If Mariah's recent meltdown was brought on by worrying about her new album, she should save some money on therapy. The soundtrack to her first movie is surprisingly great,...
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It wasn't supposed to be this way. Mariah Carey's first album for Virgin Records was supposed to be a triumph, an album that confirmed her status as pop's reigning diva,...
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Mariah protested loud and often when her first hits collection, #1's, was released that the album was not a hits collection: "I haven't been recording long enough for that!"...
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After the frightening meltdown that coincided with her film and soundtrack, Glitter, it was a safe bet you'd never hear music like that from Mariah Carey again. And that's a...
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Protest as she may -- and she does, claiming in the liner notes that #1's is "not a greatest hits album! It's too soon, I haven't been recording long enough for that!" --...
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Columbia Records cannot be accused of stinting on the two-CD Remixes set, which has a running time over two hours and 20 minutes. Mariah Carey's former label, before she...
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Columbia Records cannot be accused of stinting on the two-CD Remixes set, which has a running time over two hours and 20 minutes. Mariah Carey's former label, before she...
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Anytime You Need a Friend was the fourth and final single released from Mariah Carey's blockbuster 1993 album Music Box. It also marked a couple of firsts for the gal -- it...
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Mariah Carey certainly knows how to construct an album. Positioning herself directly between urban R&B with tracks like "Fantasy," and adult contemporary with songs like...
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A curious thing happened with Mariah Carey's "My All." Halfway through its chart life, the song, a big adult contemporary hit (and a big, classic Carey-styled ballad) which...
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One of the 1990s' best-selling female artists pushes the envelope on her fourth non-holiday, studio album. Although a pop stamp remains firmly on much of the sexy diva's...
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"Honey" was the first single from Mariah Carey's arguably most urban-leaning album of the 1990s, Butterfly. By this time Carey was heavy into samples (which "Honey" makes...
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From her #1's collection, Mariah Carey released her version of the Brenda K. Starr hit "I Still Believe" as a tribute to the singer who (as legend has it) gave Carey her...
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This maxi-single was the first of two released for Mariah Carey's chart-topper "My All" (the other featured a drastically altered hip-hop version titled "My All/Stay...
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This collection of Mariah's former No. 1s (along with the obligatory new tracks to sweeten the pot a bit) is a greatest hits album: this despite Carey's somewhat...
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Protest as she may -- and she does, claiming in the liner notes that #1's is "not a greatest hits album! It's too soon, I haven't been recording long enough for that!" --...
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Give Mariah Carey credit for ambition--a concept album about getting dumped and finding someone new might not be high art, but Rainbow pulls off the idea, sort of.
And give...
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Can't Take That Away was the final stateside single released from Mariah Carey's album Rainbow, although in Europe she followed it up with the chart-topper Against All Odds....
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Sony released this three-CD box containing the many-ranged pop diva Mariah Carey's first three albums in 2001. Contains many of her early hits. ~ Chris True, All Music...
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The title track is an undeniably winning pop song; "Can't Let Go" is a credible ballad. The rest, aided by plenty of backing vocals, is at least pleasant and far perkier...
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A strong follow-up to Carey's self-titled debut album, Emotions puts to rest any concern of a "sophomore jinx." The same mix of dance/R&B/ballads that gave Carey's debut...
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An acoustic format gives Carey more space, but she shows restraint, filling the grooves with warmth rather than yodeling. The versions of album tracks are mostly...
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This live performance is the perfect peek into the life of rising pop/soul vocal sensation Mariah Carey at a youthful and innocent age in an intimate, acoustic setting....
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This extremely impressive debut is replete with smooth-sounding ballads and uplifting dance/R&B cuts. Carey convincingly seizes many opportunities to display her incredible...
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While Carey tones down the predominance of her tremendous vocal range throughout much of this release, there is no question that she remains the driving force behind yet...
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While the MTV Unplugged Format is not completely followed by definition, Carey demonstrates a natural stage presence which serves to complement her already-proven vocal...
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Heartbreaker, the first single from Mariah Carey's Rainbow, prompts one to ponder whether or not this disc actually includes a "song." The song, if you will, takes on...
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"Thank God I Found You" was the second and final U.S. number one hit from Mariah Carey's album Rainbow. The maxi-single for the song featured the original, definitive album...
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The titular "Mimi" of The Emancipation of Mimi is, by all accounts, an alter ego of Mariah, a persona that captures Carey's true feelings and emotions. In case you didn't...
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