Mariah Carey's first studio album in 4-years, "Caution", out on November 16, 2018

First official single, "With You", is not bad. Mariah sounds subdued and soulful and is not screeching.

 

Another new song, "The Distance", features an obligatory rap by Ty Dolla $ign, but it's relatively brief and not overpowering. Again, Mariah sounds in fine voice without overdoing the vocal acrobatics. This is the third release from the 10-track album in advance of the album!

 

This was the first release ("GTFO") in September from the new album. Not really considered a single, yet a full fledged video was done!

 

Mariah Carey Announces 'Caution' World Tour. She's playing a nice venue here in Pittsburgh -- might have to consider it closer to the show (even though she seems sort of lousy live from what I’ve seen on TV).

Mariah Carey Announces 'Caution' World Tour

 

'Caution'- Lipsynching going on!

 

Tracklisting for the new album. Happy to see Blood Orange involved, though having "features" on 3 out of 10 tracks seems a bit much. Seeing there are only 10 songs, I'm sure a "deluxe" or "expanded" (digital) edition will be released at some point in the near future...

01. GTFO
02. With You
03. Caution
04. A No No
05. The Distance ft. Ty Dolla $ign
06. Giving Me Life ft. Slick Rick & Blood Orange
07. One Mo' Gen
08. 8th Grade
09. Stay Long Love You ft. Gunna
10. Portrait

Here's another new song:

 

What's the name of the album?

 

Caution is the album title

 

I was gonna say "well at least this time she warned us", but I didn't want to threadcrap, and I'm a Mariah fan, just not of all this guest rapper garbage.

 

Every pop star these days has guest rappers.

 

Thank-you. I was going to say "woosh", but my comment deserved that reply.

 

Yeah, but one of the rappers is Slick Rick, a legend from the '80s.

Slick Rick, in his day, was pretty fantastic even if you didn't much like rap. He was musical ("A Teenage Love;" "Hey Young World") and a great storyteller whose tales had morals, in the best sense of that word. "Hey Young World" is one of the best songs of the '80s IMO. I bought his debut LP, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick on vinyl in '88 and still have it.

Unfortunately, Slick Rick was also convicted for attempted murder after he fired a gun at his former bodyguard, who had been threatening him. But he was pardoned ten years ago by New York Governor David Paterson.

 

I'm hoping for a good album,gonna skip the tour. I was lucky to have a great seat and saw her open for Lionel Richie. I would prefer a hits tour,I know a lot of people want artists to do new music but with her catalogue a lot is gonna be squeezed out for the new stuff. Plus I just bought Toni Braxton & KISS tix in the past week which set me back a bit.

 

Hi, i'm new here.
I'm a blind guy who loves vinyl and well, Mariah Carey. I think this album will be solid, preordered the LP. Love the songs released so far.

 

This is really a fantastic new album. I love that it's only 10 tracks and roughly 39 minutes -- definitely an improvement over the last few bloated projects she released.

Positive review from Entertainment Weekly:

Mariah Carey is pleasingly defiant on 'Caution': EW review

I love this song featuring Blood Orange:

 

Another positive review:

Mariah Carey: Caution | Album Review | Slant Magazine

 

Love this review which gives Mariah props for that silky/sharp dichotomy!

Mariah Carey ‘Caution’ Album Review: Silky and Sharp - The Atlantic

 

Doesn't she need two more number one hits to pass The Beatles for most?

 

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Critic’s Notebook: Mariah Carey’s 'Caution' Is Defiant Proof That She’s Still Relevant

From Rolling Stone:

Review: Mariah Carey Stays Current Without Losing Her Charm on ‘Caution’ – Rolling Stone

 

New album is good. Very good. No skips, as the kids say. Mariah uses her voice extremely well on this record. Terms like reserved and nuanced come to mind and it suits her. This is the album that reminds you what a good R&B singer Mariah is. I read an article where she said she was just going to focus on creating the best singles she could and if/when she had enough for an album, she would take it from there. If that is indeed what she did, she should stick with that method because it really works for her. Even the requisite ballad isn't bad. Go Mariah in 2018!

 

I agree! I do love that this is 10 tracks, instead of 18 or more with skits and interludes, etc. Even the guest appearances are not overpowering. I'll take another 10-track album in a year or so if it's as good as this one!

In a way the industry seems to be going back to the 60's when artists released new albums every year (and sometimes two in a year). Now of course they are called EPs, but they are probably the same length as the short albums for the 60's!

I really would love to see her work with Dev Hynes (aka, Blood Orange) on a full project -- he really has MC channel her inner Minnie Riperton on "Giving Me Life".

 

In America?

 

+1, great track, Mariah's voice fits like a glove Blood Orange's style

 

Oh and question from the old fart - I can suss what 'One Mo Gen' is about, but what's a Gen?