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MARIAH CAREY

3

1990–2018

1148 reviews

20 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Caution

4.1

warm reception

unified reaction

28 reviews →

2025

Here for It All

3.5

warm reception

unified reaction

17 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Emotions

4

B+

3.3

Lancaster, PA, USA

September 29, 1991

Steve Bloom

Emotions

4

3.5/5

3.3

Springfield, MA, USA

September 29, 1991

If anything, the songwriting is a bit sharper and the production less hollow than the first album.

Emotions

4

3.3

New York, NY, USA

October 1, 1991

Emotions

5

5/5

3.3

Knoxville, TN, USA

October 2, 1991

Emotions

1

3.3

Miami, FL, USA

October 2, 1991

Leonard Pitts Jr.

Emotions

1

3.3

Jackson, MS, USA

October 3, 1991

Carey is a virtual diva out of her genre on "Emotions," a new collection of overproduced, underwritten and relentlessly dull hankie-wringers and dance tunes.

Kim Willis

Emotions

3

3.3

Toronto, ON, Canada

October 3, 1991

Derivative, sure, but impressively performed and produced nonetheless.

Emotions

4

3.3

Kitchener, ON, Canada

October 3, 1991

Emotions

4

3/4

3.3

Hackensack, NJ, USA

October 3, 1991

Emotions

4

3.5/4

3.3

Dayton, OH, USA

October 4, 1991

Now that she's drawn attention to her talent, she appears ready to treat listeners to a more grounded sound.

Derek Ali

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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