Glitter might not be considered an official original album in her discography, since it's also technically the soundtrack to the infamous movie.
I personally prefer newer mariah. I think EOM is her best album yet, most of her albums clearly have the hits & the fillers whereas EOM has just quality tracks all the way.
I'm really excited for her new album. I'd buy it right away, but I'm probably going to download it & wait to see if there's a deluxe reissue to buy lol
I don't think any of the current vocalists come close to Mariah. I think most people only focus on the belting type of singing ,tho I admit Mariah can't belt anymore like she used to she's still the best. but Mariah also excels in the lowers registers, sounding silky & smooth. and naturally there's her trademark of instantly going from high to low register. not to mention the famous whistle range ...
I've yet to see any of these people hailed as the "new mariah" to pull of anything like this. Leona and etc are good singers but they aren't MC