Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

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Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Released September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
see (Release history)
Recorded January — August 25, 2009[1]
Genre R&B, pop
Length 58:13
Label Island
Producer Mariah Carey (executive)
L.A. Reid (co-executive)
Heatmyzer, James "Big Jim" Wright, Los Da Mystro, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart
Mariah Carey chronology
The Ballads (2008) Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
(2009)		 Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey
(2010)
Singles from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
  1. "Obsessed"
    Released: June 16, 2009
  2. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
    Released: August 28, 2009
  3. "H.A.T.E.U."
    Released: November 2, 2009

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is the twelfth studio album by American R&B recording artist Mariah Carey. Originally scheduled for release on August 25, 2009, the project was released on September 25, 2009, in the Netherlands and Poland through Universal Music, September 29 with Island Records in the US and was released November 23 with Mercury Records in the UK.[2]. It is considered a major flop in every market it has been released, struggling to mantain a Top 40 position for more than one week on charts all around the world.

Contents

[edit] Background and concept

In early 2009, singer-songwriter The-Dream stated that he and Carey had already begun working on her next studio album: "I think it’s about just writing an album that includes the focus of all the hits that she’s had. She can’t take a loss; she has to do everything to the T. So it’s basically like we’re trying to make a greatest hits album without using the greatest hits".[3] In February 2009, MySpace Music interviewed The-Dream, he revealed that he and Carey had finished seven songs for the album.[4]

Carey revealed on May 20, 2009, that she was calling the album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel because it was going to be "very personal and dedicated to the fans".[5] She says that the reason she chose to use three images for the cover art is because "there are a lot of different emotions and stories revealed on this album".[6] Carey also stated that she loves "the whole album" and she's "completely immersed in it".[7] On June 16, Carey said on Twitter that there will be "big ballads" on the album.[8] Carey also said that she "tried to make something for all who love Butterfly, and even older albums".[9][10][11] For the first time in her career, Carey worked with American Grammy Award-winning hip-hop and R&B record-producer Timbaland. They worked on a number of tracks, and although well-documented, none of them made it onto Memoirs. The reasons for which are unspecified. Another song called "Imperfect" written by Carey, dealing with societal pressure on women to "be perfect and look a certain way", also failed to make the track listing.[12] In an interview with BET, Carey said that she also worked with Jermaine Dupri,[13] however, none of his songs made the final track listing. Despite the majority of the project being written and produced by Carey, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, the main goal was to avoid having a "redundant or stale" album.[12] In an interview with Elle Carey described the sound of her new album: "Each song is its own snapshot of a moment in a story. But overall, the vibe is R&B hip-hop with a lot of slow jams. [...] Each song has its own mood; some flow seamlessly into each other, and that was the purpose, and others are very different. The album has a sense of humor, [you can hear me laughing out loud at certain points], but it also has deep and introspective moments."[14]

During an interview with music retailer Amazon.com, Carey revealed her inspiration and motivation for the album. "Each song tells its own story. Each one is like an intimate conversation or entry in a private diary. A lot of the songs reflect specific, different times in my life, actual events that happened to me, some of which are from way back in the past. Others were inspired by movies or from a friend of mine that may have told me their story.[12] People can listen to it and pick out certain songs that mean something to them - women especially. It's about women's empowerment and overcoming certain things. It's fun too though. It's got a little bit of something for everybody".[13]

[edit] Packaging and delay in release

The album was initially pushed back from August 25 to September 15 so that more recording in the studio could take place but it was then revealed that the album was to be pushed back once more to September 29, 2009, with all promotion being delayed so that Carey can put finishing touches on the album.[2] As per most releases, the album was released several days earlier in international territories/markets. Since then the UK release was pushed back from 24 August, to September 14, to October 5 and finally to November 16. British newspaper The Daily Mirror, got a preview of six tracks on the album, these being "Obsessed", "Standing O", "Candy Bling", "H.A.T.E.U." (which stands for "Having A Typical Emotional Upset"),[12] "Impossible" and a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is".[15] Media playbacks of these six tracks were held in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Berlin in August 2009.[16]

Amazon.com revealed that the physical release of the album would come as a 3-panel softpack as opposed to the usual plastic CD casing. This was due to the inclusion of two discs, the first housed the album itself whilst the second housed an enhanced CD featuring the music video for lead single "Obsessed" as well as the video for "Obsessed" (official remix featuring Gucci Mane) and three other remixes. The packaging includes a 34-page Elle mini-magazine which takes an exclusive in-depth look at Carey's life and career.[12] The mini-magazine is mixed in with lyrics and other traditional liner-note materials as well as upscale ads to cut the production costs of the booklet. The ad-supported booklets — available in a digital format for downloaders — appeared in the first 1 million U.S. copies of the CD and the first 500,000 overseas.[17]

It was also revealed that a limited edition collectors' version of the album would be released on October 20, 2009. It features the album and its bonus disc on both standard CDs and limited edition white vinyl LPs plus six rare lithographs, the limited edition Elle mini-magazine, a signature butterfly band and exclusively designed collector's box packaging.[18] In an interview with MTV News, the singer stated that various songs that were recorded for Memoirs but not making the cut would eventually be released, saying that there was "something special" planned for her fans but said her label boss would be very angry if she discussed it further. Carey said that "There will be more than one Timbaland track and at least one J.D. track".[19]

[edit] Remix album

Christopher "Tricky" Stewart revealed to Rap-Up magazine that there will be a Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel remix album, which will features new versions of each of the original songs. The album will feature the official remix to "Obsessed" with Gucci Mane whilst Stewart revealed that he would personally be remixing 'I Want to Know What Love Is' by raising the tempo and "making it something different, it may even include a feature".[20] The magazine confirmed in an interview with Trey Songz that he would appear on the remix to "Inseparable".[20] Jermaine Dupri produced a remix for "H.A.T.E.U" which samples It samples Ghost Town DJs’ "My Boo" and features rap verses from Big Boi (of Outkast), Gucci Mane, and OJ Da Juiceman. It is the first time since 2006's So So Def remix to "Say Somethin'" that Carey has recorded new vocals for a remix.[21] T-Pain has been confirmed to appear on the remix to "Candy Bling".[22]. On October 20, 2009 Stewart revealed R. Kelly appears on the opening song "Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)".[23]. He also explained that, in fact, the album was less about remixes but more about appealing to more people by putting guests on 90% of the songs. He also stated that the new version of the album may feature one or two new songs.[23].

In December 2009, Carey said that there will be several new songs on the album.[24]. Along with the album's original producers, Swizz Beatz[25], Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri will also produce songs for the album. The album is due out on February 23, 2010.[26] In December 2009, it was also reported that the next singles from Memoirs will be "Angels Cry (remix)" featuring Ne-Yo and "Up Out My Face (remix)" with Nicki Minaj.The music videos for both singles were filmed on December 17 and 18, 2009.[27]

[edit] Promotion and tour

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Carey first made a promotional appearance on August 2, 2009 on Americas Got Talent, where she taped her performance of "Obsessed". The episode aired on August 5, 2009. Then in September Carey began performing at her Live At the Pearl concerts in Las Vegas on September 10 and September 11, where she sang several of her famous hits, the first two singles from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, "Obsessed" and "I Want to Know What Love Is" and premiering two other songs from the album, "Angels Cry" and "Up Out My Face". These were followed by appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 18, where Carey gave an interview with husband Nick Cannon and sang "I Want to Know What Love Is". On October 5, Carey performed a concert for select contest winners at the P.C. Richard Theater in TriBeCa, New York where she sang "Obsessed", "H.A.T.E.U.", and "I Want to Know What Love Is" from the album. Also, she sang "Always Be My Baby" and "We Belong Together".[28] Carey resumed her Las Vegas shows at Live At the Pearl concerts on October 9 and October 10, this time changing the setlist and performing songs which she has either not sang live this millenium or debuting live performances of songs from previous albums. Carey also sang "H.A.T.E.U.", in order to promote it as her third single, in addition to "Obsessed" and "I Want To Know What Love Is".

Carey performed "I Want To Know What Love Is" on the Italian X factor on November 11, 2009. and then her third single "H.A.T.E.U." on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 13, 2009. In the UK, she appeared on the Mariah Carey: T4 Special where she was interviewed, followed by a performance[29], on November 14, 2009 and then taped a performance of "I Want to Know What Love Is" which aired on November 22 on The X Factor[30]. On November 19, 2009 she was interviewed and performed on the first show of the second series of Alan Carr's Chatty Man as well as switching on the christmas lights at the Westfield shopping center in London[31]. She then appeared on GMTV with Lorraine Kelly for an encore interview and performance of her album's UK lead single "I Want to Know What Love Is"[32] and later in the week on daily entertainment show This Morning.

Main article: Angels' Advocate Tour

The Angels' Advocate Tour in support will kick off on with a pre-tour show on December 31, 2009 at Madison Square Garden (with Trey Songz before officially beginning on January 2, 2010 in Atlantic City, NJ. The tour is in support of Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel and will see Carey performing songs from past and present. The tour was speculated in November but not confirmed until December by Carey's official website.

[edit] Critical Reception

 Professional ratings
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[33]
The Boston Globe (positive)[34]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[35]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[36]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[37]
The New York Times (mixed)[38]
Newsday (negative)[39]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[40]
Slant 3/5 stars[41]
The Times 2/5 stars[42]

The album has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. According to the music review aggregater Metacritic, it has received an average score of 69/100 indicating generally favorable reviews, higher than her previous albums The Emancipation of Mimi and E=MC2.[43][44] Allmusic gave the album three and a half stars (out of five) and called it "her most interesting album in a decade", commenting that "Even if it doesn't smack of the confessional autobiography of the title, there's no denying that Memoirs is an album, not a collection of tracks, possessing its own flow and mood, which gives it a personality the slightly desperate E=MC2 lacked" though "it never manages to kick out a song that is all that distinctive on its own terms". Another issue pointed out was that the album lacks "the pandering, heavy-handed sexuality Mariah has relied upon too heavily this decade — and in doing so, it feels age appropriate in a way she hasn't in a long time, despite a collection of silly, jumbled lyrics".[45] The A.V. Club also gave the album a positive review with a grade of B-, commenting, "Their team-up with Carey is canny: Stewart and Nash loosen up the diva’s sometimes overblown on-record persona, and in return she gives definition to some of their more meandering tunes and backdrops. Memoirs is Carey’s least pyrotechnic album, its flow is as important as its tunes, and while Carey is still given to acrobatic vocal displays, her lattice of subtler vocal overdubs softens and strengthens those flights."[46]

A mixed review came from Slant Magazine, in which music critic Sal Cinquemani called the album "one of her most sonically consistent". However, finding the album "soulless", he noted that the aural similarity of the tracks led to the production sounding "cheap and same-y, lacking the fullness of her best work". He continues, "Mariah is in fine voice throughout the album, and there are plenty of inspired moments to be found... Which makes it all the more disappointing that the album's final stretch devolves into a mess of old-school Mariah rehashes that should have been left in the past."[47] Entertainment Weekly music critic Leah Greenblatt gave Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel a B, noting that the album neither impresses nor disappoints, but is merely satisfactory: "imperfections are nowhere to be found on Memoirs, but neither are many true revelations."[48]

Jon Caramanica from The New York Times gave the album a mixed review, writing that the album "manages simplicity and clutter all at once". Caramanica also criticized Carey's vocal performances, decrying her overuse of her softer vocal registers at the expense of her more powerful lower and mid registers: "When exactly did Mariah Carey stop singing? Even when she began flirting aggressively with hip-hop in the mid-1990s she was happy to impose her titanic vocals atop even the scrappiest production... Of late though, Ms. Carey has been whispering, as if newly scared of grand gestures."[49] A positive review came from Billboard music critic Mariel Concepcion, who wrote that "Mariah Carey is not only revisiting her past appearance-wise, but she's also taking her sound back to her R&B roots...Overall, Carey's throwback vibe on "Memoirs" is refreshing and much welcomed."[50]

[edit] Singles

  • "Obsessed" was the album's lead single and premiered on June 16, 2009. It was released for digital download on July 6, 2009. The song debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Carey's highest debut on this chart since May 1998. It has since peaked at number seven giving Carey her 27th top ten hit in the US, the second among women and the fifth among all.[51]. The official remix features rapper Gucci Mane. This song is about Eminem>
  • "I Want to Know What Love Is", Carey's cover of Foreigner's hit was announced as the album's second single.[52] The song premiered to European radio on August 28, 2009[53] and US radio on September 14, 2009. It was released to the US iTunes store on September 15, 2009. The song failed to climb passed #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 despite being successful on the Adult Contemporary format by peaking at #10 on said chart.[54]
  • "H.A.T.E.U." has been confirmed as the third single from the album. It will go for adds at Rhythm/Crossover radio on November 2, 2009 and at U.S.Top 40 Mainstream radio on November 3, 2009.[55] The song debuted at #76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 22, 2009, over a week and a half before its official radio release[56]. The official remix, which was produced by Jermaine Dupri, features rappers Big Boi, Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman.[57]
Other notable songs
  • Carey has said she would like to collaborate with Westlife again for a song exclusive to the United Kingdom. Saying of the collaboration, "I want it to be the next single here and different to the rest of the world," she said. "I can't wait to do it."[59].

[edit] Track listing

Standard listing
# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)"   Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, James Wright Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Big Jim 4:00
2. "Obsessed"   Carey, Stewart, Nash Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 4:01
3. "H.A.T.E.U."   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 4:27
4. "Candy Bling"   Carey, Nash, Carlos McKinney Carey, The-Dream, Los Da Mystro 4:02
5. "Ribbon"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 4:20
6. "Inseparable"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 3:33
7. "Standing O"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 3:59
8. "It's A Wrap"   Carey Carey, Heatmyzer, Big Jim 4:00
9. "Up Out My Face"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 3:40
10. "Up Out My Face (The Reprise)"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 0:51
11. "More Than Just Friends"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 3:37
12. "The Impossible"   Carey, Nash, Stewart, Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 4:00
13. "The Impossible (The Reprise)"   Carey, Nash, Stewart Carey, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart 2:26
14. "Angel (The Prelude)"   Carey, Stewart, Wright Carey, Tricky Stewart, Big Jim 1:04
15. "Angels Cry"   Carey, Stewart, Crystal Johnson, Wright Carey, Tricky Stewart, Big Jim 4:01
16. "Languishing (The Interlude)"   Carey, Wright Carey, Big Jim 2:34
17. "I Want To Know What Love Is"   Mick Jones Carey, Tricky Stewart, Big Jim 3:27

[edit] Samples

[edit] Personnel

  • Tara Bryan - A&R Administration
  • Kristofer Buckle - make-up
  • Mariah Carey - executive producer, vocal , writer
  • Carol Corless - package production
  • Jaycen-Joshua Fowler - mixing
  • Brian Gardner - mastering
  • Karen Kwak - A&R
  • Scott Marcus - Management A&R Coordination
  • Terius "The-Dream" Nash - producer, writer
  • Oribe - hair
  • Dave Pensando - mixing
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid - co-exec producer,
  • Garrett Schaeffer - product manager
  • Christopher "Tricky Stewart" - producer, writer, organ, keyboard
  • Phil Tan - mixing
  • Michael Thompson - design photography
  • Andy West - art direction and design
  • James "Big Jim" Wright - organ, keyboards, producer, writer
  • Kristen Yiengst - art and photography coordination
  • Management: Maroon Management, Violator Management, Wong Management
  • Mastered at: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
  • Sample Clearances: Deborah Mannis-Gardner for DMG Clearances, Inc.
  • Legal: Allen Grubman, Joe Brenner & Sonya Guardo
  • Business Management: Ron Nash & Rosemarie Passerino
  • Business Affairs: Michael Seltzer, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen

[edit] Charts and commericial performance

The album debuted in the US at number 3 on the Billboard 200 .[61] Sales now total 354,619 copies in the United States.[62] The album topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[63] In Canada the album debuted at number 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[63]

In South Korea Carey attended a press conference at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday (Oct. 13), where she received a plaque from Universal Korea's CEO Yang Bum-Jun to certify that the album has reached number 1 and gone platinum.[64] In Japan the album also reached top 10 with a peak of 9.[65] In the UK the album did not reach expections peaking at #23 in the christmas season despite a performance on The X Factor and visiting various morning shows. The album spent one week in the UK Top 40 before disappearing the following week. However, it did receive Silver certification.[66]

The album charted at #101 in the 2009 year-end Billboard 200 albums chart.[67]

Chart (2009) Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart[68] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[69] 39
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[70] 44
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[70] 24
Canadian Albums Chart[71] 5
Czech Republic Albums Chart[72] 27
Danish Albums Chart[73] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[74] 26
European Top 100 Albums[75] 21
French Albums Chart[76] 10
German Albums Chart[77] 27
Chart (2009) Peak
Position
Hungarian Albums Chart [78] 32
Italian Albums Chart[79] 17
Japanese Albums Chart[80] 9
Mexican Albums Chart[81] 49
New Zealand Albums Chart[82] 25
Spanish Albums Chart[83] 23
Swedish Albums Chart[84] 44
Swiss Albums Chart[85] 18
UK Albums Chart[86] 23
U.S. Billboard 200[61] 3
U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[63] 1

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label Format
Netherlands[87] September 25, 2009 Universal Music CD, Digital download
Poland[88]
Hong Kong[89] September 28, 2009
Philippines[90]
Norway[91]
United States[2] September 29, 2009 Island Records
Canada[92] Universal Music
Taiwan[93]
Denmark[94] September 30, 2009
Finland[95]
Sweden[96]
Germany[97][98] October 2, 2009
Italy[99]
Australia[100]
Japan[101][102] October 3, 2009
France[103] October 5, 2009
United States[18] October 20, 2009 Island Records Collectors Edition
Brazil[104] October 24, 2009 Universal Music CD
United Kingdom November 22, 2009[105][106] Mercury Records Digital download
November 23, 2009[107] CD

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Mariah Carey
Studio albums
Mariah Carey (1990) · Emotions (1991) · Music Box (1993) · Merry Christmas (1994) · Daydream (1995) · Butterfly (1997) · Rainbow (1999) · Glitter (2001) · Charmbracelet (2002) · The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) · E=MC² (2008) · Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009) · Memoirs Remixed (2010)
Compilations
#1's (1998) · Valentines (2000) · Greatest Hits (2001) · The Remixes (2003) · The Ballads (2008) · Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey (2010)
Live albums
Video compilations
Concert tours
Notable concerts
Selected filmography
The Bachelor (1999) · Glitter (2001) · WiseGirls (2002) · Ally McBeal (2002) · State Property 2 (2005) · You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) · Tennessee (2008) · Precious (2009)
Charities
Related articles
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Mariah Carey singles
Mariah Carey
Emotions
"Emotions" · "Can't Let Go" · "Make It Happen" · "Till the End of Time"
MTV Unplugged
Music Box
Merry Christmas
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" · "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" · "Joy to the World" · "Jesus Born On This Day" · "O Holy Night"
Daydream
"Fantasy" · "One Sweet Day" · "Open Arms/El Amor Que Soñé" · "Always Be My Baby" · "Forever" · "Underneath the Stars"
Butterfly
"Honey" · "Butterfly" · "Breakdown" · "The Roof" · "My All" · "Whenever You Call"
#1's
Rainbow
Glitter
Charmbracelet
The Remixes
"U Like This (Megamix)" · "Miss You"
The Emancipation of Mimi
E=MC²
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Memoirs Remix Edition
Other releases
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