The Return Of Mariah Carey

I bought a writing desk for my room from Tesco last evening and this morning, my dad helped me to fix it up. More on that later. Well, I spent the whole day today clearing up some of the junk that I have accumulated over the years on my old student days' study desk over to the new writing desk and guess what I found? A box full of old CDs! I never realized that I have collected more than a hundred!

Some of you may know me as this rock chick who is into Bon Jovi, Metallica, Scorpions, White Snake and Guns N' Roses.... but among the CDs in my collection, I also have Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Mandy Moore, No Doubt, Christina Milian and Mariah Carey. Of course, if I were to list them all out, it would take me the whole day!

Going through all my albums brings back fond memories of my student days! Can you imagine that back then, all I had to worry about was which single was number one on Top of the Pops, the U.S. Billboard 200 and American Top 40? Hahaha! Yes, studies were not even as important. Maybe that's why ..... well, I'll leave that for another post on another day!

Mariah Carey in the early days

You can imagine my old CD player has been on overtime today, playing my collection of CDs, especially Mariah Carey! I love her, but don't we all? My all time favorite remains Love Takes Time, from her debut album. I get goose bumps no matter how many times I have listened to it already! Maybe it touches too close to my heart. Oh yeah, I also love Hero and My All.

Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston in "When You Believe",
soundtrack of "The Prince of Egypt"

I think that Mariah Carey is a great solo singer but her collaborations with Whitney Houston on "When You Believe" and with Boyz II Men on "One Sweet Day" are just as memorable. Actually... if you ask me to name ONE track from Mariah Carey that I love most, I can't decide.

Mariah Carey's latest album E=MC² [2008]

This year, after a break of three years, Mariah Carey is back with a new studio album titled E=MC² which hits US Stores on 15th April, 2008. It has been touted as the most anticipated album of the year and I am so glad to say that Mariah Carey delivered!