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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

VH1 Divas Live

4

Sydney NSW, Australia

November 19, 1998

"Divas Live" lives up to every expectation.

Julie Catt

#1's

1

1/5

Bournemouth, UK

November 20, 1998

Unemotional, detached, lazy and tedious, "#1's" is corporate commercialism at its most cynical and it stinks like #2's.

#1's

2

2/5

York, UK

November 20, 1998

She has never learnt that moaning is best left to a desert brothel.

#1's

4

3/4

3.2

Los Angeles, CA, USA

November 20, 1998

#1's

3

3.2

Manchester, UK

November 20, 1998

Demonstrates everything that is good and bad about American corporate RnB.

#1's

4

3.2

New York, NY, USA

November 21, 1998

Carey's latest demonstrates why she's one of the biggest-selling solo artists of the '90s.

#1's

4

3.5/4

3.2

Pontiac, MI, USA

November 22, 1998

Even the oldest, such as "Vision of Love and "Love Takes Time," have aged particularly well.

#1's

4

3.2

Cleveland, OH, USA

November 22, 1998

As far as one-woman hit parades go, this one is impressive enough to pardon it's self-congratulatory tone.

#1's

3

2.5/5

3.2

Springfield, MA, USA

November 22, 1998

Throughout the disc, and especially on her early hits, Carey's vocal histrionics consistently overshadow the songs themselves.

#1's

3

3.2

Washington, D.C., USA

November 22, 1998

Richard Harrington
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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