soundtrack soundtrack album film eighth studio album american singer released september album complete musical departure carey previous releases focusing heavily 1980s disco era accompany film set covering heavily sampling older tunes songs carey created album help viewers connect film incorporating newly written ballads singer collaborated produced album musically structured retro influenced album dance oriented element songs critics noted carey sexually suggestive lyrically inclusion guest hip hop musicians featured musical acts rule album accompanying film met generally negative reviews music critics felt album failed trying capture genuine 1980s theme guest appearances universally viewed commercial critical failure leading carey million album contract dropping label debuted number seven billboard carey lowest week sales album released internationally peaked outside countries topped charts japan remains carey lowest selling albums singles released attained weak charting positions served single album quickly carey lowest charting lead single globally song stalled american charts virgin dropped price cents spur sales reduction helped single peak number billboard hot internationally song failed garner traction far album second single minor american hit reaching number hot subsequent singles failed impact prominent global charts charting background development following release carey album butterfly began working film soundtrack project titled time columbia_records carey working greatest hits album released time thanksgiving season november carey hold greatest hits album released november studio album rainbow released album ran course carey wanted finish film soundtrack project time carey husband head record company columbia good working personal relationship wanted carey label carey wanted leave owed columbia album fulfill contract stepped offered pay columbia million let carey contract early sign million deal carey signed virgin aimed complete film soundtrack project contract million album record deal carey given creative control opted record album partly mixed 1980s influenced disco similar genres order film setting release date grew nearer film album title changed early carey relationship latin singer ended busy filming recording soundtrack pressure losing relationship new record label filming movie recording album carey began nervous breakdown began posting series disturbing messages official website displayed erratic behavior promotional controversy incident following commencement release soundtrack lead single carey embarked short promotional campaign song parent album july carey surprise appearance mtv program total request live host began taping following commercial break carey began singing curtain questioned audience came filming stage pushing ice cream cart wearing large men shirt seemingly anxious carey began giving individual bars ice cream fans guests program waving crowd times square monologue therapy carey walked platform began shed shirt reveal tight yellow green ensemble leading mariah carey lost mind later revealed aware presence building prior appearance admitted meant act surprised order provide dramatic effect program carey appearance garnered strong media attention critics newspapers citing behavior troubled erratic days following appearance carey began displaying described erratic behavior july carey held record signing single shopping mall long_island fans media camera crew covered event began subjects finally discussing radio host jokes program bothered greatly life positive point carey publicist grabbed microphone hand asked news crew stop filming said later speaking clearly talking come talk record days later carey began posting irregular voice notes messages official website trying understand things life right don feel music right like little break night sleep video want place don guess don care following quick removal messages commented carey obviously exhausted thinking clearly posted letters days later july hospitalized citing extreme exhaustion physical emotional breakdown news websites programs began reporting carey threatened commit suicide night carey mother hastily called help questioned carey rumor claimed carey broken dishes desperation result accidentally cut hands feet following induction disclosed hospital connecticut carey remained hospitalized doctor care weeks followed extended absence public project delay following heavy media coverage surrounding carey publicized breakdown 20th century fox delayed release soundtrack announcement august soundtrack film postponed weeks respectively august september august september asked motives delay vice chairman addressed carey personal physical condition mariah looking forward able participate album movie projects hopeful new soundtrack release date allow making great recovery progress continues grow stronger day continues absolute commitment support mariah level discussing project weak commercial reaction carey blamed terrorist attacks september carey specific remarks album commercial failure stating released september talk shows needed distract punching bag successful tore album number instead number media laughing attacked departure virgin performed poorly box office following poor sales album virgin invoked clause contract carey allowed virgin million deal approximately million subsequently virgin dropped carey label roster decisions brought low sales album negative publicity surrounding breakdown sides laying terms carey exit virgin carey team requested parties use word canceled asked media failed venture hours settlement virgin released statement terminated contract carey paid million carey lawyers threatened sue attorney calling behavior matter virgin replied terms carey listed money gave departing including million paid contract album released additionally virgin stated counter sue carey following carey press release matter resolved outside court carey virgin opting matter judicial system soon carey flew italy period months months carey signed new million deal included carey label entertainment music lyrics musically notably different carey written recorded drawing influence 1980s parent film taking place soundtrack older sound incorporating usual ballads carey known critics favored album retro style inclusion sampled melodies felt lacked originality excess guest artists carey interview mtv_news carey described album content influences songs definitely going people man song 80s loved growing people heard songs like cool movie gon uptempo songs songs remakes sounded 80s album way record ballads stand songs mariah carey album serving project lead single features sample candy american band cameo melody chorus instrumental introduction additionally aside sampling candy musical bed song cameo serves featured artist song compared carey previous lead singles described production increasingly long line candy coated creatively carey songs song lyrics vocals described super sal_cinquemani slant magazine comparison carey previous work official remix earned place adding rap verses original version album second release far written produced carey described adult contemporary slow jam love song song lyrics read painful talk hold heart brave love speaking emotions felt protagonist film far features bed synthesized strings gentle drums spanish style guitar primary instrumentation incorporates violin keyboard notes prior verse single don stop jamaica composed carey jamaica featuring guest verses declaring ain man shake ass hands carey responds don stop bay turn little serving fourth final single reflections care written carey released single end lyrically song protagonist end relationship confronting mother early abandonment additionally bridge carey refers abortion gave life option abandoning child felt song reminiscent carey ballads earlier lengths career described song simple beauty review album free lance star writer song verse displeased little girl years silence wishes pressed night day living tried ways soul alive favorite lyric described emotional heart ballad lead way unused track butterfly written produced carey ballad song composed pair halted work shortly completion growing creative differences written song recorded carey began producing beginning classic simple piano introduction carey starts song soft vocals eventually leading vocal climax belts second note longest recordings described best vocal performances favorite songs interview mtv_news carey addressed lead way best albums lot people got confused knowing soundtrack album song called lead way coming january sang song ballads basically everybody following career says reminds vision love record favorite songs record cool thing able tie far hero having greatest hits coming able tie records like circle carey cover song night saved life album club themed songs features rappers composed produced carey billboard called painful low commented carey detached powered song inclusion male guests album ballads drew strong comparisons carey older work light different remainder album called quietly heartbreaking reference song lyrics relate suicide carey friend according carey twist took life spring known joy life ability people ease child like mask happiness lifelong deep rooted pain carey described hidden inner struggle friend tried find closure way saying goodbye daily_news described lyrics requiem friend lost suicide felt memorable song album lyrics reading kinda fragile got lot handle guess way saying goodbye entertainment_weekly felt carey possibly referring suicide friends especially light events taking place album release didn mean turn cover song title aside heavy sampling hook lyrics carey produced song alongside added keyboard notes synthesizers enhance songs club appeal song carey sings trying nice trying nice didn mean turn indicating woman weakly man intimacy track want american singer carey lyrically implying suggesting exploration bedroom fantasies sample controversy carey writing recording material period developed concept originally carey sampled melody hook song chorus introduction early theatrical trailers original version featured carey ended contract columbia_records signed begun recording material album according record producer knew carey usage sample attempted use sample time carey increasingly paranoid outside executives informed especially following news theft song music publishers questioned admitted carey licensed usage sample signed month later arrangement ultimately carey able use original sample album released far earlier subsequently changed composition incorporated new sample candy cameo sample eventually song real according contacted instructions create real sound exactly like track produced titled featuring rappers rule critical reception website metacritic averages professional reviews numerical score album received indicating generally mixed average reviews allmusic critic stephen_thomas_erlewine gave album half stars calling utter pop equivalent wrote embarrassment easier creator wasn close emotional destruction time release billboard critical citing minor stellar career earned singer free passes editor gave mixed review praising carey song writing voice excess secondary musical guests criticizing album roster appearances wrote artists contribute distracting self promoting carey best emotionally mature record date daily_news editor rated album half stars writing maybe best mariah carey muster circumstances needed work entertainment_weekly gave mixed review criticizing abundance rappers describing carey vocals barely tracks concluding review poor note wrote mess genre carey crash makes concept album toll relentless heather gave positive review complimenting dance oriented tracks ballads reference weight album wrote sounds like mariah albums 80s twist ballads let hear stunning voice actually los_angeles_times critic writer gave possible stars writing carey let album reflect synth driven funk decade called album covers pointless agreeing carey overwhelmed guest rappers calling voice semi disguised rolling_stone gave album stars criticizing ballads big zero melodic emotional punch aside ballads sheffield felt failed deliver success quality carey needed debut film soundtrack concluded review album comparison massive bodyguard mariah hasn found theme song people remember voice good hope finds slant_magazine magazine editor sal_cinquemani awarded stars writing carey tracks inundated guest artists sound ultimately pop tunes formulaic difficult distinguish usa_today rated album half stars criticizing carey overall image project guest artists record described carey image wrote desperation grows carey transparent street rappers rule commercial performance carey commercially successful album point debuted number seven billboard week sales copies far week sales previous release rainbow carey lowest peaking album united_states second album emotions coming number remained album chart weeks certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipments units fell charts received platinum certification denoting shipments million large quantities album remained record stores record stores ability return product record label effect certification given april nielsen_soundscan estimates sales album copies united_states canada album peaked number canadian albums_chart entered australian albums_chart peak position number thirteen week dated september remaining chart weeks album exit number september similarly austria peaked number fourteen remaining albums chart weeks flemish territories belgium peaked numbers respectively charting total weeks france peaked number albums chart week dated september following seventeen weeks fluctuating chart album certified gold denoting shipments units french sales album estimated copies dutch albums_chart debuted number week dated september reaching peak position number following week album remained total weeks albums chart new_zealand norway peaked number staying chart weeks respectively switzerland album peaked number seven stayed chart weeks certified switzerland shipments copies albums chart dated september album debut number following week fell number seven staying chart additional week british sales album units july japan saw particular commercial success debuting atop albums chart selling units month release singles released single july song received mixed reviews music critics criticizing praising inclusion candy sample carey weakest charting lead singles date reaching number billboard hot following carey publicized breakdown virgin price reduction single managed attain new peak number chart propelled high sales radio airplay weak radio feeling 1980s retro sound accompanied little promotion carey quickly descended hot outside united_states song attained weak charting peaking inside australia canada italy united_kingdom music video features carey dressed variation revealing outfits patrolling large race track wins race video notable portraying carey sexually oriented manner far album second release released october failed impact main billboard chart achieved weak international charting carey unable film music video single recovering collapse instead video created scene taken directly film played carey sings song madison square garden sold concert frank performance song film entire second verse song development runs parallel film love story album single don stop jamaica released december mirrored weak charting far receiving rotation mtv video directed features theme southern lifestyles presents carey southern style clothing shots feature versions carey singing microphone screen time final single released reflections care received limited release japan december following limited promotional push virgin absence music video song failed impact track listing remix contain sample candy cameo didn mean turn cover didn mean turn cover produced produced original song mariah sang original instrumental don stop jamaica contains jamaica night saved life contains sample hands eyes cover night saved life credits personnel credits adapted allmusic charts certifications
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