Glitter

Product description ------------------- 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 .com ---- 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

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