Mariah Carey’s autobiographical 2001 film Glitter was critically panned, with plenty of jokes about “just drop the G”. Both the film and its soundtrack were repeatedly delayed by execs who clearly saw the writing on the wall, and the eventual release date was… September 11. Yes, that one.
The album flopped, the film flopped, and Carey’s career became a punchline for a while. All this despite having a trailer that features the “In a world…” voiceover guy:
Today, the world has finally been set right: Carey’s fanbase, aka “the lambily”, campaigned for weeks to get the Glitter OST to the top of the iTunes charts in the lead-up to her new album, Caution, which is out today.
Glitter is not available to stream on Spotify or Apple Music, so buying it for the princely sum of US$4.99 was the only way to support it.
7 days to go until @MariahCarey’s #CAUTION ⚠️! But today we get #JusticeforGlitter – the fan favorite underrated soundtrack. The album is sadly still unavailable for streaming, but you can get it here for only $4.99. What are your favorites on this gem? https://t.co/fg0WynYKND pic.twitter.com/JJgdhVVj7t
— Mariah Trends (Fan Page) (@MariahTrends) November 9, 2018
Not sure what's happening but I love it! The lambily is amazing at getting #JusticeForGlitter ?✨ https://t.co/VYt2OsEXze
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) November 14, 2018
And as of the end of the week, they made it happen.
I have to dedicate today's #tbt to Glitter, which is currently #1 on the iTunes albums chart, 17 years after its release and on the eve of my new album release! My fans are THE BEST ??? #JusticeForGlitter!! LET'S GO #CAUTION⚠️ pic.twitter.com/i2v8Zkp1oy
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) November 15, 2018
The really good news, however, is that Caution is actually FULL OF BOPS. There’s a track with Ty Dolla $ign, produced by Lido (yes, Halsey’s ex, that one) and Skrillex that is going on repeat poolside all summer.
