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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Mariah Carey recorded a cover version of the Brenda K. Starr song "I Still Believe" as a thank you for helping her get into the music industry?

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Albums to add into table

Mariah Carey Done
Emotions Done
MTV Unplugged Done
Music Box Done
Merry Christmas Done
Daydream Done
Butterfly Done
#1s Done
Rainbow Done
Glitter Done
Greatest Hits Done
Charmbracelet Done
The Remixes Done
The Emancipation of Mimi Done
E=MC2 Done
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Done
Merry Christmas II You Done
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Done
1 to Infinity Done — Calvin999 16:08, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron • ^{You Da One} 13:22, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

songs missing

do you think of me, slipping away and a few more are missing from the Mariah carey singles page on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.150.122 (talk) 08:11, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Possible lead format

Writes and produces her own material; other writers
Covers
Genres of albums/songs
Re-recorded remixes
Use of sampling

— Calvin999

B-sides

Songs recorded by Mariah Carey as a B-side due to exclusion from an album
Song	Other performer(s)	Writer(s)	Length	A-side
"Do You Think of Me"	—	Cory Rooney Mariah Carey Mark Morales Walter Afanasieff	4:46	"Dreamlover"
"Slipping Away"	—	Dave Hall Mariah Carey	4:30	"Open Arms" (Australia) "Always Be My Baby" (U.S.)

Sources

Moving here to avoid confusion

Carey has been noted for co-writing and producing all of the original material she records. Of her 18 number-one singles in the United States – more than any other solo artist – she has written seventeen of them.^[1] According to the liner notes of her albums Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993), Daydream (1995) and Butterfly (1997), Carey wrote all of the former three albums and the majority of the last albums lyrics by herself.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The singer has collaborated with various famed songwriters and producers, including Diane Warren, David Foster, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z and production team Stargate, amongst many others.

Carey has recorded some cover versions of other artist's songs at various points throughout her career, aside from covering some well known classics and traditional songs for her two Christmas albums Merry Christmas (1994) and its sequel Merry Christmas II You (2010). Her sixth number-one single, and her only one not to be self-penned, was a cover of the Jackson 5 song "I'll Be There", featuring Trey Lorenz.^[1]^[6] She has also recorded cover versions of "Open Arms" by Journey, "Without You" by Badfinger, "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" by Def Leppard and "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner.^[7] In 1998, she recorded a cover of "I Still Believe" by Brenda K. Starr, whom Carey was a back-up vocalist for prior to attaining a record deal, as a thank you for helping her get into the industry.^[8]

Although Carey is primarily a pop and R&B artist, she is credited for bringing hip hop into mainstream music.^[9] In 1995, she included the rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard on the remix of her ninth number-one single "Fantasy", which set a trend for pop vocalists to feature rappers on their tracks.^[9] Its success led to Lisa Lopes of TLC to coin the term of the rap/sung collaboration as a new genre called "hip-pop".^[9] She has also recorded songs of other genres throughout her career, such as disco on "I'm That Chick"^[10]^[11] and "Meteorite",^[12]^[13] reggae on "Cruise Control",^[14] and soul on "Mine Again".^[15]

Missing Song

Bring It On Home Heartfox (talk) 23:58, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I can't find a source for who wrote it. — Calvin999 09:36, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b Houston, Jack (January 19, 2015). "Mariah Carey's 18 No.1 hits ranked". Las Vegas Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference EmotionsNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Music Box Notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference DaydreamNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference ButterflyNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Benjamin, Jeff (May 20, 2015). "18 things you didn't know about Mariah Carey's 18 number one singles". Fuse. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
^ Ganz, Caryn. "Mariah Carey Adds to '80s Covers Canon With Foreigner's 'I Want to Know What Love Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference Number Ones 1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Azzopardi, Chris (September 24, 2015). "'Fantasy' 20 Years Later: How One of Mariah Carey's Biggest Singles Became the Future of Pop Music". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Sawdey, Evan (May 1, 2008). "Mariah Carey: E=MC² Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
^ Macpherson, Alex (April 16, 2008). "Mariah Carey: E=MC²". The Guardian. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
^ "Mariah Carey performs 'Meteorite' at World Music Awards". Rap-Up. August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ Augustin, Camille (August 4, 2014). "Watch: Mariah Carey Performs 'Meteorite' At World Music Awards". Vibe. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ Young, Tom. "Mariah Carey E=MC² Review". BBC. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (April 12, 2005). "The Emancipation of Mimi – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

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Caution

I don't have the time at the moment but can someone add in the Caution songs? Kinda alarming that this is a featured list but no one's bothered to even add the singles from the album despite months having passed since release.--N Ø 22:16, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This table is a bit complicated and I'm afraid to edit it, but I have some suggestions:

The tracklist of upcomint album The Rarities is already available
Mariah's version of I Didn't Mean to Turn You On is titled "Didn't Mean to Turn You On", without the I, should be at D
Some songs (The Art of Letting Go, The Distance, The One) beginning with "the" are included in the alphabetical order at T, some others (The Beautiful Ones, The First Noel, The Impossible, The Roof, The Star, The Wind) disregard the definite article; should be consistent
Alphabetical order is quite chaotic.
Some songs are missing: "Don't Play That Song" (a live version was allegedly included on the Australian edition of the debut album), "Mizza", "My Life" and "What Would You Do" (on a Damizza mixtape), "Misty Moon" (cover of a Japanese song). I understand that songs from mixtapes are generally not included and Misty Moon was only for a commercial, but "Don't Play That Song" was actually on an album, it should be included.

– Alensha ^talk 21:27, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Things to add to Tables

I noticed there seems to be a lot of stuff missing. Just compiling a list of stuff to add:

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Butterfly 25
Music Box 30
Rainbow 25
"We Belong Together" - Valentine Remix(es)
"Big Energy" Remix
"Yes, And?" Remix Done
"Portrait" Remixes
"Made For Me" Remix Done

Maxwell Smart¹²³³²¹ 04:10, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Las_vegas_Mag-1] Houston, Jack (January 19, 2015). "Mariah Carey's 18 No.1 hits ranked". Las Vegas Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

[EmotionsNotes-2] Cite error: The named reference EmotionsNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Music_Box_Notes-3] Cite error: The named reference Music Box Notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[DaydreamNotes-4] Cite error: The named reference DaydreamNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ButterflyNotes-5] Cite error: The named reference ButterflyNotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Benjamin, Jeff (May 20, 2015). "18 things you didn't know about Mariah Carey's 18 number one singles". Fuse. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

[7] Ganz, Caryn. "Mariah Carey Adds to '80s Covers Canon With Foreigner's 'I Want to Know What Love Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

[Number_Ones_1998-8] Cite error: The named reference Number Ones 1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Fantasy_Credit-9] Azzopardi, Chris (September 24, 2015). "'Fantasy' 20 Years Later: How One of Mariah Carey's Biggest Singles Became the Future of Pop Music". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[PopMatters-10] Sawdey, Evan (May 1, 2008). "Mariah Carey: E=MC² Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

[Guardian-11] Macpherson, Alex (April 16, 2008). "Mariah Carey: E=MC²". The Guardian. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

[Rap_Up_WMA-12] "Mariah Carey performs 'Meteorite' at World Music Awards". Rap-Up. August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

[Vibe_WMA-13] Augustin, Camille (August 4, 2014). "Watch: Mariah Carey Performs 'Meteorite' At World Music Awards". Vibe. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

[14] Young, Tom. "Mariah Carey E=MC² Review". BBC. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[AllmusicReview-15] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (April 12, 2005). "The Emancipation of Mimi – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

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