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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

2

2/5

Daytona Beach, FL, USA

November 10, 1995

She's a major flirt in the way she tippy-toes up to some interesting, genuinely soulful music, then retreats back to bland arrangements and vocal styles.

Rick de Yampert

Daydream

4

3

Melbourne VIC, Australia

November 12, 1995

Relies on old-fashioned values such as strong pop melodies, great performances and production that is supportive without intruding.

1995

Daydream

3

6/10

3

Los Angeles, CA, USA

November 13, 1995

35

When will Carey mature from a wide-eyed little girl into a woman with something of substance to back up her keen sense of melody and range?

Daydream

4

B+

3

November 30, 1995

JP K. Lirios

Daydream

5

5/5

3

Moncton, NB, Canada

December 16, 1995

They don't get any more perfectly crafted than this – commercial pop soul at its best.

Daydream

4

3/4

3

Pontiac, MI, USA

December 24, 1995

Mariah does not use her full vocal range on this album, which is fortunate for those who are unable to handle her beautiful voice at its highest.

Butterfly

3

4/10

3

Sydney NSW, Australia

September 11, 1997

We'll just change our generic formula enough to hopefully suck in all those suckers we missed the last time around.

Peter Lalor

Butterfly

5

4.5/5

3

Orange County, CA, USA

September 12, 1997

Butterfly

3

B

3

Cleveland, OH, USA

September 12, 1997

The end result is the audio equivalent of a luxury car, engineered to provide an impossibly smooth, utterly comfortable listening experience.

Butterfly

5

3

New York, NY, USA

September 13, 1997

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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