"on the kind of melisma that became de rigueur in American pop after the ascendance of Mariah Carey."" In an article titled ""Out With Mariah's Melisma, In With Kesha's Kick"", writer David Browne of ""The New York Times"" discusses how the once ubiquitous melisma pop style suddenly lost in favor of the now ubiquitous autotune in which the former was heavily popularized by the likes of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Browne had commented ""But beginning two decades ago, melisma overtook pop in a way it hadn't before. Mariah Carey's debut hit from 1990, ""Vision of Love"", followed two years"
"song peaked on the US ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart at number 10 bringing Carey's total number of Top Ten hits on that chart to 20, one short of Celine Dion's record. She has since surpassed this and is now tied with Celine Dion after her single ""Oh Santa!"" reached number one in 2010. However, it peaked at #60 on the US Hot 100. On the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 19 on the week ending November 29, 2009, becoming her highest debuting and peaking song since 2008's ""Touch My Body"", which peaked at number five. The song"
"Their version proved to be even more successful, topping the charts worldwide and becoming the 900th single to top the UK charts. ""Glitter"" became Mariah Carey's acting debut and the soundtrack became her 10th album release. Despite her massive worldwide success throughout the 90s, the new millennium did not take so kindly to her as both the movie and the soundtrack were a critical and commercial flop. Lead single ""Loverboy"" failed to make much of an impact, peaking at No. 12 in the UK (made No. 2 in the US, breaking her run of lead single chart toppers). The album"
"Vision of Love ""Vision of Love"" is the debut single by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, ""Vision of Love"" was released as the lead single from Carey's self-titled debut album , on May 15, 1990. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. ""Vision of Love"" features a slow-dance theme tempo and backing vocals sung by Carey herself, and introduces her usage of the whistle register. Lyrically, the song describes both a past and present relationship with a lover:"
"adopts a homeless dog. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer and songwriter. Referred to as the ""Songbird Supreme"" by the ""Guinness World Records"", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style, and signature use of the whistle register. She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the US ""Billboard"" 200 for 11 consecutive weeks. Carey became the first and only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, from"
"her in second place for most charted songs among women in the 1990s and 2000s (decade) (the first being Mary J. Blige). Carey made her 29th appearance on the Pop Songs/Mainstream Top 40 radio chart, with ""Obsessed"" debuting at number 39, and peaking at eight. The arrival extends her lead for the most overall chart entries in the tally's nearly 17-year history. She is now three titles ahead of the second-place Madonna (26). On August 11, 2009, it was announced that the single would be released as a CD single at Wal-Mart store locations in the United States, her first"
"her prime."" ""Fantasy"" achieved strong commercial success around the world. The song became Carey's ninth number one single on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. It became the first single by a female artist to debut atop the chart, and only the second single to do so after ""You Are Not Alone"" by Michael Jackson. It debuted at the top of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 due to the strong sales, which were expected to exceed 229,000 copies. It spent eight weeks at the top of the chart, from September 24 to November 18, 1995, Carey's longest stay at the time"
"Carey has had three songs debut at number-one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100: ""Fantasy"", ""One Sweet Day"" and ""Honey"", making her the artist with the most number-one debuts in the chart's 52-year history. Also, she is the first female artist to debut at number 1 in the U.S. with ""Fantasy"". In 2010, Carey's 13th album and second Christmas album, ""Merry Christmas II You"", debuted at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top that chart. On November 19, 2010, ""Billboard"" magazine named Carey in their ""Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past"
"debuted at number one, making Carey the first artist to have more than one number-one debut, and one of the three artists ever to have two consecutive singles debut at the top of the chart, along with Britney Spears, with ""3"" (2009) and ""Hold It Against Me"" (2011), and Drake, with ""God's Plan"" (2018) and ""Nice for What"" (2018). ""One Sweet Day"" was the third best-selling single of 1995 in the US, with sales of over 1,300,000, with the second best-selling single being Carey's ""Fantasy"". The song spent 26 weeks in the top 40, was certified double platinum by the"
"released as the third single ""Mariah Carey"" as a CD single in the United Kingdom on November 15, 1990, and as a maxi single in the United States on December 13, 1990. Included on the maxi single are the 'New 7"" Jackswing,' the 'New 7"" Straight,' the 'New 12"" Jackswing' and the 'Pianopercapella – New' mix, all of which were produced by Shep Pettibone, while ""Alone in Love"" was included as the B-side. ""Alone in Love"" was also written by Carey and Margulies, and produced by Rhett Lawrence. ""Someday"" has been included on many of Carey's compilation albums and greatest"
"Carey performed ""Open Arms"" on various television programs, including Wetten, dass..? in Germany, Top of the Pops and Des O'Connor in the United Kingdom and on Swedish television. Six singles were released from ""Daydream"". ""Fantasy"" was released as the album's lead single on September 12, 1995. The song debuted at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, making Carey the first female artist, and the second performer ever to accomplish the feat. The song spent eight consecutive weeks atop the chart, as well as topping the charts in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. In Europe, ""Fantasy"" performed well, peaking within"
"Nielsen SoundScan. Throughout her career, the singer has spent a record 79 weeks at the number one position on the Hot 100, becoming the artist with the most weeks at number one in US history. Overall, she has 24 top-ten singles in the UK and 28 top-ten songs on the US chart, placing her in fifth place for the most top tens since its inception. Mariah Carey singles discography American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has released sixty-three official singles, six promotional singles, and has made eight guest appearances. Carey's self-titled debut album in 1990 yielded four number-one singles on"
"""Touch My Body"" experiences strong commercial success, becoming Carey's eighteenth chart-topping single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, as well as placing within the top-five in several European countries. As a result, ""E=MC²"" debuted at number one in Canada and the United States, with the highest first-week sales of Carey's career, and in the top three in Australia and the United Kingdom. Following in a similar formula as her last album, Carey chose a ballad to be the follow-up single, ""Bye Bye"". Though receiving praise from music critics, and strong speculation that it would become another worldwide hit for Carey, the"
"Mariah Carey's ""E=MC"". In its second week of release, it sold 145,000 copies and dropped to number three on the ""Billboard"" 200. As at May 2012 it had sold 1,308,000 copies in the United States, and it has received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ""Here I Stand"" also debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart, and spent eight weeks on the chart. On the UK Albums Chart, ""Here I Stand"" debuted at number one on the chart of June 7, 2008, selling 56,897 copies. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and"
"weeks, and ranked 18 on the ""RPM"" Year-end chart for 1997. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on September 6, 1997 at its peak of number three, and spent a total of eight weeks in the chart. ""Honey"" is Carey's 15th best-selling single in the United Kingdom as of 2010, with estimated sales of over 200,000. In Australia, ""Honey"" peaked at number eight on the charts, spending a total of 19 weeks in the chart. It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 35,000 units. In New Zealand, the song peaked"
"and she soon returned to acting. Many acts during the year managed to be successful in the UK, but did not manage to match the chart topper they had scored in the US. Mariah Carey clocked up her 14th number one single in the US, with ""Heartbreaker"", a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z, which made number five in the UK. Her newest album ""Rainbow"" could only make it to number eight in the UK and sold just 12 million copies worldwide – her lowest global count at the time. TLC topped the US charts twice during the year with ""No Scrubs"""
"inspired the entire ""American Idol"" vocal school, for better or worse, and virtually every other female R&B singer since the nineties."" Bill Lamb from About.com said that ""'Vision of Love' is one of the best songs of Mariah's recording career [...] It is simply one of the most stunning debut releases ever by a pop recording artist."" ""Love Takes Time"" served as the album's second single. The song became Carey's second single to top the singles chart in the United States, and third chart topper in Canada. While the song achieved strong success stateside, ""Love Takes Time"" barely charted inside"
"a Look at Me Now)"" (1999) (with Westlife) became her second chart-topping single in the UK. Following a tumultuous period in the singer's personal life, her ensuing albums/soundtrack ""Glitter"" (2001) and ""Charmbracelet"" (2002) failed to gain significant commercial traction, and led to a series of unsuccessful singles. Largely considered her come-back album, Carey's tenth studio effort ""The Emancipation of Mimi"" (2005) revived faith in the singer's stock, with single ""We Belong Together"" becoming her strongest international showing in years, and topping the chart in the US for 14-weeks and breaking several radio airplay records. In 2010, ""We Belong Together"" was"
"51,000 album-equivalent units, which included 43,000 pure album sales, becoming Carey's eighteenth top-ten album in the United States. In the United Kingdom, ""Caution"" debuted at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart. On Australia's ARIA Albums Chart, it entered at number 15. In its second week, ""Caution"" sold 14,000 units in the US, moving from number one to eight on the Top R&B Albums chart. ""With You"" was released on October 4, 2018, and served as the album's lead single. ""GTFO"" was released as the first promotional single from ""Caution"" on September 13, 2018. ""The Distance"", which features American singer"
"Carey's musical transition ""genuine"". ""Honey"" was successful in the United States, becoming Carey's third single to debut atop the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, a feat that has yet to be duplicated. The single stayed at number one for three consecutive weeks. ""Honey"" hit the top-five in Canada, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the top-ten in Australia and Sweden, and the top 20 in the majority of charts worldwide. ""Honey"" was nominated in two categories at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards (1997), for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. Carey included the song in the set-list"
"Two of the planned tracks for ""Angels Advocate"" were included on the deluxe edition of Carey's 2014 album ""Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"" - a duet with R. Kelly on ""Betcha Gon' Know"" and the previously announced duet with Mary J. Blige on ""It's A Wrap"". ""Obsessed"" was the album's lead single and premiered on June 16, 2009. It was released for digital download on July 6, 2009. The song debuted at number eleven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, making it Carey's highest debut on this chart since May 1998. It has since peaked at number seven giving"
"as well as 1991 episodes of ""Santa Barbara"" and ""The Young and the Restless"". Credits adapted from the ""Mariah Carey"" linear notes. Vision of Love ""Vision of Love"" is the debut single by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, ""Vision of Love"" was released as the lead single from Carey's self-titled debut album , on May 15, 1990. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. ""Vision of Love"" features a slow-dance theme tempo and backing vocals sung by Carey"
"100, making it her 27th top 10 hit, the second greatest amount among female artists, and tying her achievements to those of Janet Jackson. The song stayed in the top 40 for 20 weeks, longer than her number-one hit ""Touch My Body"" (2008). In terms of total top 10 chart entries amongst all artists in the chart's history, Carey is now tied for fifth place with Jackson and Elton John. The song made an early debut at number 52 on the ""Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"" chart and has since peaked at number 12, marking Carey's 40th chart entry and placing"
"Carey's previous singles, ""We Belong Together"" (2005). In the United States, ""You're Mine (Eternal)"" reached number 88 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, but it experienced greater success on the Dance Club Songs chart, becoming her seventeenth number-one song. Elsewhere, it reached the top 20 in Hungary and on the UK R&B Chart and the top 30 in Spain. Carey co-directed the music video with photographer Indrani, which depicted the singer as a mermaid swimming around the lakes at the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. Recording artist Trey Songz appears as a love interest in the video. He"
"copies worldwide, and produced the successful single ""We Belong Together"", it topped the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for fourteen weeks. In 2008, Carey released her tenth studio album, ""E=MC²"", which sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and produced the single ""Touch My Body"" which broke her tie with Elvis Presley for the most number one singles by a solo artist on the Hot 100. Her subsequent release, ""Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel"" (2009), managed sales of two million units, while her second holiday album ""Merry Christmas II You"" (2010) shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States. The singer's fourteenth"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100, although peaking at number eighty-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and becoming Carey's fourteenth number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number ninety-five, and spent only one week on the UK Singles Chart. Carey performed ""I Stay in Love"" live on two high-profile televised events. First, on November 8, 2008, she was featured as a guest judge and musical performer of the fifth season of the popular British talent competition, ""The X Factor"". Additionally, Carey performed it live at the American Music Awards, held"
"as the best-selling female artist of the US Nielsen SoundScan era (from 1991) with album sales of 55.2 million. Her albums ""Mariah Carey"", ""Music Box"", ""Daydream"", and ""The Emancipation of Mimi"" are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA. Carey released her self-titled debut album in June 1990; it was certified nine-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of nine million copies in the United States. Additionally, the album spawned four consecutive US number-one singles. Her second album, ""Emotions"", was released a year later and sold eight million copies worldwide. In 1993,"
"Carey her 27th top ten hit in the US, the second among women (behind Madonna who has 38, the most for any artist) and the fifth among all. ""I Want to Know What Love Is"", Carey's cover of Foreigner's hit, was announced as the album's second single. The song premiered to European radio on August 28, 2009 and US radio on September 14, 2009. It was released to US iTunes on September 22, 2009. The song failed to climb further than number 60 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 despite being successful on Adult Contemporary radio, reaching No. 10 on the"
"interest in ""I Want to Thank You"" to McCord ""in an effort to adjudicate their claims"". Though a Carey spokesperson maintained the copyright infringement allegations were false, McCord said he had turned down settlement offers from Carey's camp. McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000. Carey's debut album sold over 15 million copies globally and produced four chart-topping singles on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Although ""Emotions"" became Carey's fifth chart-topping single in the US, sales for the album, ""Emotions"", stalled. As sales of ""Emotions"" continued to plummet, Columbia released ""Make It Happen"" as the third worldwide single from"
"female artist. The album's second single, ""Love Takes Time"" was also well received and peaked the charts in Canada and the US. With the following two singles, ""Someday"" and ""I Don't Wanna Cry"" reaching number one in the US, Carey became the first artist since The Jackson 5 to have their first four singles top the charts in the United States. In 1988, an 18-year-old Carey moved out of her mother's house in Long Island, and into a small apartment in Manhattan. She had a demo tape consisting of four songs, which she had written during her high school years"
"stayed in the top forty for fifteen weeks, being ranked 69 on the Hot 100's ""2005 year-end chart"". It was certified gold by the RIAA, becoming Carey's first gold digital single. The single was slightly more successful outside the US. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 4, giving Mariah her best charting-single since ""Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (2000) with Westlife. In Australia, after debuting at number 9, ""It's Like That"" became Mariah's most successful single since ""Loverboy"", while in Italy, while peaking at number 7, it matched the peak position of ""Through"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song reached a peak of number two on the Hot 100 but failed to top the chart due to weak radio airplay. The single jumped 60–2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 the week after it was released as a commercial single, with sales driven by a Virgin promotion offering the CD for a bargain-priced 49 cents. Though finishing as the best-selling song of 2001 in the United States, ""Loverboy"" became Carey's first lead single to not reach number one. Internationally, the song failed to garner strong charting, reaching the top-ten in Australia and Canada, and the"
"on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming Carey's 27th top-ten hit on the chart. In terms of total top-ten chart entries among all artists in the chart's history, Carey tied for fifth place after the song's peak, with Janet Jackson and Elton John. Internationally, the song was not released throughout parts of Europe, as Island Records decided to give priority to the album's second single, Carey's cover of Foreigner's classic ""I Want to Know What Love Is"". ""Obsessed"" peaked within the top 10 in France and Italy, and in the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Canada and Japan. The song's music"