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With a physical and emotional breakdown and a lamentable movie debut in the musical bio-pic, Glitter, Mariah Carey's star may have faded a bit in the new millennium, but let us remember who still holds the title of best-selling female performer of the 1990s. Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice, a gift that she applied to both syrupy ballads and hip-hop-inspired dance-pop. During her early career, she evoked frequent comparisons to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but showed them both up by composing all of her own material. So it's not hubrist that this is her second greatest hits package. In addtion to all of the chart-topping singles included on her 1998 #1's collection ("Vision of Love," "Hero," and "One Sweet Day" just to name a few), this two-disc set also features hits from her last two discs for Sony - 1997's Butterfly and 1999's Rainbow. Highlights from those discs include the club thumpers "Honey" and "Heartbreaker," and the moving ballad "Thank God I Found You," featuring Joe and 98 Degrees. Personal problems aside, Carey is still a pop-music making force, and these are the songs that make the whole world sing.
These days she's fodder for tabloid writers and late-night comics, but way back in the '90s Mariah Carey ruled the charts. This two-disc collection offers up evidence why, for better or worse, Mariah's five-octave, pop/R&B stylings set the diva standard. Greatest Hits culls its offerings from Carey's five albums on Sony (she is now signed to Virgin), and you get all the facets of her platinum-plus sound. From the soulful smolder of her 1990 debut "Vision of Love" (still one of her best tracks) to the coyer-than-thou duet with Jay Z ("Heartbreaker"), Carey thrills, trills, and hits notes that only canines comprehend. Fans will gobble this collection up, but inclusion of some of Carey's more adventuresome remixes (e.g. the Puffy-produced "Fantasy," featuring ODB) might have made this package more noteworthy.
Condition:Brand new factory sealed.
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Vision of Love 3:31
2 Love Takes Time 3:50
3 Someday 4:08
4 I Don't Wanna Cry 4:50
5 Emotions 4:09
6 Can't Let Go 4:28
7 Make It Happen 5:09
8 I'll Be There / Trey Lorenz 4:26
9 Dream Lover 3:55
10 Hero 4:20
11 Without You 3:36
12 Anytime You Need a Friend 4:27
13 Endless Love / Luther Vandross 4:21
14 Fantasy 4:04
Disc 2
1 One Sweet Day 4:42
2 Always Be My Baby 4:20
3 Forever 4:01
4 Underneath the Stars 3:35
5 Honey 5:02
6 Butterfly 4:36
7 My All 3:53
8 Sweetheart / JD 4:24
9 When You Believe / Whitney Houston From the Prince of Egypt 4:35
10 I Still Believe 3:56
11 Heartbreaker / Jay-Z 4:47
12 Thank God I Found You / Joe 4:19
13 Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) 4:35
14 Against All Odds
15 All I Want for Christmas Is You / Jermaine Dupri Bonus Track / So So Def Remix 3:43
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