Mariah Carey Facts @MCFactsFB 4 Dec
The success of Mariah Carey's #1's is credited for influencing the creation of other #1's compilations by MJ, The Beatles, Janet & Stevie.
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Mariah Carey Facts @MCFactsFB 9 Dec
Mariah Carey recorded the lead vocals on 'Mine Again' in one take.
Was just going through old Mariah articles and found this.
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The soundtrack for "All that glitters"
Mariah was interviewed in August by the American magazine "Extra". During that interview she spoke of some of the colaborations she wanted for the movie she will star in, "All that glitters". Mariah wants to recreate the atmosphere in which she grew up. Among these people are: Janet, Prince, Cindy Lauper and... Madonna! Mariah said that she could speak of that because it was already arranged with Madonna, William Orbit (Ray of light) and Patrick Leonard. It will be called "Angel of fire". "It's a very strong ballad with the techno sound of Orbit, but I have not decided if it will make onto the soudtrack album because it's very personal. Only time will tell..." Mariah said. A surprising duet.
Angel Of Fire Written by Mariah Carey and Patrick Leonard. Produced by William Orbit. Madonna's witting and/or production contribution is not quite clear. She may have started the original demo or been brought in only as a "consultant". Mariah Carey spoke of the song to the press but her version also still remains unreleased. See Mariah Carey News 1999.
There was a discussion about it on another site too:
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For her movie 'Glitter', Mariah wanted an 80s-inspired Madonna-sounding track,so she called up Madonna's producer.The result is "Angel Fire",a track that William Orbit had previously started with Madonna.
It's interesting to think what 'Glitter' could have been. Supposedly, Prince gave Mariah a song for the movie too but she didn't use it.
It sounds like it was a Ray Of Light leftover anyway.
Isn't it amazing that we're only now discovering things all the way from the 90s. This is one of the reasons why it's great stanning for a more accomplished artist.
Thought some of you might appreciate reading this.
One of the first, or maybe the first, articles published about Mariah (Monday 28 May 1990).
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Pop's new vision
"Mariah!" Yells the directory of photography. "Chin down and eyes open!" It's the twenty-fifth take for a three-and-a-half-minute video, but Mariah Carey still can't quite conquer the urge to just throw back her head and belt out the song, "Vision of Love". With the kind of voice Carey's got, that's not hard to understand.
"Mariah," says Tommy Mottola, president of CBS Records, "is one of the greatest singers ever." A little more than a year ago, Carey was graduating from high school in Huntington, Long Island; now people from the record company follow her to the bathroom, carrying Carey's Reeboks in case she may want to slip out of her heels.
Next month, CBS will release her first album, "Mariah Carey", which shows off the twenty-year-old's soaring seven-octave range. When she's ripping through a dance tune, Carey's soprano can sound like a sap-free version of Whitney Houston's; gliding through a ballad, Carey mixes the soul of Chaka Khan with the gospel of the Clark Sisters.
In 1988, Carey had done some backup vocals for Brenda K. Starr, a CBS pop artist, and one Friday night in December, she and Starr went to a party crowded with record executives. Starr insisted on giving Mottola a demo tape of Carey's songs; Carey could manage only a shy hello. Mottola didn't think much about the encounter - until he got into his limousine and popped in the tape. After a few blocks, Mottola had the driver turn around and go back to the party.
Carey's career may have actually started at birth. "I think my mother chose 'Mariah' because it would be a good stage name," she says with a laugh. Patricia Carey also contributed some musical genes: She'd come to New York from Illinois at seventeen to try to make it as a singer, everntually spending two years performing with City Opera.
Now, on a Saturday afternoon in May, on a soundstage in Long Island City, Carey stands on a 40-square-foot platform looking both young-girl gangly and young-chanteuse sexy in a tight black off-the-shoulder Norma Kamali dress. The director, a veteran of George Michael's butt-shaking "Faith" video, studies a monitor. Carey's caramel-colored face, half covered by her curly brown hair, breaks into a smile that leaps off the screen. She looks like she could break some hearts, but that will have to wait: "Vision of Love" is coming up on the sound system again. Earlier, Carey explained that she'd written the song about realizing her dreams as a singer, not about any kind of romance. "Right now, music is my boyfriend" was how she put it. Too bad.
Wow, definitely interesting! But 25 tapes for Vision of Love, really?
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Originally posted by Taste of Honey
It sounds like she recorded the vocals on "Mine Again" in one take too.
nnnnn girl stawp she sounds fine on every track on that album!
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Originally posted by feelslikeadream
Omg, I'm such a flop stan. Didn't even realize Glitter was originally titled All That Glitters
I like that title so much better.
Don't worry honey, ain't no Lamb judging you for not acknowledging All That Mess.
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Originally posted by Daydream
Isn't it amazing that we're only now discovering things all the way from the 90s. This is one of the reasons why it's great stanning for a more accomplished artist.
Right. Now I need someone to leak the video for Underneath the Stars, professional footage from all the Daydream concerts, professional footage from the Music Box tour and the tea on ha collaboration with Michael Jackson
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Originally posted by Tigre
Not here for the collab. Sounds messy. The title slays though. I'd rather have Mimi and Bey slay together
YES! If we write about Mariah and Beyoncé collaborating enough times, they might finally get tired of the nagging that they end up in the studio together
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Originally posted by Sissy
Her boobs look huge in the Today Show. But I guess suppose that's because they are huge. I love the Christmas tree with the peonis
Ugggggh I hate not having access to those kinds of shows. Why is everything Mariah-related in the US
I just got to the articles from around 2001 and they're all so sad and negative. All the Glitter backlash, Mariah's battle with Sony, the split with Luis Miguel, Mariah in the clinic, Virgin screwing her over. I've always been aware of Mariah's hard times during the new millennium but looking into it properly now is so upsetting.
I can't believe Mariah ever thought of collaborating with Peter Andre and Ashanti of all people.
Eminem trying it so hard.
Mariah being furious with MJ for dragging Tommy.
I also love Beyoncé even more after finding out she helped Mariah through her breakdown and sent her encouraging video tapes.
I love the Christmas tree with the peonis 
This is one of the reasons why it's great stanning for a more accomplished artist.
