Somewhat Loved

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis first began working with Mariah Carey in 1999 on her seventh studio album Rainbow, which spawned the US number-one single "Thank God I Found You", a song written and produced by the trio (becoming Carey's 15th number-one song and Jam and Lewis' 13th as a producer).

[3][4] They also produced "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" from the same album, which reached the top-ten on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

The chance to reunite with our friend and fellow Songwriters Hall of Fame partner Mariah was wishlist fulfillment at its finest.

Ethan Shafield from Variety stated that the song "opens with Carey’s silky vocals laid over softly plucked strings before simmering into an upbeat, piano and bass-driven chorus.

[13] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from Financial Times described the track as "a luxuriant throwback featuring harp, lightly splashy keyboards, finger clicks and a tidy hip-hop soul beat.

It finds the singer responding to heartbreak in inimitable fashion, with honeyed vocals and extravagant outbreaks of background whistle singing".

Mariah Carey (pictured) received praise for her vocals on the song; the song marked Carey's 15th top-ten hit on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.