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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

Daydream

3

3

Hartford, CT, USA

October 5, 1995

Roger Catlin

Daydream

1

3

London, UK

October 6, 1995

What a waste. Every one of Carey's six albums has been afflicted with the same problem, namely that her gorgeous voice has been squandered on the most bombastic MOR ballads expensive American songwriters could concoct.

Daydream

5

3

New York, NY, USA

October 7, 1995

Daydream

4

3/4

3

Memphis, TN, USA

October 7, 1995

Pretty well defines modern pop-soul.

Larry Nager

Daydream

2

3

Allentown, PA, USA

October 7, 1995

Paul Wilistein

Daydream

4

3

October 7, 1995

Daydream

3

2.5/4

3

Houston, TX, USA

October 8, 1995

Those of us who remember what real soul music is about are still waiting for her to deliver on the promise of that debut.

Daydream

4

3

New York, NY, USA

October 8, 1995

Daydream

3

2.5/4

3

Newark, NJ, USA

October 9, 1995

Carey stumbles on some of the more serious material.

Daydream

1

1/5

3

York, UK

October 10, 1995

It's soul without soul.

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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