They Call the Wind Maria "popular hit singles at the record stores" that year. It has since become a standard, performed by many notable singers across several genres of popular music. A striking feature of the song in the original orchestration (also used in many cover versions), is a driving, staccato rhythm, played on the string instruments, that evokes a sense of restless motion. It has been called "Paint Your Wagon"'s "best known song" and "rousing but plaintive." Musicologist Stephen Citron wrote, "Perhaps the most unusual song in the score is a beautiful ballad of lonely prospectors hungering for their women, "They Call the Wind
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse and cover of the patriotic song "America the Beautiful" for the Japanese CD edition of the album. Consisting of fifteen songs and four deluxe songs "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" is an R&B album with a diverse musical style that incorporates hip hop, hip hop soul, soul and elements of disco and gospel. Mike Wass of Idolator described the album as being a concept album that journeys through the eras of R&B, from Motown to the '90s, disco and early hip-hop. Writing for "The Boston Globe", Sarah Rodman said ""Me. I Am Mariah"... offers up rhythmic hip-hop pop,