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Comments[edit]

This article needs to be rewritten to tone down the POV language. And is this original work? Rick K 07:16, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

I'm not seeing the POV you speak of. Could you cite an example? Otherwise I think we should remove the template. Everyking 19:10, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

How about The lyrics of the song were also largely criticized by fans although it should be noted that many radio critics also felt that the lyrics of this song were less ditzy than bigger hits, such as "Heartbreaker", "Dreamlover", "Fantasy", and "It's Like That".

The music video, one of Mariah's most bombastic and complex? Rick K 22:06, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps that could be toned down slightly. But I think citing it would work just as well. Everyking 22:15, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

"bombastic" is clearly POV, and the radio critics' opinion is not supported. Rick K 04:18, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

What does until the fans hoarded Mariah mean? I wanted to fix it, by I have no idea what to fix it to. Rick K 19:06, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

“The One”[edit]

Shouldn't "The One" have its own page between "Through The Rain" and "Boy (I Need You)"?

If "Underneath the Stars," "Whenever You Call," "Sweetheart," "Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany)," and "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" have their own pages although the singles were either unreleased or withdrawn, then "The One" should have a page of its own, too. Promotional CDs were pressed, club mixes were commissioned and leaked to DJs and webmasters, and a hip-hop remix was produced and recorded. The music video that became "Boy (I Need You)" was originally shot in Japan as the video for "The One."

Fair enough. OmegaWikipedia 18:46, 16 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into "Boy (I Need You)[edit]

The songs "You Got Me" and "Irresistible (Westside Connection)", cannot necessarily be considered "singles" if the vinyl release, "MC...Move the Crowd", was used as a "tester". It would than constitute as as an album sampler, like the album samplers released for Mariah Carey and Glitter. Thus, I think that the relevant info in these articles should simply be merged into the "Boy (I Need You)", as it was the only song on the sampler that actually transformed into a single. In addition, the information featured in the articles are either redundant, unnecesary, cruft, or can be found elsewhere. Any relevant info on song production and credentials can simply be put into the Charmbracelet album article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Grey Pursuit (talk • contribs) 03:51, 12 March 2006.

List of remixes removed[edit]

I've enclosed the list of remixes in hidden comments because not all of them can be notable enough to mention in the article. Here's the list for those who know which of these are notable. Extraordinary Machine 18:32, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Remixes

A Cappella ft. Cam'Ron 3:58
Agent X 4x4 Instrumental 5:47
Agent X 4x4 Vocal Mix 6:30
Agent X Dutti Boy Instrumental 5:15
Agent X Dutti Boy Mix 5:18
Album Version Ft. Cam'Ron 5:15
Copenhaniacs Remix Ft. Cam'Ron 4:37
Instrumental 5:02
Just Blaze Remix Extended 5:13
Just Blaze Remix 3:52
Panjabi Hit Squad Mix Ft. Cam'Ron 4:16
Radio Edit - Ft. Cam'Ron 4:01
Radio Edit - Instrumental 4:01
Radio Edit/No Rap 3:16
Remix by The Duke & MVP from Disco Montego Ft. Cam'Ron 4:04
Street Remix Ft. Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, Jimmy Jones & Freeway 5:32
Street Remix Radio Edit Ft. Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, Jimmy Jones & Freeway 4:01
Street Remix Instrumental 5:32
Topnotch L8 Mix 4:14
Topnotch Tox Mix 4:17
Vice Remix 4:23
source: www.mcarchives.com

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Calvin999 (talk · contribs) 19:50, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Non-reviewer comment – That background section is the perfect example of WP:UNDUE and needs pruning. If any other help is needed let me know. Would love to help around although I'm getting the hang of it. :) —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 12:13, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please, any help is great. :) - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 00:19, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

the singer decided release to "Boy (I Need You)" instead. → Remove the "to", it makes no sense.
I changed it to "the singer decided to release" instead. Take a look. - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Background

I have no problem with this, I like to actually read proper background and much of what led up to Charmbracelet was created influenced by what happened over the two years previous.

Release and composition

I wouldn't actually call this composition, as there is no composition info. It is more about recording.
Retitled to "Recording and release". - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

Order it from positive to negative reviews instead of having positive then negative then positive
Take a look. - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Music video and live performances

recoding → recording
Fixed - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Didn't she perform the song on Graham Norton?
- Added - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Charts

US R&B Airplay shouldn't be included as it charted on the main R&B chart. See WP:USCHARTS
Removed - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

References

A lot of the work/publisher fields are not linked the first time, such as Fox, USA Today and MTV
Take a look and see if everything's fixed. - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Status

On hold for 7 days. Hardly anything to fault here. — AARON • ^TALK 16:47, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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