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Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is the twelfth studio album by American R&B and pop recording artist Mariah Carey. Originally scheduled for release on August 25, 2009 the project will now be released on September 25, 2009 in Netherlands and Poland through Universal Music, September 29 with Island Records in the US and October 5 with Mercury Records in the UK.[3]

"Obsessed" was released as the album's first single on June 16, 2009. It debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has become Carey's fortieth entry on the Hot 100, making her only the eighth woman in the chart's history to make 40 or more appearances. It is also her highest Hot 100 debut since 1998's "My All".[4]

Background and production

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".[5] In February 2009, MySpace Music interviewed The-Dream, he revealed that he and Carey had finished seven songs for the album.[6]

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".[7] 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".[8] Carey also stated that she loves "the whole album" and she's "completely immersed in it".[9] On June 16, Carey said on Twitter that there will be "big ballads" on the album.[10] Carey also said that she "tried to make something for all who love Butterfly, and even older albums".[11][12][13] For the first time in her career, Carey worked with with American Grammy Award-winning hip-hop and R&B record-producer Timbaland on a song for the album and although well-documented, the song did not appear on the final track listing. 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.[14] In an interview with BET, Carey said that she also worked with Jermaine Dupri,[15] however, their collaboration did not make 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.[14] 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."[16]

Themes

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.[14] 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".[15]

Promotion and 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 has since been revealed that the album is 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.[3] As per most releases the album will be released several days earlier in international territories/markets. British newspaper The Daily Mirror, got a preview of six tracks that will appear on the album, these being "Obsessed", "Standing O", "Candy Bling", "H.A.T.E.U." (which stands for "Having A Typical Emotional Upset"),[14] "Impossible" and a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is".[17] Media playbacks of these six tracks were held in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Berlin in August 2009.[18]

Amazon.com revealed that the physical release of the album will come as a 3-panel softpack as opposed to the usual plastic CD casing. This is due to the inclusion of two discs, the first will house the album itself whilst the second will be 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 will also include a 34-page Elle mini-magazine which takes an exclusive in-depth look at Carey's life and career.[14] The mini-magazine will be 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 — which will also be available in a digital format for downloaders — will appear in the first 1 million U.S. copies of the CD and the first 500,000 overseas.[19]

It was also revealed that a limited edition collectors' version of the album will also be released. The collectors' edition released on October 20, 2009 will feature 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.[20]

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 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it Carey's highest debut on this chart since May 1998. It has since peaked at number 7 giving Carey her 27th top 10 hit in the US, the second among women and the fifth among all.[21]
  • The album's second single will be a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is"[22] The song premiered to European radio on August 28, 2009[23] and US radio on September 14, 2009. It was released to the US iTunes store on September 15 and will be available for digital download across all other outlets on September 28, 2009.[24]

Track listing

  • Nearly all of the album was written and produced by Carey, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Additional writers and producers in brackets.
  1. "Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)" (additional producer(s): James "Big Jim" Wright) — 4:00
  2. "Obsessed" — 4:05
  3. "H.A.T.E.U." — 4:28
  4. "Candy Bling" (additional writer(s): Ahmad A. Lewis, Stefan Gordy, John Klemmer) (additional producer(s): Los Da Mystro) — 4:03
  5. "Ribbon" — 4:21
  6. "Inseparable" (additional writers(s): Robert Hyman, Cyndi Lauper) — 3:34
  7. "Standing O" — 4:00
  8. "It's a Wrap" (additional producer(s): Heatmyzer, James Wright) — 3:59
  9. "Up Out My Face" — 3:41
  10. "Up Out My Face (The Reprise)" — 0:51
  11. "More Than Just Friends" (additional writer(s): Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan) — 3:37
  12. "The Impossible" — 4:01
  13. "The Impossible (The Reprise)" — 2:26
  14. "Angel (The Prelude)" (additional producer(s): James Wright) — 1:04
  15. "Angels Cry" (additional writer(s): Crystal Johnson) (additional producer(s): James Wright) — 4:02
  16. "Languishing (The Interlude)" (additional writer(s) & producer(s): James Wright) — 2:34
  17. "I Want to Know What Love Is" (written by Mick Jones) (additional producer(s): James Wright, Randy Jackson) — 3:27
    • Cover of "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
European download, additional songs[25]
  1. "Obsessed (Cahill Radio Mix)" — 3:20
  2. "Obsessed (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit)" — 3:12
  3. "Obsessed (Jump Smokers Radio Edit)" — 3:19
  4. "Obsessed (Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix)" — 4:11
Special edition enhanced CD
  1. "Obsessed (Cahill Radio Mix)" — 3:18
  2. "Obsessed (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit)" — 3:10
  3. "Obsessed (Jump Smokers Radio Edit)" — 3:18
  4. "Obsessed (Friscia & Lamboy Radio Mix)" — 4:09
  5. "Obsessed" (Music video) — 4:04
  6. "Obsessed (Remix featuring Gucci Mane)" (Music video) — 4:25

Personnel

  • Executive Producers: Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid
  • Album Producers: Mariah Carey, Christopher "Tricky Stewart" and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
  • A&R: Karen Kwak
  • Management: Maroon Management and Violator Management
  • Management A&R Coordination: Scott Marcus
  • A&R Administration: Tara Bryan
  • Product Manager: Garrett Schaeffer
  • Mastered by: Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
  • Art Direction and Design: Andy West
  • Design Photography: Michael Thompson
  • Hair by: Oribe
  • Make-Up: Kristofer Buckle
  • Art and Photography Coordination: Kristen Yiengst
  • Package Production: Carol Corless
  • Legal: Allen Grubman, Joe Brenner & Sonya Guardo
  • Business Management: Ron Nash & Rosemarie Passerino
  • Business Affairs: Michael Seltzer, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen
  • Sample Clearances: Deborah Mannis-Gardner for DMG Clearances, Inc.

Release history

Country Date Label Format
Netherlands[26] September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) Universal Music CD, Digital download
Poland[27]
Hong Kong[28] September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28) Island, DefJam
Philippines[29] Universal Music
France[30]
Norway[31]
United States[3] September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29) Island Records
Canada[32]
Taiwan[33] Universal Taiwan
Denmark[34] September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30) Universal Music
Finland[35]
Sweden[36]
Germany[37][38] October 2, 2009
Italy[39]
Australia[40] Island Records
Japan[41][42] October 3, 2009 Universal Japan
United Kingdom[43] October 5, 2009 Mercury Records
United States[20] October 20, 2009 Island Records Collectors Edition

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