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'''''Greatest Hits''''' is the second [[greatest hits album]] by American singer and songwriter and producer [[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 U.S. with the same track listing, titled ''[[The Essential Mariah Carey]]''.
'''''Greatest Hits''''' is the second [[greatest hits album]] by American singer and songwriter and producer [[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, titled ''[[The Essential Mariah Carey]]''.


==Content==
==Content==
Carey had previously released the compilation album ''[[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]]'' (1998), but the release of her ''Greatest Hits'' album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to [[Virgin Records]]. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike ''#1's''. All tracks from the previous album, with the exception of "Whenever You Call" with [[Brian McKnight]], and the ''#1's'' non-U.S. bonus track "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)|Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)?]]" are included on
Carey had previously released the compilation album ''[[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]]'' (1998), but the release of her ''Greatest Hits'' album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to [[Virgin Records]]. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike ''#1's''. All tracks from the previous album, with the exception of "Whenever You Call" with [[Brian McKnight]], and the ''#1's'' non-U.S. bonus track "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]" are included on
''Greatest Hits''. Tracks that weren't included on ''#1's'' are:
''Greatest Hits''. Tracks that weren't included on ''#1's'' are:
*the U.S. top five hits "[[Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)|Can't Let Go]]" (1991), "[[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]" (1992) and "[[Without You (Badfinger song)#Mariah Carey version|Without You]]" (1994), and the top twenty hit "[[Anytime You Need a Friend]]" (1994);
*the U.S. top five hits "[[Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)|Can't Let Go]]" (1991), "[[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]" (1992) and "[[Without You (Badfinger song)#Mariah Carey version|Without You]]" (1994), and the top twenty hit "[[Anytime You Need a Friend]]" (1994);
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*the So So Def remix of "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]" (2000) featuring [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]], which had only been included on the Japanese re-release of the single in 2000.
*the So So Def remix of "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]" (2000) featuring [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]], which had only been included on the Japanese re-release of the single in 2000.


Most non-U.S. versions of ''Greatest Hits'' retain the track listing as listed below with the addition of "[[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)#Mariah Carey and Westlife version|Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)]]" (2000), a duet with [[Westlife]]. The Japanese version contains "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "[[Open Arms (Journey song)#Mariah Carey version|Open Arms]]" (1996), the non-single album track "Music Box" from the album ''[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]'' (1993), and the ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' album version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You"; it is also the only album to include the "[[Never Too Far/Hero Medley]]" (2001) single. Unlike most non-U.S. versions of the ''Greatest Hits'' album, the So So Def Remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was not included on the original U.K. edition but on the album's 2005 re-release.
Most non-U.S. versions of ''Greatest Hits'' retain the track listing as listed below with the addition of "[[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)#Mariah Carey and Westlife version|Against All Odds]]" (2000), a duet with [[Westlife]]. The Japanese version contains "Against All Odds", "[[Open Arms (Journey song)#Mariah Carey version|Open Arms]]" (1996), the non-single album track "Music Box" from the album ''[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]'' (1993), and the ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' album version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You"; it is also the only album to include the "[[Never Too Far/Hero Medley]]" (2001) single. Unlike most non-U.S. versions of the ''Greatest Hits'' album, the So So Def Remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was not included on the original UK edition but on the album's 2005 re-release.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
As of November 2018, ''Greatest Hits'' has sold 1,230,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="USsales">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8485573/mariah-carey-sales-ariana-grande-no-1-ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey's Career Sales, Ariana Grande Fun Facts & More|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 18, 2018|work=Billboard|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> Globally, the album has sold an estimated five million copies.<ref name="globalsales"/>
As of November 2018, ''Greatest Hits'' has sold 1,230,000 copies in the US.<ref name="USsales">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8485573/mariah-carey-sales-ariana-grande-no-1-ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey's Career Sales, Ariana Grande Fun Facts & More|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 18, 2018|work=Billboard|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> Globally, the album has sold an estimated five million copies.<ref name="globalsales"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[Vision of Love]]
| title1 = [[Vision of Love]]
| note1 = From ''[[Mariah Carey (album)|Mariah Carey]],'' 1990
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Mariah Carey]]|[[Ben Margulies]]}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Mariah Carey]]|[[Ben Margulies]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Rhett Lawrence]]|[[Narada Michael Walden]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Rhett Lawrence]]|[[Narada Michael Walden]]}}
| length1 = 3:30
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = [[Love Takes Time]]
| title2 = [[Love Takes Time]]
| note2 = From ''Mariah Carey''
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carey|Margulies}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carey|Margulies}}
| extra2 = [[Walter Afanasieff]]
| extra2 = [[Walter Afanasieff]]
| length2 = 3:48
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = [[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]]
| title3 = [[Someday (Mariah Carey song)|Someday]]
| note3 = From ''Mariah Carey''
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carey|Margulies}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carey|Margulies}}
| extra3 = [[Ric Wake]]
| extra3 = [[Ric Wake]]
| length3 = 4:07
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = [[I Don't Wanna Cry]]
| title4 = [[I Don't Wanna Cry]]
| note4 = From ''Mariah Carey''
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carey|Walden}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carey|Walden}}
| extra4 = Walden
| extra4 = Walden
| length4 = 4:49
| length4 = 4:49
| title5 = [[Emotions (Mariah Carey song)|Emotions]]
| title5 = [[Emotions (Mariah Carey song)|Emotions]]
| note5 = From ''[[Emotions (Mariah Carey album)|Emotions]],'' 1991
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carey|[[David Cole (producer)|David Cole]]|[[Robert Clivillés]]}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carey|[[David Cole (producer)|David Cole]]|[[Robert Clivillés]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| length5 = 4:09
| length5 = 4:09
| title6 = [[Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)|Can't Let Go]]
| title6 = [[Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)|Can't Let Go]]
| note6 = From ''Emotions''
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length6 = 4:27
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = [[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]
| title7 = [[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]
| note7 = From ''Emotions''
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Carey|Cole|Clivillés}}
| length7 = 5:08
| length7 = 5:08
| title8 = [[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)#Mariah Carey version|I'll Be There]]
| title8 = [[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)#Mariah Carey version|I'll Be There]]
| note8 = Featuring [[Trey Lorenz]]) ([[The Jackson 5]] cover) (From ''[[MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP)|MTV Unplugged]],'' 1992
| note8 = featuring [[Trey Lorenz]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Berry Gordy]]|Bob West|[[Hal Davis]]|[[Willie Hutch]]}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Berry Gordy]]|Bob West|[[Hal Davis]]|[[Willie Hutch]]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length8 = 4:24
| length8 = 4:24
| title9 = [[Dreamlover (song)|Dreamlover]]
| title9 = [[Dreamlover (song)|Dreamlover]]
| note9 = From ''[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]],'' 1993
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Dave Hall (record producer)|Dave Hall]]|[[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Dave Hall (record producer)|Dave Hall]]|[[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Carey|Hall|Afanasieff}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Carey|Hall|Afanasieff}}
| length9 = 3:54
| length9 = 3:54
| title10 = [[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]
| title10 = [[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]
| note10 = From ''Music Box''
| writer10 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer10 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length10 = 4:18
| length10 = 4:18
| title11 = [[Without You (Badfinger song)#Mariah Carey version|Without You]]
| title11 = [[Without You (Badfinger song)#Mariah Carey version|Without You]]
| note11 = [[Badfinger]] cover) (From ''Music Box''
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Pete Ham]]|[[Tom Evans (musician)|Tom Evans]]}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Pete Ham]]|[[Tom Evans (musician)|Tom Evans]]}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length11 = 3:34
| length11 = 3:34
| title12 = [[Anytime You Need a Friend]]
| title12 = [[Anytime You Need a Friend]]
| note12 = From ''Music Box''
| writer12 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length12 = 4:26
| length12 = 4:26
| title13 = [[Endless Love (song)#Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey version|Endless Love]]
| title13 = [[Endless Love (song)#Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey version|Endless Love]]
| note13 = Duet with [[Luther Vandross]]) ([[Lionel Richie]] & [[Diana Ross]] cover) (From Vandross' ''[[Songs (Luther Vandross album)|Songs]],'' 1994
| note13 = duet with [[Luther Vandross]]
| writer13 = [[Lionel Richie]]
| writer13 = [[Lionel Richie]]
| extra13 = Afanasieff
| extra13 = Afanasieff
| length13 = 4:20
| length13 = 4:20
| title14 = [[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]
| title14 = [[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]
| note14 = From ''[[Daydream (Mariah Carey album)|Daydream]],'' 1995
| writer14 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Chris Frantz]]|[[Tina Weymouth]]|Hall|[[Adrian Belew]]|[[Steven Stanley]]}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Chris Frantz]]|[[Tina Weymouth]]|Hall|[[Adrian Belew]]|[[Steven Stanley]]}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Carey|Hall}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Carey|Hall}}
| length14 = 4:04
| length14 = 4:04
| title15 = [[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]
| title15 = [[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]
| note15 = Japanese Bonus Track) (From ''Music Box''
| note15 = Japanese bonus track
| writer15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length15 = 4:57
| length15 = 4:57
| title16 = [[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]
| title16 = [[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]
| note16 = Japanese Bonus Track) (From ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]],'' 1994
| note16 = Japanese bonus track
| writer16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length16 = 4:02
| length16 = 4:02
| title17 = [[Open Arms (Journey song)#Mariah Carey version|Open Arms]]
| title17 = [[Open Arms (Journey song)#Mariah Carey version|Open Arms]]
| note17 = [[Journey (band)|Journey]] cover) (Japanese Bonus Track) (From ''Daydream''
| note17 = Japanese bonus track
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]]|[[Jonathan Cain]]}}
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]]|[[Jonathan Cain]]}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[One Sweet Day]]
| title1 = [[One Sweet Day]]
| note1 = Duet with [[Boyz II Men]]) (From ''Daydream''
| note1 = duet with [[Boyz II Men]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|[[Michael McCary]]|[[Nathan Morris]]|[[Wanya Morris]]|[[Shawn Stockman]]}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|[[Michael McCary]]|[[Nathan Morris]]|[[Wanya Morris]]|[[Shawn Stockman]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length1 = 4:41
| length1 = 4:41
| title2 = [[Always Be My Baby]]
| title2 = [[Always Be My Baby]]
| note2 = From ''Daydream''
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jermaine Dupri]]|[[Manuel Seal]]}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jermaine Dupri]]|[[Manuel Seal]]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Carey|Dupri|Seal}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Carey|Dupri|Seal}}
| length2 = 4:18
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = [[Forever (Mariah Carey song)|Forever]]
| title3 = [[Forever (Mariah Carey song)|Forever]]
| note3 = From ''Daydream''
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length3 = 4:01
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = [[Underneath the Stars (song)|Underneath the Stars]]
| title4 = [[Underneath the Stars (song)|Underneath the Stars]]
| note4 = From ''Daydream''
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length4 = 3:33
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = [[Honey (Mariah Carey song)|Honey]]
| title5 = [[Honey (Mariah Carey song)|Honey]]
| note5 = Featuring [[Mase]] & [[The Lox]]) (From ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]],'' 1997
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Sean Combs]]|[[Q-Tip (rapper)|Kamaal Fareed]]|[[Stevie J|Steven Jordan]]|[[Stephen Hague]]|Ronald Larkins| [[Bobby Robinson (record producer)|Bobby Robinson]]|Larry Price|[[Malcolm McLaren]]}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Sean Combs]]|[[Q-Tip (rapper)|Kamaal Fareed]]|[[Stevie J|Steven Jordan]]|[[Stephen Hague]]|Ronald Larkins| [[Bobby Robinson (record producer)|Bobby Robinson]]|Larry Price|[[Malcolm McLaren]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Carey|Combs|[[Stevie J]]|[[The Ummah]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Carey|Combs|[[Stevie J]]|[[The Ummah]]}}
| length5 = 4:59
| length5 = 4:59
| title6 = [[Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)|Butterfly]]
| title6 = [[Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)|Butterfly]]
| note6 = From ''Butterfly''
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length6 = 4:34
| length6 = 4:34
| title7 = [[My All]]
| title7 = [[My All]]
| note7 = From ''Butterfly''
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| length7 = 3:50
| length7 = 3:50
| title8 = [[Sweetheart (Rainy Davis song)#Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey version|Sweetheart]]
| title8 = [[Sweetheart (Rainy Davis song)#Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey version|Sweetheart]]
⚫
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Rainy Davis]]|Pete Warner}}
| note8 = Featuring [[Jermaine Dupri|JD]]) ([[Rainy Davis]] cover) (From [[Jermaine Dupri|JD]]'s ''[[Life in 1472]]'' and Carey's ''[[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]]'', 1998
⚫
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Rainy Davis]]|Pete Warner}}''
| extra8 = {{hlist|Dupri|Carey}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Dupri|Carey}}
| length8 = 4:22
| length8 = 4:22
| title9 = [[When You Believe]]
| title9 = [[When You Believe]]
| note9 = duet with [[Whitney Houston]]
| note9 = Duet with [[Whitney Houston]]) (''From ''[[The Prince of Egypt (soundtrack)|The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', Houston's ''[[My Love Is Your Love]]'' ''and'' ''#1's'', 1998
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]]|[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]]|[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]}}
| extra9 = Babyface
| extra9 = Babyface
| length9 = 4:34
| length9 = 4:34
| title10 = [[I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)#Mariah Carey version|I Still Believe]]
| title10 = [[I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)#Mariah Carey version|I Still Believe]]
| note10 = [[Brenda K. Starr]] cover) (From ''#1's''
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Antonina Armato]]|Giuseppe Cantarelli}}
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Antonina Armato]]|Giuseppe Cantarelli}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Carey|Stevie J|Mike Mason}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Carey|Stevie J|Mike Mason}}
| length10 = 3:54
| length10 = 3:54
| title11 = [[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]
| title11 = [[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]
| note11 = Featuring [[Jay Z|Jay-Z]]) (From ''[[Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)|Rainbow]],'' 1999
| note11 = featuring [[Jay Z|Jay-Z]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jay Z|Shawn Carter]]|Walden|Shirley Ellison|Lincoln Chase|Jeffrey Cohen}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jay Z|Shawn Carter]]|Walden|Shirley Ellison|Lincoln Chase|Jeffrey Cohen}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Carey|[[DJ Clue?]]|[[Ken Ifill|Ken "Duro" Ifill]]}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Carey|[[DJ Clue?]]|[[Ken Ifill|Ken "Duro" Ifill]]}}
| length11 = 4:46
| length11 = 4:46
| title12 = [[Thank God I Found You]]
| title12 = [[Thank God I Found You]]
| note12 = Featuring [[Joe (singer)|Joe]] & [[98 Degrees|98°]]) (From ''Rainbow''
| note12 = featuring [[Joe (singer)|Joe]] and [[98 Degrees]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III]]|[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]]}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III]]|[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]]}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis}}
| length12 = 4:17
| length12 = 4:17
| title13 = [[Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)]]
| title13 = [[Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)]]
| note13 = From ''Rainbow''
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Diane Warren]]}}
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Diane Warren]]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis}}
| length13 = 4:32
| length13 = 4:32
| title14 = [[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)#Mariah Carey and Westlife version|Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)]]
| title14 = [[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)#Mariah Carey and Westlife version|Against All Odds]]
| note14 = featuring [[Westlife]]) (non-US bonus track
| note14 = Featuring [[Westlife]]) ([[Phil Collins]] cover) (Non-U.S. Bonus Track) (From Carey's ''Rainbow'' and [[Westlife]]'s ''[[Coast to Coast (Westlife album)|Coast to Coast]]'', 2000
| writer14 = [[Phil Collins]]
| writer14 = [[Phil Collins]]
| extra14 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Steve Mac]]}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Carey|[[Steve Mac]]}}
| length14 = 3:21
| length14 = 3:21
| title15 = All I Want for Christmas Is You
| title15 = All I Want for Christmas Is You
| note15 = So So Def Remix Featuring Jermaine Dupri & [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Lil' Bow Wow]]) (From ''Merry Christmas''
| note15 = So So Def Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Lil' Bow Wow]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|[[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]|John Robie|Kevin Donovan|Ellis Williams|Robert Darrell Allen|John Miller|John Byas|Ralf Hütter|Florian Schneider}}
| writer15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|[[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]|John Robie|Kevin Donovan|Ellis Williams|Robert Darrell Allen|John Miller|John Byas|Ralf Hütter|Florian Schneider}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|Dupri}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|Dupri}}
| length15 = 3:43
| length15 = 3:43
| title16 = [[Never Too Far/Hero Medley]]
| title16 = [[Never Too Far/Hero Medley]]
| note16 = Japanese Bonus Track) (''Previously Unreleased''
| note16 = Japanese bonus track
| writer16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|Harris III|Lewis}}
| writer16 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff|Harris III|Lewis}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis|[[Randy Jackson]]}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Carey|Harris III|Lewis|[[Randy Jackson]]}}
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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded1988–2001
Genre
Length123:05
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Glitter
(2001) 		Greatest Hits
(2001) 		Charmbracelet
(2002)

Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter and producer 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, titled The Essential Mariah Carey.

Content

Carey had previously released the compilation album #1's (1998), but the release of her Greatest Hits album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to Virgin Records. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike #1's. All tracks from the previous album, with the exception of "Whenever You Call" with Brian McKnight, and the #1's non-U.S. bonus track "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" are included on Greatest Hits. Tracks that weren't included on #1's are:

Most non-U.S. versions of Greatest Hits retain the track listing as listed below with the addition of "Against All Odds" (2000), a duet with Westlife. The Japanese version contains "Against All Odds", "Open Arms" (1996), the non-single album track "Music Box" from the album Music Box (1993), and the Merry Christmas album version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You"; it is also the only album to include the "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (2001) single. Unlike most non-U.S. versions of the Greatest Hits album, the So So Def Remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was not included on the original UK edition but on the album's 2005 re-release.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters(Positive)[1]
Slant Magazine[3]

Upon release, the compilation album received positive reviews. Sal Cinquemani, writer for Slant, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.[3] Cinquemani stated that with this album, Carey's ex-husband and company attempt to "cash in Carey's pre-borderline Columbia Years".[3] He also agreed that "Carey's greatest hits have often fallen short of the Billboard perch".[3] He gave high praise to " Make It Happen", Carey's cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You" and "Underneath the Stars" stating that they "have certainly earned their spots" next to hits like "Hero" and "One Sweet Day".[3] Devon Powers of Pop Matters also praised the album calling Carey a "pop princess, hammering out fast numbers with a zeal and determination" highlight that the album moves "chronologically through [her] remarkable career".[4]

Commercial performance

As of November 2018, Greatest Hits has sold 1,230,000 copies in the US.[5] Globally, the album has sold an estimated five million copies.[6]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vision of Love"
3:30
2."Love Takes Time"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Walter Afanasieff3:48
3."Someday"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Ric Wake4:07
4."I Don't Wanna Cry"
  • Carey
  • Walden
Walden4:49
5."Emotions"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
4:09
6."Can't Let Go"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:27
7."Make It Happen"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
5:08
8."I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:24
9."Dreamlover"
  • Carey
  • Hall
  • Afanasieff
3:54
10."Hero"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:18
11."Without You"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:34
12."Anytime You Need a Friend"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:26
13."Endless Love" (duet with Luther Vandross)Lionel RichieAfanasieff4:20
14."Fantasy"
  • Carey
  • Hall
4:04
15."Music Box" (Japanese bonus track)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:57
16."All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Japanese bonus track)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:02
17."Open Arms" (Japanese bonus track)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:30
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:41
2."Always Be My Baby"
  • Carey
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:18
3."Forever"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:01
4."Underneath the Stars"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:33
5."Honey"
4:59
6."Butterfly"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:34
7."My All"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:50
8."Sweetheart"
  • Dupri
  • Carey
4:22
9."When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)
Babyface4:34
10."I Still Believe"
  • Carey
  • Stevie J
  • Mike Mason
3:54
11."Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • Carey
  • Shawn Carter
  • Walden
  • Shirley Ellison
  • Lincoln Chase
  • Jeffrey Cohen
4:46
12."Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees)
  • Carey
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:17
13."Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • Carey
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:32
14."Against All Odds" (featuring Westlife) (non-US bonus track)Phil Collins
3:21
15."All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Arthur Baker
  • John Robie
  • Kevin Donovan
  • Ellis Williams
  • Robert Darrell Allen
  • John Miller
  • John Byas
  • Ralf Hütter
  • Florian Schneider
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Dupri
3:43
16."Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (Japanese bonus track)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:48

Charts

Certifications and sales

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[34] Platinum 125,000*
France (SNEP)[36] Gold 137,600[35]
Ireland (IRMA)[37] Platinum 15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[38] Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] Gold 7,500^
South Korea — 177,945[40][41][42]
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[44] 2× Platinum 1,230,000[5]
Summaries
Worldwide — 5,000,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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