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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do. London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,670) by Bill from the UK The Mariah Network has scans of all her booklets so expect they will add HFIA in due course. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 18:27) this is a reply to message 111,658

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,658) by Randy from USA My iTunes on my phone didn't download a booklet. This is the first MC album I didn't buy a CD for. I threw all my CDs out when I moved and the shelf system as well. I've scoured the four corners of the internet and cannot find a pdf or clear pictures of the booklet that accompanies the album. Anyone help me out email me at randyalexander@hotmail.com. I really want to read the credits and the thank you's. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 12:24)

My dream (111,640) by Bill from the UK Thought I'd share with you the dream I had last night about Mariah. She was in the UK doing some promo, and I went out of my way to go to where she was to see her and hopefully meet her. I waited and waited but didn't get to see her, and by then it was really late and, despite it being in London, there was no way for me to get home. So, I settled down outside the hotel she was staying at. At about 3am she came out to escape from everything and have a moment to herself. I let her have her ten minutes, then I tentatively called out to her, explained I wasn't a crazy stalker and that I couldn't get home, and what a big impact she had on my life. She was genuinely pleased and touched, and hugged me when I, through tears, told her how much her music had changed my life and thanked her for all she went through to keep people like me from being gifted with her songs. We hugged tightly for a long time, and then she went back inside. If I never meet Mariah in person, and I sadly doubt I ever will, I'll always have that moment in my dream. She loooed so beautiful. (Wednesday 1 October 2025; 11:51)

My Love / "Here For It All" / Daniel Moore (111,597) by Bill from the UK What I love is how Mariah makes the background vocals and harmonies so gloriously soft and gentle. The "ooooh" during the middle 8 "oh I love, oh my love, only my love holds the other key to me" sounds like a floaty, heavenly, siren-esque dreamscape. And I love love love how Mariah opted to end on a really soft and gentle "whoa" whereas Paul's original ended it with a more belting one. It's like the male and female versions of the song, I honestly can't get enough of it. Thank you Mariah so much for your wonderful gift and artistry and what you have given us with this absolutely sublime record. (Monday 29 September 2025; 11:09) this is a reply to message 111,596

My Love / "Here For It All" / Daniel Moore (111,596) by Billy from Greece First, let me just echo what a couple of others have already commented - "My Love" is just sublime, downright gorgeous. It is an example that Mariah does not need to belt to let the beauty of her voice shine. Especially the opening lines and those "woa woas" transport me to another state of mind. None can match her melodic choices. I mean, yes, the original song and composition are the main ingredients, we're talking about a really great song here, but her tone, the area of her voice she chooses in order to communicate the lyrics take the song to a whole new level. It sort of reminded of "My Prayer" in vibe. I just love, love, love the album. I think I'm more hooked than I was with "Caution" when it came out. "Here For It All" has me feeling more emotions and moods compared to the previous albums, while the instrumentations and arrangements are just so beautiful this time around. There is a sense of "liveness" that sets a vibe for the whole album. I think a lot of credit has to go to Daniel Moore, not only for his co-writing but also for the musicians he brought along to play on the record. Throughout the years he has shown that he really is a fan of Mariah's catalogue and gently challenged her both to go back and forge ahead with new sounds. I think he brings a very eclectic sound to Mariah's brand and I love that. "I Won't Allow It" is such a favorite, since first listen. "In Your Feelings" reminds of "Mine Again" while the title track really has me in "my" feelings. I keep humming "Mi" all the time, as well as "Play This Song". As I've stated before, no matter what, "forget the short skirts, big hair, whatever", Mariah has bever disappointed me music-wise. There have been plenty of things to complain about as of recent years, but her artistry has never failed to me impress me. (Monday 29 September 2025; 08:43)

My Love (111,575) by Bill from the UK I must have played My Love about 20 times yesterday. There was a certain magic about Mariah's early remakes - I'll Be There, Without You, Open Arms, the recently unearthed My Prayer - I didn't think that would be present or captured ever again, as it seemed to disappear over time. But wow, this has got to be one of her best ever. It's sung so beautifully, and the music, the background vocals, I can't believe something so wonderful is here at my disposal to enjoy whenever I want. If this is her last ever remake she does, she ended on an amazing high with this. I bet Paul is so proud and pleased with her interpretation. First class Mariah, I love you. (Sunday 28 September 2025; 10:09)

Head scratcher (111,541) by Bill from the UK I don't understand why Type Dangerous and Sugar Sweet were chosen to launch the album when you had compositions like In Your Feelings, Nothing Is Impossible, and I Won't Allow It that are so much better, different to any other launch she's done before, and better represent the album's sound. It's to the point they sound somewhat out of place and I find myself skipping them so I stay in that 70s lane. I can't stop playing this album, it's so good. (Saturday 27 September 2025; 10:14)

Here For It All is brilliant (111,499) by Bill from the UK So let's sidestep the vocal thing - I've moved to accept where she is vocally, the old girl's doing the best with what she's got. Sonically, musically, lyrically, melodically, and emotionally this album is absolutely wonderful. The 70s production and sound running throughout is brilliant, and I wish she'd done that more. At times it reminded me of Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. My Love is beautiful, Jesus I Do with the Clark Sisters is up there with her better gospel numbers, especially as it's more in a "You Bring the Sunshine" vibe. In fact, the weakest tracks are probably the singles. And some songs could do with being a bit longer. It's like this is the daytime celebration, and Caution is the downbeat evening counterpart. Like HFIA is the following day, looking ahead with nothing but positivity. I didn't think I'd like it this much, but it was worth the wait and I'll be playing it non stop. Well done Mariah, great job. (Friday 26 September 2025; 10:33)

Article: Album review: Mariah Carey is Here For It All (111,447) by Bill from the UK Yikes. Either way I'm still excited. 1 day to go. (Thursday 25 September 2025; 11:55)

Finally (111,391) by Bill from the UK I can't believe by Friday we will finally have a new MC album to add to our collections. I am beyond excited for this, I tried not to have high hopes but I can't help it. (Monday 22 September 2025; 13:24)

Looking back on Glitter (111,360) by Bill from the UK I very much agree with Glitter being botched somewhat. I remember at the time being underwhelmed by Loverboy. I love it now, but as the lead single for a much-hyped brand new beginning, it fell flat because it was so predictable. A term of endearment one word title like Heartbreaker, Sweetheart, Honey, etc., that depended on a sample from the 80s as its background music and structure, just like all the lead singles since Dreamlover. Had she launched with literally any other song on the album it would have been something new. Even though she didn't write it, I always thought All My Life was superb and would have been a great first single, but opting for a ballad (Lead the Way) would have been a good choice too. If We is my absolute favourite from the album and should have been a single too, and how she left off Out Here On My Own from the album is a mystery... maybe because it would have been a bit "cover heavy" with Last Night, Turn You On and Don't Stop. But who cares, that cover was astonishing. (Sunday 21 September 2025; 08:12) this is a reply to message 111,335

Looking back on Glitter (111,335) by T from USA After Rainbow, and the D, F, H, H, first singles maybe 2001 was the moment she should've changed it up and not been so predictable with a lesser version of a first up-tempo single (sure if the original Firecracker was released that would've been better). But maybe the first single should've been her first single ballad since Vision of Love. New label, a reset. In hindsight I would've picked Lead The Way. It's Mariah's favorite song on the album and it's arguably the best song on the album. It would've won over the general public too, and that would've had a positive effect on the movie. Second single could've been, Loverboy. Then If We, followed by Last Night A DJ Saved My Life. Glitter was the original wrong single choices album. (Saturday 20 September 2025; 14:49)

Packer (111,328) by Bill from the UK Who rattled your cage? (Saturday 20 September 2025; 11:55) this is a reply to message 111,324

Packer (111,324) by Libra Lamb from USA Personally, I prefer Stephen King for my fiction. (Saturday 20 September 2025; 10:03)

Album length (111,309) by Bill from the UK I get why some of you may be disappointed by the album's length, especially due to the time we've patiently waited for new material. I for one don't mind it. The appeal of Caution was how concise it was and that it felt like a tight, deliberate production. Shorter albums are easier to spin for me. As I don't do playlists and listen to an album end to end, it's much easier for me to play Emotions, Daydream or Unplugged than it is to book an afternoon off work to listen to the 97 tracks on Charmbracelet, and sit there watching my hair turn grey as she enters into the whispery chorus of Lullaby for the 27th time. Okay, you should just hug him goodbye. I get it. (Friday 19 September 2025; 10:55)

Lip syncing (111,290) by Bill from the UK The OGs have a separate category dahling. We are fans but wouldn’t say we act like lambs. The only cross over is our ruler Bobby A who is a combination of every type of fan you can have which is why he is the best one. (Thursday 18 September 2025; 15:47) this is a reply to message 111,285

Lip syncing (111,285) by Dove from United States Right and the OG's. I was grouping "OG's" with Lambs since "Lambs" are Mariah Carey fans. But we can make a separate category. (Thursday 18 September 2025; 06:10)

What's wrong with Mariah (111,286) by Bill from the UK I'll add broken hip to the list of excuses. (Thursday 18 September 2025; 09:55) this is a reply to message 111,282

What's wrong with Mariah (111,282) by Edward from USA Bobby A, if you break your hip at 30, what are you supposed to do, sit around until you’re 60 to get it fixed? Please. That’s why Mariah sometimes moves a little stiff, giving robot realness. It's not her fault though, back them hip replacement technology wasn't that advanced. (Thursday 18 September 2025; 02:02)

Lip syncing (111,270) by Bill from the UK And the OGs. (Wednesday 17 September 2025; 17:46) this is a reply to message 111,263

Lip syncing (111,263) by Dove from United States I honestly prefer when she lip syncs nowadays. At least I know it'll sound good. The only people who notice are the lambs and the haters. (Wednesday 17 September 2025; 13:57)

10 days (111,234) by Bill from the UK Just 10 days until we finally get to hear new music. I don't know why but I am more excited for this album that I was for Caution and Me I Am Mariah. Something just feels different with this project. I hope there's some great moments on there. (Tuesday 16 September 2025; 14:42)

Here for it all (111,196) by Bill from the UK Eh. A bit disappointed this much hyped track contains profanity. It's so low rent and, as you say, no need for it. That's put a bit of a dampener on it for me sadly. I hope she isn't telling our good Lord above to "GTFO" on Jesus I Do. (Monday 15 September 2025; 10:16) this is a reply to message 111,186

Here for it all (111,186) by Stacey from USA Same. I don't understand the need to swear. Never have. I listened to the clip once, lol. I am doing my best not to listen to any clips until the album drops. I have never been successful. (Monday 15 September 2025; 03:46)

Mariah in Brazil (111,195) by Bill from the UK Shame to read this, but this has been Mariah's standard for a long time (except the concert in the UK, not sure what happened there or why she suddenly was "Mariah" again). The bad press and reviews will all come to a stop if she simply lets everybody know what the problem is. Medication? Fine. A bad back? Fine. An auto-immune disease? Fine. Everyone loves her and no one would think of her any differently, in fact, people like me would shut up and let her get on with it, as right now she just comes across as doing the bare minimum and in it for the money (which may also be the case). But, I know Mariah, and I know she has been dealing with something that started showing as early as the E=MC2 days, but has got progressively worse and worse, to the point where it is up there in neon flashing lights and still we sit here blaming it on high heels and nerves and nodules. (Monday 15 September 2025; 10:12) this is a reply to message 111,184

Mariah in Brazil (111,184) by Pedro from Brazil Yes, the look was great, but the concert was terrible. Nobody enjoyed it, and people thought it was awful how she didn't interact with the audience, kept staring at the monitors, and left the stage multiple times for long outfit changes. She barely sang, didn't even try to move around the stage, and now she's been getting a lot of backlash from both the media and fans, many of whom left halfway through the show. I just can't understand this lack of energy in her concerts lately. It feels like she doesn't even want to be there. I don't remember any Mariah concert ever being this bad before. Everyone in Brazil was disappointed. (Monday 15 September 2025; 00:10)

I'll be listening before hearing other people's opinions (111,192) by Bill from the UK Here's my version of MIAM that I playlisted, rather than the actual album: 1. Make It Look Good 2. Beautiful 3. You Don't Know What to Do 4. You're Mine (Eternal) 5. Cry. 6. Faded 7. Dedicated 8. Almost Home 9. Mesmerised* 10. Triumphant (Get 'Em) 11. The Art of Letting Go *I know it's not strictly from the era, but I think it fits. I trimmed all the filler and weak tracks out, especially One More Try and Heavenly, as they are so Frankensteined they don't even sound like her. (Monday 15 September 2025; 09:59) this is a reply to message 111,181

I'll be listening before hearing other people's opinions (111,181) by Edward from USA Definitely a missed opportunity. In my humble opinion, "Triumphant" was stronger than a lot of tracks on MIAM and deserved a spot on the album, yet it wasn't even included as a bonus track. When it first dropped, people complained that Mariah sounded like a guest on her own song, but then she came back with those incredible remixes that proved her voice was still very much there. I still jam to them today. I'm sure there are more gems from that era sitting in the vault, and when they finally see the light of day, we'll all be in for a surprise. (Sunday 14 September 2025; 21:01)

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,176) by Bill from the UK Yeh I was going to say the same. It was released on VHS at the time, and then later on DVD, then digitally. It's never really been out of circulation. The bootlegged concert was the Music Box tour, which to this day hasn't been released. (Sunday 14 September 2025; 11:33) this is a reply to message 111,173

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,173) by Lighty from China "The 30th anniversary edition includes Mariah's full live set from her 1993 Proctor's Theater show in New York - the show that a lot of fans only knew via bootlegs or partial tapes." I assume a lot of fans have already watched the full Here Is Mariah Carey vhs/dvd though. (Sunday 14 September 2025; 03:59)

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,157) by Bill from the UK I don't think anyone was disputing that sweetheart, it was a misunderstanding. (Saturday 13 September 2025; 11:06) this is a reply to message 111,156

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,156) by 4real4real from UK You are correct, this is not an echo chamber. However, an echo chamber is when existing beliefs or opinions are reinforced, not existing facts. Mariah's record is a fact which can easily be confirmed. It is not a belief or an opinion. Thank you. Stream Emotions. (Saturday 13 September 2025; 05:01)

Here For It All (111,135) by Bill from the UK Eddie how can you resist? I will be up at 00:00:01 on 26 September to listen to the album. It's been too long since we had new material. I can't wait to read everybody's thoughts on the album, the board will be abuzz I am sure. I'm highly anticipating "Jesus I Do", and the cover of "My Love". Question: do y'all listen to a new MC album in order, even playing tracks familiar (T-Dang and Sugar Sweet) or go straight to those tracks you want to hear first? (Friday 12 September 2025; 17:34) this is a reply to message 111,132

Here For It All (111,132) by Edward from USA Well, we're just weeks away from finally getting "Here For It All". I'm pretty sure the album will be online a few days early, since Amazon and other retailers usually ship so fans can have it by the release day. Seven freaking years... I really hope it's been worth the wait. Even if becomes available before September 26, I won't be listening until I have fully read all the comments here from day one. (Friday 12 September 2025; 16:52)

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,134) by Bill from the UK He was talking about consecutive number ones, not initial number ones. Mariah holds/held the record with her first five singles making #1. Whitney holds/held the record by having seven singles in succession reached #1. Both incredibly talented and accomplished singers, who were very good friends with each other. Let's not pit them against each other. (Friday 12 September 2025; 17:32) this is a reply to message 111,130

Here For It All streaming party countdown (111,130) by 4real4real from UK Whitney's first singles were Hold Me with Teddy Pendergrass which reached no 46, followed by You Give Good Live which reached no 3. She did not send her first five singles to number one. This record by Mariah is a well known and well documented fact and why are we talking about Whitney when it has nothing to do with Mariah's streaming party and the new album? (Friday 12 September 2025; 16:31)

JD interview on The Breakfast Club (111,112) by Bill from the UK Thank you for the summary. If I remember correctly, the Cream sample was originally intended for Always Be My Baby. Surprised it didn't then find its way onto the remixes JD did. As for TGIFY, I don't think anyone really dislikes it, more that amongst her number ones it's considered one of the more formulaic and basic numbers. The Make It Last remix far eclipses the original. I also felt there were too many voices on the song and it would have been better as just a duet between MC and Joe, it didn't really need 98 Degrees. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 17:06) this is a reply to message 111,106

JD interview on The Breakfast Club (111,106) by Randy from USA He starts talking about her at 30:00 on YouTube. It was a little enlightening. He claims she wants to go full out hip-hop. At one point early on she brought Cream by Wu-Tang to him and said I want to sing over that. He also said that she wanted to "rap" more over We Belong Together. I think he meant sing more with fast wordplay. He insisted on her sing that last note We Belong Together. He also said she can sing flawlessly when she wants to. She doesn't want to highlight how well she sings anymore. That kinda makes sense. I have noticed since she started having problems with her voice she wants to put emphasis on her being a songwriter or she thanks God for the gift of making music. She never wants to talk about her voice. MC doesn't want to put the effort into singing at a high level. He also says the audience wants the new Mariah records to sound like the old Mariah records. He says it's a struggle with all artists. They all want to change their sound despite the success and the brand that got them to the top. It was very interesting. In all the hoopla of promotion I thought yall may miss out on this. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 12:42)

VMAs (111,038) by Bill from the UK The outfit was not great, but the speech was brilliant. I was praying we weren't going to get some drunken rambling like we did when she won her award for Precious or when she was inducted into the SHOF, but glad to see she was coherent, well rehearsed, engaging and funny. Her relationship with Ariana is really so nice to see. Sort of like how Patti and Aretha revered and supported Mariah when she was Ari's age. As for the performance, it sort of is what it is at this point. No movement, badly lipped, but somewhat entertaining. The crowd loved it so I suppose that's what counts. I loved her plug for the album and that melodic "two weeeeks" line. We are all so excited to hear new music from her. I never wish my days away but I am beyond excited to hear the album, especially Jesus I Do. (Monday 8 September 2025; 21:06) this is a reply to message 111,024

VMAs (111,024) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree the outfit was not it hahah. And the performance was ok, very little movement. I wish she had the confidence she did in the other recent show, I can't remember what event it was, the one with the long ramp where she was walking up and down and interacted with a child. She seemed more relaxed there. (Monday 8 September 2025; 15:35)

Daydream (110,990) by Bill from the UK Hmmm. I'm not sure if One Night was originally planned to go on the album, as during The Rarities Mariah indicated she had completely forgotten about the song and it was never even titled (it was called "I don't know") until she was assembling the compilation. That indicates it never made it out of the sessions. Whether that was a Mariah or Tommy decision we don't know as she's never spoken on the song that much. Not everything is Tommy's fault. (Sunday 7 September 2025; 15:44) this is a reply to message 110,986

Daydream (110,986) by Lambi from USA Exactly, that proves my point. They already had Urban R&B tracks with ABMB and Long Ago, so the foot was already in the door. But they didn't want that sound dominating the project, so it got scaled back. In hindsight, Daydream was clearly the transition album, Tommy just couldn't face that yet. And let's be honest, cutting SA and ON didn't sit right with Mariah. She didn't go that hard on those tracks just for them to end up shelved. She intended them to make the album. (Sunday 7 September 2025; 10:44)

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