In reply to Brent Christopher.

Neglecting sad songs hurt Mariah.

I get she wants to appease her "black" side after endless accusations of pandering to the other half of her DNA, but we ALL loved her when she beautifully sang our pain, disappointment, loss, as well as disillusionment.

And three tummy tucks too many killed that once-vertiginous chest voice. Add alcohol, lack of exercise, nodules and a star is "dead".

She should consult with voice repairman, Gary Catona; he rehabbed Jojo's voice and helped get Whitney's pipes back into recording condition just in time for her last album.

Nodule surgery should be contemplated at this point, as Mariah is a light-lyric coloratura soprano with nodules that give her access to a deeper voice, so surgery should preserve that part of the voice.

Or she could just retrain the obvious hole in her chest voice.