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Mariah Carey’s eponymous debut album Mariah Carey (June 1990) wasn’t an instant hit. It took almost six months and a Grammy performance the following year for the world to come face to face with the Mariah Carey phenomenon and for her record to go to number 1. Since then she’s sold the most albums of the 90s, become a global star and produced fifteen studio albums. To celebrate thirty years of success, the pop diva has brought out an autobiography and this compilation album – The Rarities. The first track-list is made up of unreleased tracks, remixes and B sides which were never released to the public. Some songs, like Here We Go Around Again (1990) and I Pray (2005), weren’t included in the singer’s biggest albums for reasons that remain unknown. The most interesting thing about this compilation album is the glimpse it offers into the huge amount of material produced during her golden years. Songs like the synth-filled B side Do You Think Of Me (1993) and the RnB-esque Slipping Away (1996) sit alongside covers of previously released tracks. Close My Eyes, from the 1997 album Butterfly, allows you to see how the singer’s voice has changed over time as does the album’s single – Save The Day, featuring Lauryn Hill – which was recorded in 2011. The second part of The Rarities is a live performance recorded at the Tokyo Dome in 1996. And it’s a masterpiece. This release is not the sensationalist box set one might have expected. It is a real work of art that gives a fresh perspective on one of pop’s most important singers. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
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Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Margulies, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Mann, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Recording Engineer - Jenni Bette, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cory Rooney, Composer, Lyricist - M. Morales, Producer - Mark Morales, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Recording Engineer
(P) 1993 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer
(P) 1993 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Bob Rosa, Assistant Engineer - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Price, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Dana Jon Chappelle, Recording Engineer - Shanrae Price, Background Vocal - Jim Carvana, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Hall, Composer, Lyricist - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Gore, Composer, Lyricist - Mariah Carey, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Gore, Composer, Lyricist - MIKE MASON, Piano - Dana Jon Chappelle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer - CLARK KENT, Co-Producer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Denny, Composer, Lyricist - Dana Jon Chappelle, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Crouch, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Johntá Austin, Composer, Lyricist - Manuel Seal, Jr., Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
Randy Jackson, Co-Producer - Loris Holland, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
James "Big Jim" Wright, Director - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer - George Shearing, Composer, Lyricist - Mariah Carey, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
James Wright, Composer, Lyricist - Ms. Lauryn Hill, AssociatedPerformer, with - Norman Gimbel, Composer, Lyricist - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Charles Fox, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mariah Carey with Ms. Lauryn Hill, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
Daniel Moore, Piano, Background Vocal - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2020 MARIAH
DISC 2
Dave Hall, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Christopher Frantz, Composer, Lyricist - Steven Stanley, Composer - Satoshi Tomiie, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - Mike Scott, Assistant Engineer - David Morales, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - Terry Burrus, Piano - JAY HEALY, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Steve Thornton, Percussion - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - Adrian Belew, Composer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Weymouth, Composer, Lyricist - David Sussman, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - David Cole, Composer, Lyricist - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Robert Clivilles, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Cain, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Jackson, Bass - Stephen Perry, Composer, Lyricist - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - Narada Michael Walden, Composer, Lyricist - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Hall, Composer - Christopher Frantz, Composer, Lyricist - Steven Stanley, Composer - Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Adrian Belew, Composer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tina Weymouth, Composer, Lyricist - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Manuel Seal, Composer - Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - Shawn Stockman, Lyricist - Michael McCary, Lyricist - Nathan Morris, Lyricist - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Wanya Morris, Lyricist - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Tom Evans, Composer, Lyricist - Mariah Carey, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - William Peter Ham, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - David Cole, Composer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Robert Clivilles, Composer - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Harris III, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Jackson, Bass - TERRY LEWIS, Composer, Lyricist - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Hall, Composer - Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Ben Margulies, Composer, Lyricist - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Jackson, Bass - WALTER AFANASIEFF, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Gigi Gonaway, Drums - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Cooper, Background Vocal - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Andrew Sherman, Keyboards - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Mary Ann Tatum, Background Vocal - Mike McKnight, Programmer - Vernon "Ice" Black, Guitar - Sherry McGhee, Background Vocal - Larry Jordan, Director - Jack Gulick, Producer - Martino Brazil, Percussion - Christine Mitsogiorgakis, Editor
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Mariah Carey’s eponymous debut album Mariah Carey (June 1990) wasn’t an instant hit. It took almost six months and a Grammy performance the following year for the world to come face to face with the Mariah Carey phenomenon and for her record to go to number 1. Since then she’s sold the most albums of the 90s, become a global star and produced fifteen studio albums. To celebrate thirty years of success, the pop diva has brought out an autobiography and this compilation album – The Rarities. The first track-list is made up of unreleased tracks, remixes and B sides which were never released to the public. Some songs, like Here We Go Around Again (1990) and I Pray (2005), weren’t included in the singer’s biggest albums for reasons that remain unknown. The most interesting thing about this compilation album is the glimpse it offers into the huge amount of material produced during her golden years. Songs like the synth-filled B side Do You Think Of Me (1993) and the RnB-esque Slipping Away (1996) sit alongside covers of previously released tracks. Close My Eyes, from the 1997 album Butterfly, allows you to see how the singer’s voice has changed over time as does the album’s single – Save The Day, featuring Lauryn Hill – which was recorded in 2011. The second part of The Rarities is a live performance recorded at the Tokyo Dome in 1996. And it’s a masterpiece. This release is not the sensationalist box set one might have expected. It is a real work of art that gives a fresh perspective on one of pop’s most important singers. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:16:27
- Main artists: Mariah Carey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2020 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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