query: When was Mariah Carey born?

title: Mariah Carey

text: adopts a homeless dog. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer and songwriter. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by the "Guinness World Records", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style, and signature use of the whistle register. She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the US "Billboard" 200 for 11 consecutive weeks. Carey became the first and only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, from

title: Mariah Carey

text: Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer and songwriter. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by the "Guinness World Records", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style, and signature use of the whistle register. She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the US "Billboard" 200 for 11 consecutive weeks. Carey became the first and only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to

title: Emotions (Mariah Carey song)

text: Emotions (Mariah Carey song) "Emotions" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her second studio album "Emotions" (1991). It was written and produced by Carey, Robert Clivillés and David Cole of C+C Music Factory, and released as the album's lead single in August 13, 1991. The song's lyrics has its protagonist going through a variety of emotions, from high to low, up to the point where she declares "you got me feeling emotions". Musically, it is heavily influenced by 1970s disco music, and showcases Carey's upper range and extensive use of the whistle register. Carey was sent to

title: Emotions (Mariah Carey album)

text: Emotions (Mariah Carey album) Emotions is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 17, 1991 by Columbia Records. The album deviated from the formula of Carey's 1990 self-titled debut album, as she had more creative control over the material she produced and recorded. Additionally, "Emotions" features influences from a range of genres such as gospel, R&B, soul and 1950s, 1960s and 1970s balladry infusion. On the record, Carey worked with a variety of producers and writers, including Walter Afanasieff, the only hold over from her previous effort. Additionally, Carey wrote and

title: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)

text: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song) "#Beautiful" is a song recorded by American singers Mariah Carey and Miguel. It was released as the lead single from Carey's fourteenth studio album, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). "#Beautiful" was written by Carey, Miguel, Nathan Perez, Brooke Davis, Mac Robinson, and Brian Keith Warfield, with Carey, Miguel and Perez producing the song. Released on May 6, 2013, Carey and Miguel did not reveal that they had collaborated on the song, until April 25, 2013, when Carey revealed the title in a 25-second teaser video during season twelve of "American Idol". It was

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: Mariah Carey (album) Mariah Carey is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on June 12, 1990 by Columbia Records. Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of slow ballads and up-tempo tracks. Originally, Carey wrote four songs with Ben Margulies, which solely constituted her demo tape. After Carey was signed to Columbia, all four songs, after being altered and partially re-recorded, made the final cut for the album. Aside from Margulies, Carey worked with a range of professional writers and producers, all of whom were hired by Columbia CEO, Tommy

title: Mariah Carey

text: wrote that in regarding of R&B and hip hop collaboration, "The champion of this movement is Mariah Carey." Mayard also expressed that "To this day ODB and Mariah may still be the best and most random hip hop collaboration of all time," citing that due to the record "Fantasy", "R&B and Hip-Hop were the best of step siblings." Kelefa Sanneh of "The New York Times" wrote, "In the mid-1990s Ms. Carey pioneered a subgenre that some people call the thug-love duet. Nowadays clean-cut pop stars are expected to collaborate with roughneck rappers, but when Ms. Carey teamed up with Ol'

title: Here Is Mariah Carey

text: "Hero" from this concert were later used for audio release as official live versions on commercial/promo singles. Here Is Mariah Carey Here Is Mariah Carey, also known simply as Mariah Carey or Mariah's Thanksgiving NBC Special, was Mariah Carey's third DVD/video release. It presents Carey performing live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York on July 16, 1993. The video was originally released in late 1993, and the DVD was released on September 12, 2006. First shown as a television special on Thanksgiving 1993 on NBC, the video presents Carey performing a concert to celebrate and promote her "Music Box"

title: Here Is Mariah Carey

text: Here Is Mariah Carey Here Is Mariah Carey, also known simply as Mariah Carey or Mariah's Thanksgiving NBC Special, was Mariah Carey's third DVD/video release. It presents Carey performing live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York on July 16, 1993. The video was originally released in late 1993, and the DVD was released on September 12, 2006. First shown as a television special on Thanksgiving 1993 on NBC, the video presents Carey performing a concert to celebrate and promote her "Music Box" album. She performed four songs from "Music Box": "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Without You", and "Anytime You Need a

title: Almost Home (Mariah Carey song)

text: Almost Home (Mariah Carey song) "Almost Home" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It is the main track from the 2013 Walt Disney Pictures film "Oz the Great and Powerful". Commissioned by Disney, Simone Porter, Justin Gray, and Lindsey Ray wrote the bulk of the record. When Carey signed on to sing the song, she and Stargate's Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen would later change it a bit and ultimately, complete it. On February 6, 2013, it was announced that Mariah Carey had recorded the song for the Disney film with production team Stargate,

title: Mariah Carey

text: with 63.5 million certified albums. In 2012, she was ranked second on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 14 Billboard Music Awards, and has been consistently credited with inspiring generations of singers. Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York. Her father, Alfred Roy Carey, was of African American and Afro-Venezuelan descent, while her mother, Patricia (née Hickey), is of Irish descent. The last name Carey was adopted by her Venezuelan grandfather, Francisco Núñez, after he came

title: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)

text: bedazzled, fur-and feather-draped slings, two that matched her white outfit, and one that matched her black outfit; the slings were designed by Gucci. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse". Recording Personnel !scope="col" colspan="3"| Streaming Beautiful (Mariah Carey song) "#Beautiful" is a song recorded by American singers Mariah Carey and Miguel. It was released as the lead single from Carey's fourteenth studio album, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). "#Beautiful" was written by Carey, Miguel, Nathan Perez, Brooke Davis, Mac Robinson, and Brian Keith Warfield, with Carey, Miguel and Perez producing

title: Mariah Carey

text: on the kind of melisma that became de rigueur in American pop after the ascendance of Mariah Carey." In an article titled "Out With Mariah's Melisma, In With Kesha's Kick", writer David Browne of "The New York Times" discusses how the once ubiquitous melisma pop style suddenly lost in favor of the now ubiquitous autotune in which the former was heavily popularized by the likes of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Browne had commented "But beginning two decades ago, melisma overtook pop in a way it hadn't before. Mariah Carey's debut hit from 1990, "Vision of Love", followed two years

title: Someday (Mariah Carey song)

text: released videos of herself talking about the videos to songs on the compilation. For "Someday," Carey stated that she dislikes the video, mainly because of the "tomfoolery" scenes of the kids. She said that she would've kept only the closeups and that the girl playing the younger version of herself was cute. US CD Maxi single "Someday" 7" "Someday" 12" Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Mariah Carey". "Someday" remixes and alternate versions co-produced by Shep Pettibone with Ric Wake. Someday (Mariah Carey song) "Someday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her self-titled debut

title: Mariah Carey

text: Records respectively). After the completion of her debut album, "Mariah Carey", Columbia spent more than $1 million promoting it. Despite a weak start, the album eventually reached the top of the "Billboard" 200, after Carey's exposure at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. "Mariah Carey" stayed atop the charts for eleven consecutive weeks, and she won the Best New Artist, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance awards for her single "Vision of Love." In addition to "Vision of Love", the album yielded the "Billboard" Hot 100 number one singles "Love Takes Time", "Someday", and "I Don't Wanna Cry". Carey became the

title: Mariah Carey

text: from the song "They Call the Wind Maria", originally from the 1951 Broadway musical "Paint Your Wagon." When Carey was three, her parents divorced. After their separation, Alison moved in with her father, while the other two children, Mariah and brother Morgan, remained with their mother. Carey would grow apart from her father, and would later stop seeing him altogether. By the age of four, Carey recalled that she had begun to sneak the radio under her covers at night, and just sing and try to find peace within the music. During elementary school, she excelled in subjects that she

title: Mariah Carey albums discography

text: effort, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse", became the lowest selling release of her career. Her fifteenth studio album, "Caution", was released in November 2018. Mariah Carey albums discography American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has released fifteen studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, four greatest hits albums, one extended play, and one remix album. Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 200 million records globally. She was presented with the Millennium Award at the 2000 World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of the millennium. According to the

title: Hero (Mariah Carey song)

text: the second biggest selling single for the year end countdown and the nineteenth best-selling single of the decade. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the song double-platinum, denoting shipments of over 1.2 million copies within the country. Works cited Hero (Mariah Carey song) "Hero" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 1993, via Columbia Records as the second single from Carey's third studio album, "Music Box" (1993). Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff. While writing the song, Carey did not connect

title: Hero (Mariah Carey song)

text: Hero (Mariah Carey song) "Hero" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 1993, via Columbia Records as the second single from Carey's third studio album, "Music Box" (1993). Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff. While writing the song, Carey did not connect to its style or sound, therefore forfeiting it over to the soundtrack of the film of the same name. However, after being convinced to keep it, she changed some of the lyrics to more precisely fit her personality. Lyrically,

title: The Essential Mariah Carey

text: of tracks that had not been released as singles. Much of the artwork inside the album booklet is very similar to that of the "Greatest Hits" release. The Essential Mariah Carey The Essential Mariah Carey is the third greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The album was released in June 2011 in the UK and Ireland as a repackage of her previous album "Greatest Hits". In the US, it was released on May 9, 2012 as an entirely new greatest hits album as part of Sony's The Essential series, and contains songs released during Mariah's time

title: The Essential Mariah Carey

text: The Essential Mariah Carey The Essential Mariah Carey is the third greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The album was released in June 2011 in the UK and Ireland as a repackage of her previous album "Greatest Hits". In the US, it was released on May 9, 2012 as an entirely new greatest hits album as part of Sony's The Essential series, and contains songs released during Mariah's time at Columbia Records. It replaces some songs (featured on the original 2001 "Greatest Hits" release) with their extended club mixes, and others being completely removed in favor

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting shipments of 700,000 copies. The album peaked at number six in Australia, where it went double Platinum and finished sixth on the ARIA Charts end of 1991 top 50 albums. During the week of September 15, 1990, "Mariah Carey" entered the UK Albums Chart at its peak of number six. After spending 40 weeks fluctuating in the chart, the album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments of 300,000 copies. Worldwide sales of the album stand at 15 million copies. !scope="row"|Worldwide Works cited Mariah Carey (album) Mariah

title: Meteorite (Mariah Carey song)

text: on the South Korea International Download Singles Chart for the week ending May 31, 2014, with sales of 3,088 units. Meteorite (Mariah Carey song) "Meteorite" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourteenth studio album, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). It was composed by Carey and Q-Tip. A disco track, it contains a sample of the recording "Goin' Up in Smoke" written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, and Ron Tyson, all of whom received songwriting credits for "Meteorite" as a result. It also quotes an observation by Andy Warhol that everyone will

title: Meteorite (Mariah Carey song)

text: Meteorite (Mariah Carey song) "Meteorite" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourteenth studio album, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). It was composed by Carey and Q-Tip. A disco track, it contains a sample of the recording "Goin' Up in Smoke" written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, and Ron Tyson, all of whom received songwriting credits for "Meteorite" as a result. It also quotes an observation by Andy Warhol that everyone will achieve 15 minutes of fame. "Meteorite" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the disco influence

title: Mariah Carey: Live In Asia

text: Mariah Carey: Live In Asia "Mariah Carey: Live In Asia" was an Asian concert tour by American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey. Originally due to take place in February 2018, Carey rescheduled the tour to October 2018. In a statement issued by promoter MJR Group, the reason for the change was cited as "due to a necessary realignment of her international engagements for 2018". The revised schedule also meant changes to some venues and the cancellation of the Perth show. In August 2018 it was announced that the whole Oceania leg of the tour was cancelled due to schedule conflicts.

title: Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)

text: Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song) "Heartbreaker" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 21, 1999, by Columbia Records as the lead single from Carey's seventh studio album "Rainbow" (1999). The song was written by Carey and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, and produced by Carey and DJ Clue. Additional writers are credited, since the song's hook is built around a sample from "Attack of the Name Game" by Stacy Lattisaw. "Heartbreaker" pushed Carey even further into the R&B and hip hop market, becoming her second commercial single to feature a rapper. Lyrically, the song talks

title: Infinity (Mariah Carey song)

text: Infinity (Mariah Carey song) "Infinity" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth compilation album, "#1 to Infinity" (2015). It was released by Epic Records on April 27, 2015, as the only single from the album. Carey wrote the song in collaboration with Eric Hudson, Priscilla Renea, Taylor Parks and Ilsey Juber. Carey and Hudson also produced the track. It is an R&B song; the lyrics are about Carey putting herself first and emancipation. However, many critics likened the content to the singer's separation from her then-husband, entertainer Nick Cannon. Critical response to "Infinity" was

title: Breakdown (Mariah Carey song)

text: Breakdown (Mariah Carey song) "Breakdown" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The song features rap verses by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. It was released on March 22, 1998, by Columbia Records as the fourth single from her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). Similar to the treatments of "Butterfly" and The Roof", "Breakdown" received a limited worldwide release due to Carey's conflict at the time with Sony. The song's lyrics describe the emotions someone feels when their lover suddenly stops loving and leaves them, and the pain, or breakdown, it causes the person. The song was well received by

title: Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

text: the video "You Know That Ain't Them Dogs' Real Voices". Indie artist Grimes has called "Fantasy" one of her favorite songs of all-time and has said Mariah is the reason there is a Grimes. Worldwide CD single UK #1/US CD maxi-single UK CD maxi-single #2 Credits adapted from the "Daydream" liner notes. Works cited Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) "Fantasy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth album "Daydream" (1995), released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both

title: Mariah Carey: Live In Asia

text: This set list is not representative of all concert dates. Make It Happen Medley: "Make It Happen" / Sweetheart" / "Say Somethin'" / "Loverboy" / "Dreamlover" Emotions Reprise: Band Introductions "Migrate" "I'm That Chick" "We Belong Together" Notes: Mariah Carey: Live In Asia "Mariah Carey: Live In Asia" was an Asian concert tour by American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey. Originally due to take place in February 2018, Carey rescheduled the tour to October 2018. In a statement issued by promoter MJR Group, the reason for the change was cited as "due to a necessary realignment of her international engagements

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: Mottola. "Mariah Carey" featured production and writing from Rhett Lawrence, Ric Wake and Narada Michael Walden, all of whom were top record producers at the time. Together with Carey, they conceived the album and reconstructed her original demo tape. Reviews of the album generally complimented Carey's voice and technique, but were ambivalent towards the songwriting. It nonetheless became a commercial success, topping the "Billboard" 200 album chart for eleven consecutive weeks. "Mariah Carey" was certified nine-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of nine million copies in the United States. The album experienced similar success

title: Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)

text: 98 Degrees sing the background vocals and the bridge. Prior to the album's recording, Mariah and her sister, Alison Carey had a falling out in their relationship. Alison had contracted AIDS in 1988, when she was 27, and in 1994 she blamed Mariah for many of her problems and heartbreaks throughout the years. Her children were taken away while she received treatment for AIDS and for mental health issues. Carey wrote a song titled "Petals," which she describes as the most honest lyrics she has ever written. The song tells of Carey's feelings for her sister, while illustrating the pain

title: Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)

text: Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4, 2001 by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits double album: CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995, while CD 2 is primarily a collection of hits from 1996 to 2000. In 2011, the album was re-issued outside the US with the same track listing, under the title of "The Essential Mariah Carey". Carey had previously released the compilation album "#1's" (1998), but the release of

title: It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)

text: It's Like That (Mariah Carey song) "It's Like That" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005). Written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, and produced by Carey, Dupri, and Seal, the song borrows the hook "It's Like That Y'all" from the Run–D.M.C. tracks "Hollis Crew" and "Here We Go (Live)". Several other tracks were contenders for the album's lead single. However, plans were changed when Island Def Jam Music head L.A. Reid suggested to Carey she record a few more strong songs to

title: Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)

text: was put as the introduction of Carey's shows during her second concert residency placed in Las Vegas, The Butterfly Returns (2018) to match its theme. American Promotional CDS Credits adapted from the "Butterfly" liner notes. Butterfly (Mariah Carey song) "Butterfly" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on December 1, 1997, by Columbia Records as the second single from her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. "Butterfly" is a pop ballad combining elements of R&B and gospel. Carey had originally conceived it as a

title: Mariah Carey

text: for the Gadaffi error. Berger also said that "Mariah has and continues to donate her time, money and countless hours of personal service to many organizations both here and abroad." "Save The Day" was never released. Declining offers to appear in commercials in the United States during her early career, Carey was not involved in brand marketing initiatives until 2006, when she participated in endorsements for Intel Centrino personal computers and launched a jewelry and accessories line for teenagers, Glamorized, in American Claire's and Icing stores. During this period, as part of a partnership with Pepsi and Motorola, Carey recorded

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: Carey and brought her over to Columbia Records. After meeting with Carey and her mother Patricia for the first time, Mottola said, "When I heard and saw Mariah, there was absolutely no doubt that she was in every way destined for super-stardom." After a few brief meetings, Carey was signed to Columbia in December 1988. Mottola had assumed the top position at Sony, the parent label of Columbia, and began taking the company through various stages of change. One he felt was very important for the label's success was to discover a young and very talented female vocalist, to rival

title: Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)

text: Butterfly (Mariah Carey song) "Butterfly" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on December 1, 1997, by Columbia Records as the second single from her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. "Butterfly" is a pop ballad combining elements of R&B and gospel. Carey had originally conceived it as a house record with David Morales titled "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)". After realizing how personal the lyrics were and how they could be applied to "Butterfly", she wrote the album's title track with Afanasieff. On the

title: Breakdown (Mariah Carey song)

text: 2006, Carey performed the song during select dates on the tour. The performance included many exotic female dancers, performing seductive pole dances and other similar routines. Carey, while singing, danced light routines on a chair, while wearing a red one piece suit. The song was also performed on select dates of Carey's 2014 The Elusive Chanteuse Show tour. Credits adapted from the "Butterfly" liner notes. Breakdown (Mariah Carey song) "Breakdown" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The song features rap verses by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. It was released on March 22, 1998, by Columbia Records as the

title: Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)

text: Loverboy (Mariah Carey song) "Loverboy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on July 16, 2001 by Virgin Records America as the lead single from "Glitter" (2001). Written and produced by Carey, Larry Blackmon, Thomas Jenkins and Clark Kent, "Loverboy" is built around a sample from "Candy" by Cameo, who are also featured on the track. Lyrically, the song finds Carey fantasizing about her loverboy, a man that will fulfill her physical and sexual desires. The recording was accompanied by an official remix, titled "Loverboy (Remix)", featuring guest artists Ludacris, Da Brat, Shawnna and

title: Infinity (Mariah Carey song)

text: accompanying music video was directed by Brett Ratner, a longtime friend of Carey's, and premiered on June 2, 2015. Clips of Carey performing "Infinity" at her Las Vegas residency are intercut with cameos by Tyson Beckford and Jussie Smollett. The following credits were adapted from the liner notes of "#1 to Infinity", Epic Records. Infinity (Mariah Carey song) "Infinity" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth compilation album, "#1 to Infinity" (2015). It was released by Epic Records on April 27, 2015, as the only single from the album. Carey wrote the song in

title: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)

text: and gold certification from Recorded Music NZ. "#Beautiful" was written and produced by Mariah Carey and Miguel. Rumors that Carey and Miguel had collaborated on a song together began when the pair were tweeting to each other on April 3, 2013, when Carey tweeted to Miguel praising his "Saturday Night Live" performance. She also revealed that they had crossed paths in a recording studio. On April 18, 2013, Carey revealed that she had finished mixing the lead single from her upcoming fourteenth studio album. On April 21, 2013, sound mixer Fletcher Allison revealed that he had been on set of

title: Mariah Carey

text: Sandy. According to Stevie Wonder: "When people talk about the great influential singers, they talk about Aretha, Whitney and Mariah. That's a testament to her talent. Her range is that amazing." Beyoncé credits Carey's singing and her song "Vision of Love" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal "runs" as a child, as well as helping her pursue a career as a musician. Rihanna has stated that Carey is one of her major influences and idol. Aguilera said in the early stages of her career that Carey was a big influence in her singing career and one of her idols.

title: Almost Home (Mariah Carey song)

text: that we’ll be back in Kansas before we know it, emphasizing the point with plenty of her trademark vocal fireworks." Recording Personnel Almost Home (Mariah Carey song) "Almost Home" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It is the main track from the 2013 Walt Disney Pictures film "Oz the Great and Powerful". Commissioned by Disney, Simone Porter, Justin Gray, and Lindsey Ray wrote the bulk of the record. When Carey signed on to sing the song, she and Stargate's Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen would later change it a bit and ultimately, complete it.

title: Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)

text: Rainbow (Mariah Carey album) Rainbow is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album followed the same pattern as Carey's previous two albums, "Daydream" (1995) and "Butterfly" (1997), in which she began her transition into the urban market. "Rainbow" contains a mix of hip hop-influenced R&B jams, as well as a variety of slow ballads. On the album, Carey worked with David Foster and Diane Warren, who, as well as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, replaced Walter Afanasieff, the main balladeer Carey worked with throughout

title: Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)

title: Someday (Mariah Carey song)

text: Someday (Mariah Carey song) "Someday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her self-titled debut studio album (1990). It is a dance-pop song with new jack swing influences. Prior to Carey signing a record contract, she and producer Ben Margulies had written and produced a four-track demo which included "Someday". After signing a contract with Columbia Records, Carey began work on her debut album and she reached out to Ric Wake to ask if he would produce the song, to which he agreed. The composition of the demo recording was changed during the recording process, most

title: Daydream (Mariah Carey album)

text: Daydream (Mariah Carey album) Daydream is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on October 3, 1995, by Columbia Records. The follow-up to her internationally successful album "Music Box" (1993) and holiday album "Merry Christmas" (1994), "Daydream" differed from the two by leaning increasingly towards hip hop and urban music. Throughout the project, Carey collaborated with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she wrote and produced most of her two previous albums. With "Daydream", Carey took more control over the musical direction as well as the album's composition. Carey said she considered "Daydream" the beginning of her

title: Caution (Mariah Carey album)

text: Caution (Mariah Carey album) Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on November 16, 2018, by Epic Records. The album was supported by the lead single "With You", as well as by the promotional singles "GTFO", "The Distance", and "A No No". It is Carey's first studio project in four years, following "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). "Caution" received universal acclaim from critics. It was also included in several year-end lists by music critics and publications. "Caution" was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating

title: Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)

text: to see if conversation between Carey and Afanasieff would prove them guilty. However, after being reviewed, the only guilty fear apparent was Mariah Carey quoted as saying "Can't Let Go" was sounding "too much like our other song." The lawsuit was later dropped or settled out of court. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Emotions". List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1992 (U.S.) Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song) "Can't Let Go" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her second album "Emotions" (1991). It was released as the album's second single in the fourth quarter

title: Caution (Mariah Carey album)

text: Ty Dolla $ign, succeeded it as the second promotional single from the album. "A No No" was released as the album's third promotional single on November 1, 2018. Notes Sample credits Caution (Mariah Carey album) Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on November 16, 2018, by Epic Records. The album was supported by the lead single "With You", as well as by the promotional singles "GTFO", "The Distance", and "A No No". It is Carey's first studio project in four years, following "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" (2014). "Caution" received

title: Honey (Mariah Carey song)

text: Honey (Mariah Carey song) "Honey" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 29, 1997 by Columbia Records as the lead single from her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). The song was written and produced by Carey, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Kamaal "Q-Tip" Fareed, and Steven "Stevie J" Jordan. The song samples "Hey DJ" by the World's Famous Supreme Team, and "The Body Rock" by the Treacherous Three. "Honey" was a re-defining song in Carey's career, pushing her further into the hip hop music world. "Honey" was acclaimed by music critics, who called

title: Mariah Carey

text: although not to the degree of her previous albums "Mariah Carey", "Music Box" and "Daydream". Carey began developing other projects during the late 1990s. On April 14, 1998, Carey partook in the VH1 Divas benefit concert, where she sang alongside Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King. Carey had begun developing a film project "All That Glitters", later re-titled to simply "Glitter", and wrote songs for other projects, such as "Men in Black" (1997) and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000). After "Glitter" fell into developmental hell, Carey postponed the project, and began writing material for

title: Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)

text: Gucci Man", that Mariah Carey wanted him to fly out to New York City just to meet her, but when he got to the studio she wasn't there. Mane first thought that it was a waste of time and he could have easily done the song from Atlanta. He was ready to leave after finishing his verse on the song when Carey appeared and it seemed like she had been there the whole time waiting for him to finish. Carey loved Mane's verse and even asked for his advice on some of the other songs she had for her upcoming

title: Someday (Mariah Carey song)

text: got into his limousine and listened to the tape. He quickly realized that he had found a talented vocalist, turned the car around and returned to the party to find Carey, but she had already left. After a week of tracking her down through Starr's management, Mottola got in touch with Carey and invited her to go to Columbia Records. After meeting with Carey and her mother Patricia for the first time, Mottola said, "When I heard and saw Mariah, there was absolutely no doubt that she was in every way destined for super-stardom." After a few brief meetings, Carey

title: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)

text: a music video directed by Joseph Kahn which involved Carey and Miguel; the tweet was later deleted. The deleted tweet read "Working on a Mariah Carey and Miguel video for the man Joseph Kahn ... Wouldn't trade this for 1,000 Coachellas". Miguel refused to confirm if the collaboration between himself and Carey was true or not. When asked by an interviewer what he thought the a collaboration with Carey would sound like, if the rumors were true, he responded with "I think it would sound beautiful. I think it's a great juxtaposition". He continued to reveal that he has admired

title: Forever (Mariah Carey song)

text: from the "Daydream" liner notes. Forever (Mariah Carey song) "Forever" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album, "Daydream". It was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 1996, as an airplay-only single from the album. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and was composed throughout 1995. Its lyrics describe a situation where the protagonist knows her relationship with her lover has withered away, however he will continue living in her memory forever. The song's music video is a collage of snippets from Carey's shows at the Tokyo

title: Forever (Mariah Carey song)

text: Forever (Mariah Carey song) "Forever" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album, "Daydream". It was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 1996, as an airplay-only single from the album. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and was composed throughout 1995. Its lyrics describe a situation where the protagonist knows her relationship with her lover has withered away, however he will continue living in her memory forever. The song's music video is a collage of snippets from Carey's shows at the Tokyo Dome, during her Daydream World

title: Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)

text: Chris Nickson, the scenes of Carey on the overturned vessel showed her vulnerability without her loved one, truly emphasizing the yearning featured in the song. Notes Adapted from the "Butterfly" liner notes. Production !scope="row"|Worldwide Butterfly (Mariah Carey album) Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on September 16, 1997, by Columbia Records. The album contained both hip hop and urban adult contemporary sounds, as well as some softer and more contemporary melodies. Throughout the project, Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had written and produced most of the material from her

title: Honey (Mariah Carey song)

text: since July 2017 on her second concert residency, The Butterfly Returns (2018). CD single US CD maxi-single UK CD single part 1 UK CD single part 2 Credits adapted from the "Butterfly" liner notes. Honey (Mariah Carey song) "Honey" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 29, 1997 by Columbia Records as the lead single from her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). The song was written and produced by Carey, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Kamaal "Q-Tip" Fareed, and Steven "Stevie J" Jordan. The song samples "Hey DJ" by the World's Famous Supreme

title: Crybaby (Mariah Carey song)

text: Crybaby (Mariah Carey song) "Crybaby" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on July 20, 2000 by Columbia Records as a double A-side with "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)". It was written by Carey and Snoop Dogg, and produced by the former and Damizza for Carey's seventh studio album, "Rainbow" (1999). It serves as the album's fourth single. It features Snoop Dogg throughout the songs bridge and is built around a sample of the 1988 song "Piece of My Love," originally performed by Guy and written by Teddy

title: 100% (Mariah Carey song)

text: music video premiered Saturday February 20, 2010 on NBC's Olympics. The video features Carey singing the song on tour with a backdrop of the Olympic rings whilst cutting back to clips of team U.S.A. 100% (Mariah Carey song) "100%" is a song performed by R&B singer Mariah Carey originally recorded as soundtrack promotional single from motion picture "Precious" but then reassigned to the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The song was also due to feature on Carey's now cancelled thirteenth studio/second remix album, "Angels Advocate" though it was never tipped as a single from the latter.

title: Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)

text: Obsessed (Mariah Carey song) "Obsessed" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" (2009). The song was written and produced by Carey, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, and was released as the album's lead single on June 16, 2009, by Island Records. The song draws musical influences from R&B and hip hop music, and is built around a thumping bass line. Additionally, the song is accentuated by hand claps, while Carey's voice is processed with Auto-Tune. Lyrically, the song describes Mariah's dilemma regarding constant claims of a prior

title: I Don't (Mariah Carey song)

text: I Don't (Mariah Carey song) "I Don't" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, and features rapper YG. Carey previewed the track during an episode of her E! docuseries, "Mariah's World", on January 29, 2017. Epic Records released it as a single five days later on February 3. The song samples the Donell Jones song "Where I Wanna Be". Carey debuted "I Don't" during an episode of her E! docuseries, "Mariah's World", on January 29, 2017. Footage of Carey recording a snippet of the song in a studio booth was broadcast during the episode, which Hugh McIntyre

title: Loverboy (Mariah Carey song)

text: breakdown). Japiya Burns of "The Michigan Daily" was critical of Carey's portrayal in the video, primarily her double-handkerchief bra. He felt that in doing so, Carey was cheapening herself and her image to resemble younger pop singers such as Britney Spears. Australian CD single Australian promo CD single Japanese CD single European CD maxi-single European CD single UK 12" vinyl single UK Promo maxi-single US CD maxi-single Credits for "Glitter" adapted from the album's liner notes. Loverboy (Mariah Carey song) "Loverboy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on July 16, 2001 by Virgin

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: the longest stay at number one in Carey's career. It remained in the top 20 for 65 weeks and on the "Billboard" 200 for 113 weeks. "Mariah Carey" was certified nine-times Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 1999. The album has sold 4,885,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which began counting sales after January 1, 1991. It became the best-selling album of 1991 in the United States. In Canada, the album peaked at number one on the Canadian "RPM" Albums Chart during the week of April 20, 1991. To date, "Mariah Carey" is certified seven-times

title: Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

text: Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) "Fantasy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth album "Daydream" (1995), released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs. The song heavily samples Tom Tom Club's 1981 song "Genius of Love" and incorporates various other beats and grooves arranged by the former. The song's lyrics describe a woman who is in love with a man, and how every time she sees him she starts fantasizing about

title: Forever (Mariah Carey fragrance)

text: Forever (Mariah Carey fragrance) Forever is a women's fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, and is the third fragrance to be endorsed by Mariah Carey, following "Luscious Pink". The title came from the song "Forever", released on the 1995 album "Daydream". The bottle design was created after Carey's love for art deco style. The fragrance reflects on Carey's life at the moment. Ron Rolleston, executive vice president for global fragrance marketing at Elizabeth Arden, stated the inspiration for the perfume came from the mood of Carey's life right now, which is joy and optimism. Carey has stated: ""I am in a wonderful

title: 100% (Mariah Carey song)

text: 100% (Mariah Carey song) "100%" is a song performed by R&B singer Mariah Carey originally recorded as soundtrack promotional single from motion picture "Precious" but then reassigned to the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The song was also due to feature on Carey's now cancelled thirteenth studio/second remix album, "Angels Advocate" though it was never tipped as a single from the latter. The piano-driven contemporary R&B ballad is themed around reaching your potential with lyrics like "don't stop till you make the finish". Written by Carey, Crystal Johnson, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri and produced by the

title: Side Effects (Mariah Carey song)

text: part of Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series. The production cost of the concert was estimated to be $250,000; according to Kimmel's music booker Scott Igoe. He confirmed that the cost was not incurred by Kimmel, and that Samsung made a contribution because "Carey doesn't come cheap". Side Effects (Mariah Carey song) "Side Effects" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written by Carey, Scott Storch, Crystal Johnson and the songs featured artist, Young Jeezy. It was inspired by Carey's marriage to record executive Tommy Mottola and his

title: Side Effects (Mariah Carey song)

text: Side Effects (Mariah Carey song) "Side Effects" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written by Carey, Scott Storch, Crystal Johnson and the songs featured artist, Young Jeezy. It was inspired by Carey's marriage to record executive Tommy Mottola and his controlling nature over her and her career. Carey discusses how she still deals with the side effects of the experiences that she encountered during the relationship. Critical response to the song was positive, with many critics highlighting it as an album standout, praising its candid lyrics and

title: With You (Mariah Carey song)

text: executed choreography around her, and concluded it by blowing a kiss to the audience. After this, she performed the song on selected dates of her Live in Concert tour. On November 19, 2018, Carey performed "With You" on "Good Morning America". With You (Mariah Carey song) "With You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. On October 4, 2018, Epic Records released it as the lead single from Carey's fifteenth studio album "Caution". "With You" was written by Carey, Charles Hinshaw, Greg Lawary and DJ Mustard, with the latter also producing the song. The song was announced

title: Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song)

text: Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song) "Bye Bye" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written by Carey, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Johntá Austin, and produced by the former three. It was released as the album's second single on April 15, 2008. The song is influenced by pop and R&B music genres, and features a piano and keyboard-driven melody. Lyrically, the song is a dialogue in between Carey and her deceased father throughout the verses, and a universal salute to departed loved ones on the

title: Mariah Carey albums discography

text: Mariah Carey albums discography American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has released fifteen studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, four greatest hits albums, one extended play, and one remix album. Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 200 million records globally. She was presented with the Millennium Award at the 2000 World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of the millennium. According to the RIAA, she is the third best-selling female artist and sixteenth overall recording artist with shipments of 64 million albums in the US. She is also ranked

title: Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

text: Music Box (Mariah Carey album) Music Box is the third studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993, in North America. The album comprises ballads primarily co-written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had previously worked on "Emotions" (1991), and a few urban dance tracks. During the course of the album's development, Carey wanted to broaden her audience, choosing a more pop/R&B oriented sound. During this time frame, she experimented with different musical instruments, leading the album's sound away from her more contemporary previous two efforts. Two unused tracks

title: Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)

text: different ensembles." Carey also revealed that the music video would reference several of her favorite films, such as "Mean Girls" (2004), with the line "Why are you so obsessed with me?", as well as "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). In an interview with MTV News, Carey described going under-cover as the stalker role: "Well, we had a lot of people outside. I'm walking up to the Plaza [Hotel], and when I was dressed as Mariah Carey, there were a lot of people just standing there taking pictures, and the street was closed down, and it was a whole rigmarole. It

title: I Don't (Mariah Carey song)

text: Live!" on February 15, 2017. A few days later, she performed the song live at Dubai Jazz Festival. I Don't (Mariah Carey song) "I Don't" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, and features rapper YG. Carey previewed the track during an episode of her E! docuseries, "Mariah's World", on January 29, 2017. Epic Records released it as a single five days later on February 3. The song samples the Donell Jones song "Where I Wanna Be". Carey debuted "I Don't" during an episode of her E! docuseries, "Mariah's World", on January 29, 2017. Footage of Carey

title: It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)

text: Fatman Scoop's outro rap when she sees a party guest (played by Wentworth Miller) taking off his mask and revealing himself to be an ex-lover of hers. The video ends on a cliffhanger, which leads to the video for the album's second single, "We Belong Together" (the two videos were filmed simultaneously). European/United Kingdom CD single Australian/European CD maxi-single Japanese CD maxi-single It's Like That (Mariah Carey song) "It's Like That" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005). Written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and

title: Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden

text: Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden is Mariah Carey's fourth DVD/home video release. It presents Carey performing live at the Madison Square Garden on October 10, 1995. The home video was originally released in early 1996, and the DVD was released in late 2004. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Originally shown as a television special on November 29, 1995 on Fox, the video presented Carey performing a concert to celebrate and promote her fifth studio album, "Daydream", and to help prepare her and her crew for her 1996 Daydream World Tour.

title: Someday (Mariah Carey song)

text: hits releases, including "#1's" (1998), "Greatest Hits" (2001), "The Essential Mariah Carey" (2011), and "#1 to Infinity" (2015). Despite having released two highly successful albums, "Mariah Carey" and "Emotions" (1991), the singer had yet to embark on world tour because of stage-fright and the possible negative effects of singing vocally strenuous songs every night. Many critics were unconvinced with her reasoning, and accused her of manipulating her vocals in the studio. In response, Carey appeared on "MTV Unplugged" to perform a small selection of her songs live in 1992. For her rendition of "Someday", she altered the arrangement and stripped

title: Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)

text: Butterfly (Mariah Carey album) Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on September 16, 1997, by Columbia Records. The album contained both hip hop and urban adult contemporary sounds, as well as some softer and more contemporary melodies. Throughout the project, Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had written and produced most of the material from her previous albums. She also worked with many famed hip hop producers and rappers, such as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Q-Tip, Missy Elliott and the Trackmasters. With the latter acts producing most of the album, "Butterfly"

title: Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

text: !scope="row"|Worldwide Works cited Music Box (Mariah Carey album) Music Box is the third studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993, in North America. The album comprises ballads primarily co-written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had previously worked on "Emotions" (1991), and a few urban dance tracks. During the course of the album's development, Carey wanted to broaden her audience, choosing a more pop/R&B oriented sound. During this time frame, she experimented with different musical instruments, leading the album's sound away from her more contemporary previous two efforts.

title: Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)

text: Carey for a very long time and admired her as an artist, saying "I mean I fell in love with Mariah Carey when she walked out of the pool in [the 'Honey' video in 1997]. That 'Honey' video, that was it. And I've had a huge crush on her ever since. And, so, if we ever do have a chance, you know all respect to [Carey's husband] Nick [Cannon], all love. I think I have a huge crush more on her as a musician, and I think it would be really great". On April 25, 2013, Carey premiered a 25-second

title: Someday (Mariah Carey song)

text: (2015–17). The fourth song on the track list of "Mariah Carey", "Someday" is the album's first up-tempo track. It is a dance-pop song with new jack swing influences, which lasts for a duration of four minutes, six seconds. Lyrically, it is about how Carey is "gleefully" waiting for bad karma to come to her ex-boyfriend who "dumped" her, which can be heard in the lyrics "Cause I know you'll soon discover / you're needing me in spite of all the others." AllMusic writer Ashley S. Battel said it is "energetic". To mark twenty-five years since the release of "Mariah Carey"

title: The Star (Mariah Carey song)

text: from F to D. The music video for the song was released on November 16, 2017. It features scenes of Carey in a white gown interlaced with clips from the film. Carey's twins, Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, are present at the end of the video singing the hook, "Follow your heart; it's Christmas." The Star (Mariah Carey song) "The Star" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 2017, as the first release from the soundtrack of the film of the same name. The song was nominated for the Best Original Song at

title: Breakdown (Mariah Carey song)

text: to author Chris Nickson, "Breakdown" was an important component of "Butterfly": "'Breakdown' showed Mariah treading forcefully into territory that was new for her and making it her own; it had a melody that simmered under her vocal, and a groove that was irresistible." When Carey began recording the album, she had slow and sultry ballads such as "Whenever You Call" and "Butterfly," but also had big R&B and hip-hop like "Honey". For this reason, Carey recorded "Breakdown" in order to fill in the midsection of the album, and serve as the album's "backbone." "Breakdown" was the source of controversy when

title: Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song)

text: Personnel Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song) "Close My Eyes" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). It was co-written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. While Carey solely wrote the lyrics to the song, both she and Afanasieff composed its music. They also produced and arranged the song together. A downtempo piano led song, the lyrics in "Close My Eyes" revolve around negative experiences in her life, including indirectly talking about the relationship between her and ex-husband Tommy Mottola. In September 2012, Carey revealed that it is

title: Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song)

text: Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song) "Close My Eyes" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her sixth studio album "Butterfly" (1997). It was co-written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. While Carey solely wrote the lyrics to the song, both she and Afanasieff composed its music. They also produced and arranged the song together. A downtempo piano led song, the lyrics in "Close My Eyes" revolve around negative experiences in her life, including indirectly talking about the relationship between her and ex-husband Tommy Mottola. In September 2012, Carey revealed that it is one

title: Mariah Carey

text: calling it a "holiday standard." In a review of her "Greatest Hits" album, Devon Powers of PopMatters writes that "She has influenced countless female vocalists after her. At 32, she is already a living legend—even if she never sings another note." While reviewing a concert of Carey in Sydney, Elise Vout of "MTV Australia" wrote that "it's not amazing choreography or high production value you're going to see, it's the larger than life personality, unique voice, and legend that is Mariah Carey." Carey began dating Tommy Mottola while recording "Music Box", and married him on June 5, 1993. After the

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text: and Europe, performing for a crowd of over 35,000 in Manila, 50,000 in Malaysia, and to over 70,000 people in China. In the United Kingdom, it became Carey's first tour to feature shows outside London, booking arena stops in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester. Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey garnered generally positive reviews from music critics and concert goers, with many complimenting the quality of Carey's live vocals, as well as the production as a whole. Throughout 2004, Carey focused on composing material for her tenth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005). The album found Carey

title: Mariah Carey

text: softly croon nor can she perform her trademark gravity-defying vocal runs." In April 2003, Carey announced she would be touring later in the year. The Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey, spanned North America and East Asia over three months, generally playing in smaller venues rather than arenas. Throughout the United States, the shows were done in theaters, and something more Broadway-influenced, "It's much more intimate so you'll feel like you had an experience. You experience a night with me." However, while smaller productions were booked throughout the tour's stateside leg, Carey performed at stadiums in Asia

title: Mariah Carey

text: first musical act since the Jackson 5 to have their first four singles reach number one. "Mariah Carey" finished as the best-selling album in the United States in 1991, while totaling sales of over 15 million copies. Carey began recording her second studio album, "Emotions", in 1991. She described it as an homage to Motown soul music, as she felt the need to pay tribute to the type of music that had influenced her as a child. For the project, Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, who only had a small role on her debut, as well as Robert Clivillés and

title: With You (Mariah Carey song)

text: With You (Mariah Carey song) "With You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. On October 4, 2018, Epic Records released it as the lead single from Carey's fifteenth studio album "Caution". "With You" was written by Carey, Charles Hinshaw, Greg Lawary and DJ Mustard, with the latter also producing the song. The song was announced on October 2, 2018, along with its official single artwork. "With You" is a "velvety" ballad with a finger-snap beat and warm piano. It features lyrics about a woman seeking safety and security and her partner promising his love. The song

title: Crybaby (Mariah Carey song)

text: on April 11, 2000, she threw the audience small stuffed bears and completed the song while lying in the bed on stage. After the song's bridge, Snoop's pre-recorded verse was played over the background vocals. The song was also performed on select nights of The Elusive Chanteuse Show tour in 2014. The most recent performance of the song however, was on Carey's ongoing residency, The Butterfly Returns, on August 31st. Credits adapted from the "Rainbow" liner notes. Crybaby (Mariah Carey song) "Crybaby" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released

title: Never Forget You (Mariah Carey song)

text: Never Forget You (Mariah Carey song) "Never Forget You" is a song performed by American singer Mariah Carey. It was co-written by Carey and Babyface. It was produced by Carey, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons for Carey's third studio album, "Music Box" (1993). It was released as the fourth single from "Music Box" in the first quarter of 1994, as a double A-side with a cover of Badfinger's "Without You." Lyrically, the song's protagonist describes her ex-lover and although they have since moved on, she will never forget them. No music video was commissioned for the album version or any of

title: Mariah Carey (album)

text: Carey's songwriting and production talents, particularly "Vanishing". "Mariah Carey" was nominated for the 1991 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while "Vision of Love" received nominations in the categories of Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Carey won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also received the award for Best New Artist. In "The Rolling Stone Album Guide" (2004), Arion Berger later wrote that "Carey debuted with an album of uplifting dance pop and R&B ballads, each song's composition co-credited to Carey and each providing an opportunity to unleash her

title: Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song)

text: running together down the bridge. The scene fades, and the word "Fin" shown, meaning "Finish" in French. Credits adapted from "The Emancipation of Mimi" liner notes. Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song) "Say Somethin" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Snoop Dogg, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams, and produced by The Neptunes as the seventh overall single from Carey's tenth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005). The song is one of few from Carey's catalog in which she does not share production credits. "Say Somethin'" features Dogg as a guest artist,

title: Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song)

text: Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey song) "Say Somethin" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Snoop Dogg, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams, and produced by The Neptunes as the seventh overall single from Carey's tenth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005). The song is one of few from Carey's catalog in which she does not share production credits. "Say Somethin'" features Dogg as a guest artist, and is influenced by R&B and hip-hop music genres. Lyrically, the song is a dialogue in between and male and female, that discuss sexual themes and

title: One Child (Mariah Carey song)

text: One Child (Mariah Carey song) "One Child" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Backed by a children's choir, the lyrics are about the birth of Jesus. "One Child" received a mixed to negative response from critics, many of whom disapproved of the overbearing sentiment. In the United States, the track peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" Gospel Digital Chart, and on the lower regions of the South Korea international

title: Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song)

text: the song's appeal. UK & European CD single US CD maxi-single Credits for "E=MC²" adapted from the album's liner notes. Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song) "Bye Bye" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written by Carey, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Johntá Austin, and produced by the former three. It was released as the album's second single on April 15, 2008. The song is influenced by pop and R&B music genres, and features a piano and keyboard-driven melody. Lyrically, the song is a dialogue