Anytime You Need a Friend - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
Endless Love - Mariah Carey, Richie, Lionel
Fantasy - Mariah Carey, Belew, Adrian
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey, Carey, Mariah
Forever - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
Underneath the Stars - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
Honey - Mariah Carey, Carey, M.
Butterfly - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
My All - Mariah Carey, Afanasieff, Walter
Sweetheart - Mariah Carey, Davis, Rainy
When You Believe [From the Prince of Egypt] - Mariah Carey, Babyface
I Still Believe - Mariah Carey, Armato, Antonina
Heartbreaker - Mariah Carey, Carey, Mariah
Thank God I Found You - Mariah Carey, Carey, Mariah
Can't Take Away (Mariah's Theme) - Mariah Carey, Carey, Mariah
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Mariah Carey, Collins, Phil
All I Want for Christmas Is You [Mix] - Mariah Carey,
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&a... more »mp;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. --Amy Linden« less
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. --Amy Linden
"The Mariah Carey of 20 years ago is nothing like the Mariah Carey of the present day. Who knew the shy, slim, curly haired 20 year old from Long Island who belted out Vision of Love and danced in a field to Dreamlover would ditch her clothes and rub elbows with rappers on Honey? The journey is well worth a listen. Blessed with a velvety five octaved voice and piercing whistle register that could shatter glass and make dogs howl, it was obvious Mariah was destined to be a star. She later married her manager Tommy Mottola and the hits kept on comin'. Emotions, I'll Be There, Hero, Fantasy. After leaving her hubby, the hair got longer and the "ensembles" got shorter. Butterfly, the album and the song, was a reference to her divorce from Tommy and the freedom to take more control over her career. Some hot pants and roller skates later, Glitter! Let's not go there. Her former label Sony released a double disc of all the hits and it's the perfect choice for anyone who wants a more complete compilation of her songs pre-Glitter. The packaging is pretty skimpy (insert Mariah joke here) with no liner notes, but who needs that when you've got the tunes?"