 Mariah Carey 's twelfth studio album , Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel , was released in 2009 . It produced the US Billboard Hot 100 top ten and platinum certified track " Obsessed " . However , subsequent single releases failed to replicate its success , with " I Want to Know What Love Is " peaking at number 60 on the Hot 100 , and " H.A.T.E.U. " reaching number 72 on the Hot R & B / Hip @-@ Hop Songs chart . Carey revealed that she intended to re @-@ release Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel as a remix album in early 2010 , titled Angels Advocate , which would consist of remixes of the standard songs with new featured artists , including Mary J. Blige , Snoop Dogg , Trey Songz , R. Kelly , T @-@ Pain , Gucci Mane and OJ da Juiceman . A release date of February 23 , 2010 , was slated , and then pushed back to March 9 . It was then further pushed back to March 30 . " Angels Cry " and " Up Out My Face " from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel were released as remixes with Ne @-@ Yo featuring on the former and Nicki Minaj on the latter . However , it was confirmed in March 2010 that production of Angels Advocate had halted and the project was shelved indefinitely . Carey 's record label Island Def Jam stated that the singer was instead working on a new project and " new surprises " . Metro revealed that Carey was either recording a new studio album or possibly a Christmas album . 
