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About Stacey from USA: Been a fan since 1993. Favorite albums include Daydream, TEOM, and Music Box. I love a good discussion, but won't stand for hateful comments because we disagree. I am too old to deal with drama and so are you. Keep it real with me and we'll have some fun. Peace.

Negativity (101,061) by Stacey from USA Can't blame me, lol. I haven't posted much the past few weeks. Been too busy as school has started back. P.S. I teach high school special Ed. P.S. Is it really negativity or folks getting a wee bit too sensitive to opinions contrary to their own. Asking for a friend. (Saturday 27 August 2022; 07:56)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,010) (101,014) by Stacey from USA Could I Have This Kiss Forever is such a beautiful song. A definite favorite of mine. (Monday 22 August 2022; 06:57)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,992) (100,998) by Stacey from USA I bet it was Stella's idea. (Friday 19 August 2022; 08:44)

Re: My All (100,957) (100,958) by Stacey from USA Ok well I finally got this song out of my head, it had been living there for awhile, and now it's back, lol. Thanks a lot. I agree. This song is one of her best ballads. It proves that sometimes less is more. I'm not talking about vocals, but overall production. It's just her, the guitar, and some percussion. Add to the fact we now know the circumstances surrounding the song's creation, just makes me love it more. (Thursday 11 August 2022; 22:24)

Re: RIP Olivia Newton John (100,941) (100,950) by Stacey from USA Hopefully we will get something along the lines of an HD quality recording of their Butterfly Tour duet on The Rarities 2. I'd even love an acoustic recording ala Close My Eyes from the first rarities album. MC's Instagram post was perfect. (Wednesday 10 August 2022; 06:30)

Re: Best breakup album: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (100,904) (100,906) by Stacey from USA I think of her performance of Petals at the Rosie O'Donnell show in 2000. At the end of Petals where she sings, "I miss you Valentine (Tommy), I really loved you," she shook the microphone a bit with her head nodding as well. I think MC did love him with Butterfly being the words she wished he had said to her. I think she wanted the marriage to work but left when she had nothing more to give. (Friday 5 August 2022; 07:56)

Re: #Butterfly25 (100,880) (100,887) by Stacey from USA VHS? You millennials missed out on the good ole days. (Wednesday 3 August 2022; 00:12)

Re: Best breakup album: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (100,884) (100,886) by Stacey from USA Well true. Mariah did cover the song made famous by Phil Collins. But we all know MC chooses cover songs as meticulously as her own songs she writes. Crybaby is for sure about Derek. Such a great song. (Wednesday 3 August 2022; 00:11)

Re:#Butterfly25 (100,870) (100,873) by Stacey from USA You had me in your corner right up until the end, lol. But I agree, leave Butterfly alone. It's such an iconic album, era, etc. She did rerecord The Roof with Brandy as part of Master-class. Fine. But don't do anything more. (Monday 1 August 2022; 08:10)

Re: MC hurry up (100,852) (100,855) by Stacey from USA Same. That SNL performance is insane, in a good way. I love the song even more now that we know the story behind it. P.S. I got two kittens a few months ago. They are being quite wild this morning, lol. (Saturday 30 July 2022; 19:50)

Re: MC hurry up (100,847) (100,848) by Stacey from USA The great thing is we have 30 years of music to listen to while we wait. Go revisit a song or album you haven't listened to in awhile. My latest song is My All. (Friday 29 July 2022; 23:09)

Re: What sank Charmbracelet? (100,845) (100,846) by Stacey from USA MC is fire when she uses all aspects of her voice. Just like I hate overuse of the whisper, I don't like songs where her full voice is flying high. I like it when she mixes it up. I like the tension, the build up and then emotional release at the end. (Friday 29 July 2022; 03:12)

Re: What sank Charmbracelet? (100,842) (100,844) by Stacey from USA I remember that story. As talented as Mariah is, and I know this may come as a shock to some, she is occasionally wrong. I am glad JD insisted she sing full voice instead of whisper on WBT and glad MC listened. Can you imagine whisper vocals all throughout WBT? Yikes. (Thursday 28 July 2022; 20:58)

Re: (100,841) (100,843) by Stacey from USA First off, I'm glad you love Charmbracelet. The album tanked with the general public because Mariah overused the whisper vocal. The lyrics were screaming for that full voice vocal and does MC do? Whisper. CB is hard for me to listen to because I don't get that emotional release. What is MC known for? What made her dominate the 1990s? That voice. It's why when promotion began for TEOM, the slogan used was "Return of the Voice". Mariah is most successful when she uses all aspects of her voice (whisper, full voice, whistle.) But again, I've always argued CB was released as damage control. It gave Mariah a platform to explain what happened during her breakdown, get her airtime, which set her up for the real comeback: The Emancipation of Mimi. And for that last reason alone I'll always be grateful for Charmbracelet even if I don't personally care for the album. (Thursday 28 July 2022; 20:52)

Re: Walter (100,827) (100,832) by Stacey from USA If I am referring to you, I will reply to your posts directly. In any case, the topic has run its course for me. I've said my peace. Now onto enjoying the music each day. Carey on. (Tuesday 26 July 2022; 03:37)

Re: What sank Charmbracelet? (100,819) (100,826) by Stacey from USA Very good point. Absence does makes the heart grow fonder. See I don't think CB was a failure. I do think MC used the promotion for CB to share her side of what happened. The amount of promotion may have bordered on overkill, but I think she did that much to get as much face time out there to say she is ok and ready to make music again. The album was released to get her back in the game, give an excuse to tour, and get everyone ready for the real comeback which was TOEM. (Monday 25 July 2022; 20:56)

Re: What sank Charmbracelet? (100,817) (100,823) by Stacey from USA Hi Dago. No worries. I totally forgot about that. (Monday 25 July 2022; 18:51)

Re: Walter (100,818) (100,822) by Stacey from USA Exactly. I don't understand the need to put him down just because their partnership ended on bad terms. (Monday 25 July 2022; 18:45)

Re: What sank Charmbracelet? (100,807) (100,812) by Stacey from USA Honestly for me it was the over usage of the whisper vocal. There were so many emotionally charged lyrical moments that called for that full mid upper range voice vocal and she gave me a whisper. CB was full of either whisper or stratospheric belts. I missed that mid range full voice vocal that we got so much of with TOEM. The arrangements for Subtle Invitation and There Goes My Heart are amazing. But her whisper vocals got lost in the music, IMO. There's a moment toward the end of TGMH where she gives a full vocal riff and I just crave more of that over this amazing arrangement. MC is the master of building that tension through the first, second verse and subsequent choruses. Then she blows us away with an amazing bridge and final chorus. I missed that emotional release on CB. I didn't get that release on CB. At the end of the day, I'm grateful for CB. It gave MC a time to shine, to write songs which helped her emotionally release with what happened the past few years and set up her big comeback with TOEM. I saw MC on her last tour date of CB in 2003. She sounded amazing. I love I Only Wanted and Irresistible. (Monday 25 July 2022; 01:49)

Re: Walter (100,808) (100,811) by Stacey from USA Amen Terna. Well said. I especially loved this part of your post, "We don't have to bring others down in order for [MC] to shine, she does that already without effort." I challenge everyone here to look at Emotions, Unplugged, Music Box, Daydream, and Butterfly. Look at each song on each album and count all the times Walter is mentioned. Walter and MC had a magical connection. Let him enjoy that success. At the end of the day, I'm grateful for the music I get to enjoy everyday. (Monday 25 July 2022; 01:31)

Re: Walter (100,799) (100,805) by Stacey from USA Like I said, all the details don't matter to me. It doesn't bother me at all if Walter flaunts his involvement with AIWFCIY each year. I'm just grateful for the music I get to enjoy everyday. (Sunday 24 July 2022; 11:01)

Re: Thoughts: which album do you think MC dislikes (100,801) (100,804) by Stacey from USA Yeah Rainbow is a hot mess. Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love Heartbreaker, Crybaby, Petals, and After Tonight. But that album doesn't have that cohesive feel to it like other albums. It totally was the "I want out of Sony" rushed job. Still she pulls out two #1 singles. Amazing. (Sunday 24 July 2022; 09:16)

Re: Walter (100,795) (100,797) by Stacey from USA Honestly who cares if Walter touts AIWFCIY each year. He is given writing credit in the liner notes after all. Furthermore, MC didn't want to make a Christmas album so early in her career. Tommy pushed her to do such. Either way, all the details don't matter to me. I'm just grateful the song was written and is such a staple come Christmas time. "I, don't want a lot for Christmas..." (Friday 22 July 2022; 22:27)

Re: Top 5 Did I Do That? Top 5 Triumphant (100,788) (100,794) by Stacey from USA Interesting topic. Ok, here it goes. Did I Do That? (In no particular order.) 5. VOL/Infinity (Live with Kelly and Michael) 4. SHOF speech 3. Mariah's World 2. TRL 2001 1. Save The Day Triumphant 5. Joy To The World (St. John's The Divine 1994) 4. Billboard Icon acceptance speech (2022) 3. If It's Over (Grammy Awards 1992) 2. My All (SNL) and Butterfly (Letterman) 1. WBT/Fly Like A Bird (Grammys 2005) (Friday 22 July 2022; 12:51)

Re: Thoughts: which album do you think MC dislikes (100,792) (100,793) by Stacey from USA 100% agree with you. Butterfly is Mariah's crowning achievement. But Daydream was the beginning of that journey MC took to get to Butterfly. That's why I don't see her disliking the album as Terna suggested. I know where I was too when I first discovered MC: my living room and Hero began to play. My life would never be the same, lol. That voice. But I digress. It's why I don't bash MB too hard. That was my first album I bought. But MB was the height of Tommy's pursuit of pop Mariah whereas Daydream began that decent off the top of the pop hill into R&B where MC so desperately wanted to live. (Friday 22 July 2022; 12:40)

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