Nov 2001

'Mariah Carey - Greatest Hits' covers all of Carey's work for Columbia Records, her label of ten years which she left this past April when she signed to Virgin Records. The best-selling female performer of the 1990s (selling over 115 million records worldwide and earning an astonishing 81 gold, platinum and multi-platinum records), Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice, moving easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop. This fantastic double-disc greatest hits retrospective spans the singer's career chronologically, featuring twenty-seven songs in all - including 'Vision Of Love', 'Hero' and 'Butterfly', plus the bonus track 'All I Want for Christmas Is You (So So Def Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil Bow Wow)'. The collection also features several of Carey's collaborations - including 'When You Believe', her duet with Whitney Houston from 'The Prince of Egypt' soundtrack, and 'One Sweet Day', her duet with Boyz II Men.

A definitive collection of smash hit recordings from Mariah Carey. Includes all of her singles released on Sony Music from 1990 to 1999. Also features the duet with Luther Vandross 'Endless Love' and a previously unreleased re- recording of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'. Soul and R&B with dance influences.

Personnel includes: Mariah Carey (vocals); Trey Lorenz, Jermaine Dupri, Joe, Luther Vandross, 98 Degrees, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Jay-Z, Lil' Bow Wow.
Producers include: Dave Hall, Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, P. Diddy, Jimmy Jam.
Despite various tabloid-worthy tribulations and a rather flat cinematic debut in the musical bio-flick GLITTER, Britney and her fellow singing Mousketeers would do well to take notes on the galactic-sized success of '90s diva Mariah Carey. The two-disc GREATEST HITS bears witness to Carey's mind-boggling chart dominance and her remarkable five-octave range. Encompassing all the chart-toppers of 1998's #1'S compilation including "I Don't Wanna Cry," "Hero," and "One Sweet Day," this anthology traces the Long Islander's path from heartfelt balladeer ("Vision Of Love," "Love Takes Time") to hip-hop flavored dance-pop queen ("Fantasy," "Make It Happen").
Among Mariah's most impressive traits is her ability to seamlessly match up with a wide range of duet partners. When she's not digging into a Jackson 5 hit with Trey Lorenz ("I'll Be There") or playing Diana Ross to Lionel Richie's Luther Vandross (the '80s smash "Endless Love"), Carey is throwing down with Jay-Z ("Heartbreaker") and going toe-to-toe with fellow diva Whitney Houston ("When You Believe"). Other notable collaborations include a harmony-soaked meeting with Boyz II Men ("One Sweet Day"), a sweet-flowing Jermaine Dupri outing ("Sweetheart") and a Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis-produced summit with Joe and 98 Degrees ("Thank God I Found You").

With her multi-octave voice and more than 80 million records sold worldwide, it's no surprise that pop diva Mariah Carey is viewed as the successor to Whitney Houston. She emerged as the premier R&B/pop songstress of the 1990s, and by the end of the decade had shifted gears a bit by collaborating with the likes of Ol' Dirty Bastard and incorporating elements of hip-hop into her sound. Though her 2001 big-screen debut, GLITTER, was a total flop and something of a blow to Carey's seemingly Teflon career, her 2005 comeback record, THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, solidified her status as a true pop-music diva.