The album boasts a long list of collaborators (both rumored and confirmed) that could hopefully see Mimi taking some risks:
-Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (CONFIRMED): A previous Mariah collaborator ("So Lonely" featuring Twista) produced single "The Art of Letting Go."
-Jermaine Dupri (CONFIRMED): A producer working with Mariah since the '90s ("Always Be My Baby," "Sweetheart," "We Belong Together"). Watch their undeniably chemistry in this Fuse News interview.
-Hit-Boy (CONFIRMED): A new Mimi collaborator, rumored to have crafted a track titled "Thirsty." He's risen to A-list producer status with tracks like Kanye West & Jay Z's "N****s in Paris," Beyonce's "XO" and Lil Wayne's "Drop the World."
-Mike WiLL Made It (CONFIRMED): R&B-pop's go-to guy, (Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop," Ciara's "Body Party") is a new collaborator for Mimi, confirmed in a Billboard interview.
-Nas (CONFIRMED): The Illmatic MC was confirmed in Mariah's Billboard cover story.
-Wale (CONFIRMED): The D.C. rapper was confirmed in Mariah's Billboard cover story.
-Fabolous (CONFIRMED): While posting on Instagram about a night in the studio, Mariah posted a pic that she was "doing a different record now" and tagged the Brooklyn rapper. The collaborated on the track "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" off Mimi's Glitter soundtrack. The MC was confirmed when Mariah posted the tracklist on iTunes.
-Larry Gold & The Love Unlimited Orchestra (CONFIRMED): The veteran arranger was confirmed in Mariah's Billboard cover story.
-R. Kelly (CONFIRMED): While Mariah teased a studio snap with Kellz saying "working on a new song!" we're wondering if it's for the Chicago crooner's Trapped in the Closet series. He features on deluxe version bonus track, "Betcha Gon' Know."
-Mary J. Blige (CONFIRMED): The R&B divas will join forces on deluxe version bonus track "It's a Wrap."
-Q-Tip (Rumored): The Tribe Called Quest frontman told us he was working on the album in August 2012.
-David Morales (Rumored): The dancefloor maestro who's served remixes like the "My All (Morales 'My' Club Remix)," featured on Mimi's official The Remixes album.
-Bryan-Michael Cox (Rumored): A producer with two singles off her comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi ("Shake It Off" and "Don't Forget About Us").
-The-Dream (Rumored): A recent favorite of Mariah who worked on her last No. 1, "Touch My Body," and co-produced almost every track on her Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel LP.
-Loris Holland (Rumored): The singer tweeted she was in the studio with Holland, who worked on her past albums such as 1995's Daydream and 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi.
Mariah also teased "a special guest star that I'm not allowed to reveal" in her Billboard cover story.
And the Tracklisting...
1. Cry.
2. Faded
3. Dedicate ft. Nas
4. #Beautiful ft. Miguel
5. Thirsty
6. Make It Look Good
7. You're Mine (Eternal)
8. You Don't Know What to Do
9. Supernatural with special guest stars "Dembabies" a.k.a. Ms. Monroe & Mr. Moroccan Scott Cannon a.k.a. Roc N' Roe
10. Meteorite
11. Camouflage
12. Money ($ * / ...) ft. Fabolous
13. One More Try
14. Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can't Give Up Now)
15. It's a Wrap ft. Mary J. Blige (Deluxe Version Bonus Track)
16. Betcha Gon' Know ft. R. Kelly (Deluxe Version Bonus Track)
17. The Art of Letting Go (Deluxe Version Bonus Track)
18. Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse
Hit-Boy also posted this picture on his instagram further confirming that he produced Tracks 3, 5 & 12
Source :::::::::: FUSE
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