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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

3.3

Singapore

October 20, 1991

What stands out immediately is her vocal range which can zip up the higher registers with obscene ease and which can dive down to the lowest emotional depths.

Loh Keng Fatt

Emotions

3

3.3

New York, NY, USA

October 28, 1991

This tour de force feels curiously like assault and battery because the pop enchantress sings everything at maximum intensity, even ballads.

Emotions

3

3.3

October 29, 1991

Marcus Berkmann

Emotions

5

3.3

November 2, 1991

David Sinclair

Emotions

4

3.3

New York, NY, USA

November 6, 1991

Jim Fusilli

Emotions

4

3.3

Jerusalem, Israel

November 14, 1991

Tirzah Agassi

Emotions

2

2/5

3.3

New York, NY, USA

November 14, 1991

Rob Tannebaum

Emotions

3

3.3

Melbourne VIC, Australia

November 16, 1991

The problem with Carey is she's show-off.

1991

Emotions

3

6/10

3.3

Leicester, UK

November 21, 1991

54

Passe and predictable.

1991

Emotions

4

3.3

Melbourne VIC, Australia

November 22, 1991

The vocals ... are so strong and full that ordinary songs turn into hip hymns.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

October 9, 2024

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October 8, 2024

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