Mariah Carey: For Two Decades, still the Magna Carta of Vocal Superiority (Thread 13)

[DreamLover02]

Mariah tweeted a photo of herself with filmmaker Spike Lee: "sharing a special moment honoring Michael Jackson's BAD 25th anniversary."

[DreamLover02]

The name Walter Afanasieff is not a household name, which I've recently learned is a shame. I had never heard his name until yesterday, but after typing it into the Internet, learning that he was important enough to merit a Wikipedia page (no photo, though, so ... ), and reading that he worked with an impressive list of artists, it became clear that I needed to know more. He spent the 1980s recording with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston, and Patti LaBelle. But as his discography reached the '90s, there's one name that routinely appears over and over again: Mariah Carey.

The work that these two did together in a 10-year span is remarkable. Below, a short list of their collaborations:

• Mariah Carey (1990): Afanasieff: Keyboards, Programmer
"Love Takes Time" (1990): Afanasieff: Producer

• Emotions (1991): Afanasieff: Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
"Can't Let Go" (1991): Carey/Afanasieff: Writer/Producer

• MTV Unplugged (1992): Afanasieff: Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards

• Music Box (1993): Afanasieff: Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
"Dreamlover" (1993): Afanasieff: Producer
"Hero" (1994): Carey/Afanasieff: Writer/Producer
"Endless Love" w/ Luther Vandross (1994): Afanasieff: Producer
"Anytime You Need a Friend" (1994): Carey/Afanasieff: Writer/Producer

• Merry Christmas (1994): Afanasieff: Producer, Composer, Arranger, Programming
"All I Want for Christmas Is You": Carey/Afanasieff: Writer/Producer

• Daydream (1995): Afanasieff: Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
"One Sweet Day," featuring Boyz II Men: Carey/Afanasieff: Producer

• Butterfly (1997): Afanasieff: Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
"My All" (1998): Carey/Afanasieff: Writer/Producer

While all of these are important, three of her biggest, most iconic songs are the ones that they wrote and/or produced together ("Hero," "One Sweet Day," "All I Want for Christmas Is You"). So there's no denying Afanasieff's influence on her career and music in general (he also produced The Bodyguard soundtrack and a little song called "My Heart Will Go On").

Why am I bringing all of this up in the middle of June, 2012? This tweet:

@jacobmemoirs I think you can spill the news I'm too excited my father is finally going to be working with her again after 16 years!

-Isabella Afanasieff (@BellaAfanasieff) June 16, 2012


Who is this? Answer: Isabella Afanasieff, daughter of Walter. The "her" in question? Mariah Carey.

Just scrolling through Isabella's Twitter account will probably make you wish you were incapable of the clicking motion, seeing that it screams, "Look at me, my dad is kind of famous, screw you for not believing that he's my dad, let your haters be your motivators #TeamBreezy." But it does seem like she's telling the truth. At the Internet's Grantland, we're not the biggest fans of unconfirmed rumors, but this is one we'll take the bait on, simply because it's just too important should it turn out to be true.

Is yet another Mariah reinvention under way, this time with the man who helped make her a timeless legend? Yes, please. I swear, Isabella, if you're making this up, be prepared to have 30 torch-wielding staff members at your door clutching copies of Emotions.

[sexy_muffin]

I'm excited for Mimi's new album. #MCSummer2012

[CRAZY4MC]

Bring It On Home (snippet), the new song she wrote and performed for the Obamas.


http://yfrog.com/c8b1yz



The quality isn't that good.

[pc03]

MC 2012

[sailor_moon]

up! up! up!

[sailor_moon]

MIMI AS STORM! AT SIYA TALAGA ANG NASA PINAKA TAAS!! MADONNA ON THE SIDE WHERE SHE BELONGS!lol
OK DIN YUNG SPOT NI BEY..LOVE THEM BOTH!

[dresh]

was at prive sa fort.....tinugtog ang emotions ni mariah (usually honey, fantasy, obsessed, at it's like that ang mga laging pinapatugtog sa mga tugs tugs na lugar na mimi songs)......

sanay na ako sa boses ni mariah na parang alam kong maganda boses niya kakapakinig sa kaniya...

pero nung tinugtog sya nung dj sa super astig na sound system nila....parang kinilabutan ako.....at mukhang natuwa ** mga tao kasi iba talaga eh.....otherworldly at godly na boses niya ang ganda sa sound system.....tapos nung sumunod nang patugtugin sina janet at beyonce....parang wala lang...nice song pero di ka mapawow....

just sharing..........oh and maraming sumigaw nung emotions......lalaki at babae natuwa

[pc03]

Sharing:



my friend's the essentials mariah US only exclusives.



look at the inside.wow



same as the greatest hits....

[sailor_moon]

was at prive sa fort.....tinugtog ang emotions ni mariah (usually honey, fantasy, obsessed, at it's like that ang mga laging pinapatugtog sa mga tugs tugs na lugar na mimi songs)......

sanay na ako sa boses ni mariah na parang alam kong maganda boses niya kakapakinig sa kaniya...

pero nung tinugtog sya nung dj sa super astig na sound system nila....parang kinilabutan ako.....at mukhang natuwa ** mga tao kasi iba talaga eh.....otherworldly at godly na boses niya ang ganda sa sound system.....tapos nung sumunod nang patugtugin sina janet at beyonce....parang wala lang...nice song pero di ka mapawow....

just sharing..........oh and maraming sumigaw nung emotions......lalaki at babae natuwa

like this story..guys share kayo ng real-life MIMI moments niyo

[DreamLover02]

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MIMI AS STORM! AT SIYA TALAGA ANG NASA PINAKA TAAS!! MADONNA ON THE SIDE WHERE SHE BELONGS!lol
OK DIN YUNG SPOT NI BEY..LOVE THEM BOTH!

Sino yung nasa likod ni Nicki?

[sailor_moon]

Sino yung nasa likod ni Nicki?

si britney! hindi ko nga ren narecognize eh!
catwoman-janet jackson
f4-lady gaga

[CRAZY4MC]

Mariah giving a heartfelt tribute to the late Whitney Houston on BET Awards 2012 in case you've missed the link on MariahDailyJournal.

[pc03]

Up 4 this thread

Nacutan lang ako sa ginawa ng friend ko sa EMC2 album nya sa Instagram.Akala ko new album #kinis.

[BabyShane]

Then you put your hand in mine
And we wandered away
I was trembling inside
But I wanted to stay
Pressed against you there and leave the world behind
On that Fourth of July

[jbluzb]

The message was really heartfelt and sincere.

[choime]

I'm Back

[CRAZY4MC]

A new single is coming soon!

[BabyShane]

^^^ Sana nga within this year.

It's time for real music to emerge again. Would you think Mariah will adapt to the Trance like music nowadays like collaboration with David Guetta, and other DJ's.

After all she has been doing it ever since in a form of remixes. She just need to hug more audiences in such genre.

[CRAZY4MC]

^^^ I think she needs to go with the current music trend for this album. After the lukewarm public response for MOAIA which was very Urban/Rhythmic leaning, it's just but safe to stay current and re-acquaint herself with her casual pop/dance music fans. She has to win back fans that were alienated when she fully veered towards R&B. ^^^



I think the track she and Joey Arbagey (of AIWFCIY remix) are cooking up is more in the pop/dance vein. It's a good move, if you ask me.