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〕 *hip hop * hip hop soul *soul〔 * disco * gospel }} | Length = | Label = Def Jam | Producer = | Last album = ''The Essential Mariah Carey'' (2011) | This album = ''Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse'' (2014) | Next album = ''#1 to Infinity'' (2015) | Misc = }} ''Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on May 23, 2014, through Def Jam Recordings, her final album on the label. The record had been in development since 2011; during its production, Carey hired friend and collaborator Randy Jackson to manage her career, before replacing him with another frequent collaborator, Jermaine Dupri. The album consists of guest appearances from Nas, Miguel, Wale, and Fabolous, in addition to Carey's twins Morroccan and Monroe. On the deluxe edition of the album, R. Kelly and Mary J. Blige respectively make appearances on remixes of two songs taken from Carey's twelfth studio album ''Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'' (2009). Previously titled ''The Art of Letting Go'', the album was originally scheduled for release in 2012 following the single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill. However, after the song's underperformance, additional songs were recorded for the album, causing the release date to be pushed back several times throughout 2013 and again in 2014. Together with Bryan Michael Cox, Carey and Dupri executively produced the album. It is named after a self-portrait that Carey drew at the age of three-years old that she captioned "Me. I Am Mariah". "The Elusive Chanteuse" part of the title is one of Carey's many monikers. After its release, the album was critically appreciated but was commercially unsuccessful, becoming the lowest selling release of Carey's career. ''Me. I Am Mariah...'' was promoted through a number of media appearances by Carey as well as The Elusive Chanteuse Show. Four singles were released from the album including, the Australian top-ten and US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-twenty hit "#Beautiful" (a duet with Miguel), as well as the less successful "The Art of Letting Go", "You're Mine (Eternal)", and "You Don't Know What to Do" featuring rapper Wale. == Background == On September 25, 2009, Carey's twelfth studio album, ''Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'', was released. Following the cancellation of ''Angels Advocate'', a remix album of ''Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'', it was announced that Carey would return to the studio to start work on her thirteenth studio album. It was later revealed that it would be her second Christmas album, the follow-up to ''Merry Christmas'' (1994). The album, titled ''Merry Christmas II You'', was released alongside an accompanying DVD, and was sent to retailers on November 2, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: Mariah Carey Christmas Album Title, Release Date Revealed )〕 ''Merry Christmas II You'' debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 56,000 copies, surpassing the opening week sales of Carey's previous holiday album of 45,000 copies 16 years prior.〔 It also became Carey's 16th top ten album in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top this chart. Following the birth of her children, Carey began work on her fourteenth studio album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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