entire new album. From the looks of it, Mariah is about to release a “stone groove” smash. If you don’t know by now, April 15th is the date.
1. “Migrate”
Produced by Danjahandz
A party jam guaranteed to tear the club up. T-Pain isn’t even singing the hook; he’s a featured rapper doing his own verse where he talks about “ass and your titties coordinat[ing].” Mariah sings, “Once again nothin’ jumpin’ up in your place / Sick of your Berry buzzin’ all in my face.” This song contains some of the more playful and offbeat lyrics we’ve heard from MC. If you like Mariah’s hip-hop flavored songs, you’ll love this one.
2. “Touch My Body”
Produced by C. “Tricky” Stewart and Tarius “The-Dream” Nash
The love Mariah fans have for this song is proven. It’s already No. 1 on iTunes and will soon be the No. 1 song in the country. In typical fashion, Mariah has released two killer remixes featuring The-Dream and Rick Ross.
3. “Cruise Control” featuring Damian Marley
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
Packed with a verse where Mariah sings, “ting,” “de gals pon de block,” and “me say no man.” It’s a bit funny. It’s catchy. But did she really have to do the whole Jamaican accent? Damian Marley was already on it.
4. “I Stay In Love”
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
OK, here we go—a ballad! You finally get to hear Mariah sing. It’s reminiscent of a Daydream track with a wistful and airy element. This is a deep cut and this album’s “We Belong Together.”
5. “Side Effects” featuring Young Jeezy
Produced by Scott Storch
Just when you think she’s steering away from the hip-hop beats for a minute, Young Jeezy makes an intro rap. But the message is deep, talking about the side effects of a really bad relationship. There’s a lyric that might make many fans ponder: “Wakin’ up scared some nights / Still dreaming ‘bout the violent times.” Hmm… Who in the world could she be talking about?
6. “I’m That Chick”
Produced by Stargate
This is a chill, upbeat song. It sounds very European. Almost sounds like Ne-Yo’s “Because of You” except it samples Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall.” Mariah’s definitely sounding sexy singing, “I’m like that oooweee / You’re fiendin’ to blaze up.” This track is fire.
7. “Love Story”
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
A second ballad, and another appearance by J.D. It’s similar to “I Stay In Love.” She can really blow, but she isn’t doing it on here. Dang.
8. “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time”
Produced by Toomp
A mid-tempo joint. This is a homerun. It’s definitely different from anything on The Emancipation and MC’s not riding the hip-hop bandwagon on this one. One of the best parts is the strings loop of “Stay With Me” by DeBarge, which the song samples. It gives it an old school feeling. Toomp (T.I.’s “What You Know”) doesn’t typically work with female artists, but this combination works.
9. “Last Kiss”
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri should have a feature credit on this. You hear his voice and ad-libs a little too much. Mariah’s singing about the inevitability of hooking up with someone again. The hook is hot.
10. “Thanx 4 Nothin’”
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
A mid-tempo ballad with more of Jermaine’s ad-libs. It’s going to get all the ladies amped. Mariah sings, “I was living in a lie just a masquerade / Now I only know that I’ll never be the same / But you were just playing a game.”
11. “O.O.C.”
Produced by Swizz Beatz
O.O.C. = Out of control. Swizz Beatz really turned this track out, yet it doesn’t even sound like a Swizzy beat. Sample lyric: “Even though I been gone for a minute / It’s wrong I admit it / Your love’s so addictive that / I get so O.O.C.”
12. “For The Record”
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
This is the song Mariah used in her perfume commercial. It cites past Mariah records. Mariah sings, “I told you ‘Underneath the Stars’ that you ‘Belong’ to me / It’s obvious that we just ‘Can’t Let Go’ of us ‘Honey’.” It’s pretty chill and relaxed. Mariah even gets cocky, “The whole entire world can tell / That you love yourself some me.” Go head, MC.
13. “Bye Bye”
Produced by Stargate
“This for my people who just lost somebody / Put your hand way up high.” A song everyone can relate to because it deals with losing a family member or friend. It will get some listeners teary-eyed. Mariah speaks to her father who passed away in 2002: “You never got a chance / To see how good I’ve done / And you never got to see me / Back at number one.” Looks like this will be the album’s second single and probably Mariah’s 19th No. 1.
14. “I Wish You Well”
Produced by James Poyser
The token spiritual song on a Mariah album comes by way of “I Wish You Well.” The one song you hear live instruments on. It gives you a churchy feeling, even a citation of Psalms 129:2 of the bible. It’s very Aretha Franklin.
–Jonathan Reyes in New York

　　三年前，Mariah Carey携专辑《The Emancipation of Mimi》惊艳回归乐坛，并创造了当年最热门单曲“We Belong Together”。Mariah甚至在第二年领跑格莱美，获得8项提名。出生于纽约长岛，Mariah Carey让每个人都相信了她回归了，并且比从前的自己更加优秀。
　　现在Mariah再次归来，用她第十一张专辑《E=MC²》主宰着电台广播，这张专辑相比以前更加受到Hip-Hop音乐影响。专辑一亮相就让人振奋，其主打单曲已然锁定榜首位置。这是她与Island Def Jam签约后的第三张专辑，执行制作人是她本人以及L.A. Reid。
　　Rap-Up.com有幸听了这位天后的整张新专辑。初看起来，Mariah即将发行的是一张影响力巨大的轰动性专辑。如果你现在还不了解，那就等4月15日专辑的发行吧。

1. “Migrate”
制作人：Danjahandz
　　派对的即兴表演定能活跃整个夜店。T-Pain甚至没有唱歌曲的主旋律；他作为特邀饶舌，唱着自己的段子，他唱道："ass and your titties coordinat[ing]."。而Mariah唱道：“Once again nothin’ jumpin’ up in your place / Sick of your Berry buzzin’ all in my face.”（这两段歌词很X很XX，这里就不翻译了）。这首歌的一些歌词相比过去更加嬉闹另类。喜欢Mariah的Hip-Hop风格歌曲的人将会喜欢此曲。

2. “Touch My Body”
制作人：C. “Tricky” Stewart与Tarius “The-Dream” Nash
　　事实证明Mariah的歌迷对此曲情有独钟。这首歌现在仍然在iTunes排行第一，并且即将成为全国榜单第一。依照惯例，Mariah发行了这首歌的两个重量级Remix版本，特邀The-Dream与Rick Ross加盟。

3. “Cruise Control” featuring Damian Marley
制作人：Jermaine Dupri
　　歌曲充斥着Mariah所唱“ting”、“de gals pon de block”以及“me say no man”的桥段，有点好笑。这歌好听易记。但是她是否真的有必要用牙买加口音来唱呢？要知道Damian Marley已然是这种口音了。

4. “I Stay In Love”
制作人：Bryan-Michael Cox
　　不错，情歌来了！你终于有机会听到Mariah的歌唱了。歌曲渴望而虚幻的音乐元素，是对她《Daydream》专辑歌曲的回顾。这是一首深沉的歌曲，是新专辑的“We Belong Together”。

5. “Side Effects” featuring Young Jeezy
制作人：Scott Storch
　　就在你认为她正驶离Hip-Hip之后一分钟，Young Jeezy在此曲的开始处唱了一段饶舌。歌曲内容深刻，讲述的是真正糟糕的人际关系所导致的副作用。歌曲中的一句歌词发人深省：“Wakin’ up scared some nights / Still dreaming ‘bout the violent times.”（几夜惊恐醒来，仍梦见粗暴的时光）。世界上有谁值得她这样讲呢？（暗指是其前夫）

6. “I’m That Chick”
制作人：Stargate
　　这是一首紧张并欢快的歌曲，听上去很欧化。除了取自Michael Jackson“Off the Wall”的采样以外，歌曲大体听上去像Ne-Yo的“Because of You”。Mariah用绝对性感的声音唱道：“I’m like that oooweee / You’re fiendin’ to blaze up.”（我燃起激情，是你邪恶地将它点燃）。这歌很惹火。

7. “Love Story”
制作人：Jermaine Dupri
　　专辑的第二首情歌，J.D.（Jermaine Dupri）再次现身。这首歌与“I Stay In Love”很相似。Mariah可以做的很好，但不是在这一首。真糟糕。

8. “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time”
制作人：Toomp
　　这是一首中板的拼接歌曲，非常棒。这首歌完全不同于《The Emancipation of Mimi》中任何一首。Mariah Carey在这首歌中并没有赶Hip-Hop的时髦。歌曲中最赞的部分是出自DeBarge“Stay With Me”的采样中的循环弦乐，给人复古的感觉。Toomp（曾制作T.I.的“What You Know”）与女性艺人的合作通常不成功，不过这次合作成功了。

9. “Last Kiss”
制作人：Jermaine Dupri
　　Jermaine Dupri的名字应该加入这首歌的“feature”名单中，因为歌中你不时能听到他的声音，随性的部分稍微过多了点。Mariah的歌唱关于再次和某人坠入爱河的必然。歌曲的主旋律很吸引人。

10. “Thanx 4 Nothin’”
制作人：Jermaine Dupri
　　一首中板情歌，这首歌中Jermaine Dupri的闲话更多了。歌曲会让所有女性产生共鸣。Mariah唱道：“I was living in a lie just a masquerade / Now I only know that I’ll never be the same / But you were just playing a game.”（我只是生活在化妆舞会下的谎言中，现在我只知道我不会再和从前一样，而你只是在玩一场游戏）。

11. “O.O.C.”
制作人：Swizz Beatz
　　O.O.C. = Out of Control（失去控制）。Swizz Beatz还真把这歌做出来了，但这歌听上去并不像他的拍子。歌词有：“Even though I been gone for a minute / It’s wrong I admit it / Your love’s so addictive that / I get so O.O.C.”（即使只是一分钟时间，我还是承认我错了，你的爱如此让人上瘾，我是如此失去控制）。

12. “For The Record”
制作人：Bryan-Michael Cox
　　这首歌出现在Mariah代言的香水广告中。歌曲引用了Mariah过去的唱片。Mariah唱道：“I told you ‘Underneath the Stars’ that you ‘Belong’ to me / It’s obvious that we just ‘Can’t Let Go’ of us ‘Honey’.”（我在星光下告诉你，你属于我，显然我们还不能放开，亲爱的）。这首歌非常好听，让人放松。Mariah甚至自信地说“The whole entire world can tell / That you love yourself some me.”（全世界都知道，你爱你自己外加我）。继续吧，Mariah Carey。

13. “Bye Bye”
制作人：Stargate
　　“This for my people who just lost somebody / Put your hand way up high.” （献给那些失去某人的人们，把你们的手举高）。这首歌能让许多人感同身受，因为它提到了失去的家庭成员或朋友。这首歌会让一些人眼里闪出泪光。Mariah向她2002年逝去的父亲诉说道：“You never got a chance / To see how good I’ve done / And you never got to see me / Back at number one.”（你没有看到我做得多么出色，你也没有看到我又重返第一）。看来这首歌曲会是新专辑的第二支单曲，也可能会是她的第19支冠军单曲。

14. “I Wish You Well”
制作人：James Poyser
　　这是Mariah专辑中象征精神世界的歌曲。你能在歌曲中听到鲜活的器乐演奏，给你身临教堂的感觉。歌曲引用了圣经的诗篇129：2。如同Aretha Franklin（灵魂乐天后）的歌声。

–Jonathan Reyes，写于纽约

UKOO原创翻译，转载注明。

滚石的就别翻译了 他们的目光通常不准确

将就点吧,这专辑评论还不多

Mariah，作为你的粉丝在此膜拜一下！

不多 其实很多的
不过 支持mimi就好

谢谢lz分享!...

那就给我一篇你觉得好的吧,谢谢

billboard专访
在一个普通的周一早晨，Mariah像往常一样乘坐红眼航班从纽约飞往洛杉矶。她接受了Ryan Seacrest的早间节目访谈，为新专辑中的一首歌"I Stay in Love"录制了一些背景和声。也为沃尔玛的"Soundcheck"系列拍摄了一些视频，这个视频会作为网站在线的特别赠送，同时也在店内播放。

当所有的都做完后，就已经到了中午。下午她安排有另一个电台访谈，晚上她会继续为她的新专辑"E=MC2"工作，新专辑4月15日由Island Def Jam发行。

如果"E=MC2"取得巨大的成功，Mariah将刷写新的排行榜名人榜记录。目前她和猫王一样以17首冠军位居第二，而披头四则以20首冠军称雄。

这位忙碌的歌手日前和Billboard有如下访谈：

Q: "E=MC2"看起来包含了多种风格，有抒情曲，也有一些绝对的嘻哈编曲。还有一些高音歌曲和一些鼓点舞曲？
Mariah Carey: 我的确是一个快乐的人，正是Mimi专辑让我重新拥有一切。我不喜欢别人说我只是喜欢导演hip-hop的东西，我喜欢搜寻一些新鲜的东西，就像很久之前，我和Dave Hall制作Dreamlover的时候，我采样了"Ain't No Half-Steppin"的一些片断。

好像在97年的时候，Q-Tip告诉我说，我影响了很多目前在做嘻哈音乐的人。这正是从Dave Hall要求我说“让我们从这些片断开始”而开始。从那个时候开始，我尽一切做我想做的。后来的Fantasy也是我一首开创性的作品，它让我有机会和Puffy合作。

而现在，所有的一切都在融合。Pop只是其中的一种形式。在我看来，你可以在hip-hop音乐中拥有一些摇滚的流行节奏，或者加入一些乡村的风格。Aretha Franklin可以继续创作热门单曲，比如"A Rose Is Still a Rose"，这就是她创作的天分。她可以在任何时候和任何人合作。同样的事情也在Patti LaBelle和Luther (Vandross)身上体现。音乐天分不因外界而改变。

Q: 继和Bryan-Michael Cox共同创作"We Belong Together"、"Don't Forget About Us"等作品的成功之后，你在新专辑中还会继续和Jermaine Dupri合作吗？
Carey: JD是最棒的，我的确很爱他。我们有很多的共同点。很有趣的是我们成长的经历也是出奇的相似。最早的时候我们共同制作了"Always Be My Baby"的(R&B) remix，而专辑版本在节奏上偏硬。我知道JD可以做到他想做的，在音乐上他是一个天才。我是他的一个粉丝和朋友。

Q: 你有没有想过超越Beatles的20首冠军单曲？
Carey: 我的确想。因为人们都这么希望。但这些都不是坐在这里就能想的，我创作了很多的歌，而且很希望它们都能成为单曲，希望人们能够喜欢它们。

Q: 你几乎合作创作了你所有的作品，这是一个什么样的过程？什么影响着你的创作？
Carey: 每一张专辑，我都会记在一本记事本中，从来记叙整个事情。这是很早就有的习惯。我不过生日，我只过纪念日。而实际上，这个记事本是我最后一次生日聚会的礼物，那大概是21岁生日的时候吧。Cyndi Lauper来到这个聚会，而我从小一直也是她的粉丝。她给了我这本记事本，我会将生活中的点滴记录进去。整个Music Box专辑都在其中，而我现在一直保留着。

Jay-Z说我身边的很多事情都很有趣，但我不知道他是否记得。他和我认识很久了，而且他喜欢说“你需要把你一些口头禅写进你的音乐。”我有一些口头禅，但是我觉得这很愚蠢，哈哈。我写了这首"O.O.C."，这是一首和Swizz Beatz一起制作的曲目。它的意思是"Out of control"（失去控制），我和我的朋友常常这么说，“你有一点OOC”。Da Brat则是我生活中非常亲密的好朋友，我们从Always Be My Baby开始合作，我们一起作词，这很有趣。每当说到OOC的时候，我们都能解释这个词语。

有人帮助我打印歌词的时候，他们写上"Out of Control"，我则说，别这样，它是'O.O.C.'，我觉得应该是这样。

Q: "Touch My Body"的MV很令人捧腹。
Carey: 谢谢你，那是Brett Ratner和我共同的想法。我喜欢Brett，因为他喜欢我。如果说我永远12岁，那他也差不多永远15岁。他非常有趣，而且很显然的，他理解我的幽默。

Q: 你有没有想过新专辑的巡回演唱会？
Carey: 有想过，而且也许会去实施它。但我现在不知道我要如何去实施，什么时候实施。我想也许是九月开始，因为我认为巡回应该和专辑在一起。这张专辑中有很多曲目我都想用现场的方式演绎，我很喜欢，比如"I'm That Chick"或者"O.O.C."，还有那些抒情曲，像"I Wish You Well"、"I Stay in Love"以及"Bye Bye"。

Q: 既然你已经开始宣传期了，你会觉得困倦吗？
Carey: 我差不多准备打个盹了，我喜欢打盹。我的日程表让我有些累，但既然我进入了宣传期，这就很棒。我还在为新专辑努力工作，我也在倾听别人怎么说，如果我不是艺人，我不会这么做。但我是。我觉得我现在就像一个建筑师，而唱片则是我的作品，哈哈。
转自：http://hi.baidu.com/mariahchina

Rap-Up Previews E=MC²
Three years ago Mariah Carey made a surprising comeback with The Emancipation of Mimi and had one of the year's biggest hits with "We Belong Together." Mariah even led the Grammys the next year with 8 nominations. The Long Island native left no doubt in anyone's mind that she was back and better than ever.

Now Mariah has returned to take over the airwaves with her eleventh studio album E=MC², a heavily hip-hop influenced record, more so than anything she has ever made. It's off to a promising start with the lead single already a fixture at the top of the charts. The album is her third on Island Def Jam and was executive-produced by MC and L.A. Reid.

Rap-Up.com got to listen to the diva's entire new album. From the looks of it, Mariah is about to release a "stone groove" smash. If you don't know by now, April 15th is the date.

1. "Migrate"
Produced by Danjahandz
A party jam guaranteed to tear the club up. T-Pain isn't even singing the hook; he's a featured rapper doing his own verse where he talks about "ass and your titties coordinat[ing]." Mariah sings, "Once again nothin' jumpin' up in your place / Sick of your Berry buzzin' all in my face." This song contains some of the more playful and offbeat lyrics we've heard from MC. If you like Mariah's hip-hop flavored songs, you'll love this one.

2. "Touch My Body"
Produced by C. "Tricky" Stewart and Tarius "The-Dream" Nash
The love Mariah fans have for this song is proven. It's already No. 1 on iTunes and will soon be the No. 1 song in the country. In typical fashion, Mariah has released two killer remixes featuring The-Dream and Rick Ross.

3. "Cruise Control" featuring Damian Marley
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
Packed with a verse where Mariah sings, "ting," "de gals pon de block," and "me say no man." It's a bit funny. It's catchy. But did she really have to do the whole Jamaican accent? Damian Marley was already on it.

4. "I Stay In Love"
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
OK, here we go-a ballad! You finally get to hear Mariah sing. It's reminiscent of a Daydream track with a wistful and airy element. This is a deep cut and this album's "We Belong Together."

5. "Side Effects" featuring Young Jeezy
Produced by Scott Storch
Just when you think she's steering away from the hip-hop beats for a minute, Young Jeezy makes an intro rap. But the message is deep, talking about the side effects of a really bad relationship. There's a lyric that might make many fans ponder: "Wakin' up scared some nights / Still dreaming 'bout the violent times." Hmm... Who in the world could she be talking about?

6. "I'm That Chick"
Produced by Stargate
This is a chill, upbeat song. It sounds very European. Almost sounds like Ne-Yo's "Because of You" except it samples Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall." Mariah's definitely sounding sexy singing, "I'm like that oooweee / You're fiendin' to blaze up." This track is fire.

7. "Love Story"
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
A second ballad, and another appearance by J.D. It's similar to "I Stay In Love." She can really blow, but she isn't doing it on here. Dang.

8. "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"
Produced by Toomp
A mid-tempo joint. This is a homerun. It's definitely different from anything on The Emancipation and MC's not riding the hip-hop bandwagon on this one. One of the best parts is the strings loop of "Stay With Me" by DeBarge, which the song samples. It gives it an old school feeling. Toomp (T.I.'s "What You Know") doesn't typically work with female artists, but this combination works.

9. "Last Kiss"
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri should have a feature credit on this. You hear his voice and ad-libs a little too much. Mariah's singing about the inevitability of hooking up with someone again. The hook is hot.

10. "Thanx 4 Nothin'"
Produced by Jermaine Dupri
A mid-tempo ballad with more of Jermaine's ad-libs. It's going to get all the ladies amped. Mariah sings, "I was living in a lie just a masquerade / Now I only know that I'll never be the same / But you were just playing a game."

11. "O.O.C."
Produced by Swizz Beatz
O.O.C. = Out of control. Swizz Beatz really turned this track out, yet it doesn't even sound like a Swizzy beat. Sample lyric: "Even though I been gone for a minute / It's wrong I admit it / Your love's so addictive that / I get so O.O.C."

12. "For The Record"
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
This is the song Mariah used in her perfume commercial. It cites past Mariah records. Mariah sings, "I told you 'Underneath the Stars' that you 'Belong' to me / It's obvious that we just 'Can't Let Go' of us 'Honey'." It's pretty chill and relaxed. Mariah even gets cocky, "The whole entire world can tell / That you love yourself some me." Go head, MC.

13. "Bye Bye"
Produced by Stargate
"This for my people who just lost somebody / Put your hand way up high." A song everyone can relate to because it deals with losing a family member or friend. It will get some listeners teary-eyed. Mariah speaks to her father who passed away in 2002: "You never got a chance / To see how good I've done / And you never got to see me / Back at number one." Looks like this will be the album's second single and probably Mariah's 19th No. 1.

14. "I Wish You Well"
Produced by James Poyser
The token spiritual song on a Mariah album comes by way of "I Wish You Well." The one song you hear live instruments on. It gives you a churchy feeling, even a citation of Psalms 129:2 of the bible. It's very Aretha Franklin.

-Jonathan Reyes in New York
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Mariah Carey的声音还是那么的好听！非常值得一听啊！

其实我觉得这张太POP了...不是件好事