Guide Note

This page contains links to lyrics for the actress and R&B singer Mariah Carey.

Fast Facts

1. Name: Mariah Carey
2. Born: March 27, 1970
3. Origin: Huntington, Long Island, New York
4. Has a five-octave vocal range
5. Active: 1990-present
6. Albums: 11
7. Label: Island Records

• 1990: Mariah Carey
• 1991: Emotions
• 1993: Music Box
• 1994: Merry Christmas
• 1995: Daydream
• 1997: Butterfly
• 1999: Rainbow
• 2001: Glitter
• 2002: Charmbracelet
• 2005: The Emancipation of Mimi
• 2008: E=MC2

• "Mariah Carey embraces her extremes: She's either grinding out R&B -hop or singing syrupy ballads, talking dirty or cuddling with a Hello Kitty".—Rolling Stone¹

• "Perhaps because she had been so successful in the '90s, her commercial decline and emotional breakdown at the start of this decade came to be seen as a sort of cosmic retribution for her"—Los Angeles Times ²