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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

Music Box

3

3/5

2.7

September 16, 1993

Isn't it time Mariah did something a little different?

John Marrs

Music Box

2

2.7

Cleveland, OH, USA

September 17, 1993

Carey seems to waste her operatic range on lame material and a wrong-headed singing style.

Music Box

4

2.7

September 18, 1993

Music Box

2

2.7

London, UK

September 18, 1993

40

The material allows The Voice little scope for showing off, and Ms Carey witters ineffectually from within the anodyne fog.

Music Box

3

2/4

2.7

Hackensack, NJ, USA

September 19, 1993

Music Box

4

3/4

2.7

Indianapolis, IN, USA

September 20, 1993

Lynn Dean Ford

Music Box

4

2.7

September 22, 1993

There are a couple of good up tempo songs, but she is really at her best on ballads like "Hero."

Music Box

4

4/5

2.7

Phoenix, AZ, USA

September 24, 1993

There's no denying her songwriting craft on such fluffy concoctions as "Dreamlover."

Music Box

3

2.7

September 24, 1993

Music Box

3

2.7

New York, NY, USA

September 24, 1993

If huge ballads like "Hero," "Anytime You Need a Friend" and a gospel-flavored remake of Harry Nilsson's 1971 hit, "Without You," traffic in pop cliches, they are the top-of-the-line in generic 90's pop.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

October 9, 2024

What the Critics Said About Mariah Carey's 1991

October 8, 2024

What the Critics Said About Mariah Carey's 1990 Debut Album and How it Changed Over

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