I love the Mimi record, it's a very solid R&B album. I hear a little Alicia influence on some songs, I wonder if Mariah saw how well Alicia was doing and it made her really get back in the game. Almost every song on Mariah's cd is strong, great production, good mix of songs, nice melodies. Great comeback..

DMSR said:

interesting observation. i could see why you would say that it does have the same kind of vobe as AK's songs. Maybe Mimi did her research before she dropped an album to see what was selling.

DMSR said:

However Alicia´s records arent that solid...

I hadn't listened to Emancipation of Mimi in months but I brought it back for "Say Somethin". Mariah really put in a performance this time. You can hear it in songs like "Stay The Night", "We Belong Together", but also "Circles", "Mine Again", etc.

No. Girlfriend had to pay the bills like every other diva out there.

I really like the songs on it, even the more formulaic clubby ones.

CinisterCee said:

What clubby songs are those? Am I missing something besides GYN?
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VoicesCarry said:

like omg nice acronym

GYN!!!!!

That's the one I'm talking about. I don't really listen to "To The Floor".

I would say "Like Thattaathat a-Like That Y'all" would fit as a clubby song.

CinisterCee said:

Sorry I'm on music boards way too much (you should see all my Janet acronyms ).

I really really really really hate ILT, lol.

VoicesCarry said:

I love the pre-chorus bridge part. That's what sells it for me. When I heard it on my TV it had no bass and it was just the chord changes, and I thought that was really elegant for a club song. But then it goes back to the ridiculous birdwhistle synth - how subversive!