Foreigner’s Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, “I Want to Know What Love Is.”
It’s the first “real” single from her new album following the summer release of the witty “Obsessed,” which is also included on “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.
I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of “Memoirs” and let me tell you: Mariah’s got a hit on her hands along the lines of “Emancipation of Mimi “The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), “Memoirs” boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think “I Want to Know What Love Is” is a Mariah Carey song.
Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.
The other songs on the album — these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: “Betcha,” “Obsessed,” “H.A.T.E.U.,” “Candy Bling,” “Ribbon,” “Standing O’s.,” “Impossible,” “It’s a Wrap,” “Inseparable,” “Up Out My Face,” “More than Just Friends,” and “Angels Cry.”
Several of these are radio ready. “Angels Cry” is an honest-to-god ballad a la “Vision of Love,” and should be a gigantic success. “Standing O’s” also has potential, as do “H.A.T.E.U.” — which stands for “having a typical emotional upset” — and “Inseparable.”
Def Jam’s L.A. Reid — who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers — is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can’t go wrong. Carey’s album, is, as they used to say, “what the kids want.” Plus, it’s got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy “It’s a Wrap.” And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it’s going to be everywhere.
Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.
So, by the end of September we’ll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They’re each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we’ll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:37 am
[...] Mariah’ long-awaited 12th studio album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, due out on Sept. 29th, Showbiz 411 has [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 5:34 am
[...] Mariah’ long-awaited 12th studio album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, due out on Sept. 29th, Showbiz 411 has [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 5:45 am
WTF,Obsessed isn’t the 1st single?
August 18th, 2009 at 6:36 am
I am SO excited for this album now! The next single is SURE to be a smash hit! I can totally picture her nailing that song. This is great news, thanks for sharing!
August 18th, 2009 at 6:40 am
I think Mariah tried to rain on Whitney Houston’s parade. So, Eminem humiliating her and her having to push her album back serves her right. It seems like Mariah wants a “battle of the divas”, but Whitney Houston just wants to make music again.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Totes excited
August 18th, 2009 at 7:10 am
aww cant wait for the album
August 18th, 2009 at 7:20 am
PRAISE GOD!
I used to not mind the album postponments, but after reading this article, I simply cannot wait any longer! I knew “I Wanna Know What Love Is” was gonna be brilliant! And thank heavens that she decided to return to her roots. I think theres gonna be a bit of ever album she put out previously.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:17 am
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August 18th, 2009 at 8:39 am
[...] It’s the first “real” single from her new album following the summer release of the witty “Obsessed,” which is also included on “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th. (Source) [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Yeah right. Obsessed is just the highest debut “non-single” song on Hot 100 in Mariah’s entire career. Now, I can’t wait to hear the “real” single from her new album.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Eminem has respect and is a fan of whitney. He has said so in interviews in the past. Mooriah? ..not so much. An understatement. Haha!
August 18th, 2009 at 10:29 am
[...] Personalmente non vedo molto bene questa mossa, dopo aver declassato “Obsessed” (mossa a mio avviso alquanto fuori luogo) per risollevare le sorti del progetto fa uscire una cover ? La notizia non è stata confermata ufficialmente dalla label, ma non sembra nemmeno essere una bufala, staremo a vedere. Ecco a voi la tracklist e la versione dei Foreigner di “I Wanna Know What Love Is”. Clicca qui per tutto leggere l’articolo [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 10:59 am
BUT Eminem trashes, threatens, and disrespects a woman.. and that’s ok with you? =/
Besides, Mariah and WHitney have even sang a duet in a great song.. they respect each other.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Love Mariah and cant wait for MC going back to Ballad and cant wait to purchase this album..Lots of Love from Fiji Island.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Wynonna cut that song PERFECTLY two years ago and had a huge AC and Dance Club/Remix hit with it – and did it on OPRAH! So predictable for MC to cover it really, following her Against All Odds, Open Arms, Bringing On The Heartbreak, I Still Believe covers. Yawn.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
[...] 411’s Roger Friedman offered praise after getting a sneak peek at the album. “Mariah’s got a hit on her [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I’m not a Mariah Carey fan…Like at all.
But I must say, I am pretty excited/curious about this album.
I love Obsessed and the original ‘I want to know what love is’ so I’m buying the album.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
[...] Showbiz411 reports, MiMi will release a cover of the Foreigner power ballad “I Want to Know What Love Is,” as the official first single from the “ballad-centric” set. “By the time its run is over, a new generation will think ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ is a Mariah Carey song,” Showbiz’s Roger Friedman says of the song. [...]
August 19th, 2009 at 9:49 am
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August 19th, 2009 at 10:36 am
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August 19th, 2009 at 10:42 am
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