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The Essential Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Artist: Mariah Carey
Label: Sony Music
Catalog number: S40097C
Released: 2013
Country: South Korea
Format: Compilation · Reissue · Remastered

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Why it matters

This collection of tracks from Sony Music serves as a definitive overview of the artist's career, highlighting her development as a vocalist and songwriter. By gathering these key performances onto one disc, the release provides a comprehensive listening experience that captures the signature sound for which Mariah Carey is known.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

The Essential Mariah Carey has 28 tracks.

1-01Vision Of Love
1-02Love Takes Time
1-03Vanishing
1-04I Don't Wanna Cry
1-05Emotions (12" Club Mix)
1-06Can't Let Go
1-07Make It Happen
1-08I'll Be There
1-09Dreamlover
1-10Hero
1-11Without You
1-12Anytime You Need A Friend
1-13Endless Love
1-14Fantasy
2-01One Sweet Day
2-02Always Be My Baby
2-03Underneath The Stars
2-04Honey
2-05Butterfly
2-06My All
2-07Close My
2-08The Roof (Mobb Deep Extended Version)
2-09When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt)
2-10I Still Believe
2-11Heartbreaker
2-12Bliss
2-13Thank God I Found You (feat. Joe & 98 Degrees)
2-14Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)

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Released by Sony Music in 2013, The Essential Mariah Carey serves as a comprehensive retrospective of the artist's career during her tenure at Columbia Records. The compilation was curated to consolidate her most prominent commercial successes, spanning her debut in the early 1990s through her post-2000 output. It was designed to provide a cohesive entry point for listeners, capturing the transition from her initial R&B-infused pop era to her influential work in vocal-centric balladry and hip-hop collaboration.

The album's design follows the standard aesthetic of the 'Essential' series, prioritizing a clean, minimalist layout that emphasizes high-quality photographic portraiture of the subject. By stripping away extraneous stylistic flourishes, the visual presentation focuses on Carey's status as a quintessential pop diva. Upon its release, the collection was received as a standard industry catalog expansion, valued primarily for its accessibility and the inclusion of her most defining chart-topping hits.

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