New Feature: Control Freak!

Published: Wednesday 27th Aug 2008 by Sam
New Feature: Control Freak! It’s been, somewhat, of a slow news week day thus far, hence my creative juices are flowing more so than usual (lol)…enter That Grape Juice’s latest feature: Control Freak!

Each week an album’s tracklist will be posted, with it being thrown to you guys to detail which 4 or 5 tracks you feel should have been (or should be) singles. This week’s LP is Mariah Carey’s ‘Emancipation Of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition’:


Tracklist

1. It’s Like That (Sam’s Single Pick #5)
2. We Belong Together
(Sam’s Single Pick #1)
3. Shake It Off 4. Mine Again
5. Say Somethin'(ft. Snoop Dogg)
6. Stay The Night
7. Get Your Number (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
8. One And Only (ft. Twista)
9. Circles
10. Your Girl (Sam’s Single Pick #4)
11. I Wish You Knew
12. To The Floor (ft. Nelly)
13. Joy Ride
14. Fly Like A Bird (Sam’s Single Pick #3)
15. Sprung
16. Don’t Forget About Us
17. Makin’ It Last All Night (What It Do) (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
18. So Lonely (ft. Twista) (Sam’s Single Pick #2)
19. We Belong Together (Remix) (ft. Jadakiss & Styles P)

Your picks?

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  1. SweetSugarShack August 27, 2008

    1. It's Like That
    2. We Belong Together (1)
    3. Shake It Off
    4. Mine Again
    5. Say Somethin' (2)
    6. Stay The Night(3)
    7. Get Your Number (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
    8. One And Only (ft. Twista)
    9. Circles
    10. Your Girl (4)
    11. I Wish You Knew
    12. To The Floor (ft. Nelly)
    13. Joy Ride
    14. Fly Like A Bird
    15. Sprung
    16. Don't Forget About Us
    17. Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do) (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
    18. So Lonely (ft. Twista) (5)
    19. We Belong Together (Remix) (ft. Jadakiss & Styles P)

    Your picks?

  2. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    Great feature Sam…thats why I love TGJ…always coming with that different ish. My picks are

    1) Shake It Off
    2) We Belong Together / WBT Remix
    3) Circles
    4) Don’t Forget About Us
    5) It’s Like That

    Beat that!

  3. Miranda Priestly @ Runaway Mag. August 27, 2008

    LOVE THE FEATURE!!!!

    #1 It's Like That (launched the album right!)
    #2 Don't Forget About Us
    #3 We Belong Together
    #4 We Belong Together rmx (earn her more credit on the R&B/Hip Hop charts)
    #5 Sprung (perfect for summer 06)

    Depending on the success of #5, a 6th single (Stay The Night) would have definitely closed out the album on the right note.. This album was awesome, and did pretty well with Mimi's single selection, but it definitely lost momentum with "Say Something" in the spring/summer because it wasn't a very good track for that time of the year. She could have capitalized more on the album's re-release, especially in the R&B/Hip Hop world.

  4. Steve August 27, 2008

    Good feature for sure; I would have chosen the following…

    1) Get Your Number
    2) We Belong Together
    3) Stay The Night
    4) So Lonely (Part II Feat. Twista)
    5) Circles

  5. Mrianda Priestly @ Runaway Mag. August 27, 2008

    my bad.. i meant to say Spring/Summer 2005..

  6. Oscar August 27, 2008

    1. we belong together
    2. get your number
    3. one and only/ so lonely
    4. circles
    5. dont forget about us

    http://www.mcodb.b*******.com my mariah blog

  7. jdo August 27, 2008

    1.Shake It Off…it would have had a chance to be number one had it not been up against Kanye.
    2.We Belong Together…Obvious choice since of the success of it.
    3.Dont Forget About Us…I don’t believe that DFAU would have made it to number one without WBT’s help. Hence it only makes sense to put it after a strong single and a single that sounds similar to it.
    4.So Lonely…Hot single to finish out the summer.
    5.I Wish You Knew…Slowing it down for the Fall/Winter.

  8. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    I dont understand what the f*** your talking about sam

  9. Enjoi August 27, 2008

    1. Sprung
    2. We Belong Together
    3. Say Something
    4. Don’t Forget About Us
    5. Shake It Off
    6. Mine Again

  10. Sean August 27, 2008

    I actually thought she made the right single choices for the most part

    1. It’s Like That
    2. We Belong Together
    3. Shake It Off
    4. Don’t Forget About Us
    5. So Lonely
    6. Say Somethin’ (to Pop)/Fly Like A Bird (to Urban)

    ** So Lonely was released by Twista (both had the song on their albums) and flopped so I don’t know if Mariah would’ve had better luck**

  11. Miranda Priestly @ Runaway Mag. August 27, 2008

    ^^ Why do anonymous fk heads like dude 2 comments above me choose to spend the extra time and key strokes to knock down someone's creativity… Your mom didn't know wtf she was talking about before birthing your loser a$$.. If you wanna be negative, go look in the mirror and have a field day with yourself. Stop contributing to the overwhelming amount of hate in the world… geez.. If you don't wanna participate, move on.. Do like Mariah, & just Shake it Off..

  12. jdo August 27, 2008

    I really do not think he meant anything by it.

  13. Miranda Priestly @ Runaway Mag. August 27, 2008

    But there are other nicer ways of expressing confusion…

  14. JAZZII August 27, 2008

    I LOVE THIS SAM!!!

    #1 WE BELONG TOGETHER
    #2 MINE AGAIN
    #3 SHAKE IT OFF
    #4 ONE AND ONLY/SO LONELY
    #5 STAY THE NIGHT

  15. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    This new twist rocks!!!<3

    1. We Belong Together (Main Version/Remix)
    2. To The Floor (ft. Nelly)
    3. So Lonley (ft. Twista)
    4. Get Your Number
    5. Shake It Off
    6. It's Like That (R&B radio)/Circles (Pop radio)

  16. SweetSugarShack August 27, 2008

    I wish the label could have gotten sample clearance for “When I Feel It”, that song is so smooth and Mariah’s lyrical delivery was sick. It would have made a hot single off of Emancipation of Mimi. Unfortunately, the song has fallen into Unreleasedland.

  17. iRvy_iRv August 27, 2008

    Sam you’re a GENIOUS!

    1. We Belong Together
    2. Your Girl
    3. I Wish You Knew (a Live Video Would Have Killed!)
    4. Don’t Forget About Us
    5. Stay The Night

    now that’s how i woulda liked it but still all the songs on the album are single worthy so big ups though for this idea Sam!!!

  18. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    So Lonely
    We Belong together
    Stay The night
    Fly like a bird
    I wish you knew
    Shake it off

  19. MrsJones3 August 27, 2008

    I SAY

    One and only
    Joyride
    To the floor

  20. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    To The Floor (feat. Nelly)
    Stay The Night (remixed with Ludacris’s (still unheard) cut rap verse)
    Fly Like A Bird
    I Wish You Knew
    So Lonely (feat. Twista) (was supposed to be a single for Twista)

  21. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    Don’t Forget About Us
    We Belong Together
    Say Somethin
    Shake It Off
    Fly Like A Bird

  22. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    Can you do this for
    L.A.X.???

  23. TJ August 27, 2008

    1. It's Like That (#1)
    2. We Belong Together (#2)
    3. Shake It Off(#3)
    6. Stay The Night(#5)
    14. Fly Like A Bird (#5)
    16. Don't Forget About Us(#4)
    19. We Belong Together (Remix) (ft. Jadakiss & Styles P) (#3)

  24. DMagicthaking August 27, 2008

    I'm like this feature….

    1) We Belong together
    2) Stay the night
    3) One & Only
    4) It's Like That
    5) Shake it off

  25. silentk11 August 27, 2008

    1. Don’t forget about us
    2. Stay the night
    3. Say somethin
    4. Circles
    5. Shake it off
    6. Fly like a bird

  26. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    The Twista song would have been a great single. But I think it’s the part II version/the 1 that was on his CD (Twista) that was better.

    Overall the singles she chose were pretty good, I think were good. I really liked “Don’t Forget About Us.”

    -K.

  27. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    1.- Shake It Off
    2.- Stay The Night
    3.- We Belong Together
    4.- Circles
    5.- Don’t Forget About Us

  28. Kyle August 27, 2008

    1. It’s Like That (kinda liked that this eased Mariah back into the limelight)
    2. We Belong Together (superstar again)
    3. Shake It Off
    4. Circles
    5. Stay The Night

  29. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    1. It’s Like That (can’t see how anyone could choose any other lead single for this album)
    2. We Belong Together
    3. Get Your Number
    4. Say Somethin
    5. One and Only
    6. Fly Like a Bird

    Can you do this for Welcome To The Dollhouse please? And B’Day? :]

  30. TJ August 27, 2008

    1)We Belong Together
    2)Shake It Off
    3)Stay the Night
    4)Mine Again
    5)One and Only
    6)Get Your Number

    Please do this for Kelly, Mary J., and Janet (their latest CDs)!!

  31. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    SAM ESPECIALLY NEEDS TO DO THIS FOR E=MC2….SHE KINDA LOST!!!

  32. Anonymous August 27, 2008

    I don’t get it. EOM came out in 2005 and the singles were selected by the label so what is the purpose of this post. No one can rewrite history and the label’s single choices for this album were great.

  33. Fortune Cookie August 27, 2008

    1. So Lonely Feat. Twista
    2. We Belong Together/Desert Storm Remix
    3. Shake It Off
    4. Stay The Night
    5. Don’t Forget About Us

  34. CrzySxyCoolNurse August 27, 2008

    Stay The Night should have been a single over Shake It off. Such an amazing song and shows her strong vocals over a wicked beat. Fly Like a Bird might not have made a great radio hit as it is more gospel oriented. On the rerelease of Emancipation Makin’ It Last All Night would have made an excellent single.

    I agree with one poster, please do the same for Janets, Marys and Kellys last cd’s

  35. Curtis August 27, 2008

    Your ideas stink Sam, no offense, the album would have definetly flopped if it was up to you.

    I would do…

    1) It’s Like That
    2) We Belong Together
    3) Shake It Off
    4) Stay The Night
    5) Don’t Forget About Us
    6) Get Your Number
    7)Say Somethin’

  36. jake August 27, 2008

    It’s a big album! Totally one of her best!
    but i wished they released Stay the night and Circles…

  37. Glicious August 27, 2008

    Being the Mariah fanatic I am…I think of these things all of the time lol!

    so…

    1) its like that-I think that was the perfect choice to get the hype going for the album
    2) We belong together-another great song that was one of the reasons for this album’s success
    3)Stay the night-one of my favs off the album, not sure how well it would have done on radio though…even though i though shake it off was equally as good a single!

    NOW…if the label had picked the singles for e=mc2 then they need to take a good look at themselves and say “WHY?” I love this album but BYE BYE for a single!?!?! Ill be loving you long time is a lil better than Bye Bye but still! What about Migrate and Side Effects! If Mariah made the descion…then I see why these were the singles…sometimes she doesn’t always choose the best ones lol I love this woman to death dont get me wrong but DAMN…

    so…

    lets root for an amazing single for the 4th one from e=mc2!

  38. Anonymous August 28, 2008

    1. It’s Like That
    2. We Belong Together
    3. Stay The Night
    4. Get Your Number
    5. So Lonely

    PS. What an amazing album. Every song is hot.

  39. Serean August 28, 2008

    A lot of the songs are single worthy but here’s what i choose (not in order)…

    -We Belong Together
    -It’s Like That
    -Shake It Off
    -Mine Again
    -Fly Like A Bird
    -Your Girl
    -Circles
    -Don’t Forget About Us
    -So Lonely (One And Only Part 2)
    -Say Somethin’
    -Get Your Number
    -To The Floor
    -I Wish You Knew
    -Joy Ride

  40. Anonymous August 28, 2008

    Great new feature!

    I love this album! My choice…

    1. Say Somethin’ ft. Snoop Dogg
    2. We Belong Together
    3. Fly Like A Bird
    4. Don’t Forget About Us
    5. So Lonely ft. Twista

  41. Anonymous August 28, 2008

    1. It's Like That
    2. We Belong Together #1
    3. Shake It Off
    4. Mine Again
    5. Say Somethin'(ft. Snoop Dogg)
    6. Stay The Night #2
    7. Get Your Number (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
    8. One And Only (ft. Twista)
    9. Circles (#6)
    10. Your Girl #3
    11. I Wish You Knew
    12. To The Floor (ft. Nelly)
    13. Joy Ride
    14. Fly Like A Bird #4
    15. Sprung
    16. Don't Forget About Us
    17. Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do) (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
    18. So Lonely (ft. Twista) #5
    19. We Belong Together (Remix) (ft. Jadakiss & Styles P)

  42. Mellie Mel September 1, 2008

    Honestly…I felt cheated when I bought this album. I only liked 3 songs:
    1)Mine Again
    2)We Belong Together
    3)Fly Like a Bird

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