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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

1

2.7

Willoughby, OH, USA

September 24, 1993

This is music according to marketing, its selections programmed by committee.

Music Box

2

2.7

San Francisco, CA, USA

September 26, 1993

Joel Selvin

Music Box

3

2.7

Melbourne VIC, Australia

September 26, 1993

There is no doubt about it, Carey knows how to milk a musical formula, and she does it well.

1993

Music Box

4

3/4

2.7

Charleston, SC, USA

September 30, 1993

This Princess of Pop has never seemed more comfortable in her throne.

Music Box

3

3/5

2.7

Tinley Park, IL, USA

September 30, 1993

Aside from the loveley keyboard sounds and Carey's incredible pipes, the songs themselves are often too weak or average.

Music Box

3

3/5

2.7

New York, NY, USA

October 1, 1993

There's much to enjoy while listening to this particular "Music Box."

Music Box

2

2.7

October 1, 1993

Music Box

2

2.7

Ottawa, ON, Canada

October 2, 1993

Lynn Saxberg

Music Box

3

2/4

2.7

Sydney NSW, Australia

October 3, 1993

The material comes across as totally seamless, polished to within a millimetre of its life and, as a result, dreadfully formulaic.

Music Box

2

2.7

Paisley, UK

October 6, 1993

Too safe and nothing like her superb "Unplugged" album released a couple of years ago.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

October 9, 2024

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October 8, 2024

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