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Mariah Carey - Against All Odds Audio CD

A fair review of the Mariah Carey "Against All Odds" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Mariah Carey reviews here, or go back to the Mariah Carey tabs.

Mariah Carey Band: Mariah Carey
Title: Against All Odds
Rating:
Release Date: 2000-08-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) 2: Crybaby 3: Against All Odds (Strange Radio Edit) 4: Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) (Morales Club Mix Edit

All of the songs here are pure pop perfection laced with tiny ribbons of flowing gold. 5(+) stars.
To be honest, I think it's only second to Without You on Music Box (1993). Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) is one of her best remakes.

Crybaby is an R&B classic in my eyes. Snoop and Mariah when in the studio do absolutely *no* wrong.

Lastly, Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme***) is one of Mariah's most heart-warming uplifting affairs. Very rare to see songs like this these days (2007 and beyond).

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Nice 80's Cover Song
Phil Collins wrote a great song back in 1984 and Mariah revived it in 99'. Mariah does have her own way of recreating a good ol' song. This cd is a must have for any Mariah fan. .


Against Those Odds
But, when they choose to perform a cover of a song, it can once in awhile back on the singer. Every once in a while, when a artist comes out with a great song, they can truly go so many places. For somebody like Mariah Carey, her songlist is quite remarkable, but she could use some improvement on some covers here & there. This is one of them. Her remake of the Phil Collins classic Against All Odds, sounds a little bit wimpy, and not really heartfelt. Even though it was good when Phil recorded it, it just doesn't seem to be a very well thought fit from Mariah. She still is a good singer, but this turns it out to be a lackluster song with the odds.

Song: D+ .


Feelin' the Love
It is a shame that it did not get much airplay on this side of the pond. This is one of the best singles released off of "Rainbow" by far. A great buy for Mariah fans.


She definately beat the odds with this number...
Every now and then, of course, a really special, meaningful song, like Against All Odds, just can't be passed up. Mariah Carey, as we all know, usually writes her own material. Mariah has stated that her album Rainbow is about all the different emotions she endured over the past couple of years before settling down to record this project. This song, in particular, sounds like it has something to do with the break up of her marriage to Sony Music CEO Tommy Mottola. I may be wrong, but the words and emotion Mariah sings with would definately lead one to think that this is what this song is about. The additional tracks, Cry baby (kind of annoying; too much vocal acrobatics), Thank God I found You -remix (same tempo as the orignal, accept that some different drums beats and chimes have been added), and Can't take that away -remix (very fast paced dance number; quite refreshing from the original version). For the most part, any Mariah fan would enjoy this import.


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