As reported earlier today in Billboard, Mimi knocked Elvis off his throne of #1 hits this week with her debut single, 'Touch My Body,' from upcoming album, E=mc2 (out on 4/15/08):
I guess her genius indeed surpasses my comprehension -- *this* is a #1 song??? It's cute, it's lite, it's airy...it's inconsequential! Will we be remembering this song 10 years from now? To recap, these are her 18 #1 hits:
Album: Mariah Carey
1990: Vision of Love
1990: Love Takes Time
1991: Someday
1991: I Don't Wanna Cry
Album: Emotions
1991: Emotions
Album: Unplugged
1992: I'll Be There
Album: Music Box
1993: Dreamlover
1994: Hero
Album: Daydream
1995: Fantasy
1996: One Sweet Day
1996: Always Be My Baby
Album: Butterfly
1997: Honey
1998: My All
Album: Rainbow
1999: Heartbreaker
2000: Thank God I Found You
Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
2005: We Belong Together
2006: Don't Forget About Us
Album: E=mc2
2008: Touch My Body
While her output pre-1997 was highly scrutinized (controlled) by husband-svengali Tommy Mottola, those cuts are pretty classic. While My All can be unforgettably tragic (in the best way), tunes like Thank God I found You and Don't Forget About Us can be...tragically forgettable. Touch My Body seems like Don't Forget About Us, redux.
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even though mariah is borderline cheeseball - girl CAN sing. she should really go back to her roots and throw down an eight-octave-window-shattering-you're-hurting-my-dog's-ear-girrrlll-are-you-singin'-or-screamin'-in-holy-terror-love ballad. that would be "mayjah" - to quote posh spice-
omg, did you witness the tragedy that was her snl performance?
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/03/16/mariah-carey-saturday-nigiht-live/
heck, i even threw down for the girl in her glitter 'phase' (!!!) ...well, at least you got the hurting part right. :-\
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