Gurls, I have a very positive moment concering Almost Home right now
While I am convinced that there is nothing to save it now (no, not even an AI-performance) I believe it's a sign that the album/lead single is near.
I believe they put out Almost Home to make up for Triumphant. I mean, the lambily, while frustrated with AH flopping, IS happy about the song itself, right?
It seems they did nothing really to promote the song, it was DOA on radio, the video came out very late, no performance or even talk about the song EVEN when Mariah appeared on TWO talk shows
IF the album comes out in may/june and Mariah wants to use American Idol it makes perfect sense to save a performance spot for the lead single, maybe even a radio deal to get the lead single out there when it is here
So, you see, I am spinning the complete lack of support for Almost Home to something positive :-)
Come on, "Almost Home" was never meant to be a hit. That's why I was against this release after "Trumphant (Get 'Em)" mess. Some lambs are over the top anyway. It's just a soundtrack single which is being used to promote a movie and not otherwise. It's not something MC can handle. Disney could and they don't care. I respect this release, though. Disney approached MC to sing the theme song and that's nice. Plus 'Oz the Great and Powerful' is slaying, so being associated to a blockbuster movie won't hurt her career at this point.
Hopefully the album comes out in May. She needs to perform the lead single on American Idol. She should premiere the music video there too.
First album: Vision Of Love, Vanishing, Someday, Love Takes Me.
Daydream: Fantasy, One Sweet Day, Always Be My Baby.
And yours?
debut album: VOL, Vanishing, IDWC (trinity) honorable mention: Prisoner, All In Your Mind
Daydream: Fantasy, When I Saw You, Melt Away, ABMB, I Am Free
I only really use her albums from Daydream on. I can't really get into the first three albums. Too much AC, to little Pop and RnB (allthough I like the singles).
I am trying to find a download to Slipping Away, which was a b-side to the single release of Always Be My Baby.
Is there any way to legally acquire this? It's not on iTunes or Amazon, and I'd rather not rip the sound from youtube because that would be poor quality.