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Glitter - Mariah Carey / Virgin Audio CD 2001 / 7243 8 10797 2 0
UPC 72438-10797-20 /// Glitter is the soundtrack to the 2001 film
of the same title and the eighth studio album by American
singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey, released on August
18, 2001, in Japan by Sony Music and worldwide on September 11,
2001, by Virgin Records. It was a complete musical departure from
any of Carey's previous releases, focusing heavily on recreating
a 1980s post-disco era to accompany the film, set in 1983. By
covering or heavily sampling several older tunes and songs, Carey
created Glitter as an album that would help viewers connect with
the film, as well as incorporating newly written ballads. The
singer collaborated with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and DJ Clue,
who co-produced the album. Musically, Glitter was structured to
be a retro-influenced album and have more of a dance-oriented
element. On several songs, critics noted Carey to be more
sexually suggestive lyrically than before. Glitter featured
several musical acts such as Eric Benét, Ludacris, Da Brat, Busta
Rhymes, Fabolous, and Ja Rule. Upon release, both the album and
its accompanying film were met with generally negative reviews
from critics, who felt it failed in trying to capture a genuine
1980s theme, and there were too many guest appearances.
Retrospective reviews, however, have been largely positive, with
many saying the album was unfairly maligned. Universally, Glitter
was viewed as a commercial and critical failure, leading to
Virgin Records cancelling Carey's $100 million five-album
contract and dropping her from the label. While it debuted at
number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, it was Carey's lowest
first-week sales of any album she had ever released.
Internationally, it peaked outside the top-ten in many countries,
but topped the charts in Japan and Greece. Glitter became Carey's
least successful album at the time, selling two million copies
worldwide. Several singles were released but attained weak
charting positions. "Loverboy" served as the lead single from the
album and quickly became Carey's lowest-charting lead single
globally. As the song stalled on the American charts, Virgin
dropped its price to spur sales, which helped the single peak at
number two on the US Billboard Hot 100; internationally, the song
failed to garner much traction. Subsequent singles failed to make
much of an impact on prominent global charts, with some not
charting at all. Nearly two decades after its release, Glitter
began to attract wide praise from mainstream critics and has
developed a cult following. On May 22, 2020, after many years of
Glitter's absence from streaming services, on social media, Carey
announced its availability "everywhere" while also revealing
updated artwork for the album's singles "Loverboy", "Lead the
Way" and "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". // Label: Virgin – 7243
8 10797 2 0 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: Sep 11, 2001
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Contemporary R&B, Nu-Disco, Funk, Soul, Ballad, Pop Rap,
Soundtrack // Tracklist: 1 Loverboy (Remix) Backing Vocals –
Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum Backing Vocals [Ad-libs] – Cameo
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Fellus, Anne Mincieli, Darrell
Thorpe, Greg Burns, Jeff Burns, John Tyree, John Nettlesbey,
Kelly Hibbert, Patrick Webber Engineer [Protools] – Andrew
Fellus, Dana Jon Chappelle, Florian Ammon, Milwaukee Buck
Engineer [Track], Mixed By [Track] – Michael "Mikizza"
Schlesinger Featuring – Da Brat, Ludacris, Shawnna, Twenty II
Mixed By [All Vocals], Recorded By [All Vocals] – Dana Jon
Chappelle Mixed By [Vocals] – Brian Paluralski, Elliot Blakely,
Jason Schweitzer, Kevin Guarnieri, Peter Novak Percussion – Carl
Butch Smallz Producer – Clark Kent, Mariah Carey Written-By – Da
Brat, Larry Blackmon, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Shawnna, Thomas
Jenkins, Twenty II 4:30 2 Lead The Way Backing Vocals – Mariah
Carey, Mary Ann Tatum Drum Programming – Dan Shea Drums,
Synthesizer [Keyboard] – Walter Afanasieff Engineer – Dana Jon
Chappelle Engineer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Hodge Engineer
[Assistant] – Brad Yost, Patrick Webber, Xavier Smith Piano –
James "Big Jim" Wright Producer [Additional] – James "Big Jim"
Wright, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Written-By, Producer – Mariah
Carey, Walter Afanasieff 3:53 3 If We Arranged By [Vocal] –
Mariah Carey Backing Vocals – Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum Edited
By [Midi] – Brian William Nolen Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew
Fulless, Anthony Kilhoffer, Brian Paturalski, Elliott Blakely,
Jason Schweiter, Pete Novak, Tim Olmstead Engineer [Protools] –
Brian Paturalski, Dana Jon Chappelle, Florian Ammon Featuring –
Ja Rule, Nate Dogg Mixed By [Track], Recorded By [Track] –
Michael "Mikizza" Schlesinger Mixed By [Vocals], Recorded By
[Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Performer [All Instruments] –
Damizza, H Hersh Producer – Damizza, Mariah Carey Written-By –
Damion Young (2), H. Hersh, Jeffrey Atkins, Mariah Carey,
Nathaniel Hale 4:11 4 Didn't Mean To Turn You On Backing Vocals –
Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum, Terry Lewis, Trey Lorenz Drum
Programming – Alex Richbourg Engineer [Assistant] – Manuel And
Guilio, Patrick Webber, Troy Gonzales Mixed By [Assisted By] –
Brad Yost, Xavier Smith Mixed By, Recorded By [Track] – Steve
Hodge Performer [All Other Musical Instruments] – Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey
Recorded By [Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Written-By – James
Harris III, Terry Lewis 4:54 5 Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)
Backing Vocals – DJ Clue, Mariah Carey Engineer [Assistant] –
Andrew Fulless Engineer [Protools] – Andrew Fulless, Dana Jon
Chappelle, DURO, Florian Ammon Featuring – Mystikal Mixed By
[Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle, Michael "Mikizza" Schlesinger
Performer [All Instruments] – DJ Clue, DURO Producer – DJ Clue,
DURO, Mariah Carey Producer [Additional] – Lisa & Wyatt Recorded
By [Mariah Carey's Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Recorded By
[Track] – DURO Written-By – DJ Clue, DURO, Mariah Carey, M.
Tyler, Thomas Brown, Toni Smith 3:38 6 All My Life Backing Vocals
– Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum, Panzie Johnson, Rere Bass – Doug
Grimsby Drums – Derek Organ Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew
Felluss, Elliott Blakely, Patrick Webber Flute – Fernando
Harkless Guitar – Michael Herring Keyboards – Bryan Loren Mixed
By, Recorded By [Mariah Carey's Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle
Producer – Mariah Carey, Rick James Recorded By [Track And Panzie
Johnson] – Bobby Brooks Written-By – Rick James 5:10 7
Reflections (Care Enough) Arranged By – James "Big Jim" Wright,
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Engineer [Assistant] –
Patrick Webber, Xavier Smith Performer [All Musical Instruments]
– James "Big Jim" Wright, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Producer –
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Recorded By [Track] – Steve
Hodge Recorded By [Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Written-By –
Mariah Carey, Philippe Pierre 3:21 8 Last Night A DJ Saved My
Life Backing Vocals – Mariah Carey Bass – Randy Jackson (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Fulless, Elliott Blakely, Franny
Graham, Jason Stasium, Pete Novak, Tim Olmstead Engineer
[Protools] – Andrew Fulless, Brian Garten, Dana Jon Chappelle,
Florian Ammon Featuring – Busta Rhymes, DJ Clue, Fabulous Guitar
– Torrell Ruffin Mixed By [Mariah Carey's Vocals], Recorded By
[Mariah Carey's Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Mixed By [Track],
Recorded By [Track] – Michael "Mikizza" Schlesinger Performer
[Instruments] – DJ Clue, DURO Producer – DJ Clue, DURO, Mariah
Carey Producer [Additional] – Lisa & Wyatt Recorded By [Busta
Rhymes] – Brian Garten Recorded By [Fabolous] – DURO Written-By –
Michael Cleveland 6:43 9 Want You Arranged By – James "Big Jim"
Wright, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Backing Vocals –
Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum, Nicole Richards, Trey Lorenz
Engineer [Additional ] – Dave Rideau, John Nettlesbey
Engineer [Assistant] – Manuel And Guilio, Troy Gonzales Engineer
[Assisted By] – Brad Yost, Xavier Smith Engineer, Mixed By,
Recorded By [Track] – Steve Hodge Featuring – Eric Benét
Performer [All Musical Instruments] – James "Big Jim" Wright,
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis,
Mariah Carey Recorded By [Mariah Carey's Vocals] – Dana Jon
Chappelle Written-By – James Wright, James Harris III, Mariah
Carey, Terry Lewis 4:44 10 Never Too Far Arranged By – James "Big
Jim" Wright, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Arranged By
[Strings] – Lee Blaske Cello – Pitnary Shin*, Sarah Lewis Edited
By [Protools] – Xavier Smith Engineer [Assistant] – Patrick
Webber, Troy Gonzales, Xavier Smith English Horn – Gutav
Highstein Performer [All Additional Musical Instruments] – James
"Big Jim" Wright, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Producer – Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Recorded By [Track] – Steve Hodge
Recorded By [Vocals] – Dana Jon Chappelle Viola – Alice Preves,
Tamas Strasser Violin – Brenda Mickens, Carolyn kler, David
Mikens, John Kennedy (14), Kyu-Young Kim, Leslie Shank, Michal
Sobieski Written-By – James Harris III, Mariah Carey, Terry Lewis
4:22 11 Twister Arranged By – James "Big Jim" Wright, Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey Co-producer – "Big Jim" Wright Engineer
[Assistant] – Brad Yost, Dennis Patterson, Xavier Smith Performer
[All Musical Instruments] – James "Big Jim" Wright, Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Mariah Carey
Recorded By [Track] – Steve Hodge Recorded By [Vocals] – Dana Jon
Chappelle Written-By – James Wright, James Harris III, Mariah
Carey, Terry Lewis 2:26
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Despite songbird Mariah Carey's emotional troubles during the
release of the soundtrack to Glitter, she has never sounded
giddier. In keeping with the semiautobiographical flick's 1980s
time frame, Glitter mines the rich and rhythmic fields of
discofied funk and club-friendly jams, and Carey soars on
thumping covers of Indeep (
/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/155275/${0} )'s "Last Night a DJ
Saved My Life" (featuring DJ Clue (
/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/173414/${0} ), Busta Rhymes (
/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/145570/${0} ), and New Jack of the
moment Fabolous ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005O6DS/${0} )), and
Cherrelle ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/95476/${0} )'s
skittish, synth-soaked love song "Didn't Mean to Turn You On,"
which in a nice touch, is revisited by its production auteurs
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Also well worth a listen is "All My
Life," a sweet and nasty Rick James (
/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/55367/${0} ) track that finds
Mariah looser than she's ever been; it's on those uptempo jams
that Mariah is all sass and sex. Unfortunately, she loses the
mood on the by-the-numbers ballads, which slow the party down
just as it's getting hot. --Amy Linden