Mariah's Shot at Angelic Redemption

Not six months after the release of her worst album ever, Mariah is set to return with something designed to make us forget about it. Normally, you wouldn't see much on this blog about Mariah as with every album, she gets more and more gimmicky and has, at this point, completely lost touch with her roots and what got her to where she is.

With one of two new singles, "Angels Cry", Mariah Carey revisits some of the heart-felt skill and use of melody that she used to be known for... but let it be known, that she needed help. "Angels Cry" features on vocals, it's writer, Ne-Yo. This crafty penmanship has become what Ne-Yo is known for, and he's used it many times to save a number of artists careers, and now it's Mariah's turn... I actually love this song. It's a few notches down from perfect, and it's reminiscent of a time when we all loved Mariah.

Mariah Carey - Angels Cry

Okay so the video is not that great (Nick Cannon, you are getting better, keep trying), but that's not what the post was highlighting.

This song is featured on Mariah's Remix album called Angels Advocate, due on March 30, 2010.

Some recent Mariah facts:

Negative -- Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, her recent release, is officially her worst selling album to date, and many are saying that the speedy outing of two videos, one featuring Ne-Yo, the other featuring Nikki Minaj are desperate attempts by her camp to keep her relevant.

Positive (yet questionable) -- Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was recently named the last decade's most popular song, according to HitsDailyDouble.com. The song, whose popularity was calculated by record sales, airplay and online streaming, was the second single of Carey's comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi.