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I always said I could hear Mariah singing this one, out of all the others

I venture to say that she retreated from the public eye because the outcry over her National Anthem performance (and, to a lesser extent, her viral "#1 on iTunes" moment) brought her as close to relapsing as she'd ever been, and this is as close as she's been to sustaining the demands of being in the public eye since then.

FINALLY, A QUESTION WITH SOME HEFT! As she's now settled comfortably into her status as a hallmark-type of artist within her genre-realm, looking back on her time as one firmly in the mainstream, it's clear that her albums have all been tightly-constructed packages. As formidable as the Never Say Never era was, it eked out one Top 20 hit after its two #1s...with a non-commercially released single released in between them. With all of the fanfare of her other major endeavors at the time, she never stood a chance as a singles artist--a good problem to have as the full-fledged entertainer she is, but her undeniable influence won't impress the numbers-obsessed cynic. Full Moon might have actually had its impact dulled by a full cycle. Released in early 2002, it arguably reflects the sound of 2000/2001 more accurately. In contrast to the splashier, more adventurous sounds of the Y2K aesthetic, the hits of 2002--probably informed by the grief of 9/11, combined with the unstoppable rise of hip-hop/R&B--are conspicuously palatable urban pop. The more contemporary elements of Full Moon pale in comparison. On the other hand, the abandonment of a traditional push gave it the space it needed to become as beloved as it is. With that being said, I would actually proclaim that its follow-up, Afrodisiac, is more influential than Full Moon. Some of its production ideas can be heard in the nocturnal, woozy sounds introduced by The Weeknd, as first widely heard on his contributions to Take Care, 8 1/2 years after Afrodisiac was released.

Ran for this

One time I was driving a Friday evening in July, and this song was playing as the sun was setting. Need I say more?

Dear ATRL, Buy another server PLEASE DO NOT PAYWALL ANYTHING Love, Us

Bre from Cycle 5 with her NASTY runway walk

Most of the songs would be about soaking, to maximize its appeal to the LDS Disney adults

Baby, we got Madame X at home!

Not y'all making me smile this year

2013 was an INSANE year for women in the pop-sphere

Quest realness

All by the same people/bots

I'm doing my own uninformed snooping around, as to what the Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney remake could be. So far, my money's on "My Love"; it seems to be within her range