And Mariah doesn't want eel in her sushi
One of the lingering mysteries of American Idol - besides how did community-theater-star-in-the-making Jim Verraros make the final 10 - is what exactly does judge Randy Jackson do in the music industry? He was described as a producer, and he talked ad nauseum about "working with" Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. But in both cases that can mean he was the guy who made the dinner runs.
So we were interested to see Jackson's name surface prominently in connection with Carey's new album, due out Dec. 10. The album, Charmbracelet, is being watched more closely than usual because it will be Carey's first on the label she created under her new record deal with Island/Def Jam, and her first since last year's breakdown, the megaflop that was Glitter and the collapse of her break-the-bank deal with Virgin Records.
Jackson is being called the album's producer, and he was at a prerelease listening party for an unfinished version Tuesday night in New York. "It's the most real and honest record (Carey has) made," Jackson told FoxNews.com. "She didn't care what anyone thought of the lyrics. They were only important to her."
We note that even the dinner-run guy can make a statement like that. And Jackson may want to claim that as his only role rather than take credit for one of the album's songs: a remake of Def Leppard's Bringin' on the Heartbreak. (St. Petersburg Times)
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