List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey
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American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey has recorded songs for fourteen studio albums, including a soundtrack and two Christmas albums, as well as two compilations, a greatest hits, a remix album and a live EP. She has occasionally appeared as a featured artist on songs by other performers and she has also contributed vocals to multiple charitable releases.
After working as a background vocalist for the American singer Brenda K. Starr,[1] Carey signed with Columbia Records (a record label owned by Sony Music) in 1988 with the help of Starr and released her self-titled debut album in 1990. She co-wrote all of the songs, the majority being with her writing partner Ben Margulies. Mariah Carey was followed by Emotions (1991) and MTV Unplugged (1992). From then on she released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums in nearly every year of the remaining decade, including Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995) which are both certified diamond by the RIAA. After a relatively unsuccessful period with Glitter (2001) and Charmbracelet (2002) whereby Carey suffered a physical and mental breakdown in between the releases,[2][3] Carey returned to prominence with the multi-platinum, number-one albums The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and E=MC² (2008).[4]
Carey has been noted for co-writing and producing all of the original material. Of her eighteen Hot 100 number-one singles in the United States – the most among soloists – she has written seventeen of them.[5] According to the liner notes of Emotions, Carey wrote all of the lyrics herself and co-composed the music, and is similarly credited for doing the same for the majority of the songs on Music Box, Daydream and Butterfly (1997).[6][7][8][9] The singer has collaborated with a number of songwriters throughout her career, with many of the songs reaching number-one on the music charts around the world, including "Hero", "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", "Heartbreaker", "We Belong Together" and "Touch My Body". In 2017, Billboard listed "It's a Wrap", "Lead the Way", "There for Me", "The Roof (Back in Time)" and ""Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)" as Carey's top five most under appreciated songs.[10]
Aside from writing and recording her own material, she has also recorded cover versions of other artist's songs at various points throughout her career. Her sixth number-one single, and her only one not to be self-penned, was a cover of the Jackson 5 song "I'll Be There", which features her background vocalist Trey Lorenz.[5][11] Other covers include "Open Arms" by Journey, "Without You" by Badfinger, "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" by Def Leppard and "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner.[12] In 1998, she recorded a cover of "I Still Believe" by Starr as a thank you for helping her get into the industry.[13] Carey has also covered well known classics and traditional songs for her two Christmas albums Merry Christmas (1994) and its sequel Merry Christmas II You (2010), including "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night" on the former and "The First Noel" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" on the latter.
Songs
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Sample credits and notes
- ^ "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a re-write of the Scottish poem "Auld Lang Syne" written by Robert Burns, which is public domain.
- ^ "Candy Bling" contains a sample of the recording "Back in the Day" as performed by Ahmad and written by Ahmad, Stefan Gordy and John Klemmer.
- ^ "Can't Say No" contains a sample of Carey's own recording "Can't Let Go" written by herself and Walter Afanasieff. Carey also features on the track, providing a 2015 vocal for the parts sampled.
- ^ "Dedicated" contains a sample of the recording "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" written and performed by the Wu Tang Clan.
- ^ "El Amor Que Soñé" is a Spanish language version of Carey's cover of "Open Arms"
- ^ "Fantasy" and its remixes contain a sample of the recording "Genius of Love" as performed by the Tom Tom Club and written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley and Tina Weymouth.
- ^ "Get Your Number" contains a sample of the recording "Just an Illusion" as performed by Imagination and written by John Phillips, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John.
- ^ "Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Junior's Heartbreaker Club Mix)" contains interpolations of the recording "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" as performed by Val Young and written by Young and Frederick Jenkins.
- ^ "Heavenly (No Ways Tired / Can't Give Up Now)" is dedicated to the late Reverend James Cleveland. It contains an excerpt from the Reverend's sermon "God's Promise". It also contains three samles: "Can't Give Up Now" performed by Mary Mary, "Good Ole Music" performed by Funkadelic and "I Don't Feel No Ways Tired" also by Cleveland.
- ^ "#Hermosa" is a Spanglish remix of "#Beautiful".
- ^ "Heroe" is a Spanish language version of Carey's song "Hero"
- ^ "Honey" contains a sample of the recording "The Body Rock" as performed by the Treacherous Three and published by Bobby Robinson. It also contains a replay of the composition "Hey DJ" as performed by The World's Famous Supreme Team and written by Larry Price and Malcolm McLaren.
- ^ a b "Honey (Classic Mix)" and its variation "Honey (Def Club Mix)" contain a sample of the recording "The Body Rock" as performed by the Treacherous Three and published by Bobby Robinson.
- ^ "Honey (So So Def Radio Mix)" contains a sample of the recording "It's Great to Be Here" as performed by The Jackson 5 and written by Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Berry Gordy and Dennis Lussier.
- ^ "I Don't" contains a sample of the recording "Where I Wann Be" as performed by Donell Jones and written by Jones and Kyle West.
- ^ "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" contains a sample of the recording "Stay with Me" as performed by DeBarge and written by Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan.
- ^ "I'm That Chick" contains elements of the recording "Off the Wall" as performed by Michael Jackson and written by Rod Temperton.
- ^ "Inseparable" contains an interpolation of the recording "Time After Time" as performed by Cyndi Lauper and written by Lauper and Rob Hyman.
- ^ "It's a Wrap" contains a sample of the recording "I Belong to You" performed by Barry White and Love Unlimited Orchestra.
- ^ "Make It Look Good" contains an interpolation of the recording "Let Me Make Love to You" as performed by The O'Jays and written by Walter "Bunny" Sigler and Allan Felder.
- ^ "Meteorite" contains a sample of the recording "Goin' Up in Smoke" as performed by Eddie Kendricks and written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson.
- ^ "Mi Todo" is a Spanish language version of Carey's song "My All".
- ^ "Money" contains samples of the recordings "Alabeke" performed by Dan Snatch, and "Rapper Dapper Snapper" performed by Edwin Birdsong.
- ^ "More Than Just Friends" contains a sample of the recording "One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)" as performed by The Notorious B.I.G. and written by Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan.
- ^ "The Impossible" and "The Impossible (The Reprise)" contain a sample of the recording "Forever My Lady" as performed by Jodeci and written by Albert Brown and Donald DeGrate.
- ^ a b "We Belong Together" and it's remixes contain samples of the recordings "If You Think You're Lonely Now" as performed by Bobby Womack and written by Womack, Patrick Moten and Sandra Sully, and "Two Occasions" as performed by The Deele and written by Darnell Bristol, Babyface and Sidney DeWayne.
- ^ "You Don't Know What to Do" contains an interpolation of the recording "I'm Caught Up in a One Night Affair" as performed by Inner Life and written by Patrick Adams and Terri Gonzalez.
References
- ^ "Mariah Carey shoots new video, eyes collaboration with Brenda K. Starr". MTV News. December 18, 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Dansby, Andrew (October 21, 2002). "Mariah 'Charms' Her Way Back". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ Kheraj, Alim (November 26, 2016). "The surprising stories behind 6 of Mariah Carey's biggest hits". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Harris, Chris (April 23, 2008). "Mariah Carey's E=MC2 Rockets to Billboard #1, Sets Career Record". MTV News. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b Houston, Jack (January 19, 2015). "Mariah Carey's 18 No.1 hits ranked". Las Vegas Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Emotions (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1991. B000026HS0.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Music Box (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1993. B000025IIN.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Daydream (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1995. B000025M3V.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Butterfly (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1997. B000025WS3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Everett Brothers (October 10, 2017). "Mariah Carey's 10 Most Underappreciated Songs of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (May 20, 2015). "18 things you didn't know about Mariah Carey's 18 number one singles". Fuse. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Ganz, Caryn. "Mariah Carey Adds to '80s Covers Canon With Foreigner's 'I Want to Know What Love Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e #1's (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ AT&T Team USA Soundtrack (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Island Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o E=MC² (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Island Records. 2008.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Rainbow (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Merry Christmas (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1994. B000026E9G.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Merry Christmas II You (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Island Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The Remixes (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records, Island Records, Virgin Records. 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Under the Mistletoe (Liner notes). Justin Bieber. Island Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mariah Carey (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1990. B000026E9G.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Soundtrack (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Virgin Records. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Oz the Great and Powerful (Liner notes). Various Artists. Walt Disney Records. 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. The Island Def Jam Music Group. 2009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. The Island Def Jam Music Group. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "New Music: Mariah Carey f/ Miguel & Young Jeezy – "#Beautiful" (Remix)". Rap-Up. June 29, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Charmbracelet (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Island Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Bye Bye (So So Def Remix) [feat. Jay-Z] – Single". iTunes Store. September 28, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennier (April 9, 2008). "Jay-Z Jumps On Upbeat Mariah Carey Remix, Mature Usher Song For Jermaine Dupri". MTV News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Black Market (Liner notes). Rick Ross. Def Jam Recordings. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Listen: Mariah Carey revisits 'Can't Let Go' on Rick Ross 'Black Market' cut". AXS. January 1, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) (European CD maxi-single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t The Emancipation of Mimi (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Def Jam Recordings. 1995.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Songs (Liner notes). Luther Vandross. Epic Records. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Day (Liner notes). Babyface. Epic Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Everybody Hurts (Legal Title)". Broadcast Music. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Reid, Shaheem (November 10, 2009). "OJ Da Juiceman Reveals Mixtape With Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame". MTV News. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "New Music: Mariah Carey featuring OJ da Juiceman, Big Boi, Gucci Mane – H.A.T.E.U. Remix". Rap-Up. October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Mariah Carey 'H.A.T.E.U' Remix". DJ Booth. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "New Music: Mariah Carey f/ Miguel – "#Beautiful" (Spanglish version)". Rap-Up. June 27, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "I Don't – Mariah Carey – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ MTV Unplugged (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1992. B000026WCB.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Number 1 to Infinity (Inlay cover). Mariah Carey. Epic Records. May 15, 2015. p. 23.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "BMI – Just Stand Up! (Legal Title)". Broadcast Music. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Strength & Loyalty (Liner notes). Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Full Surface Records, Interscope Records. 2007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Loverboy (Australian Promo CD single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Virgin Records. 2001. VUSCDF 201.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love vs. Money (Liner notes). The-Dream. Radio Killa Records, Def Jam Recordings. 2009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Greatest Hits (Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Halperin, Shirley (March 21, 2007). "Willie Nelson has Mariah on his mind". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Right to Dream (From the Movie 'Tennessee') – Single". iTunes Store. December 2, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ There For Me ("Never Too Far/Hero Medley Liner notes). Mariah Carey. Virgin Records. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (Liner notes). Jay-Z. Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Triumphant (Get 'Em)". ASCAP. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Herrera, Monica (August 2, 2012). "Mariah Carey Debuts 'Triumphant (Get 'Em)' Single; Talks Upcoming Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ Kiss of Death (Liner notes). Jadakiss. Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2004.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Jungle Rules (Liner notes). French Montana. Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Maybach, Epic. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "New Music: French Montana feat. Mariah Carey and Swae Lee – 'Unforgettable Remix'". Rap-Up. August 24, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
Sources
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