Mariah Carey’s Sony Albums getting re-mastered
We are happy to announce Sony Music will be releasing special re-mastered limited editions of Mariah Carey’s classic albums.
First up will be Mariah’s global smash album, “Music Box,” which will will be released in Asia on 17 January, 2012 & in Australia on 26 April 2012. Only 1,000 copies will be available in each country.
Amazon reports: This recording has been mastered by the K2 HD format of 24-bit 100kHz, which creates an unbelievable sound surpassing other formats! This K2 HD Mastering CD will play on ALL CD players.
Mariah Connection: This re-mastered edition was originally released in Japan & Hong Kong in April 2011.
Currently no other information is available.
Order release from: HMV Japan | HMV Hong Kong
Pre-order release from: Amazon USAÂ | Amazon UKÂ | Amazon Canada
Source: Sony Music Australia | Mariah Carey Australia | Mariah Connection Australia | Thanks to Jasper
January 1st, 2012 at 10:43 am
OOH, how exciting! I wish they would have started right from the beginning though. Oh wells. Does anyone think they will remaster Butterfly too? Surely that’s considered a classic.
January 1st, 2012 at 11:43 am
Roduct Details from Amazon.com:
Linda Ronstadt was America’s sweetheart of the ’70s, because she was able to combine a pretty face, a pretty voice and a safe personality. Her songs might be full of big notes and high emotions, but they satisfied every predictable expectation of a love ballad or good-time rocker. Mariah Carey is America’s sweetheart of the ’90s for the exact same reasons. Music Box topped the Billboard album charts, yielding number-one singles like “Dreamlover” and “Hero.” The titles, one a hollow Minnie Riperton knock-off and the other a stiff Barbra Streisand imitation, are tip-offs to Carey’s reliance on untethered fantasy (she’s the fantasizer in the lyrics and the fantasy object in the videos). These songs, coªwritten and co-produced like most of the album by Walter Anasieff and Carey herself, are constructed to show off her dizzying soprano, not to provide an original approach to a well-worn subject. Even when she gets a strong ballad to sing, like her current singles–Babyface’s “Never Forget You” or Badfinger/Nilsson’s “Without You”–she overdoes the self-pity bit so much that the song loses its dramatic tension. –Geoffrey Himes
Product Description
Mariah’s third studio album was originally released in 1993. The album contains ballads alongside a few dance tracks. In order to appeal to a wider audience, Mariah solicited the assistance of a variety of producers including Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Robert Clivilles, David Cole, and Daryl Simmons. The bulk of the songwriting for this album was done by Carey and her writing partner Walter Afanasieff, whom she had previously worked with on the 1991 release Emotions. The album produced three worldwide chart-topping singles Dreamlover, Hero, and Without You. The song Without You became her first number-one single in European markets and reached the top three in the U.S. This recording has been mastered by the K2 HD format of 24-bit 100kHz, which creates an unbelievable sound surpassing other formats! 24-Bit/100kHz Mastering! This K2 HD Mastering CD will play on ALL CD players.
January 12th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
I am not shocked! They miss a big-selling artist like Mimi!