Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Bought this CD over the weekend. Then i can blog and bitch a bit about her. haa

Before this album was released, her single , "Touch My Body" reached #1 in Billboard, her 18th #1 in fact and created a huha. By having 18 #1, she has surpassed Elvis Presley with the the most #1. So people are questioning if she is bigger than Elvis ( her physical assets are probably).

But i bought the album more of supporting her. No one doubt her voice, probably could be in the 'why-the-hell-does-she scold-so-much' category.


If you follow some of her news, she is a totally different lady from the Mariah Carey in the early 90s. Her image was wholesome, with clothes covering 90% of her body. Of course, she was already churning out hits one after another.


Then she divorced with her husband and shedding her clothes with each album. Nothing too amazing because it is the entertainment industry after all. But her albums started to slow, selling one or two million instead of four or five.


i think in 2001, she acted in a movie which bombed badly, collecting a pantry 500k dollars, also her soundtrack bombed as well, selling i think 200k units. And her music company paid her out to dump her. So she sort of had a breakdown (i dun think she went ki siao though)

I admire her in a way because her career was revived in 2005 with her album, and her song " We belong together' was the main reason. So she is back, sold 6 million units.


I think all of us can take away from this. The way she was written off as a fallen artiste, her commanding power thought to be long gone. But as long as we are positive and just be ready for the opportunity when it arises, we can reach a new high as well.


oh yah, i also like it because her music evolved with the times. She used to produce pop ballads hits but the fans' taste have changed where hip hop will be popular. She play along with that to remain relevant.


She doesn't seem like a smart woman but i am telling you she is a shrewd woman