Author: Carey, Mariah

Format: Import

Release Date: 01-02-2008

Details: Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. After signing to Columbia Records, she released her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990), which spawned four number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Vision Of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", and "I Don't Wanna Cry". Following her marriage to Sony Music head Tommy Mottola, Carey became the label's highest-selling act with the albums Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream (1995). These albums spawned a string of successful singles including the international number-one "Without You", holiday track "All I Want for Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day". After divorcing Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more elements of hip hop into her music with the release of Butterfly (1997). Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990s in the US. Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 and signed a record-breaking $100 million recording contract with Virgin Records. In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001, she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion. The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer's career. Carey's recording contract was bought out for $50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year. After a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation Of Mimi (2005). It became the world's second best-selling album of 2005. Carey revived her film career with a supporting role in Precious (2009). Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by the Guinness World Records, she has a five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register.

UPC: 886972328928

EAN: 0886972328928

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood