L.A. Reid Unveils Mariah’s Memoirs Album
Earlier this week, L.A. Reid held an exclusive album listening event with various members of the press for Mariah Carey’s upcoming Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel album, due out on Island Records in late September. The room listened attentively to the tracks that were previewed in L.A.’s candle-lit corner office.After the album’s prelude, Memoirs leads off with MC’s first single “Obsessed,” which has already reached #1 on BET’s “106 & Park” countdown show. But the song is followed by a powerful blend of uptempo dance tracks, mid-tempo R&B jams and heartfelt ballads.
L.A. Reid confirmed that Mariah’s second single will be the remake of Foreigner’s classic “I Wanna Know What Love Is,” where Mariah exercises her vocal range. On other songs, Carey continues to show off her unique talents, singing her heart out on “Angels Cry” and “Ribbon.”
Written and produced entirely by Mariah, Tricky and The-Dream, the album’s strongest selling point is its musical consistency. The tracks seem to flow into each other nicely, and as usual, Mariah has more than enough potential singles. The writing on songs like “Standing O” will keep all-time Mariah fans happy, while a younger audience will appreciate the down-to-earth rawness of songs like “Up Out My Face” and “It’s A Wrap.”
For most of the album, Mariah is belting out notes that only she can hit, and by the end of the session, the entire room was applauding her efforts. L.A. thanked the attendees for their time, before insisting that the album was what he believed to be a “classic” (“and I don’t say that too often,” he said).
