Say Somethin'
Just as we are singing mighty praises over Mariah Carey's sterling new gospel ballad release, "Fly Like a Bird" - in which the re-crowned diva delivers a consummate vocal - Island Def Jam distracts radio with a second, simultaneous single intended for rhythmic top 40.
"Say Somethin' " is apparently meant to be an event record, a collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg, accompanied by a glam videoclip that follows a Louis Vuitton-draped Carey traipsing across Paris. But underneath the surface, the scantly produced drum'n'bass album track is simply a series of gimmicks, the kind employed to boost lesser artists' careers.
The melody line is palpable and Carey's vocal is appreciable, but "Somethin' " is mostly a reminder of a time when Carey required others to boost her chart heft. Those days are over. "Fly Like a Bird" is a classic; why muddy the water with this release? (Billboard)
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