Reflections (Care Enough)
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| Single by Mariah Carey | ||||||||||
| from the album Glitter | ||||||||||
| Released | December 15, 2001 [1] | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||||||||
| Length | 3:23 | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Mariah Carey, Philippe Pierre | |||||||||
| Producer | Mariah Carey, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||||||||
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"Reflections (Care Enough)" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Philippe Pierre for Carey's eighth studio album, Glitter. The ballad has Carey, in character as Billie Frank in the film Glitter, reflecting on how her mother didn't "care enough" for her. The song is also featured on Carey's 2009 compilation album, The Ballads.
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"Reflections (Care Enough)" was released as the album's fourth single in late 2001, but wasn't promoted in the United States. Because of contractual obligations, Sony Music Entertainment, Carey's former record label and the international distributor of the Glitter soundtrack released a CD single for "Reflections (Care Enough)" only in Japan.
Carey performed the song for a U.S. audience on her CBS Christmas special At Home for the Holidays with Mariah Carey, which aired on December 21, 2001. A clip from the film Glitter in which Carey (as Billie Frank) performs the song in her apartment right after her character finishes writing it (the song is Frank's first attempt at songwriting) was used in Asia as a teaser for the film.
In the live performance, Carey sang a different lyric in the bridge. While the track sings "you could have had the decency to give me up before you gave me life", Carey sings "...give me up the day you gave me life" in order to avoid referencing abortion.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- CD single
- "Reflections (Care Enough)"
- "Reflections (Care Enough)" (Instrumental)
[edit] References
- ^ "Reflections (Care Enough)". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/carey_mariah/albums.jhtml?albumId=2206452. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
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