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Never Too Far (114,833) by Bobby A from United States Never Too Far is a glimpse into what Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis could have provided post-90s ballads Mariah Carey in the style of Walter A. (Saturday 31 October 2026; 00:30)

Mariah on Reddit AMA (114,832) by Bill from the UK Mariah answered some questions on Reddit's AMA. She didn't really say anything worth reporting, only that she is asked about Ugly Daughter every week and her response is always #notyet (and she said that was a hint), and so many fans were asking about Charmbracelet she said she may start working on a 25th anniversary edition. (Friday 30 October 2026; 23:17)

All That Glitters (114,831) by T from USA Now that we've had more of behind the scenes look at the whole Glitter picture and with some time to digest (25 years) I think in hindsight the soundtrack should've went like this: 1. Lead The Way 2. Loverboy (ft. Ludacris, Da Brat, Shawnna, Twenty II) 3. Never Too Far 4. Didn't Mean To Turn You On 5. Reflections 6. All My Life 7. Loverboy/Club of Love Morales Mix 8. Want You 9. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (ft. Busta Rhymes) 10. Out Here On My Own 11. Loverboy (Friday 30 October 2026; 21:00)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,830) by Bill from the UK I've always thought Last Night was a complete mess. A solo version is badly needed. The song is too long, with far too much superfluous production going on, and Busta, Fabolous and DJ Clue all falling over each other to try to get a word in. I'm like can everyone please just shut up so I can hear Mariah sing? (Friday 30 October 2026; 20:59) this is a reply to message 114,820

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,820) by Jamie from UK I agree, Want You should have been a solo song, the album was already heavy with rappers, this would have been a welcome addition. I would have like Mariah only version of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life or a least a little less Busta and Mariah singing in full vocals. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:53)

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,829) by Philipp from Switzerland I will be there. And I have two tickets to sell in row 22, in case anyone is interested. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:22) this is a reply to message 114,823

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,823) by Mi.I.am.A.Lamb from Poland Happy Glitter re-release day to all of you, Lambs. To celebrate that day I've just bought tickets to see Mariah in Lucca in July 2027. Who is coming there to see the queen as well? (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:32)

Glitter download on the Mariah store (114,828) by Bill from the UK FYI, Mariah's store e-mailed me saying I can download the deluxe from her store, and that it comes with a PDF booklet. As this is the best thing I can do to own it as it is not being issued on CD, I downloaded it. Listening to it now. For those curious, the PDF booklet is literally the original album booklet in a PDF format. No new pics, no intro or tidbits from Mariah, nothing relating to the deluxe within it. Thought I'd share for y'all. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:19)

Lead The Way (114,827) by Bobby A from United States Lansiky, you are spot on. Whenever MC experiences a stressful event in her life, her voice becomes weaker. Once she rebounds from the stressful event, her voice becomes stronger again. (Friday 30 October 2026; 19:13) this is a reply to message 114,826

Lead The Way (114,826) by Lainsky from Philippines 1997 against 2001? Oh well, I like both, but I love Glitter 2001. From 1997 to 1998, her voice sounded a little weaker and whispery, but it remained powerful. VH1 Divas Live performance, remember? That's how the 1997 version sounds. Her voice recovered in time for 2001. Again, while the breathy sound is still there, her voice didn't sound weak but more powerful, with attitude, as they say. Sorry, I am not familiar with the correct term for different tones of voice, but you know what I mean. (Friday 30 October 2026; 14:23)

Lead The Way (114,826) by Lainsky from Philippines 1997 against 2001? Oh well, I like both, but I love Glitter 2001. From 1997 to 1998, her voice sounded a little weaker and whispery, but it remained powerful. VH1 Divas Live performance, remember? That's how the 1997 version sounds. Her voice recovered in time for 2001. Again, while the breathy sound is still there, her voice didn't sound weak but more powerful, with attitude, as they say. Sorry, I am not familiar with the correct term for different tones of voice, but you know what I mean. (Friday 30 October 2026; 14:23)

Lead the Way (114,825) by Lighty from China I think that's because the song took too long to be finally finished so it'd be unfair if she labeled the 1997 version as just a demo since it's a very early take and the album version might be a super mix from all the takes she did during 1997 and 2001. Here's hoping we'll get a clearer video of her recording Lead the Way in the studio. (Friday 30 October 2026; 13:26) this is a reply to message 114,822

Lead the Way (114,822) by Bobby A from United States I am thinking that if she labeled the 1997 version a rough demo then we would assumed that it was the demo to the album version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:23)

Glitter deluxe (114,824) by Terna from Nigeria I'm glad Glitter is back on streaming services for starters, lol. The tracks have been remastered and sound cleaner, I'm already leaning to specific versions much more than others, and then there's "Lead The Way" 1997 just wow, it is done in one take. But I would say it does sound demo like and the vocal performance and her breathing map is kinda flawed, like you can tell she's not giving 100% like she hasn't scored and mapped out the song yet. I love that about this version and overall that song is just such a beautiful ballad period. I'm also loving the solo version of "Want You" less busy, and I can actually hear the backup vocal at the 2:35 - 2:41 minute mark, Benet was just in the way. Haha, just gorgeous and the most "80's sounding" record so to speak on the entire project - both versions. [Didn't mean to turn you on] with Rochelle also is just sublime in a very good way, I always thought that original was noisy, this does it for me totally. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:53)

Mariah at Lucca Summer Festival (114,823) by Mi.I.am.A.Lamb from Poland Happy Glitter re-release day to all of you, Lambs. To celebrate that day I've just bought tickets to see Mariah in Lucca in July 2027. Who is coming there to see the queen as well? (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:32)

Lead the Way (114,822) by Bobby A from United States I am thinking that if she labeled the 1997 version a rough demo then we would assumed that it was the demo to the album version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:23) this is a reply to message 114,815

Lead the Way (114,815) by Lighty from China I think it actually is a rough demo since when Mariah posted the snippet you can see it's labeled under "Roughs". (Friday 30 October 2026; 05:00)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,821) by Bobby A from United States MC probably didn't have time to record a duet song with Eric Benet for the movie recording studio scene. With Eric Benet's vocal range, he was able to match the way MC sang the second verse exactly. I thought he was singing along with MC on the Mariah only version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 11:20) this is a reply to message 114,820

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,820) by Jamie from UK I agree, Want You should have been a solo song, the album was already heavy with rappers, this would have been a welcome addition. I would have like Mariah only version of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life or a least a little less Busta and Mariah singing in full vocals. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:53)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,820) by Jamie from UK I agree, Want You should have been a solo song, the album was already heavy with rappers, this would have been a welcome addition. I would have like Mariah only version of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life or a least a little less Busta and Mariah singing in full vocals. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:53) this is a reply to message 114,816

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,816) by Bill from the UK I agree, the new bonus tracks are great. I love the demo of Never Too Far. To sing that well, as a raw demo, just showcases what an incredible singer she used to be. To think every song in her catalogue will have a corresponding demo that we’ll likely never get to hear, what a shame. I love Lead the Way 1997, OHOMO alternative, and surprised the Westlife duet was a studio version. And that Glitter medley sounds great even if most of it was studio vocals and not actually live. Think I also prefer the solo Want You, as not sure what Benet actually added to the song. (Friday 30 October 2026; 07:55)

Glitter 25 bonus disc tracklisting (114,819) by Jamie from UK You were right Bill, it's a studio version, happy days. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:48) this is a reply to message 114,793

Glitter 25 bonus disc tracklisting (114,793) by Bill from the UK Tracks 8 - 15 are all "new" to a degree, and certainly look interesting (writing session, rough demo, alternative takes etc.). It's certainly much better than the Butterfly anniversary edition. Mariah always said her and Westlife were planning to work together again after the success of Against All Odds in Europe, who knew it was a shelved Glitter duet? I just assumed they never bothered. I'm excited. And hey, it's better than nothing. I was hoping she'd put out Loverboy and NTF/Hero EPs as they both had a lot of remixes done for them. (Tuesday 27 October 2026; 18:43)

Lead the Way (114,818) by Jamie from UK Yes I like it too but I definitely prefer the Glitter version. (Friday 30 October 2026; 09:46) this is a reply to message 114,813

Lead the Way (114,813) by Edward from USA Sorry, dahhlings, but I had to use a VPN to place myself in New Zealand, where it's already October 30, to listen to "Lead The Way (1997)". Yesterday, I was going to post about it, but I held off because what I suspected turned out to be true. During the Butterfly era, Mariah mostly used her whistle register as vocal layering or as an embellishment to accentuate certain songs. As I kind of expected, the whistle part is absent in this new version. The song sounds a little unpolished in certain places, more like a demo, but I still like it. I do believe she kept some of these vocals for the Glitter version, though. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 21:02)

Glitter25 (114,817) by Can Tavukcu from Germany Maybe we can all stream Loverboy Firecracker so the justice for [Glitter] is actually really strong. (Friday 30 October 2026; 08:50)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,816) by Bill from the UK I agree, the new bonus tracks are great. I love the demo of Never Too Far. To sing that well, as a raw demo, just showcases what an incredible singer she used to be. To think every song in her catalogue will have a corresponding demo that we’ll likely never get to hear, what a shame. I love Lead the Way 1997, OHOMO alternative, and surprised the Westlife duet was a studio version. And that Glitter medley sounds great even if most of it was studio vocals and not actually live. Think I also prefer the solo Want You, as not sure what Benet actually added to the song. (Friday 30 October 2026; 07:55) this is a reply to message 114,814

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,814) by Bobby A from United States I could listen to these new tracks on repeat for the rest of the year and not get tired of them. They are just a brilliant example of why MC is the greatest songwriter and female vocalist of all time. (Friday 30 October 2026; 00:29)

Lead the Way (114,815) by Lighty from China I think it actually is a rough demo since when Mariah posted the snippet you can see it's labeled under "Roughs". (Friday 30 October 2026; 05:00) this is a reply to message 114,813

Lead the Way (114,813) by Edward from USA Sorry, dahhlings, but I had to use a VPN to place myself in New Zealand, where it's already October 30, to listen to "Lead The Way (1997)". Yesterday, I was going to post about it, but I held off because what I suspected turned out to be true. During the Butterfly era, Mariah mostly used her whistle register as vocal layering or as an embellishment to accentuate certain songs. As I kind of expected, the whistle part is absent in this new version. The song sounds a little unpolished in certain places, more like a demo, but I still like it. I do believe she kept some of these vocals for the Glitter version, though. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 21:02)

Glitter 25 deluxe (114,814) by Bobby A from United States I could listen to these new tracks on repeat for the rest of the year and not get tired of them. They are just a brilliant example of why MC is the greatest songwriter and female vocalist of all time. (Friday 30 October 2026; 00:29)

Lead the Way (114,813) by Edward from USA Sorry, dahhlings, but I had to use a VPN to place myself in New Zealand, where it's already October 30, to listen to "Lead The Way (1997)". Yesterday, I was going to post about it, but I held off because what I suspected turned out to be true. During the Butterfly era, Mariah mostly used her whistle register as vocal layering or as an embellishment to accentuate certain songs. As I kind of expected, the whistle part is absent in this new version. The song sounds a little unpolished in certain places, more like a demo, but I still like it. I do believe she kept some of these vocals for the Glitter version, though. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 21:02)

JAY-Z / Beyonce / Diddy (114,812) by MusicfanJ from Germany I don't want to see Mariah with a rapper on stage this year. She did songs and remixes with almost everyone from the Hip Hop scene. But I don't need Jay-Z with Mariah on stage. I would prefer Mariah only or if she share's the stage with someone please with another singer. When I was a teen I listened to Hip Hop like so many at that time. I didn't understand most of the lyrics, except some parts. Most lyrics are disgusting and hard to listen to now. I prefer clean lyrics. Lol. Or at least more clever and not the cheap, bad language from many rappers. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 18:03) this is a reply to message 114,810

JAY-Z / Beyonce / Diddy (114,810) by nancy from Switzerland A performance with Jay-Z would (somehow) be a good idea. But I don't know if they are still friends. Jay-Z according to Internet has problems with the law. I am not so good informed. If someone has more [info] please let us know. I remember [the] Heartbreaker remix. This song was really nice. I was listening to it all the time. Also MC did not mention the collaborations with Diddy, the white parties she and other artist were invited to. etc. These scandals don't bring Mariah in a positive light. And most of all it is better for her to be surrounded by honest and positive people. I really love those collabos, but hearing those songs today makes me sad. How badly [these] rappers treat women. (Maybe not all.) Another thing is Beyonce. She made a [remix] for Break My Soul (The queens remix.) In this remix Beyonce named a lot of rnb artists. Mariah was not mentioned. I mean really? How can you forget Mariah? It gives me the feeling that she's not getting along with the [Carter] family. I think they have a toxic energy. Let me know what you think about this Thanks to all. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 12:50)

JAY-Z / Beyonce / Diddy (114,811) by Dave from USA I don't think Jay and MC are on good terms anymore, or Bey for that matter. Ever since she left Roc Nation and that rumor came out about them arguing and MC refuting it but Jay said nothing, it's seemed tense since then. It sounds silly overall but I started feeling that way again after MC was nowhere in sight for any of these anniversary Jay Z performances. They were super tight so I was really hoping she would be called out like the other celebs that he has involved that he's been rocking with for years. MC and Bey used to always wish each other happy birthday on social media and I haven't seen that occur over several years. Just seems odd. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 14:00) this is a reply to message 114,810

JAY-Z / Beyonce / Diddy (114,810) by nancy from Switzerland A performance with Jay-Z would (somehow) be a good idea. But I don't know if they are still friends. Jay-Z according to Internet has problems with the law. I am not so good informed. If someone has more [info] please let us know. I remember [the] Heartbreaker remix. This song was really nice. I was listening to it all the time. Also MC did not mention the collaborations with Diddy, the white parties she and other artist were invited to. etc. These scandals don't bring Mariah in a positive light. And most of all it is better for her to be surrounded by honest and positive people. I really love those collabos, but hearing those songs today makes me sad. How badly [these] rappers treat women. (Maybe not all.) Another thing is Beyonce. She made a [remix] for Break My Soul (The queens remix.) In this remix Beyonce named a lot of rnb artists. Mariah was not mentioned. I mean really? How can you forget Mariah? It gives me the feeling that she's not getting along with the [Carter] family. I think they have a toxic energy. Let me know what you think about this Thanks to all. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 12:50)

JAY-Z / Beyonce / Diddy (114,810) by nancy from Switzerland A performance with Jay-Z would (somehow) be a good idea. But I don't know if they are still friends. Jay-Z according to Internet has problems with the law. I am not so good informed. If someone has more [info] please let us know. I remember [the] Heartbreaker remix. This song was really nice. I was listening to it all the time. Also MC did not mention the collaborations with Diddy, the white parties she and other artist were invited to. etc. These scandals don't bring Mariah in a positive light. And most of all it is better for her to be surrounded by honest and positive people. I really love those collabos, but hearing those songs today makes me sad. How badly [these] rappers treat women. (Maybe not all.) Another thing is Beyonce. She made a [remix] for Break My Soul (The queens remix.) In this remix Beyonce named a lot of rnb artists. Mariah was not mentioned. I mean really? How can you forget Mariah? It gives me the feeling that she's not getting along with the [Carter] family. I think they have a toxic energy. Let me know what you think about this Thanks to all. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 12:50)

Glitter 25 bonus disc tracklisting (114,809) by Bobby A from United States There is a chance that a deluxe 2CD may be available during the holiday season. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 10:37) this is a reply to message 114,806

Glitter 25 bonus disc tracklisting (114,806) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I want the CD for the whole package. Also, Daydream 30th lacks several songs on the second disc. I want CDs. I don't buy [vinyls]. (Thursday 29 October 2026; 00:23)

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