"OF COURSE she wasn’t going to flop. Tommy CONTROLLER wouldn’t dare let that happen." ------------------ Oh, and before I leave. This is actually a false statement. Mr. Tommy M actually looked at EMTOIONS as a flop. Her DEBUT album sold 10,000,000+ copies within a first year period. But, EMOTIONS had only sold 3 million copies, with a YEARS period. That was a FLOP back then. That's why she had to soften up her image. And, step away from the aggressive Soul/R&B/Pop sound... And, lean towards more a softer Pop/R&B sound ala MUSIC BOX. That album went on to sell over 20,000,000+ copies. Which was more than her debut, 2nd & live LP's COMBINED. Also, her global success was incredible too. Selling a whopping 20,000,000+ records in Japan is no joke. That had NEVER been done before, by no artist. Tommy just simply did his job. As he did with Michael Jackson (putting 30+ MILLION dollars in History & Invincible albums), Celine Dion, Michael Bolton etc... --- Oh, and Tommy actually STOPPED. Yes, he STOPPED a natural #1 hit for Mariah. The song "Can't Let Go" was suppose to go number 1 on the hot 100 (due to STRONG single sales). But, since the album (EMOTIONS) was doing poorly in sales. He snatched all the singles off the shelves. In order, to force people into buying the full album. She's suppose to have 19/20 #1's. All I Want For Christmas Is You wasn't allowed to even chart (due to some weird Billboard rule back then). But, that was suppose to be a #1 hit too.