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MARIAH CAREY

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Mariah Carey

1990–2018

1148 reviews

20 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

2018

Caution

4.1

warm reception

unified reaction

Mariah Carey

28 reviews →

2025

Here for It All

3.5

warm reception

unified reaction

Mariah Carey

17 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Merry Christmas

St. Petersburg Times

5

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3.1

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

November 25, 1994

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Judy Stark

1994

Merry Christmas

Tampa Tribune

3

2/4

3.1

Tampa, FL, USA

November 25, 1994

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Tom Jackson

1994

Merry Christmas

Abilene Reporter-News

4

3/4

3.1

Abilene, TX, USA

November 27, 1994

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Greg Jaklewicz

1994

Merry Christmas

Daily Press

3

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3.1

Newport News, VA, USA

November 27, 1994

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Sam McDonald

1994

Merry Christmas

Los Angeles Times

3

2/4

3.1

Los Angeles, CA, USA

November 27, 1994

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Chris Willman

1994

Merry Christmas

Oakland Tribune

3

2/4

3.1

Oakland, CA, USA

November 28, 1994

Full Review

As expected, the pop diva spends most of this album in her usual power-ballad mode.

Dave Becker

1994

Merry Christmas

New York Daily News

3

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3.1

New York, NY, USA

November 29, 1994

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David Hinckley

1994

Merry Christmas

Cincinnati Enquirer

1

1/5

3.1

Cincinnati, OH, USA

November 30, 1994

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Cliff Radel

1994

Merry Christmas

Augusta Chronicle

2

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3.1

Augusta, GA, USA

December 1, 1994

Applause 4 →

The album never slips into the background, though sometimes you might want it to.

Rich Copley

1994

Merry Christmas

Canadian Press

3

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3.1

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December 1, 1994

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Dina Sudlow

1994

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

October 9, 2024

What the Critics Said About Mariah Carey's 1991

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October 8, 2024

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