Mariah Carey

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Mariah Carey on the cover of her album Butterfly

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970 on Long Island, New York), who is one of the best selling female recording artist of all time, is an American pop music singer. She is famed to have a 5 octave vocal range. She is also the only female artist to have a #1 song on the US charts in every year of the 1990s, the most Hot 100 #1's of any female artist in history, and also lays claim to only the second song in history ("Fantasy") to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the first being Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone"), however her debut was more amazing as while "You Are Not Alone" managed only a week at the top, "Fantasy" spent 8 weeks at the top. With 61 cumulative weeks at #1, she is also the artist with the second-most weeks spent at #1, beating the Beatles by two weeks and falling only behind Elvis Presley (80 weeks).

Carey was named after the song "They Call The Wind Mariah" from Paint Your Wagon. Mariah Carey has no middle name.

Early Life and Family 1970–1990

Mariah is the third and youngest child of Patricia Hickey, an opera singer of Irish ethnicity, and Alfred Roy Carey, a aeronautical engineer of Venezuelan of African decent. She has a sister named Alison and a brother named Morgan, both of them are about ten years older than her. The Carey family experienced racism and this brought so much tension that by the time Mariah was three, her parents divorced. Mariah and Morgan stayed with their mother while Alison stayed with their father.

Alison Carey is undoubtedly the black sheep of the family, she was a drug addict for a long time, was diagnosed with HIV and promised to write a tell-all book of how she worked as a prostitute to support Mariah's career at the beginnings. Mariah's family denied this, and in fact it was Mariah who took care of Alison's children when Alison lost custody.

On July 4th, 2002, Alfred Roy Carey died from cancer.

Early Career Success 1990-1999

Her career began in with the release of her debut album in 1990, when she was just twenty years old. She became a commercial success almost overnight, and the album produced four huge #1 hit singles: "Vision Of Love," "Someday," "Love Takes Time," and "I Don't Want To Cry". Carey's second album, Emotions, was released in the fall of 1991 and its first single, the title track, also was an American #1 hit. This song gave Carey the record of being the only musician or band ever to have had their first five singles all hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America. Emotions had several other top five singles, such as "If It's Over," "Can't Let Go," and "Make It Happen".

In 1992, Carey perfomed all of her hits on MTV Unplugged, as well as a new song, a cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There". It, too, rose quickly to the top of America's pop charts.

Carey's next studio album, Music Box, was released in 1993 and spawned the hits "Anytime You Need A Friend," "Never Forget You," and the hugely popular number one songs "Hero" and "Dreamlover". These songs, and Carey's duet with Luther Vandross of Diana Ross' "Endless Love," made Carey one of the most-played musicians on the radio in 1993 and 1994. During the Christmas season of 1994, Carey released the album Merry Christmas, and had a perennial hit with her original holiday song, "All I Want For Christmas Is You".

In 1995, Carey released Daydream. This album and her previous studio album, Music Box, would eventually go on to sell over 20 million copies each worldwide, making them Carey's two best selling albums. It's lead single, "Fantasy", got heavy play on urban radio, thanks to a remix which featured a rhyme by the Wu-Tang Clan's Old Dirty Bastard. This also marked the start of a new trend for Carey's singles. She realized that she had a higher potential at having massive crossover hits if she employed the use of various genre-specific remixes for each single. Daydream's second and third singles, "One Sweet Day," a duet with Boyz II Men, and "Always Be My Baby," respectively, were arguably even bigger hits than "Fantasy". "One Sweet Day" spent 16 consecutive weeks at #1 in the US, beating the original record of 14 held by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and Boys II Men's "I'll Make Love To You". It still holds the record for the longest consecutive stay at #1 in the US. "Always Be My Baby" received huge airplay from pop, adult contemporary, and adult top 40 radio, and its urban remix which featured rhymes by Da Brat and a more soulful sounding chorus, sung by R&B group Xscape got huge airplay on urban, rap, and R&B radio stations. "Forever," and "Open Arms" were the last singles off of the album, did not make #1 but were still top 10 hit's in America.

Carey's 1997 album, Butterfly Carey's second consecutive album debut at #1, saw her continuing to move in an R&B/hip hop direction. The first single, "Honey" was huge a number one hit and featured a remix with rappers Puff Daddy, The Lox, and Mase. It was also her 3rd single to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. Its video, filmed shortly after her divorce from Tommy Mottola, VP of Sony Records, displayed a much more sexual and sultry Carey than any previous video. Other singles and videos off the album included "Butterfly;" "The Roof;" "Breakdown," a duet with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Carey singing in a style similar to the way the Bone Thugs rap; and the #1 hit "My All".

In 1998, Carey released the album #1s, a collection of all her American number one singles up to that point. It also included the new singles "When You Believe," a duet with Whitney Houston which featured in the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt; "Sweetheart," a hip-hoppy duet with Jermaine Dupri; "I Still Believe," a cover of the '80s song by Brenda K. Starr; and "Whenever You Call," a duet with popular R&B singer Brian McKnight.

During the late summer of 1999, Carey began promoting her upcoming album, Rainbow by releasing a single and video for "Heartbreaker". By this point, Carey had begun to alienate audiences by striving to create songs that tried too hard to appeal to all people. In the case of "Heartbreaker", it received criticism for sounding like her previous singles "Dreamlover" and "Fantasy", and many people viewed the guest rap from Jay-Z as a desperate attempt to get the single airplay on urban radio, since Carey could no longer depend on adult contemporary or even top 40 radio to necessarily play her new singles as they once had. At this point in Carey's career, adult-contemporary fans were feeling betrayed by Carey, while urban fans felt that she was just jumping on the rap bandwagon. With people unsure what to make of her changing sound, style, and image, and several types of radio stations--including adult contemporary, pop, and urban--unsure whether the song fit their format and their audiences, "Hearbreaker" was not the smash that first singles from new Carey albums had always been prior. Nevertheless, it managed to crack the top 20 in overall radio airplay, garnering smaller amounts of airplay from a combination of different formats, and was Carey's fourteenth #1 on the Hot 100, thanks to a commercially available single, which sold over 300,000 copies in its first week alone. The single went on to achieve platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) status and was one of the last singles to do so in America, once the Napster craze took off in 2000 and decimated the American singles industry.

"Heartbreaker" featured a popular music video which got heavy airplay on MTV's TRL. With a cost of over $2.5 million, the video is Carey's most expensive to date and one of the top 5 most expensive music videos in history. A video was also filmed for a remix to "Heartbreaker", which was much more hip-hop oriented than the original, featuring a sample of Snoop Dogg's "Ain't No Fun" and guest raps by Missy Elliott and Da Brat. The remix video, which has cameo appearances by Brat, Elliott, and Snoop, also became popular on TRL. Combined, both versions of "Heartbreaker" spent 65 days on TRL and become her first and only TRL-"retired" video.

Rainbows second single, "Thank God I Found You" became Carey's fifteenth #1 single on the Hot 100. The song was a duet with Joe and featured 98 Degrees singing background vocals on the chorus. The song didn't fare as well on the radio as Carey's earlier songs, but solid sales assured that the song became a chart hit. Like "Heartbreaker", following in the trend that Carey seemed to use at the time for each new single, a video for a remix of "Thank God I Found You"--which contained a sample from Keith Sweat's "Make It Last Forever" and featured Joe and Nas--was released.

The album's next two singles, "Crybaby" and "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)", were released almost simultaneously. "Crybaby", a hip-hop song which featured Snoop Dogg, was promoted to urban and hip-hop radio, while "Mariah's Theme", a ballad in the vein of "Hero", was promoted to top 40 and adult contemporary radio. Neither song really took off with any audience. Even with a commercial single release "Crybaby" only managed to peak at 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, Carey's lowest peaking single up to that point. This led to widespread speculation that Carey's career was in massive decline. To date, Rainbow has sold over 3 million copies in America and another 6 million internationally.

Though her release singles are usually in the pop genre, she has also combined her talents with rap artists such as Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Most of her recent singles have also been remixed as dance music, where she worked with DJs such as David Morales and Junior Vasquez.

2000-present

Carey suffered physical and mental exhaustion in 2001. Her acting debut in the film Glitter, panned by many popular movie critics, coupled with her many years of excessively hard work appeared to have taken a toll on her. She complained her record label wasn't promoting her albums. She left her longtime label to sign a contract with Virgin Records, under which her 10th album "Glitter" was released. The lead single "LoverBoy" reached #2 in the Hot 100 thanks to Virgin's massive campaign to sell the single for only 99 cents across America. However, sales were disappointing and airplay almost nonexistant. The album peaked at #7, Carey's lowest peaking album ever, despite being hailed as some of Mariah's best work. To date, it has sold 3 million copies worldwide, which is about what "Rainbow" sold in the US. Finally, Mariah made an appearance on MTV's TRL, where she was scantily clad and acting strangely. After that, she checked into a mental health facility and announced that she was taking a break from performing.

Mariah released a new album, Charmbracelet in December 2002, it debuted at #3. She's interested in writing music that is more profound having meaning to her and her fans. The album included the singles "Through The Rain", "Boy (I Need You)" featuring rapper Cam'ron, and a cover of Def Leppard's '80s hit "Bringin' On The Heartbreak". None of the three singles really took off with radio though fans continued to buy her singles in the thousands, leading to the conclusion that Carey had lost her "radio magic" after a decade of one radio hit after another.

However, in 2003, a duet with Busta Rhymes entitled "I Know What You Want" fared considerably better, having reached the top five (#3) of Billboard's pop singles chart and the top five in rap radio airplay. It is also featured on the latest release The Remixes, a double CD containing a series of remixes. That year, she was awarded the World Music Awards "Diamond Award" in honor of over 150 million album sales worldwide.

Carey spent the majority of 2004 preparing for the release of her tenth studio album, entitled "The Emancipation of Mimi". That Fall she was featured on Jadakiss's hit single "U Make Me Wanna". Although the song was not as great of a success as her Busta Rhymes collaboration, it managed to hit the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B chart. In November, a new song from her upcoming album entitled "Say Something" featuring rappers Snoop Dogg and Pharrell leaked on to the internet. The song was planned as the first single, but was met with a lukewarm response. Another Neptunes production, "Tonight," which featured rapper Nelly also leaked on to the Internet around this time. On New Years Eve, Carey premiered a Jermaine Dupri production at the Pure Club in Las Vegas. The song, "It's Like That" received a positive response and began receiving airplay a day later. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #53 on January 22. It was her highest debut in nearly five years. Within weeks, it zoomed into the top 20. Media sources hailed the song a triumphant return for Carey. Billboard wrote "After years of underwhelming singles, Mariah Carey finally returns with a hot track..." and put it in their list of the week's essentials. "The Emancipation Of Mimi" will be released on April 12, 2005 (tentative).

The next single will be released about the same time as the album, is titled "We Belong Together" is a mid-tempo ballad as critics call it "a return to the days when Mariah made great songs that where very well recieved by the general public...she's going back to her roots..." It is already receiving moderate airplay through-out the country and is expected to put Carey back on the map in terms of Hit singles.

Discography

  • 1990 Mariah Carey #1 US, #6 UK; US Sales: 9 million (18 million--worldwide)
  • 1991 Emotions #4 US, #4 UK; US Sales: 5 million (14 million--worldwide)
  • 1992 "MTV Unplugged" #3 US, #3 UK; US Sales: 3 million (15 million--worldwide)
  • 1993 Music Box #1 US, #1 UK; US Sales: 11 million (28 million--worldwide)
  • 1994 "Merry Christmas" #3 US, #32 UK; US Sales: 5 million (16 million--worldwide)
  • 1995 Daydream #1 US, #1 UK; US Sales: 10 million (25 million--worldwide)
  • 1997 Butterfly #1 US, #2 UK; US Sales: 5 million (17 million--worldwide)
  • 1998 "#1's" #4 US, #10 UK; US Sales: 5 million (17 million--worldwide)
  • 1999 Rainbow #2 US, #8 UK; US Sales: 3 million (12 million--worldwide)
  • 2001 Glitter #7 US, #10 UK; US Sales: 1 million (5 million--worldwide)
  • 2001 "Greatest Hits" #52 US; US Sales: 1 million(4 million--worldwide)
  • 2002 Charmbracelet #3 US; US Sales: 2 million (6 million--worldwide)
  • 2003 "The Remixes" #26 US, #35 UK; US Sales: 1 million (2 million--worldwide)
  • 2005 The Emancipation of Mimi (coming April 12)

US Sales Total : 61,000,000 Worldwide Sales Total: 179,000,000

Hit singles

(Note: Bold are Billboard Hot 100 or UK Top 40 singles that reached #1)

MARIAH CAREY

  • 1990 "Vision Of Love" #1 US, #9 UK
  • 1990 "Love Takes Time" #1 US, #37 UK
  • 1991 "Someday" #1 US, #38 UK
  • 1991 "I Don't Wanna Cry" #1 US
  • 1991 "There's Got To Be A Way" #29 UK (Not released in the US)

EMOTIONS

  • 1991 "Emotions" #1 US, #17 UK
  • 1991 "Can't Let Go" #2(#1 R&B) US, #20 UK (1992 release)
  • 1992 "Make It Happen" #5 US, #17 UK

MTV:UNPLUGGED

  • 1992 "I'll Be There" #1 US, #2 UK
  • 1992 "If It's Over" #3 UK (Not released in the US)

MUSIC BOX

  • 1993 "Dreamlover" #1 US, #9 UK
  • 1994 "Hero" #1 US, #7 UK
  • 1994 "Without You" #3 US, #1 UK
  • 1994 "Anytime You Need a Friend" #10 US #4 UK

MERRY CHRISTMAS

  • 1994 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" #2 US

DAYDREAM

  • 1995 "Fantasy" #1(Debut) US, #3 UK
  • 1995 "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) #1 US, #6 UK
  • 1996 "Always Be My Baby" #1 US, #3 UK
  • 1996 "Open Arms" #10 US, #4 UK
  • 1996 "Forever" #9 US
  • 1996 "Underneath The Stars"

BUTTERFLY

  • 1997 "Honey" #1 US, #3 UK
  • 1997 "Butterfly" #12 US, #22 UK
  • 1998 "My All" #1 US, #4 UK
  • 1998 "The Roof"
  • 1998 "Breakdown"
  • 1998 "Whenever You Call"

NUMBER ONES

  • 1998 "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston) #15 US, #4 UK
  • 1998 "SweetHeart" (Feat. JD) #18 US
  • 1999 "I Still Believe" #4 US, #16 UK
  • 1999 "Do You Know Where You're Going To?"

RAINBOW

  • 1999 "Heartbreaker" (feat. Jay-Z) #1 US, #5 UK
  • 2000 "Thank God I Found You" (feat. Joe and 98 Degrees) #1 US, #10 UK
  • 2000 "Against All Odds" (withWestlife) '#1' UK (Not released in the US)
  • 2000 "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • 2000 "Crybaby" #28 US, # 7 UK

GLITTER

  • 2001 "Loverboy" #2 US, #12 UK
  • 2001 "Never Too Far"
  • 2001 "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (feat. Mystikal) #32 UK
  • 2002 "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (with Westlife) #4 Uk

CHARMBRACELET

  • 2002 "Through the Rain" #81 US, #8 UK
  • 2003 "Boy (I Need You)" (feat. Cam'ron) #17 UK
  • 2003 "Bringin' On The Heartbreak #23 UK

GUEST APPEARANCES

  • 1994 "Endless Love" (with Luther Vandross) #2 US
  • 2003 "I Know What You Want" (with Busta Rhymes feat. The Flipmode Squad) #3 US
  • 2004 "U Make Me Wanna" (with Jadakiss) #21 US

THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI (Coming April 12th)

  • 2005 "It's Like That" (f. JD & Fatman Scoop) #16 US
  • 2005 "We Belong Together" (To Be Released)

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THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI (Coming April 12th). Como died on May 12, 2001 at his home in Jupiter, Florida, six days before his eight-ninth birthday. GUEST APPEARANCES. Como's Irish Christmas was produced for the American PBS public television system, and has been re-broadcast annually since 1994. CHARMBRACELET. The year 1993 would have marked his fiftieth anniversary with the RCA Victor label, now owned and controlled by Bertelsmann and operated under the BMG logo, as well as his forty-fifth year of television specials celebrating Christmas and its importance throughout the world to people of all faiths. GLITTER. In January 1994, Como travelled to Dublin, Ireland, for what would be an auspicious moment in his long career of more than sixty years.

RAINBOW. Over the decades, Como is reported to have sold millions of records, but he commonly suppressed these figures. NUMBER ONES. It was this characteristic which made him so different from his peers, and which endeared him to legions of fans throughout the world. BUTTERFLY. Como had so many recordings achieve gold record status that he refused to have many of them certified. DAYDREAM. He recorded many albums of songs for the RCA Victor label between 1952 and 1987, and is credited with numerous gold records.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. This is rarely mentioned, because Como commonly played down his own achievements. MUSIC BOX. Prior to this, Como battled against Jackie Gleason in what was billed the "Battle of the Giants", and won. MTV:UNPLUGGED. His regular television show, at first a spin-off from the Chesterfield Supper Club, continued through the early 1950s, becoming The Perry Como Show, and then for five years The Perry Como Kraft Music Hall; he became the highest paid performer in the history of television to that date, earning mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. EMOTIONS. Como's Christmas Concert in Ireland would be his final special and the last of his commercial recordings, although not for his original label RCA Victor.

MARIAH CAREY. They were recorded from many parts of the world, including England, Rome, Austria, France, and many locations throughout North America. (Note: Bold are Billboard Hot 100 or UK Top 40 singles that reached #1). Following his weekly series, ending in 1963, Como's television specials changed to bi-monthly, then monthly, followed by seasonal specials celebrating Easter, Spring, Thanksgiving, and Christmas festivities, ending in 1987. US Sales Total : 61,000,000 Worldwide Sales Total: 179,000,000. He had numerous Christmas television specials, beginning on Christmas Eve, 1948, and continuing to 1994 when his final Christmas Special was recorded in Ireland. The next single will be released about the same time as the album, is titled "We Belong Together" is a mid-tempo ballad as critics call it "a return to the days when Mariah made great songs that where very well recieved by the general public...she's going back to her roots..." It is already receiving moderate airplay through-out the country and is expected to put Carey back on the map in terms of Hit singles. Como would record only once more in 1994, but privately, for his well-known Irish Christmas Concert.

"The Emancipation Of Mimi" will be released on April 12, 2005 (tentative). His recording of "The Wind Beneath My Wings'" was almost autobiographical, and a fitting end to a long and successful recording career. Billboard wrote "After years of underwhelming singles, Mariah Carey finally returns with a hot track..." and put it in their list of the week's essentials. For this reason he walked-away from his final studio-produced recordings in the early 1980s, but returned to record a final album with his trusted friend and associate Nick Perito in 1987. Media sources hailed the song a triumphant return for Carey. Como's recording sessions, previously filled with laughter and joy, had deteriorated into much more sombre occasions. Within weeks, it zoomed into the top 20. By the 1980s, the atmosphere of recording had changed dramatically from his early days at RCA Victor.

It was her highest debut in nearly five years. Likewise his television show has achieved a much higher rating than that of any other vocalist to date. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #53 on January 22. Como was the first artist to have ten records sell more than one million copies. The song, "It's Like That" received a positive response and began receiving airplay a day later. In 1945, Como recorded the pop ballad "'Til the End of Time" (based on Chopin’s "Polonaise"), which marked the beginning a highly successful career. On New Years Eve, Carey premiered a Jermaine Dupri production at the Pure Club in Las Vegas. Just as he was about to abandon his singing career once and for all, two NBC producers stepped in, returning him to show business — specifically for the NBC "Supper Club", followed by very successful theatre and night club engagements.

Another Neptunes production, "Tonight," which featured rapper Nelly also leaked on to the Internet around this time. By this time the erstwhile barber had definitely decided to return to Canonsburg, his family, and his barbering. The song was planned as the first single, but was met with a lukewarm response. In 1942 Weems dissolved his band and Como went on to CBS, where he sang for a couple of years without any conspicuous success. In November, a new song from her upcoming album entitled "Say Something" featuring rappers Snoop Dogg and Pharrell leaked on to the internet. Their first recording was a novelty tune titled "You Can't Pull the Wool over My Eyes", recorded for the Decca Records label. Although the song was not as great of a success as her Busta Rhymes collaboration, it managed to hit the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B chart. In 1933 he joined Freddy Carlone's band in Ohio, and three years later moved up to Ted Weems' Orchestra and his first recording dates.

That Fall she was featured on Jadakiss's hit single "U Make Me Wanna". After graduation from high school, he opened his own barber's shop. Carey spent the majority of 2004 preparing for the release of her tenth studio album, entitled "The Emancipation of Mimi". Como was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Although he always liked to sing, his first great ambition was to be the best barber in Canonsburg. That year, she was awarded the World Music Awards "Diamond Award" in honor of over 150 million album sales worldwide. His exclusive recording contract with RCA Victor in 1943 began an association that would last for almost fifty years. However, in 2003, a duet with Busta Rhymes entitled "I Know What You Want" fared considerably better, having reached the top five (#3) of Billboard's pop singles chart and the top five in rap radio airplay. It is also featured on the latest release The Remixes, a double CD containing a series of remixes. Perry Como (born Pierino Ronald Como; May 18, 1912–May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American crooner during the last half of the 20th century.

None of the three singles really took off with radio though fans continued to buy her singles in the thousands, leading to the conclusion that Carey had lost her "radio magic" after a decade of one radio hit after another. Zing Zing —Zoom Zoom. The album included the singles "Through The Rain", "Boy (I Need You)" featuring rapper Cam'ron, and a cover of Def Leppard's '80s hit "Bringin' On The Heartbreak". You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart). She's interested in writing music that is more profound having meaning to her and her fans. You're Nearer (1968) (1987). Mariah released a new album, Charmbracelet in December 2002, it debuted at #3. You're Just in Love (I Wonder Why).

After that, she checked into a mental health facility and announced that she was taking a break from performing. You're Following Me. Finally, Mariah made an appearance on MTV's TRL, where she was scantily clad and acting strangely. You Made It That Way (Watermelon Summer). To date, it has sold 3 million copies worldwide, which is about what "Rainbow" sold in the US. You Are So Beautiful. The album peaked at #7, Carey's lowest peaking album ever, despite being hailed as some of Mariah's best work. You Are My World.

However, sales were disappointing and airplay almost nonexistant. You'll Always Be My Lifetime Sweetheart. The lead single "LoverBoy" reached #2 in the Hot 100 thanks to Virgin's massive campaign to sell the single for only 99 cents across America. You Alone (Solo Tu) (1953) (1961). She left her longtime label to sign a contract with Virgin Records, under which her 10th album "Glitter" was released. Yesterday. She complained her record label wasn't promoting her albums. Yellow Beach Umbrella.

Her acting debut in the film Glitter, panned by many popular movie critics, coupled with her many years of excessively hard work appeared to have taken a toll on her. Wrong Rainbow. Carey suffered physical and mental exhaustion in 2001. A World of Love (That I Found in Your Arms). Most of her recent singles have also been remixed as dance music, where she worked with DJs such as David Morales and Junior Vasquez. Winter Wonderland (1946) (1959). Though her release singles are usually in the pop genre, she has also combined her talents with rap artists such as Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. With All My Heart and Soul.

To date, Rainbow has sold over 3 million copies in America and another 6 million internationally. The Wind Beneath My Wings. This led to widespread speculation that Carey's career was in massive decline. Wild Horses. Even with a commercial single release "Crybaby" only managed to peak at 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, Carey's lowest peaking single up to that point. Whither Thou Goest. The album's next two singles, "Crybaby" and "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)", were released almost simultaneously. "Crybaby", a hip-hop song which featured Snoop Dogg, was promoted to urban and hip-hop radio, while "Mariah's Theme", a ballad in the vein of "Hero", was promoted to top 40 and adult contemporary radio. Neither song really took off with any audience. White Christmas (1947) (1959).

Like "Heartbreaker", following in the trend that Carey seemed to use at the time for each new single, a video for a remix of "Thank God I Found You"--which contained a sample from Keith Sweat's "Make It Last Forever" and featured Joe and Nas--was released. Where Does a Little Tear Come From?. The song didn't fare as well on the radio as Carey's earlier songs, but solid sales assured that the song became a chart hit. When You Were Sweet Sixteen. The song was a duet with Joe and featured 98 Degrees singing background vocals on the chorus. When You're In Love. Rainbows second single, "Thank God I Found You" became Carey's fifteenth #1 single on the Hot 100. When You Come to the End of the Day (1952) (1958).

Combined, both versions of "Heartbreaker" spent 65 days on TRL and become her first and only TRL-"retired" video. When She Smiles. The remix video, which has cameo appearances by Brat, Elliott, and Snoop, also became popular on TRL. When I Lost You. A video was also filmed for a remix to "Heartbreaker", which was much more hip-hop oriented than the original, featuring a sample of Snoop Dogg's "Ain't No Fun" and guest raps by Missy Elliott and Da Brat. When. With a cost of over $2.5 million, the video is Carey's most expensive to date and one of the top 5 most expensive music videos in history. What's One More Time?.

"Heartbreaker" featured a popular music video which got heavy airplay on MTV's TRL. What's New?. The single went on to achieve platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) status and was one of the last singles to do so in America, once the Napster craze took off in 2000 and decimated the American singles industry. What Love Is Made Of. Nevertheless, it managed to crack the top 20 in overall radio airplay, garnering smaller amounts of airplay from a combination of different formats, and was Carey's fourteenth #1 on the Hot 100, thanks to a commercially available single, which sold over 300,000 copies in its first week alone. What Kind of Fool Am I?. With people unsure what to make of her changing sound, style, and image, and several types of radio stations--including adult contemporary, pop, and urban--unsure whether the song fit their format and their audiences, "Hearbreaker" was not the smash that first singles from new Carey albums had always been prior. Watermelon Weather (duet with Eddie Fisher).

At this point in Carey's career, adult-contemporary fans were feeling betrayed by Carey, while urban fans felt that she was just jumping on the rap bandwagon. Wanted. In the case of "Heartbreaker", it received criticism for sounding like her previous singles "Dreamlover" and "Fantasy", and many people viewed the guest rap from Jay-Z as a desperate attempt to get the single airplay on urban radio, since Carey could no longer depend on adult contemporary or even top 40 radio to necessarily play her new singles as they once had. Un giorno dopo l'altro (One Day is Like Another). By this point, Carey had begun to alienate audiences by striving to create songs that tried too hard to appeal to all people. Two Loves Have I. During the late summer of 1999, Carey began promoting her upcoming album, Rainbow by releasing a single and video for "Heartbreaker". Two Lost Souls.

Starr; and "Whenever You Call," a duet with popular R&B singer Brian McKnight. Turn Around. It also included the new singles "When You Believe," a duet with Whitney Houston which featured in the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt; "Sweetheart," a hip-hoppy duet with Jermaine Dupri; "I Still Believe," a cover of the '80s song by Brenda K. Turnaround. In 1998, Carey released the album #1s, a collection of all her American number one singles up to that point. Tulips and Heather. Other singles and videos off the album included "Butterfly;" "The Roof;" "Breakdown," a duet with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Carey singing in a style similar to the way the Bone Thugs rap; and the #1 hit "My All". Try to Remember.

Its video, filmed shortly after her divorce from Tommy Mottola, VP of Sony Records, displayed a much more sexual and sultry Carey than any previous video. Traveling Down a Lonely Road (Love theme from La Strada). It was also her 3rd single to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. Toyland. The first single, "Honey" was huge a number one hit and featured a remix with rappers Puff Daddy, The Lox, and Mase. Toselli's Serenade (Dreams and Memories). Carey's 1997 album, Butterfly Carey's second consecutive album debut at #1, saw her continuing to move in an R&B/hip hop direction. Tomboy.

"Forever," and "Open Arms" were the last singles off of the album, did not make #1 but were still top 10 hit's in America. To Know You (Is to Love You) (with Ray Charles) (1959). "Always Be My Baby" received huge airplay from pop, adult contemporary, and adult top 40 radio, and its urban remix which featured rhymes by Da Brat and a more soulful sounding chorus, sung by R&B group Xscape got huge airplay on urban, rap, and R&B radio stations. To Know You (Is to Love You) (with the Fontane Sisters) (1952). It still holds the record for the longest consecutive stay at #1 in the US. To Know You (Is to Love You) (with Betty Hutton) (1952). "One Sweet Day" spent 16 consecutive weeks at #1 in the US, beating the original record of 14 held by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and Boys II Men's "I'll Make Love To You". Together Forever.

Daydream's second and third singles, "One Sweet Day," a duet with Boyz II Men, and "Always Be My Baby," respectively, were arguably even bigger hits than "Fantasy". Tina Marie. She realized that she had a higher potential at having massive crossover hits if she employed the use of various genre-specific remixes for each single. Till the End of Time. This also marked the start of a new trend for Carey's singles. This is All I Ask. It's lead single, "Fantasy", got heavy play on urban radio, thanks to a remix which featured a rhyme by the Wu-Tang Clan's Old Dirty Bastard. This is a Great Country.

This album and her previous studio album, Music Box, would eventually go on to sell over 20 million copies each worldwide, making them Carey's two best selling albums. The Things I Didn't Do. In 1995, Carey released Daydream. They Say It's Wonderful. During the Christmas season of 1994, Carey released the album Merry Christmas, and had a perennial hit with her original holiday song, "All I Want For Christmas Is You". There's No Boat Like a Rowboat. These songs, and Carey's duet with Luther Vandross of Diana Ross' "Endless Love," made Carey one of the most-played musicians on the radio in 1993 and 1994. There's a Big Blue Cloud (Next to Heaven).

Carey's next studio album, Music Box, was released in 1993 and spawned the hits "Anytime You Need A Friend," "Never Forget You," and the hugely popular number one songs "Hero" and "Dreamlover". There Never Was a Night So Beautiful. It, too, rose quickly to the top of America's pop charts. There'll Soon Be a Rainbow. In 1992, Carey perfomed all of her hits on MTV Unplugged, as well as a new song, a cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There". There'll Never Be Another Night Like This. Emotions had several other top five singles, such as "If It's Over," "Can't Let Go," and "Make It Happen". There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas (1950) (1968).

This song gave Carey the record of being the only musician or band ever to have had their first five singles all hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America. That's Where I Came In. Carey's second album, Emotions, was released in the fall of 1991 and its first single, the title track, also was an American #1 hit. That's the Beginning of the End. She became a commercial success almost overnight, and the album produced four huge #1 hit singles: "Vision Of Love," "Someday," "Love Takes Time," and "I Don't Want To Cry". That's All this Old World Needs. Her career began in with the release of her debut album in 1990, when she was just twenty years old. That Ain't All.

On July 4th, 2002, Alfred Roy Carey died from cancer. Temptation (1945) (1974). Mariah's family denied this, and in fact it was Mariah who took care of Alison's children when Alison lost custody. Take Me Home. Alison Carey is undoubtedly the black sheep of the family, she was a drug addict for a long time, was diagnosed with HIV and promised to write a tell-all book of how she worked as a prostitute to support Mariah's career at the beginnings. Take a Look at Me. Mariah and Morgan stayed with their mother while Alison stayed with their father. The Sweetest Sounds.

The Carey family experienced racism and this brought so much tension that by the time Mariah was three, her parents divorced. Sweet Adorable You. She has a sister named Alison and a brother named Morgan, both of them are about ten years older than her. Surrender. Mariah is the third and youngest child of Patricia Hickey, an opera singer of Irish ethnicity, and Alfred Roy Carey, a aeronautical engineer of Venezuelan of African decent. Sunshine Wine. Mariah Carey has no middle name. Sunrise, Sunset.

Carey was named after the song "They Call The Wind Mariah" from Paint Your Wagon. The Summer Wind. With 61 cumulative weeks at #1, she is also the artist with the second-most weeks spent at #1, beating the Beatles by two weeks and falling only behind Elvis Presley (80 weeks). Summer Me, Winter Me. She is also the only female artist to have a #1 song on the US charts in every year of the 1990s, the most Hot 100 #1's of any female artist in history, and also lays claim to only the second song in history ("Fantasy") to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the first being Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone"), however her debut was more amazing as while "You Are Not Alone" managed only a week at the top, "Fantasy" spent 8 weeks at the top. The Story of the First Christmas (1959). She is famed to have a 5 octave vocal range. Stop! and Think It Over.

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970 on Long Island, New York), who is one of the best selling female recording artist of all time, is an American pop music singer. A Still Small Voice. 2005 "We Belong Together" (To Be Released). Stay with Me. JD & Fatman Scoop) #16 US. Stand Beside Me. 2005 "It's Like That" (f. Souvenir d'Italie.

2004 "U Make Me Wanna" (with Jadakiss) #21 US. Someone is Waiting. The Flipmode Squad) #3 US. Some Children See Him. 2003 "I Know What You Want" (with Busta Rhymes feat. Somebody Somewhere. 1994 "Endless Love" (with Luther Vandross) #2 US. Somebody up There Likes Me.

2003 "Bringin' On The Heartbreak #23 UK. Somebody Makes it So. Cam'ron) #17 UK. Somebody Cares. 2003 "Boy (I Need You)" (feat. The Songs I Love. 2002 "Through the Rain" #81 US, #8 UK. Sonata.

2002 "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (with Westlife) #4 Uk. Some Enchanted Evening. Mystikal) #32 UK. So It Goes. 2001 "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (feat. So Far. 2001 "Never Too Far". Slightly out of Tune (Desafinado).

2001 "Loverboy" #2 US, #12 UK. Silver Bells. 2000 "Crybaby" #28 US, # 7 UK. She's a Lady (with Betty Hutton). 2000 "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)". The Shadow of Your Smile. 2000 "Against All Odds" (withWestlife) '#1' UK (Not released in the US). Send in the Clowns.

Joe and 98 Degrees) #1 US, #10 UK. The Second Time. 2000 "Thank God I Found You" (feat. Seattle. Jay-Z) #1 US, #5 UK. Scarlet Ribbons. 1999 "Heartbreaker" (feat. Say You're Mine Again.

1999 "Do You Know Where You're Going To?". Save Me the Dance. 1999 "I Still Believe" #4 US, #16 UK. Santa Lucia. JD) #18 US. Round and Round. 1998 "SweetHeart" (Feat. The Rose Tattoo.

1998 "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston) #15 US, #4 UK. Rollin' Stone. 1998 "Whenever You Call". Roamin' through the Countryside. 1998 "Breakdown". Regrets. 1998 "The Roof". Rambling Rose (1947).

1998 "My All" #1 US, #4 UK. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado). 1997 "Butterfly" #12 US, #22 UK. Prisoner of Love (1945) (1970). 1997 "Honey" #1 US, #3 UK. Prayer for Peace. 1996 "Underneath The Stars". Please Mr Sun.

1996 "Forever" #9 US. Pigtails and Freckles. 1996 "Open Arms" #10 US, #4 UK. Pianissimo. 1996 "Always Be My Baby" #1 US, #3 UK. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps. 1995 "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) #1 US, #6 UK. People.

1995 "Fantasy" #1(Debut) US, #3 UK. Patricia. 1994 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" #2 US. Pardon My English (Samba Torto). 1994 "Anytime You Need a Friend" #10 US #4 UK. Pa-paya Mama. 1994 "Without You" #3 US, #1 UK. Papa Loves Mambo.

1994 "Hero" #1 US, #7 UK. Oowee, Oowee. 1993 "Dreamlover" #1 US, #9 UK. On the Outgoing Tide. 1992 "If It's Over" #3 UK (Not released in the US). Only One. 1992 "I'll Be There" #1 US, #2 UK. One More Time (with the Ames Brothers).

1992 "Make It Happen" #5 US, #17 UK. One Little Candle. 1991 "Can't Let Go" #2(#1 R&B) US, #20 UK (1992 release). Once upon a Time. 1991 "Emotions" #1 US, #17 UK. Once I Loved (Amor e Paz). 1991 "There's Got To Be A Way" #29 UK (Not released in the US). O Marienariello (1966) (1970).

1991 "I Don't Wanna Cry" #1 US. O Holy Night (1959) (1968). 1991 "Someday" #1 US, #38 UK. Oh Marie (1966) (1980). 1990 "Love Takes Time" #1 US, #37 UK. N'yot N'yow (The Pussycat Song). 1990 "Vision Of Love" #1 US, #9 UK. No Well On Earth.

2005 The Emancipation of Mimi (coming April 12). No Other Love. 2003 "The Remixes" #26 US, #35 UK; US Sales: 1 million (2 million--worldwide). Noodlin' Rag. 2002 Charmbracelet #3 US; US Sales: 2 million (6 million--worldwide). Nobody But You. 2001 "Greatest Hits" #52 US; US Sales: 1 million(4 million--worldwide). My Own Peculiar Way.

2001 Glitter #7 US, #10 UK; US Sales: 1 million (5 million--worldwide). My One and Only Heart. 1999 Rainbow #2 US, #8 UK; US Sales: 3 million (12 million--worldwide). My Love and Devotion. 1998 "#1's" #4 US, #10 UK; US Sales: 5 million (17 million--worldwide). My Little Baby. 1997 Butterfly #1 US, #2 UK; US Sales: 5 million (17 million--worldwide). My Favorite Things.

1995 Daydream #1 US, #1 UK; US Sales: 10 million (25 million--worldwide). My Cup Runneth Over. 1994 "Merry Christmas" #3 US, #32 UK; US Sales: 5 million (16 million--worldwide). My Coloring Book. 1993 Music Box #1 US, #1 UK; US Sales: 11 million (28 million--worldwide). Not While I'm Around. 1992 "MTV Unplugged" #3 US, #3 UK; US Sales: 3 million (15 million--worldwide). More Than You Know.

1991 Emotions #4 US, #4 UK; US Sales: 5 million (14 million--worldwide). More than Likely. 1990 Mariah Carey #1 US, #6 UK; US Sales: 9 million (18 million--worldwide). More and More. More. Moon Talk.

Moon River. Moonlight Love. Moonglow and Theme from Picnic. Mi Casa, Su Casa (My House Is Your House).

Meet Me at the Altar. Meditation (Meditacao). Maybe (duet with Eddie Fisher). May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You.

Marie. Maria. Marchin' Along to the Blues. Mandolins in the Moonlight.

Manha de Carnaval (from Black Orpheus). Make Someone Happy. Magic Moments. Love Makes the World Go Round.

Love Is Spreadin' over the World. Love Is a Christmas Rose. Love in a Home. Love Don't Care (Where It Grows!).

Love. The Lord's Prayer (1949) (1959). Look to Your Heart. Look out the Window (and See How I'm Standing in the Rain).

Long Ago (and Far Away). Lollipops and Roses. Little Man You've Had a Busy Day (1946) (1958). Little Boat (O Barquinho).

The Little Drummer Boy. Lili Marlene. Lies. Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk.

The Last Straw (with Betty Hutton). Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero. Ko-Ko-Mo (I Love You So). Kewpie Doll (with Ray Charles).

Keep It Gay. Just Out of Reach. (Just One Way to Say) I Love You. Just Born (to Be Your Baby).

Juke Box Baby. Jingle Bells. Jason. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947).

I Want to Thank Your Folks. I Wanna Go Home (with You). I Wanna Be Around. Ivy Rose.

It Was Such a Good Day. It's Impossible. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas. It Gets Lonely in the White House.

I Think of You. I Think I Love You. The Island of Forgotten Lovers. Is She the Only Girl in the World?.

I Really Don't Want to Know. In Our Hide-Away (with Sandy Stewart). In These Crazy Times. In the Garden.

(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco. I'm Gonna Love That Gal (Like She's Never Been Loved Before). I'm Confessin' (That I Love You). I May Never Pass this Way Again.

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows. (I Love You) Don't You Forget It. I Love You. I Looked Back.

I'll Remember April. I'll Always Love You. I Know What God Is. I Know.

If You Were the Only Girl. If I'm Lucky. If I Loved You. If.

If (They Made Me a King). I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do). I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Any Mmore. I Don't Know What He Told You.

I Cross My Fingers. I Confess. How to Handle a Woman (1967) (1968). How Insensitive.

How Beautiful the World Can Be. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom). Hopelessly (with the Ames Brothers). Hoop-Dee-Doo.

Honey, Honey (Bless Your Heart) (1957) (1959). (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1954) (1959). Hit and Run Affair. He Who Loves.

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. Here Comes My Baby (Back Again!). Here Comes That Song Again. Here Comes Heaven.

Hello, Young Lovers (1951) (1960). He Couldn't Love You More (1973). Hearts Will Be Hearts. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au).

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Have I Stayed away Too Long?. Haunted Heart. A Hatchet, a Hammer, a Bucket of Nails.

Happy Man. Happy Together. Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes (1965) (1967). Gringo's Guitar.

Goodbye, Sue. Goodbye for Now. Glendora. Glad to Be Home.

Give Myself a Party. Give Me Your Hand. The Girl with the Golden Braids. A Garden in the Rain.

Funny How Time Slips Away. Forever and Ever. Forget Domani. Fooled.

Fly Me to the Moon. The First Christmas (c.1950). A Fellow Needs a Girl. The Father of Girls (1967) (1968) (1970).

Far away Places. Fancy Dancer. Empty Pockets Filled with Love. E Lei (To You).

A Dreamer's Holiday. Dream on Little Dreamer. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes. Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to a Star).

Do You Hear What I Hear?. Don't Leave Me. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes. Dindi.

Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba ). (Did You Ever Get) That Feeling in the Moonlight. Delaware. Deep in Your Heart.

Days of Wine and Roses. Dancin'. Dance Only with Me. Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma.

Cominciamo ad amarci. The Colors of My Life. The Christmas Symphony. Christmas Dream.

Christmas Eve. Christmas Bells (In the Steeple). Christ is Born. Chincherinchee.

Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep). Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang the Little Bird) (duet with Jaye P. Morgan). Caterina. Catch a Falling Star.

Carnival (1963). Carol Medley (1968). Can't Help Falling in Love. Bye Bye Little Girl.

A Bushel and a Peck (with Betty Hutton). Bummin' Around. Brian's Song (The Hands of Time). Blue Room.

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song). Beyond Tomorrow (Love Theme from Serpico). The Bells of St Mary's. Because.

Beady Eyed Buzzard. Bali Ha'i. Baia. 'A' — You're Adorable.

Ave Maria (1949) (1959) (1968). As My Love for You. Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye to Rome). Another Go 'Round.

Anema e core. And Roses and Roses. And I Love You So. All Through the Night.

All Through the Day. All at Once You Love Her. Accentuate the Positive (1958) (1980).