Me. I Am Mariah ...The Elusive Chanteuse (2014) [Mariah Carey]

I must admit that first time I heard the new album from MC, I laughed so hard and thought it was a joke but no no no, this should not come as a surprise having previous album titles such as E=MC2, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, etc.

This album had a roller-coaster ride and having been delayed several times, well at last on the 27th May, it will be finally released to the general audience.

I am glad that Triumphant was not included in this album although a part of me thinks that it will be good as well if it was part for the sake of track numbers. #Beautiful, the single released last summer and still one of my favorites became the album carrier song.  Art of Letting Go track was supposed to be the 2nd single but due to under performance, it was added as a bonus track.  Then come, You're Mine Eternal as the 3rd single, sadly reception was lukewarm to cold.  

Next single is still undecided but the front runner here is the song called "Thirsty" but when I saw and heard her performance of "You Don't Know What To Do" in Today show, I think the should go with YDKWTD as the next single.

Picture not mine

I don't have the album yet but because the label and MC herself decided to partner with Itunes to stream (for free) the entire work.  I don't see how this will benefit the album but then again, it's not my money and will still buy the album anyway.

So what do I think about the 14th album?  It pains me to say this but it's not par with her 5 best albums (Daydream, Music Box, TEOM, Butterfly, and Mariah Carey) but definitely better than the others although I have a feeling that this will be a grower as time goes by like MOAIA which is one of my favorites (not based on quality).  Again, her best works are those done with Walter Afanasieff.

Mariah mentioned several times that she has poured her heart and soul in this album to show appreciation to the fans.  Good thing is that you can feel this statement when you listen to it.

Truly, a work of art.

Listened to it thrice and so far my favorites are

1. One More Try (a cover of George Michael song)
2. You Don't Know What To Do
3. Meteorite
4. Cry.
5. #Beautiful
6. Camouflage

Excited to hear also remixes of Betcha Gon' Know and It's A Wrap.

I hope it performs very well on charts and commercially.  I don't care the critics, most of them are haters anyway.