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TikTok / reels (110,363) by TJ from Norway

I know. At least. And all those remixes. I think my ranking would be something like:
1. Vision of Love (what a voice, memories)
2. Dreamlover (the video, the remixes)
3. Fantasy (doesn't sound dated)
4. Honey (the new Mariah)
5. #Beautiful (summer vibes)
6. Emotions (unplugged version)
7. Loverboy (nice remixes)
8. It's like That (cool video)
9. Through the Rain (nice melody)
10. Heartbreaker (just another Dreamlover)
11. Obsessed (I don't know)
12. Touch my Body (not my cup of tea)
13. Type Dangerous (forgettable)
14. With You? (don't remember the song)
(Thursday 7 August 2025; 13:37)


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I've been quiet ... Sugar Sweet (110,362) by Lambi from USA

"Not comeback material" is correct. Both singles could've just been album cuts by Mariah's standards. Some of the non-singles from Caution felt stronger and would've made better singles if released now. These last two songs feel like they're just "good enough" not to be scrapped, but they're definitely close.

It makes me wonder if Mariah is still in touch with the great songwriters of today, or if she really is just out of creative juice. Or has the overall quality of songwriters declined as well? Her top 3 collaborators, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, are nowhere to be found. I wonder what's going on. Are they having royalty issues? Or did Mariah simply want a clean slate with fresh writers?

Whatever she's doing, it's not working. Beyoncé's albums may be mid, but she chooses the right singles. Texas Hold 'Em and Cuff It were undeniable bangers and carried their entire eras, not in album sales but at least the tours. She knows how to curate a group of talented songwriters. Mariah is simply missing the mark.

Happy to be proven wrong, though. Perhaps the hurt from Pat's death produced something directly from above. I know that when Mariah clings to God during catastrophic times, the melodies that arise are out of this world. Maybe the Clark Sisters gospel record is that moment. Maybe the balladeer Mariah has actually returned, because "Portrait" from Caution was not it. Still somewhat hopeful for this era, but I believe your assessments are pretty accurate. Mariah even said Sugar Sweet is everyone's favorite, so that signals to me that this was it. Everything is downhill from here unless she pulls a banger from under her sleeve quickly and blows everyone away.
(Thursday 7 August 2025; 12:30)


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Revisting Memoirs (110,361) by Bobby A from United States

Obsessed was Memoirs' biggest single in the U.S. It was released about 90 days before Memoirs was released on September 28th. Obsessed peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 and #12 on the R&B and Hip Hop Songs charts. Also, it peaked at number #1 on two dance charts. Despite the success of Obsessed, Memoirs struggled to have other singles that had the same success. I see one common factor that happened with Memoirs being mirrored with Here For It All. Obsessed was released too early before Memoirs' released date. We are seeing the same thing happening with Here For It All. Two singles have been released and we are still about 45 days away from Here For It All's released date. This long waiting period is just not good for launching a new Mariah Carey album. It seems like Gamma has been testing singles without a true first single to carry the excitement to drop Here For It All in a reasonable amount of time. I just hope the 3rd single is the one that will have people talking and VJ's spinning when the album drops on 9.26. I am hoping that a Bryson Tiller collaboration is the next single.

(Thursday 7 August 2025; 03:43)

TikTok / reels (110,360) by Bobby A from United States

Totally wrong. Dreamlover is #4 for sure.

(Thursday 7 August 2025; 01:49)


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TikTok / reels (110,359) by TJ from Norway

I was just watching a reels clip on Instagram of this guy Adrian163vinyl trying to rank Mariahs lead singles. Dreamlover landed on the 10th spot. So wrong in my opinion. A difficult job, but number 10? No way.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 23:44)

I've been quiet ... Sugar Sweet (110,358) by Zachariah from Croatia

Regarding how is it doing overseas - it doesn't. Middle and Eastern Europe general public still think that worth of mentioning is only one song and that is All I Want For Christmas Is You and they think that she only has that one as a hit. Of course, Europe Lambs are not included here.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 18:04)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,357) by T from USA

I think Here For It All will span the last five years. That's the All she's talking about because a lot has happened since the pandemic. I assume it will sound quite varied and less cohesive than Caution which took a very short time to write and record. But that can be a good thing too because some of these songs have been baking for a while and they might be really perfect.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 17:00)


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I've been quiet ... Sugar Sweet (110,356) by Lee from USA

Oh, boy. More double standards. RRHOF inductees are either stinking up the Billboard charts, or not releasing anything new. Yet every MC song has to be #1.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 16:18)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,355) by BFF from United States

I think I understand now why the label went with the September 26 release date. It's the 30th anniversary of the "Daydream" album's release. I wonder if Mariah has something planned to celebrate Daydream's 30th anniversary as well.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 16:18)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,354) by BFF from United States

I hope that's not the case. It seems like the album is a compilation of songs from different studio sessions during the 2020-2025 period. The collaboration with the Clark Sister was first reported back in 2021, for example. We've heard about her having an album's worth of songs in multiple interviews over the last few years, so I would assume that she could deliver some bonus tracks on the alternate editions. *fingers crossed*
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 16:14)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,353) by ADAM from USA

Am I the only one who thinks we're only getting 11-tracks and that she's only selling the different album photos? I am shocked that she's not released a full album in 7 years and she's only put forth 11 songs in that span. I think her voice is really that broken.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 15:46)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,352) by BFF from United States

I agree, Bobby. With all of the different "editions" of the album (D2C, Amazon Exclusive, and Standard editions), surely we will get some alternate track listings or bonus tracks. Otherwise, people are just buying to collect the alternate album covers - which, to me, is not worth spending the extra money.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 14:52)


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I've been quiet ... Sugar Sweet (110,351) by Randy from USA

I've been really busy lately but I've been reading comments in the background. I feel as tho Mariah and Gamma made a big gamble with all this promotion and putting out these two singles. They're not bad lead singles like You're Mine Eternal. It's just that they're not undeniable hits like Touch My Body, You Don't Know What To Do (could've been). Neither of these said hit on first listen to me. They're cute songs but not comeback material. And now they may be heading for a flop. Caution debuted at #5 and at the rate this train is going I don't even see that. They have three options.
1. Release something fire, enough of this muddled opaque blah music. But that will mean we have heard a quarter of the album. And I'll be pissed if that Barbara [sic] track makes the album.
2. Push the album back which will piss the hardcore fans off.
3. Release the album now and see how people feel about it and maybe do a re-release if it flops and this time release something fire that's undeniable to the ear. This roll out is horrible because it's almost as if they believed one of those songs was a hit and would carry interest all the way to 9/26. Did they not take the MIAMTEC singles and Caution singles and their chart performance into consideration? Oh and I'm curious to know how Type Dangerous and Sugar Sweet are doing overseas. Artists always complain Americans are fickle. How's her Japanese fans reacting to the music?
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 13:46)

Sugar Sweet (110,350) by Lainsky from Philippines

PS. IMHO, I believe Mariah can sing the song alone. While she does not need Kehlani and Shenseea to make it sound better, she needs them to reach audiences beyond her lambs. Just saying. Have a nice day, everyone.

(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 13:25)

Sticking to MC's music only (110,349) by Bobby A from United States

I believe that the Bryson Tiller collaboration is on the way through a deluxe edition or Target Exclusive CD yielding 2-3 additional songs with a possible JD/BMC collaboration. The Bryson Tiller collaboration could be the third single and The Clark Sisters collaboration could act as the fourth single. Either way, I feel there is going to be a twist with the 11-song standard tracklisting when it is released in early September. Gamma has to do something to ensure HFIA is a huge seller the first week.

(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 13:06)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,348) by Bobby A from United States

I am the same OG, but with an alter ego. Lol. You will be surprised what is out there already on the web if you just search rumored tracklisting for Here For It All. People are going onto BMI's and ASCAP's website finding song titles that have been registered.

(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 12:56)


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Sugar Sweet, TD, and HFIA (110,347) by Lainsky from Philippines

It's official: the song has grown on me. I have to admit that I didn't like it as much as "Type Dangerous" at first. However, after listening to it multiple times and hearing it on my favorite local radio station almost every day, I've started to love it. While it's not quite up to the quality of her music and artistry from the '90s and 2000s, I still believe in her talent. I hope the song can break into the top 5 of the main chart. While it may seem unlikely for it to reach No. 1, it's not impossible. If not this single, how about the third or fourth one? We can still dream, right?
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 12:03)

Sugar Sweet video (110,346) by Sascha from Germany

I love the song and its multiple hooks. I also adore the features and think they add a lot.

Sugar Sweet is now taking off at Urban radio. Let's wait and see how it does there. It might build a nice audience there and maybe a video will come when that has happened. There will be no big hit most probably but maybe a nice little one.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 11:33)


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Sugar Sweet video (110,345) by Dove from United States

I don't think a music video is going to help Sugar Sweet. It's a cute song but I don't think it's single material. How I determine that is, "If I heard this song on the radio, would I listen to it or change the station?" It's like an Underneath the Stars kind of song. It works in a sequence with other songs but not by itself.

If they do a video it should just be a low budget "fun" video. But I feel like the time for that has already passed. The song is too simple to stand on its own. It needed a video. It could have been anything. A kid's birthday party on a boat. Anything happy and sunny.

I would choose the best song off the album and put my money and power behind that one. And release it closer to the release of the album. Like a couple of weeks before. (I hope it wasn't Type Dangerous but I'm afraid it probably was.) I don't think it's going to chart on the mainstream charts though. Regardless of how good the song and video is. For that you have to appeal to the young kids because they're the ones that listen to songs on repeat and determine what's "in". The Ariana duets would have helped like 10 years ago but she's already on her way out. (Unless she makes some kind of comeback.)

Taylor Swift has maintained (and grown) her fanbase but I'm not sure exactly how she did it. A part of it is probably because she comes across as a generous and fair person. And the music is good too. She knows how to capture a moment/feeling.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 08:21)

Type Dangerous nominated for MTV music video award (110,344) by Zachariah from Croatia

Oh wow, that's amazing. Thanks for the link.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 07:42)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,343) by John from USA

Bobby is literally Mao-Raj-Yah Que-Oui herself, lololol.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 06:50)


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Sticking to MC's music only (110,342) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain

Bobby (or Robert Anthony), where do you get all the info from? Who really are you? Lol.
(Tuesday 5 August 2025; 22:54)


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Type Dangerous nominated for MTV music video award (110,341) by T from USA

Mariah is up for best R&B song category for Type Dangerous. Her first nomination since 2008. Today you can vote up to 20 times in one shot (usually you only get to cast ten ballots). Let's go lambs.
(Tuesday 5 August 2025; 19:42)

Sticking to MC's music only (110,340) by Edward from USA

Mariah has complained that by the time "Caution" dropped, her label had already released three singles, so with an 11-track album, putting out that many songs beforehand doesn't really make much sense. That's nearly a third of the album already out before the full release. The same thing is happening with Ed Sheeran, his album comes out September 12, and he's already released three singles since April, none of which are charting on the Hot 100 right now, but he usually have many extra tracks. Mariah should drop the video for "Sugar Sweet" this Friday as a final push for the song. If it still doesn't gain traction, then I think she would be better off holding back and just unveiling the full "Here For It All" tracklist in two weeks.
(Tuesday 5 August 2025; 18:00)


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Next single (110,339) by Dove from United States

The next single needs to be released at the same time as the music video.
(Tuesday 5 August 2025; 17:41)

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