YOUR MEMOIRS INTRIGUE ME

Mariah Carey loves her LAMBS. That's what she calls her fans. And she proves it by producing an album that some say could very well be along the lines of 1998's "Butterfly" a masterpiece if I say so my! Mrs Nick Cannon herself returns with her twelfth studio album, "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel", in stores and online today! She reply heavily on the duo Tricky Stewart and The-Dream for writing and producing, a formula which seems to work. It has its mishaps, like the catchy but sometimes corny "Obsessed" the lead single off the album. The album opens with a story of sorts, "Betcha Gon Know" which leads into "Obsessed" which seems out of place. "H.A.T.E.U." is the third trackl and could very well be the best song on the LP. It stands for HAVING A TYPICAL EMOTIONAL UPSET. This song shows Mariah's pain in it's finest. Which leads me to the following. "Candy Bling" might sound like something you don't want to listen to, but believe me, this song drives the album right on home. She samples Ahmad's 1994 "Back In the Day" for this cut. "BACK IN THE DAY, WE WERE IN LOVE, WE'RE NOT IN LOVE ANYMORE. BUT SOME DAYS I SIT AND WISH WE WERE IN LOVE AGAIN." THE MID TEMPO GROOVE TAKES YOU BACK AND THE SNAPS MAKE IT SEEM SO FRESH AND NEW. Other songs to take notice to are "Ribbon" and "It's a Wrap", which has an old school, doo wop feel to it. "Up Out My Face" once again shows how comical Mariah can be, but oh so serious at the same time. She bring it back with a band on the reprise, which I can see any college band playing at a homecoming halftime. "The Impossible" is a slow, sensual ballad perfect for a late night rendezvous with your favorite person of choice. You get so caught up in the song, that you don't realize that it has ended and "The Impossible (reprise)" is wrapping itself around you. Mariah ends the album so perfectly with "Angel (Prelude)" where she whistles her way into "Angels Cry". "Languishing (interlude)" sets up for her cover of Foreigner's hit "I Want To Know What Love". After hearing this album, you will know the ins and outs, the ups and downs of love through the eyes of an Imperfect Angel.