Talk:E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)/GA3

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Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 04:41, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this either tonight or tomorrow. Either way, it'll be before the two-month mark. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 04:41, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the issues I found:

There are a few deadlinks that need fixing: see here.
"on April 15, 2008, by Island Records." no comma needed after 2008.
"and as of July 2009, achieved worldwide sales of over 3 million copies worldwide." That feels dated. do we have a more recent number? If not, it can just be shortened to "and achieved worldwide.."
pop music following her decline in 2001." - not sure why that quote is there after 2001; rm.
""Its hard for me to sit here" It's
"experiencing strong success for the first time in the 2000s decade with Mimi,' rm decade, redundant since 2000s is already noted.
"song Carey wrote and co-produced alongside Danja," a song
"hops from "my car into the club ... from the bar to VIP ... from the party to the afterparty ... afterparty to hotel" with T-Pain, who urges her to "bounce, bounce, bounce." we have three left parenthesis and two right ones here; fix that.
"was written and produce by Carey," produced
"and finds her adapting to the genre, by imitating Jamaican phrases," no comma after genre
"and also the biggest opening album in 2008 for a female artist,[52] before matched by Taylor Swift's Fearless which sold 592,000 in its first week in November 2008." this feels a bit clunky; maybe just shorten it to "..and also one of the biggest," and cutting out the last chunk.
"and spent forty-seven weeks fluctuating with the top 100" within the top
""Touch My Body" was released as the lead single from the album on February 12, 2008. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its hook and production, as well as its playful lyrics." cite preferred
"The song's accompanying music video was directed Justin Francis on " directed by
"On the seventh season of the popular talent competition American Idol," rm popular; for that matter, make sure those kinds of modifiers are not elsewhere in the article.
"Gil Kaufman fro MTV News" from
"and musical act on the fifth season of the popular British talent competition" as above, rm popular.
Overall, there are parts of this article that get into too much detail. We don't really need to know the outfits worn at every appearance, for example.
Due to some iffy prose modifiers added, a copyedit by an independent editor would be beneficial. The prose is okay, but just barely GA quality, and would definitely need work before an FAC takes place.

I'll put this article on hold for a week and will look over everything at that time. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 18:21, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since the changes have been made, I will now pass the article. If you're planning to go to PR or FAC next, here's a few things to tackle, since I'm sure they'll be brought up. First, as I noted, the article is overdetailed at times, and while comprehensiveness is good, tangents are not. Second, the article feels a little quote-heavy; use your own words where you can. Obvious the reception section will be quote-heavy naturally, but the other ones can be toned down. These are personal nitpicks rather than GA concerns though, hence why I'm just noting them now. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 18:07, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]