Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
A woman stands against the sunset on a beach. Her feet are in the water, but her arms reach up and over behind her head.
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 2014 (2014-05-23)
Recorded2011–2014
GenreR&B[1]
Length62:42
LabelDef Jam
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
The Essential Mariah Carey
(2011)
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
(2014)
#1 to Infinity
(2015)
Singles from Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
  1. "#Beautiful"
    Released: May 7, 2013
  2. "The Art of Letting Go"
    Released: November 11, 2013
  3. "You're Mine (Eternal)"
    Released: February 12, 2014
  4. "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, released on May 23, 2014, on Def Jam Recordings. The record had been in development since 2011; during its production, Carey hired collaborator Randy Jackson to manage her career, before firing and replacing him with another frequent collaborator, Jermaine Dupri. The album consists of guest appearances from Nas, Miguel, Wale, and Fabolous, in addition to Carey's twins Moroccan and Monroe. On the deluxe edition of the album, R. Kelly and Mary J. Blige respectively make appearances on remixes of two songs, "Betcha Gon’ Know" and "It's a Wrap", taken from Carey's twelfth studio album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009). These remixes were originally intended to appear on Carey's cancelled remix album, Angel's Advocate (2010).

Originally titled The Art of Letting Go, 'Me. I Am Mariah... was scheduled for release in 2012, however, following the commercial failure of the single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)", featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill, additional songs were recorded for the album causing the release date to be pushed back several times by the record company throughout 2013 and again in 2014. Together with Bryan Michael Cox, Carey and Dupri were executive producers on the album. It is named after a self-portrait that Carey drew as a very young girl that she captioned "Me. I Am Mariah". The portion of the album called "The Elusive Chanteuse" is a nickname Carey gave herself for the album.

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse was promoted through several media appearances by Carey, as well as The Elusive Chanteuse Show. Singles released from the album included the US Hot 100 top twenty song "#Beautiful" (a duet with Miguel), "The Art of Letting Go", "You're Mine (Eternal)", and "You Don't Know What to Do" (featuring rapper Wale). Of these, "You're Mine (Eternal)", peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

  1. ^ "Mariah Carey, 'Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse' > 20 Best R&B Albums of 2014". RollingStone. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2017.