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^"I'll Be Loving You Long Time" is by far the top track in my opinion as well. Even though that sample from DeBarge's "Stay with Me" is way overused, there's a reason it's so ubiquitous: it can make virtually any song insanely catchy. A close second for me in terms of favourites is "For the Record", I think that would make a great single choice in addition to any of the songs you mentioned. I definitely agree that some of the production gets repetitive and is very familiar (particularly the JD tracks), but the main draw of Mariah Carey's music has always been her voice, so a satisfying album from her doesn't really rely on cutting edge or adventurous production. That being said, I definitly think this album has slighlty bolder and more varied prouction than the last, so I prefer it a tad over otherwise excellent Emancipation of Mimi.
"Bye Bye" has been confirmed as the second single, by the way. While it wasn't really a stand-out to me, I think the sappy but easily relatable lyrics will make it a radio hit, so I'm definitly not opposed to it's release, especially since "Migrate" is inevitably going to see release down the road eventually, given that she's already performed it.
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