They Call the Wind Maria They Call the Wind Maria "They Call the Wind Maria" is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, "Paint Your Wagon", which is set in the California Gold Rush. Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway, and Joseph Leader was the original singer in London's West End. It quickly became a runaway hit, and during the Korean War, the song was among the "popular music listened to by the troops". Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra recorded the song in 1951, and it was among the
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,