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Customer Reviews of Boy (I Need You)

Step in the right direction, but loose the raps.
"Boy" was a good single for her and the video did well on MTV, but no one is yet treating her as seriously as they used to. She needs to loose all the rappers. While I am a huge Hip-Hop fan, she needs to realize she is not Ashanti (very mediocore), Beyonce, Mya or Nivea. She is a distinguished, multi-platnum selling diva. I mean, listen to Celine and Whitney's recent albums and then listen to "Boy"! Mariah needs more mature efforts. I do give her props for effectively mixing Cam'rons hit last summer with her tight R&B grooves. However, "Boy" doesnt live up to the "Fantasy" Remix with ODB or "Sweetheart" with JD. Get her earlier stuff instead.

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Dance Mariah, Dance
Theer is sometimes where an danced up version of a song, or the actual song can not seem to show the true taste of the talent of the artist. In the case of Mariah Carey, she seemed to have it all wrapped all over again. After her tragic breakdown and gossip columns budging, she was ready. Too bad I wish I could say the same thing about the song. As for the most recent song, Boy (I need you), the song really doesn't seem to live to those expectations you'd see from Mariah. Although it seemed easy to catch at first, it stood still and fell down after the second listen. Still, I think that Mariah should try to go back to those ballads soon, like she did with Through The Rain. Maybe people should be reminded of that reason Mariah made it after all, not here.

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Mariah is back on top form
The second single from the great album Charmbracelet, BOY is one of Mariah's best songs to date.
BOY uses the "Oh Boy" smaple made famous by Cam'ron last year. It in fact even features Cam'ron and he has become Mariah's newest rapper friend. BOY is irresistible from the first note to the very last one. The jerky hip hop beat suits Mariah's silky vocals perfectly, Mariah has never sounded this good.
The remixes are not to bad either but cannot beat the the album version.
Street Remix was remixed by Just Blaze who produced Mariah's and Cam'ron's versions. It again features Cam'ron but also Juelz Santana, Jimmy Jones and Freeway. This remix is probably the best remix on the CD and it gives it more of an underground hip hop feel and it will probably be a sucess in the clubs.
Topnotch L8 Mix slows down BOY and gives it a new beat which gives more of a sexy feel.
Topnotch Tox Mix is a remix of the first Topnotch remix and is the best of the two. It is still slow and sexy but now has a more dancey feel to it.
BOY is one of the best songs Mariah has ever released and could well be the one to take her straight back to the top where she belongs.