Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Released	May 23, 2014
Recorded	2011–2014
Genre	Hip hop; gospel-soul; R&B;
Length	62:42
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper; Mariah Carey; Bryan-Michael Cox; Brook "D'Leau" Davis; Jermaine Dupri; Happy Perez; Hazebanga; Heatmyzer; Hit-Boy; Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins; Miguel; Mike Will Made-It; Terius "The-Dream" Nash; Q-Tip; Rey Reel; C. "Tricky" Stewart; James "Big Jim" Wright;
Mariah Carey chronology
Singles from Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
	"#Beautiful"; Released: May 7, 2013; "The Art of Letting Go"; Released: November 11, 2013; "You're Mine (Eternal)"; Released: February 12, 2014; "You Don't Know What to Do"; Released: June 30, 2014;

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. It hit number 3 on the Billboard 200 charts for the week ending June 1, 2014.^[1] During that week 58,000 copies were sold.^[1] It was her final album on the Def Jam label.^[2]

Track listing

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse – Standard edition^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry."	Mariah Carey James "Big Jim" Wright	Carey Wright	4:49
2.	"Faded"	Carey Mike Williams Denisia “Blu June” Andrews	Carey Mike Will Made-It	3:39
3.	"Dedicated" (featuring Nas)	Carey Chauncey Hollis James Fauntleroy Nasir Jones Dennis Coles Robert Diggs Gary Grice Lamont Hawkins Jason Hunter Russell Jones Clifford Smith Corey Woods	Carey Hit-Boy Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Hazebanga	4:13
4.	"#Beautiful" (featuring Miguel)	Miguel Pimentel Carey Nathan Perez Brook "D'Leau" Davis Mac Robinson Brian Keith Warfield	Miguel Carey Happy Perez Davis	3:20
5.	"Thirsty"	Carey Hollis Andrews Maryann Tatum	Carey Hit-Boy Rey Reel	3:26
6.	"Make It Look Good"	Carey Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Walter "Bunny" Sigler Allan Felder	Carey Dupri Cox	3:23
7.	"You're Mine"	Carey Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Carey Jerkins	3:44
8.	"You Don't Know What to Do" (featuring Wale)	Carey Dupri Cox Olubowale Akintimehin Patrick Adams Terri Gonzalez	Carey Dupri Cox	4:47
9.	"Supernatural" (with special guest stars "Dembabies" a.k.a. Ms. Monroe & Mr. Moroccan Scott Cannon a.k.a. Roc 'N Roe)	Carey Dupri Cox	Carey Dupri Cox	4:38
10.	"Meteorite"	Carey Kamaal Fareed Felder Norman Harris Ron Tyson	Carey Q-Tip	3:51
11.	"Camouflage"	Carey Wright	Carey Wright	4:49
12.	"Money" (featuring Fabolous)	Carey Hollis John Jackson Dan Satch Edwin Birdsong	Carey Hit-Boy	4:55
13.	"One More Try"	George Michael	Carey Dupri Cox	6:17
14.	"Heavenly (No Ways Tired / Can't Give Up Now)"	Carey Curtis Burrell George Clinton, Jr.	Carey Dupri Cox	5:39
15.	"Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"			1:12
Total length:				62:42

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"It's a Wrap" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Carey Barry White	Carey Heatmyzer C. "Tricky" Stewart Wright	4:04
16.	"Betcha Gon' Know" (featuring R. Kelly)	Carey Terius "The-Dream" Nash Stewart Wright Kelly	Carey Stewart Nash Wright	3:54
17.	"The Art of Letting Go"	Carey Jerkins	Carey Jerkins	3:44
18.	"Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"			1:12

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse – Japanese CD / Target deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[4]^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"It's a Wrap" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Carey White	Carey Heatmyzer Stewart Wright	4:04
16.	"Betcha Gon' Know" (featuring R. Kelly)	Carey Nash Stewart Wright Kelly	Carey Stewart Nash Wright	3:54
17.	"The Art of Letting Go"	Carey Jerkins	Carey Jerkins	3:44
18.	"America the Beautiful"	Katharine Lee Bates Samuel A. Ward	Carey Wright	1:58

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Media

Carey singing "#Beautiful" live on Good Morning America, May 24, 2013.
Carey (pictured) in 2014, performing at The Elusive Chanteuse Show in support of the album.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kieth Caulfield (4 June 2014). "'Elusive' Sales for Mariah Carey's New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
↑ "The Inside Story of How Mariah Carey and L.A. Reid Reunited (at a Fraction of Her Former $80 Million Deal)". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6457962/mariah-carey-epic-records-deal-la-reid-sony-music.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Hampp, Andrew (May 1, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces 14th Album, 'Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse'". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
↑ "CDJapan: Me. I am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Mariah Carey CD Album". Neowing. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
↑ "Mariah Carey — Me I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chant..." Target. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

[Caulfield-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kieth Caulfield (4 June 2014). "'Elusive' Sales for Mariah Carey's New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[2] "The Inside Story of How Mariah Carey and L.A. Reid Reunited (at a Fraction of Her Former $80 Million Deal)". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6457962/mariah-carey-epic-records-deal-la-reid-sony-music.

[Album_Details-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Hampp, Andrew (May 1, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces 14th Album, 'Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse'". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

[Jap_CD-4] "CDJapan: Me. I am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Mariah Carey CD Album". Neowing. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

[Target_CD-5] "Mariah Carey — Me I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chant..." Target. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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