Mariah is a songwriter, producer, composer, director, and vocalist. She writes ALL her music except the covers, and she’s SO good at it that she got admitted into songwriters hall of fame. She makes all her melodies HERSELF and does ALL her background vocals and layers them HERSELF too, and she chooses her beats and instrumentals and often does little sound effects with her voice itself. She has perfect pitch and is a musical genius, she also has like THE best musicality EVER, she has the ability to make intricate melodies ON THE SPOT and we know this from the countless impromptu acapellas she’s done where she’s essentially freestyling her vocals and it fits perfectly with the instrumentals being played or just as a melody in itself. And she’s a director because she’s directed a few music videos :)!
Mariah co-writes and co-produces all of her own music. She doesn’t write and produce on her own. To this day she hasn’t written or produced a song on her own. Also, many of her biggest hits contain samples of music made by other artists.
@@remingtongraves you do realize that as long as someone writes ONE word in an entire song they get songwriting credits right? Mariah DOES write all her music and her style of writing has always been the same, she most likely only has editors revise through the writing. She’s a poet, shes BEEN writing songs since childhood and had most of her debut album already written by the time she got signed, again, she only had editors revise her work. As for production, Mariah DOES do all her vocal layerings herself, she likes collaborating when it comes to beat and instrumental production but when it comes to vocals, she literally has said she actually gets everyone out of the booth so she can be comfortable to do what she does best and do it ALONE. So u tryna discredit Mariah on her own work is cute but you’ll need to try harder.
@@remingtongraves let me educate you since you clearly don't know anything. Firstly, when Mariah is credited with 1 other person as the song writer on a song, which is most of the 90s, 75% of the time she wrote ALL of the lyrics and came up with the melody, the only reason she has another person credited is because she can't play the piano and that person usually does and helps her tie the melodies together via the piano, she and her "co-writers" namely Walter have said that enough times during interviews. Secondly, most of her samples don't take up the entire song, she usually just uses a sample for the beginning of the song, or the bridge of the song or both but she still needs to come up with a new melody since it's an original song not a cover. She has often said she samples songs because she loves music and appreciates good songs and since she's a humanbeing she draws inspiration from others, that doesn't make her any less a song writer than whoever you consider to be one. Whether or not you want to give her credited for her songwriting skills is irrelevant the truth will always remain the truth, she writes her OWN songs and comes up with her own melody.
@@remingtongraves if u dont know some songs are fully written by mariah. But during that time the label think adding a man as a co writter will sell more and acceptable in the public.
Vision of Love, her first number one is quite literally about manifesting her music career. Its crazy that she's still going!!! I dont think you fully get the brillance that is Vision of Love
Someone needs to get him onto her ACTUAL best songs which are most of her hidden gems from other albums like “the emancipation of Mimi”, “butterfly”,“daydream”, “Charmbracelet”and “rainbow” (which is her gay anthem album lol).
She actually now has 19 number ones. The Beatles have 20. She could have had two more but her record label blocked one at number two to prove a point to her, and her song we belong together blocked another one of her songs called shake It off from reaching number one. Two of her songs are also songs of the decade, obviously in separate decades. If you like more up-tempo you might check out her remixes. She was also called the queen of the remix because she remixed so many of her songs and redid vocals for all of them. She even has a remixes album but there's lots more. I would say start with the c + c music factory remix of anytime you need a friend. It is 11 minutes long, but it's a good 11 minutes. And yes, soooo many of her deep cuts are Incredible. many even better than songs that were singles.
@@bennshouts yeah. If you go into her whole discography it is pretty amazing, and her sound always changes. Her 2018 album Caution was really good, and very modern sounding. She does literally have stuff in almost every genre. Of course pop, r&b, hip hop,, some rock, a few country songs (for a movie), a few jazz, etc.... and then the fact that she writes all her stuff, and has a hand in producing, arranging, and singing backgrounds, just goes to show the musicality. Oh, and also the fact that in so many of her live performances she changes the songs, and often makes them way harder than the original versions.
Oh. I did forget to mention if you do listen to caution, there is an extra track that originally was not on the American version called Runway. She worked with Skrillex for that one.
I have to find it, but I am positive I saw a documentary or something years ago where someone explained that yes they did want to sell more records, but that they were also exerting some control, because she was getting so big so fast, and it was kind of a reminder of who was in charge. I have to find it. I normally wouldn't say something unless I had links or anything like that, but that one really stuck with me. If not I can edit those parts of the comments out, don't want to say anything that's wrong.
Sweetheart wasn’t a number one song it was a remake JD wanted her to do last minute as a bonus for that album. The physical cd track list is in the right order
She has 15 studio albums. This was the first #1s but then released a second one #1 to Infinity with 18 of her #1 hits and then she got her 19th #1 after that album. She has the most from any solo artist and second overall
Mariah carey also has various stages in her career, this CD is actually meant to be backwards, it goes from most recent song at the time, to the first song she ever released being Vision of Love. Mariah is also queen of vocal layering, mariah is the queen of variety in her albums. The magic she possesses only absorbs you with every listen
Aside from the occasional cover, Mariah writes and produces all of her songs. She wrote 18 of her 19 number 1 hits! I like that you picked up on how relatable her writing is, she has said she doesn't like to make her lyrics overly specific so that anyone can relate their experiences to them. Just FYI the last few songs weren't her most recent, Vision of Love for example was her debut single. If you ever react to one of her regular albums I would recommend Butterfly!
Crying at you saying you dont listen to RnB at the beginning and listening to the one of the biggest selling RnB artists of all time 😭 Also i feel like a lot of your queries would be sorted a quick wikipedia research! (Possibly try doing that before any kind of reaction to her cuz theres just too much to type lol) The tracklist is in reverse chronological order, for the most part. The first 3 and last 2 songs are the bonus. Vision of Love was her first number one and My All (at the time was her most recent one). She went #1 6 more times after the release of this Greatest Hits album!
LOL, I mean that says it all really haha! I knowwwww, I generally love going in blind tho and then having people give me the info cause the passion is always so exciting! And then if I continue reaction to an artist I kinda grow with them as I learn, yknow? But totally wiki when I need too 😂 SHOOK at how many albums she has!!!
Mariah is actually the solo artist with the most #1s of all time, she has 19. Only The Beatles have more, they have 20 #1s, but they’re a band, not a solo artist, making her like I said, the solo artist with the most of all time for both MALE AND FEMALE.
I love I Still Believe.... the vocals really get me. One Sweet Day is surreal, seeing all of them keeping the music at a very high tone, and the MC releasing subhuman high notes... magical. It reminds me a lot of my 15 years
I’ll be There is a cover originally from Jackson 5 which is the band MJ was in as a kid. It was sung live at MTV for the first time by her as a little cover but it got so popular it went #1 but not only that, the entire concert got such amazing ratings she made it into an album.
It really is hard to write songs it's definitely a God given talent I would say. Sometimes I can't even write how I feel if I wanted to it would be soooo boring if I tried bcus the way I write doesn't touch the soul LOL
The tracks that were not #1s included in this album were just added by Mariah bec she doesn't want her fans to feel cheated since the #1 songs were already released before this album.
it’s actually the first 3 and then the final song that weren’t number one sweetheart, when u believe, whenever u call, and at the end is I still believe
Here in Australia they played the original version on Fantasy on the radio, which has a different chorus; that would be the version you're likely to have heard ❤
Fun fact, her first 5 singles were #1 hits! 4 of them from her DEBUT album including her FIRST EVER SONG and debut single “vision of love”, and the 5th #1 was the lead single “emotions” from the album “emotions” lol. She’s the only ever artist to achieve this feat alongside MJ and Katy Perry. She has the most #1s in history out of any solo artist. She had AT LEAST a #1 hit for EVERY SINGLE year of the 90s decade, meaning by the end of the decade she had 14, the album ur reacting to was made in 1998 but in 1999 she had another #1 hit which is why the song wasn’t on there, it’s called “Heartbreaker” ft. Jay Z. And fun fact that same song was the song that gave Jay Z his first #1 so she essentially helped him get it cuz it’s her song lol. She also had the longest running #1 song of ALL TIME with “one sweet day” spending 16 WEEKS AT #1 and it was ALSO song of the decade, until recently when “old town road” broke that record. And she was the best selling artist of the 90s decade, and most successful and popular BY FAR! She was awarded artist of the decade and even MILLENNIUM. In the 2000s she had ANOTHER MASSIVEEE hit with “we belong together” spending 14 WEEKS at #1 and it was AGAIN, song of the decade for the 2000s!! She’s the only artist EVER to have had song of the decade TWICE!!! She’s also the best selling certified female artist in the US of all time and top 3 best selling female artists worldwide.
Someone should be paying you top dollar for all this info. Actually insane you know all this stuff like this. I been a Mariah Carey fan since the early 90's when I was only 11, even more so in my teenage years when she poppin and at her peak i would say. I'm 43 years old now and didn't know half of this stuff you've mentioned. I'm just not caught up with things like this- I listen to music, I love or like, and that's as far as it goes. Thank you for this Mimi dedication. One of my favorite albums is The Emancipation of Mimi (2004) I guess bcus by this time I was in my early 20's and in the peak if my youth and happiness with my energetic a$$😅 that CD played everywhere me and my ex went! I deeply love all my butterflies 🦋 reading comments like these well I'm blessed.🦋🦋🦋🦋🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
mariah is more of an album artist, her albums are arguably top tier r&b/pop, a deep dive is needed!! also, she helps produce and writes all her music (produced and wrote 18/19 of her #1 hits, one of them being the i’ll be there cover)
So “I still believe” has a very different sound from her because she actually was VERY overworked during that time of her life and she overused tf out of her voice so it started “deteriorating”, she sounded WAY more husky and raspy and it lowered too. She could still do a lot of what she could before vocally but it just took way more effort for her. This time was 1998 btw, the late 90s was the end of her “vocal prime”. She did have a comeback in the early 2000s tho vocally. But yea u mentioned it sounded like she had a cold that’s cuz like I said, her voice was huskier from the exhaustion and over-usage. Her vocal style changed lots throughout the years, even in her “prime years” it would still change.
I Still Believe has a different "sound" because it's fundamentally a cover. Compositionally, it's not arranged quite like a typical Mariah song & that's what he detected.
@@got2bjosh true!! But it’s also true that her voice started changing a bit during that time and he actually said that he thought she sounded like she had a cold so that’s how ik it was the huskiness and rasp. I personally actually PREFER her huskier and raspier voice tho to the perfect pristine vocals from say 1993-1996 tho. And her tone was to DIEEE FOR😫🔥
When she did MTV Unplugged in 1992, the producers wanted her to do a cover and she decided to do I'll Be There by the Jackson 5. The concert was so popular, it ended up being released as a live album and video. Radio stations were flooded with requests to play the cover of I'll Be There and it was eventually released as a single and went #1. It's the only one of her 19 #1's that she has not written/co-written. She has the most #1s of any solo artist and 2nd only to the Beatles who have 20... the next is Rihanna with 14 and MJ with 13. There's so much you're saying in the videos that I want to reply to lol... she talks about how she writes songs and tries not to make them very specific because she wants people to be able to relate to it in their own way.
Such demand is crazy that it ended up being releases and then going #1! So impressive! and I love that I picked up on how she writes! Makes so much sense!
The 90s were insane with female talent. She was all over the radio at all times of every day. This album should be in chronological order, not the crappy order it currently is.
@aprilrenae, I love Emancipation of Mimi! Some guy here on RUclips just reacted to that album and this guy was happy AF, his reaction was a hour + long too his name is @ Inyo reacts.He was in a mood with that album listening😅 Hopefully Benn adds it to his list of reactions🤞👀🎵🎶🎵🎶🦋🦋🦋
She does not have writing credits in Sweetheart because it's a cover, just like i'll be there :) I think you could appreciate her debut album if you are not a big rnb fan, it would be great to see you dive more into her discography
This album is like her SONY celebrating her brilliant sales worldwide before her last album in contract released. In other words, they won't let her take a rest coz her fame was rising 8 years in a row and shouldn't yet dissappear from charts. It features new songs and new singles. This album became the best selling album for non- Japanese artist in japan history to date, 3 millions sold, and she got 4 albums in top ten.
Loved the honest and authentic reaction. I’m a lamb so while some of your commentary did annoy me I get why. It’s not your necessary favorite sound or etc from Mimi. You didn’t realize she’s mostly the writer. Mariah is literally a wordsmith. I think if you dive into her entire discography you’d get about 75% of it. We lambs though know you SHOULD love 97% of it. The fact you were still able to vibe out and make an honest opinion is to be respected. Keep it up. 😂😂🫠🥰
HAHA, I'm glad you could see pass some of my comments, not everyone is that mature lmaooo 🤪 Also LOL should love 97% of it 😂 I totally saw her in a different light after these songs though and learnt more than I ever knew which is my favourite part of going in with artists I don't really know!
Vision of Love always be my favourite when it was the first song of hers that put her on the world map and blew me away! It was her first number 1 here in u.k, u.s and around the world.
This was a compilation album that Mariah released in 1998 in celebration of her 13 number one hits, with just 8 years of career Mariah was already the female artist with the most number ones in history. Some songs that didn't reach number one were also included, being them, Sweetheart, When You Believe, Whenever You Call and I Still Believe.
Brenda K. Starr was an amazing singer too back in her day! I use to have her CD and played it all time in my teens. I had forgotten all about that until I read this comment about Brenda K. Starr I think her album was a salsa album can't remember I'm sure it was but amazing bcus I'm Puerto Rican just like her😄 She knew Mariah had God given talent and helped her along the way.
@@aprilrenaeI didn't realize I commented on another comment of yours and I was @'ing you and now reading this reply back from you I'm like wait I just commented on your other comment not knowing it wa the same person. So cool tho! Another of my favorite Latina artist is LA India vocally o'my Jesus, I still feel she is way under rated with the English speaking masses.
w"I'll Be There" was sung by Michael Jackson when he was with the Jackson 5. Mariah covered it when she did MTV Unplugged (they didn't allow new original songs on the show.) Her show was released as an album and "I'll Be There" was released as a single and went to number one.
Just a little correction: MTV Unplugged absolutely allowed original material. It was a 7-song set, and last minute she was asked by MTV to include a cover, so she replaced fan-favourite "Vanishing" with "I'll be there." The response was so positive that she was originally going to record it in the studio, but, worried someone might steal her idea of covering the song (for real, lol), they decided to put out the entire show as an EP, with "I'll be there" as the single, as performed that night (impromptu, mind you). And voila, her #6th US #1 lol. As for Vision of Love, it has that old school vibe that Americans really vibe with, and was a hugely successful debut there, and remains one of her most beloved songs - in America. In Australia though, and other markets, it was the follow-up, Love takes time, that really made its mark. (If it hasn't been pointed out already, this tracklist is in *backwards* chronological order). After that, in Australia, I'll be there, Emotions, Dreamlover and Hero were big radio hits, but it was "Without You" that made her a superstar, both here and in Europe. It reached #2 in the US, so it's not featured here, but it's a bonus track on all non-US editions. Sadly, all my favourite singles were the ones that didn't hit the top of the charts: Without you, Can't let go, Butterfly, Breakdown, The Roof... 😔 God, I really do tend to ramble whenever I'm commenting on your videos 😂🤦♂️ It's just that you've been reacting to so many artists I was obsessed with since I was a teenager in the 90s (and beyond); Mariah, Madonna, Tori Amos, Janet... and there's just so much useless information I've been storing in my brain for 30+ years, it's cathartic to actually share it somewhere 😂😂😂 There's a pop-rock album by Amanda Marshall (self titled debut) from 1995 that I think you'd enjoy. Fingers crossed, I know your list is long lol. And I promise to become a patron soon as I can afford it, but dammit man, drugs are just so expensive these days! 😜😅
The Emancipation of Mimi has to be my TOP favorite album of hers- that album turned 20 years old and it's still such a banger. I know Benn would like it too!
I've never watched an entire video of someone being so oblivious to one of the most accomplished artists of all times... the amount of ingorance and misinformation here is stunning. #1's basically chronicles all of her material from her earlier career. I mean, it only represents 6 of her 15 studio albums. That's not to say that she didn't have any hits after 1998, in contrary: 1999 - #1 - Heartbreaker 2000 - #1 - Thank God I Found You 2000 - #28 - Crybaby / Can't Take that Away 2001 - #2 - Loverboy 2003 - #3 - I Know what you Want 2004 - #21 - U Make me Wanna 2005 - #16 - It's Like That 2005 - #1 - We Belong Together 2005 - #2 - Shake It Off 2005 - #1 - Don't Forget About Us 2008 - #1 - Touch my Body 2008 - #19 - Bye Bye 2008 - #58 - I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time 2009 - #7 - Obsessed 2013 - #15 - #Beautiful 2019 - #1 - All I want for Christmas Is You (released 1994) Then a dozen more top 10 / 20 hits from the 90s that aren't on #1's, plus all the great album cuts which weren't even singles. Her most recent single in Australia, was 2022's Big Energy Remix, which went top #10 in Australia and is certified 3x platinum in the country. It's with the rapper Latto.
@@bennshouts I probably was too harsh. It just fascinated me that you did not realize that you were listening to tracks - going back in time. Don't give up on MC only bc of my awful comment. If you want to explore her more and want to listen to faster gay bangers, you should check out her dance remixes. They are fire. One tipp: She just released a new remix this year, called Rainbow's End. It's heavenly. Or Hearbreaker / If you should ever be lonely. They are so fine.
There IS a story about I'll Be There. Milli Vanilli just got found out to be frauds, so the public was looking for other fakers. Mariah had 2 successful albums out, but no tour, and her voice was considered to be 'superhuman'. People started to wonder if she was somehow 'studio magic'. So, her label had her do Mtv's Unplugged, which was originally for rock artists, Mariah became the first pop star on there. It's customary to add a cover, Mariah chose that song. Critics raved about her live vocals, so radio stations started to play snippets of it on air. The public loved it and demanded to hear the whole thing, so dj's started playing it. The song began charting and rising on the charts while Mariah and her label looked at each other like wtf? It was never released, but since the public liked it they sent it out as an official single. They made it #1. MC and the label really didn't do anything, it wasn't planned. They just wanted to prove that really was her voice without taking time off to tour because the label wanted a new album every year.
The list is backwards😭 u went from her newest songs on the list to her oldest lol. Which is why the first tracks u reacted to sounded more 2000s-ish, and the further u went they sounded older and the very last tracks u reacted to sounded 80s. Which also means the last songs u reacted to that u thought weren’t #1s WERE #1s, the ones that weren’t #1s were the very first songs u reacted to.
Vision of Love?? Weakest song??? Boy Vision of Love became her most influential hit amongst pop singers today Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Rihanna the list goes on... Vision of Love is definitely a fan favorite of hers
That song came out in the early 90's so popular back then as she was up and coming artist its what made her more well know was with that song being played every where on the radio all the time. Nit many female artists had that kind of tones and melodies and singing abilities so it was very rare (Whitney Houston) was already a big name when Mariah started out.
@@bennshouts maybe, also the song where she was raspy was 1998 which was when she started becoming more tired and butterfly tour pretty much finished her voice completely. A lot of people think that after daydream era(1995-1996) she "lost her voice" although she was always great even after all the high belting fatigued her voice. Also, she has had vocal nodules since childhood that would get inflamed and infected frequently which made her voice super inconsistent depending on the day.
I’m assuming your Australian, btw Mariah is the best selling female artist of all time in Australia she’s sold over 4 million albums and 3 million singles and has 22 top 10 hits and all these songs were huge hits in Australia especially fantasy, always be my baby, one sweet day, Dreamlover, hero and love takes time
I’d argue one of Mariah’s greatest accomplishments of her career was being inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. She’s been writing music since she was a child and even has written songs for others like “Where are you christmas” for the grinch. The last song you heard was “I still believe”, it was during a time where mariah’s voice was changing (1998-99). She eventually gained back her bright tone in 2001.
If you like Mariah’s lower register check out You’re So Cold, she hates that song for some reason but it’s the song that solidified me as a lamb when I was younger 😂 it’s basically Someday on vocal steroids 🤣
Sweetheart is a cover, one of the new tracks she added for the compilation! The first 3 and I Still Believe are the new tracks. And yeah you're definitely right, her album cuts give a more fuller representation as they are great imo but this is a nice highlight reel lol. Loved this! The version of Fantasy on #1's is the remix, I much prefer the solo original: ruclips.net/video/qq09UkPRdFY/видео.html I'll Be There is a cover by the Jackson 5 and yeah the live version went #1. She has 19 #1's now, second to the Beatles who have 20 and after her is Elvis with 17 and so on. lol
This is not a greatest hits album because not all of the songs are ones that she considers her greatests hits. It’s just thanking fans for all the number 1s she had up to this point. Because only two other artists had it and she was alot younger them. She does have a greatest hit’s album. Maybe you could do a comparison video??? 🤷♂️
Mariah's career is so interesting. From the start of her career up until the mid-90s she was married to a much older man who was an executive at her record label. He pretty much controlled her life and forced her to stick to the sappy ballads and keep a squeaky-clean image to appeal to the masses. She's spoken about how this was a really miserable time for her and she felt abused and manipulated and had no say in her music or her career. When she divorced him, she started to dress sexier (which she was never allowed to before) and leaned into the more rnb/hip hop sound. There's a famous feud between her and J.Lo because her ex husband found out about a sample Mariah was using on her upcoming single (after she divorced him) and out of spite, he had that sample added to J.Lo's song and released that first, so Mariah had to start from scratch and change her song that she'd already recorded. You're right in saying that her best songs are not necessarily her number 1 singles from this album. I'm not a huge stan of hers but can understand why you'd be underwhelmed if this album was your first exposure, or maybe she's just not your cup of tea. Fun reaction!
I wouldn’t say Mariah leaned into a more RnB sound…her music since the beginning was RnB. She went #1 on the RnB charts before any other chart to start her career. Her first two albums were heavily soulful..full and RnB with New Jack Swing inspiration. There was a lot of gospel influences as well. Anyways, RnB has different stylings…then after Emotions, you get contemporary RnB. Even before Fantasy, you get glimpses into Mariah’s love for Hip Hop. After her divorce, you see a deeper dive that sways from the contemporary RnB she transitioned into after Emotions and into what would become one of her signature sounds. Tommy hated everything that Mariah embraced..she’s biracial (black and white) and he hated that she embraced being black. He also hated that she wanted to embrace musical styles she grew up listening to, being inspired by…and were huge to the development of her musical roots. He hated it because that may not connect to audiences that Whitney’s music connected with since Mariah and her music came out the gate very soulful. Tommy wanted to mimic the Whitney and Clive Davis formula but Mariah, musically, was much different than Whitney. Both had HUGE voices with extreme vocal talent but Mariah’s music was heavier sonically…very richly soulful and showed how influenced she was by Aretha and Stevie Wonder. I think Tommy tolerated that but he wanted a sonically lighter Whitney pop feel and that’s why you see Mariah transition into a lighter contemporary RnB sound after Emotions and to appeal to different audiences because those audiences (white international audiences for example) may connect to ballads more. When she divorced Tommy, she was free to be an artist that didn’t have to worry about crossing over even though she was always going to be able to since she is so versatile with a great voice. She could create a song that would go #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then a remix that would top the RnB charts…dance charts etc. You just see Mariah be Mariah and her natural talent shine without someone trying to dictate the direction of her career or her image.
Sasha Velour performed to , Whitney Houston's So Emotional, not Mariah's Emotions 😉☺️ Sweetheart, When You Believe, I Still Believe Whenever You Call , weren't #1s . They were additions to the 13 #1' s (you went backwards chronologically) . Her album have a storyline that are best appreciated when Listened to in full . I'll be There, was added last minute to the set list when she did MTV Unplugged, producers suggested she include a Cover. So she decided to use Jackson 5's hit , she was a huge MJ fan P.s. Still Waiting on, Bjork's UTOPIA 😢😢
LOL, I figured it out eventually 😂 and yeah I def think hearing her albums in full would allow for more appreciation! Also love how impactful her covers were too! HAHA UTOPIA.... 👀
@@bennshouts I reminded you a few months ago regarding Utopia. I started watching your channel when you embarked upon her Discography. Your last album reaction was, Vulnicura, her Heartbreak/ Divorce album. Utopia is her next new chapter, Post Divorce, which is probably my Favorite and this is also co-produced by Arca .
Vision of love, may her best song 🤣🤣😅😅 Anyway: the first 3 and the last song are the new songs (from 1998). Track 4-16 is the 13 #1 songs with backward order. My all is from 1997 and Vision of love is her first single from 1990. After that she has 6 more #1s so she has 19, which is the second most after The Beatles, whose have 20.
Bicth, let's go! The best voice ever. Fight my hologram. No one can sing Mariah's songs. They're too hard & require everyone else to make single mother sacrifices with their vocals. Benji, if you're doing Mariah's #1s first, then you should've just done all 19, henny. Ryan directed you to the compilation album that only had her first 13. All other tracks were included to help it sell 17M copies. Sweetheart & I Still Believe were seat covers. Whenever You Call is originally from Butterfly and is better without the feature. Honey's piano is a sample from Hey DJ. 22:14 It is MJ's song, but both versions went to #1 for multiple weeks. Vocal talent, dahhling. 30:37 No, VOL is the song that started it all. A vocal game changer. Everyone was gagged. Still the song that all the modern divas reference as an inspirational turning point growing up. P.S.- We've got lots of Aussies in the tourney draws as the US hard court swing is now under way.
No it’s just the younger generation today has a very short attention span. A lot of songs nowadays have no room to breathe like MC’s 90s classics. Songs nowadays are built for tik tok as opposed to what the song needs artistically and I’m sorry but that is mega sad
Also, I love that you kinda dismissed her music as just “love songs” because fun fact: in the mid-90s Madonna was asked how she would deal with it if she was the kind of artist that had to sing mindless love songs to be popular like Mariah Carey and she said “I’d kill myself.” Haha. It was blown out of proportion in the media with everyone saying Madonna said “I’d kill myself if I were Mariah Carey” but that’s not what she said. Even Mariah got offended and made an ageist joke about Madonna in response. My guess is Mariah didn’t read the actual interview or else she’d know Madonna hadn’t even mention her. It’s reminiscent of the Gaga/“reductive” comment years later. Madonna hadn’t even mentioned Gaga. She was asked how she felt about the comparisons between them and she said “It feels reductive.” But the media reported it as Madonna saying “Lady Gaga is reductive.” Again, Gaga got offended and she probably didn’t watch the interview herself or she’d know Madonna didn’t actually say that. Anyway, just some fun tidbits. Ha.
If you decide to react to Mariah's chronological catalog, do not make the mistake of not listening to her remixes. Many are way better than the original. One Sweet Day (Chucky's Remix) is an example.
SCREAMING that you were begging for upbeat songs and just got back to back ballads looooool. Maybe avoid Mariah going forward if you’re not a fan of pop r’n’b 💀
None of the first three songs on the album went to #1, neither did the final track. Those are just the bonus tracks. The other 13 songs did go to #1, tho. Honestly, Mariah was incredibly lucky during this decade of her career. She was married to Tommy Mottola, the CEO of Sony and one of the most powerful men in the American music industry in the 90s. (If you notice she’s still not very popular outside of the US, except Japan. Again, Sony.) She’s an incredible talent but she most definitely had an advantage because of her ex-husband.
Lucky? Child, please. Mariah worked her butt off regardless of family drama, that predatory deal Marguiles convinced her to sign early on, or the controlling ways of her ex-husband. Y'all act like Sony wasn't warring with Warner Bros to sign her. Everyone knew the potential of Mariah's billion dollar talent. They were lucky to have her.
@@remingtongraves Buddy she literally is like the best selling foreign artist in Japan, HUGE in places like The Philippines and the rest of Asia too (which is the biggest continent :)) She’s had the longest running #1 of ALL TIME in Brazil with “I wanna know what love is” spending 27 weeks at #1 and that was in the 2010s so she had LONGGGG been separated from Tommy or his influence💀. She’s huge in certain places in Africa too like South Africa. Even in Europe she’s one of the most successful artists of all time. By 1993 with her “music box” album she had become an international mega star. “Without u” is one of her BIGGEST hits EVER internationally, it’s literally bigger in most places of Europe and other continents than in the US itself, it went #1 in countless countries but peaked at #3 in the US, so to say she’s not very popular outside the US is a BOLD lie😭. The only places she’s not nearly as big in is most of Latin America (again excluding certain places like Brazil cuz she’s one of THE biggest artists there), and maybe some of Africa. If u were referring to her debut and sophomore albums sure, they weren’t THAT big of hits internationally, mostly in the US, but like I said, her 3rd album “music box” had cemented her as an INTERNATIONAL artist, this has even been acknowledged and said in MANY interviews and articles of back in the day when the album came out, that she had become an international phenomenon.
She’s literally the biggest selling western artist in ALL of Asia. She was given a certificate for selling over a billion records in Asia just recently. She is the biggest selling female artist in countries outside the US..multiple countries and has sold nearly 300 million records worldwide and most likely more. You sound like a weirdo downplaying one of the biggest artists in music history and it’s probably for some petty reason like you being a fan of another female artist and wanting to spread your hate here. She had number ones before Tommy and after him. Tommy didn’t give her that singing voice or write her songs. Tommy also didn’t make people get up and drive to buy physical copies of her records. One of her biggest albums was the biggest seller of 2005…she created her second song of the decade in the 2000s and had multiple number one songs after her divorce from him. Her “I want to know what love is” cover just went Diamond in Brazil. Get a life…Mariah is a very versatile artist but she is an RnB artist…since her first album, her songs have always been heavily gospel and soul inspired or gospel and soulful. Then throughout her career you get different variations of RnB styles so if you’re not an RnB fan, why get on here to spread nonsense and speak opinions as if they are fact? I’ve noticed that it’s always people who don’t listen to RnB music, commenting on RnB artists. For an RnB artist (with the versatility to cross over many charts) to be as worldwide as she is and be so popular in countries across Europe, South America, North America and in Australia as well as African countries, you have to make songs that people love and will listen to which she has. She’s one of the biggest artists internationally and that’s as an artist that doesn’t just make ballads or dance music.
The United States is the largest music market. None of her # 1’s are forgettable. Considering she has sold nearly 300 million records worldwide…clearly none of her songs are “forgettable”. If you believe that, it’s because you don’t like RnB music and there’s always this weird sentiment around RnB music where people will say it’s “forgettable”. Hm I wonder why that is… 🙄 This album features contemporary RnB, New Jack Swing, Soul etc based on the track. Considering she’s an American artist and one of the biggest artists worldwide, you thinking that her music is forgettable is more of an indictment on you than it is on her music. Her music from decades ago still plays on the radio and people still blast her songs in their car as well as stream her music. Her music is timeless.
@@gerryowen4200 that’s only half true for a few of these, many of these are some of the biggest hits worldwide. She’s probably bigger in Asia than she is in North America😀 she’s also huge in Europe, maybe not as much as some other artists but she’s still up there.
She’s the best non Asian selling artist in Asia. A song that didn’t chart in the US well just got certified diamond in Brazil. One of the best selling female artists in the world.
Mariah is a songwriter, producer, composer, director, and vocalist. She writes ALL her music except the covers, and she’s SO good at it that she got admitted into songwriters hall of fame. She makes all her melodies HERSELF and does ALL her background vocals and layers them HERSELF too, and she chooses her beats and instrumentals and often does little sound effects with her voice itself. She has perfect pitch and is a musical genius, she also has like THE best musicality EVER, she has the ability to make intricate melodies ON THE SPOT and we know this from the countless impromptu acapellas she’s done where she’s essentially freestyling her vocals and it fits perfectly with the instrumentals being played or just as a melody in itself. And she’s a director because she’s directed a few music videos :)!
INSANE!!!
Mariah co-writes and co-produces all of her own music. She doesn’t write and produce on her own. To this day she hasn’t written or produced a song on her own. Also, many of her biggest hits contain samples of music made by other artists.
@@remingtongraves you do realize that as long as someone writes ONE word in an entire song they get songwriting credits right? Mariah DOES write all her music and her style of writing has always been the same, she most likely only has editors revise through the writing. She’s a poet, shes BEEN writing songs since childhood and had most of her debut album already written by the time she got signed, again, she only had editors revise her work. As for production, Mariah DOES do all her vocal layerings herself, she likes collaborating when it comes to beat and instrumental production but when it comes to vocals, she literally has said she actually gets everyone out of the booth so she can be comfortable to do what she does best and do it ALONE. So u tryna discredit Mariah on her own work is cute but you’ll need to try harder.
@@remingtongraves let me educate you since you clearly don't know anything.
Firstly, when Mariah is credited with 1 other person as the song writer on a song, which is most of the 90s, 75% of the time she wrote ALL of the lyrics and came up with the melody, the only reason she has another person credited is because she can't play the piano and that person usually does and helps her tie the melodies together via the piano, she and her "co-writers" namely Walter have said that enough times during interviews.
Secondly, most of her samples don't take up the entire song, she usually just uses a sample for the beginning of the song, or the bridge of the song or both but she still needs to come up with a new melody since it's an original song not a cover. She has often said she samples songs because she loves music and appreciates good songs and since she's a humanbeing she draws inspiration from others, that doesn't make her any less a song writer than whoever you consider to be one.
Whether or not you want to give her credited for her songwriting skills is irrelevant the truth will always remain the truth, she writes her OWN songs and comes up with her own melody.
@@remingtongraves if u dont know some songs are fully written by mariah. But during that time the label think adding a man as a co writter will sell more and acceptable in the public.
Vision of Love, her first number one is quite literally about manifesting her music career. Its crazy that she's still going!!! I dont think you fully get the brillance that is Vision of Love
Agreed haha!
Someone needs to get him onto her ACTUAL best songs which are most of her hidden gems from other albums like “the emancipation of Mimi”, “butterfly”,“daydream”, “Charmbracelet”and “rainbow” (which is her gay anthem album lol).
She actually now has 19 number ones. The Beatles have 20. She could have had two more but her record label blocked one at number two to prove a point to her, and her song we belong together blocked another one of her songs called shake It off from reaching number one. Two of her songs are also songs of the decade, obviously in separate decades. If you like more up-tempo you might check out her remixes. She was also called the queen of the remix because she remixed so many of her songs and redid vocals for all of them. She even has a remixes album but there's lots more. I would say start with the c + c music factory remix of anytime you need a friend. It is 11 minutes long, but it's a good 11 minutes.
And yes, soooo many of her deep cuts are Incredible. many even better than songs that were singles.
I am legit shook at her records!
@@bennshouts yeah. If you go into her whole discography it is pretty amazing, and her sound always changes. Her 2018 album Caution was really good, and very modern sounding. She does literally have stuff in almost every genre. Of course pop, r&b, hip hop,, some rock, a few country songs (for a movie), a few jazz, etc.... and then the fact that she writes all her stuff, and has a hand in producing, arranging, and singing backgrounds, just goes to show the musicality. Oh, and also the fact that in so many of her live performances she changes the songs, and often makes them way harder than the original versions.
Oh. I did forget to mention if you do listen to caution, there is an extra track that originally was not on the American version called Runway. She worked with Skrillex for that one.
Who told you Can’t Let Go was blocked to ‘prove a point to her’? You’re on every video saying this and it was only pulled to boost album sales
I have to find it, but I am positive I saw a documentary or something years ago where someone explained that yes they did want to sell more records, but that they were also exerting some control, because she was getting so big so fast, and it was kind of a reminder of who was in charge. I have to find it. I normally wouldn't say something unless I had links or anything like that, but that one really stuck with me. If not I can edit those parts of the comments out, don't want to say anything that's wrong.
"Emotions" is officially named the most difficult song to sing in human history.
You’ve gone back in time with the songs from 1998 to 1990
I felt exactly the same when I first heard Mariah’s music last year. It just needed a couple of re listens and I became a super fan.
Mariah is the definition of R&B/POP
Sweetheart wasn’t a number one song it was a remake JD wanted her to do last minute as a bonus for that album. The physical cd track list is in the right order
She has 15 studio albums. This was the first #1s but then released a second one #1 to Infinity with 18 of her #1 hits and then she got her 19th #1 after that album. She has the most from any solo artist and second overall
Yep, have been told this already.
Mariah is the greatest vocalist, songwriter and best selling female artist of all time
Mariah carey also has various stages in her career, this CD is actually meant to be backwards, it goes from most recent song at the time, to the first song she ever released being Vision of Love. Mariah is also queen of vocal layering, mariah is the queen of variety in her albums. The magic she possesses only absorbs you with every listen
She has 19 #1’s now😊
Aside from the occasional cover, Mariah writes and produces all of her songs. She wrote 18 of her 19 number 1 hits! I like that you picked up on how relatable her writing is, she has said she doesn't like to make her lyrics overly specific so that anyone can relate their experiences to them. Just FYI the last few songs weren't her most recent, Vision of Love for example was her debut single. If you ever react to one of her regular albums I would recommend Butterfly!
I love love love seeing her have so much control! Pretty rare esp for those days!
love listening to your reviews king
thank you!! x
@@bennshouts Emancipation of Mimi Is amazing please add it to your list of reactions can't go on skipping that one 🤞👍🎶🎵🎶🎵👀👀🦋🦋🦋
Crying at you saying you dont listen to RnB at the beginning and listening to the one of the biggest selling RnB artists of all time 😭
Also i feel like a lot of your queries would be sorted a quick wikipedia research! (Possibly try doing that before any kind of reaction to her cuz theres just too much to type lol)
The tracklist is in reverse chronological order, for the most part. The first 3 and last 2 songs are the bonus. Vision of Love was her first number one and My All (at the time was her most recent one). She went #1 6 more times after the release of this Greatest Hits album!
LOL, I mean that says it all really haha!
I knowwwww, I generally love going in blind tho and then having people give me the info cause the passion is always so exciting! And then if I continue reaction to an artist I kinda grow with them as I learn, yknow? But totally wiki when I need too 😂
SHOOK at how many albums she has!!!
Mariah is actually the solo artist with the most #1s of all time, she has 19. Only The Beatles have more, they have 20 #1s, but they’re a band, not a solo artist, making her like I said, the solo artist with the most of all time for both MALE AND FEMALE.
Omg 🤯 How did I not know this?!
@@bennshouts As an aside that's just the US.
Mariah Carey = The GOAT
You will understand mariah by listening to the song called Bliss, you will understand her artistry. You will honestly be more musically profound.
I love I Still Believe.... the vocals really get me. One Sweet Day is surreal, seeing all of them keeping the music at a very high tone, and the MC releasing subhuman high notes... magical. It reminds me a lot of my 15 years
I’ll be There is a cover originally from Jackson 5 which is the band MJ was in as a kid. It was sung live at MTV for the first time by her as a little cover but it got so popular it went #1 but not only that, the entire concert got such amazing ratings she made it into an album.
Also you really should listen to her full discography
How you explained her song writing is spot on… A lot of people don’t know how much talent it takes to be able to write relatable songs for the masses.
Yesssss!!
It really is hard to write songs it's definitely a God given talent I would say. Sometimes I can't even write how I feel if I wanted to it would be soooo boring if I tried bcus the way I write doesn't touch the soul LOL
The tracks that were not #1s included in this album were just added by Mariah bec she doesn't want her fans to feel cheated since the #1 songs were already released before this album.
it’s actually the first 3 and then the final song that weren’t number one
sweetheart, when u believe, whenever u call, and at the end is I still believe
Here in Australia they played the original version on Fantasy on the radio, which has a different chorus; that would be the version you're likely to have heard ❤
Ahh, makes sense! Thank you! x
Mariah writes the lyrics to these songs by herself
This album still holds the record both fastest selling album and it is also the biggest sold album by a non Asian artist in Japan
The Emancipation Of Mimi is a MUST! One of the defining albums of the 2000s
You should defs hear the number 1s she secured after this was released
The first 4 songs were the new songs and weren't #1s. My All was the newest #1 and it went down to the oldest Vision of Love.
Fun fact, her first 5 singles were #1 hits! 4 of them from her DEBUT album including her FIRST EVER SONG and debut single “vision of love”, and the 5th #1 was the lead single “emotions” from the album “emotions” lol. She’s the only ever artist to achieve this feat alongside MJ and Katy Perry. She has the most #1s in history out of any solo artist. She had AT LEAST a #1 hit for EVERY SINGLE year of the 90s decade, meaning by the end of the decade she had 14, the album ur reacting to was made in 1998 but in 1999 she had another #1 hit which is why the song wasn’t on there, it’s called “Heartbreaker” ft. Jay Z. And fun fact that same song was the song that gave Jay Z his first #1 so she essentially helped him get it cuz it’s her song lol. She also had the longest running #1 song of ALL TIME with “one sweet day” spending 16 WEEKS AT #1 and it was ALSO song of the decade, until recently when “old town road” broke that record. And she was the best selling artist of the 90s decade, and most successful and popular BY FAR! She was awarded artist of the decade and even MILLENNIUM. In the 2000s she had ANOTHER MASSIVEEE hit with “we belong together” spending 14 WEEKS at #1 and it was AGAIN, song of the decade for the 2000s!! She’s the only artist EVER to have had song of the decade TWICE!!! She’s also the best selling certified female artist in the US of all time and top 3 best selling female artists worldwide.
Jesus... actually INSANE!!!!!!!!
Someone should be paying you top dollar for all this info. Actually insane you know all this stuff like this. I been a Mariah Carey fan since the early 90's when I was only 11, even more so in my teenage years when she poppin and at her peak i would say. I'm 43 years old now and didn't know half of this stuff you've mentioned. I'm just not caught up with things like this- I listen to music, I love or like, and that's as far as it goes. Thank you for this Mimi dedication. One of my favorite albums is The Emancipation of Mimi (2004) I guess bcus by this time I was in my early 20's and in the peak if my youth and happiness with my energetic a$$😅 that CD played everywhere me and my ex went!
I deeply love all my butterflies 🦋 reading comments like these well I'm blessed.🦋🦋🦋🦋🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
She has a new #1's album called ""Number 1 to Infinity"" with 19 new #1 hits including we belong together
for all the lambs he is listening to the 1998 version the outdated one lol. lovely video Ben but we need to catch on haha
Haha, I'm sorry!
both versions are outdated tbh😭
Also, you reacted to the songs from newest to oldest!😭🤣
lmao rip me
I definitely recommend listening to her #1 to Infinity album! It has all her #1 hits (expect All I Want for Christmas is you, her 19th #1🤪🔥).
19 is literally INSANE!!!!
@@bennshoutsit really is insane I had forgotten about that fun fact!
mariah is more of an album artist, her albums are arguably top tier r&b/pop, a deep dive is needed!! also, she helps produce and writes all her music (produced and wrote 18/19 of her #1 hits, one of them being the i’ll be there cover)
Iconic
Most of her #1's are on the album Emancipation of Mimi 🦋🦋🦋 amazing album!
So “I still believe” has a very different sound from her because she actually was VERY overworked during that time of her life and she overused tf out of her voice so it started “deteriorating”, she sounded WAY more husky and raspy and it lowered too. She could still do a lot of what she could before vocally but it just took way more effort for her. This time was 1998 btw, the late 90s was the end of her “vocal prime”. She did have a comeback in the early 2000s tho vocally. But yea u mentioned it sounded like she had a cold that’s cuz like I said, her voice was huskier from the exhaustion and over-usage. Her vocal style changed lots throughout the years, even in her “prime years” it would still change.
Oh wow, that's so sad :( Must have been really hard for her too.
I kinda love how it sounds though!!!
I Still Believe has a different "sound" because it's fundamentally a cover. Compositionally, it's not arranged quite like a typical Mariah song & that's what he detected.
@@got2bjosh true!! But it’s also true that her voice started changing a bit during that time and he actually said that he thought she sounded like she had a cold so that’s how ik it was the huskiness and rasp. I personally actually PREFER her huskier and raspier voice tho to the perfect pristine vocals from say 1993-1996 tho. And her tone was to DIEEE FOR😫🔥
When she did MTV Unplugged in 1992, the producers wanted her to do a cover and she decided to do I'll Be There by the Jackson 5. The concert was so popular, it ended up being released as a live album and video. Radio stations were flooded with requests to play the cover of I'll Be There and it was eventually released as a single and went #1. It's the only one of her 19 #1's that she has not written/co-written.
She has the most #1s of any solo artist and 2nd only to the Beatles who have 20... the next is Rihanna with 14 and MJ with 13.
There's so much you're saying in the videos that I want to reply to lol... she talks about how she writes songs and tries not to make them very specific because she wants people to be able to relate to it in their own way.
Such demand is crazy that it ended up being releases and then going #1! So impressive! and I love that I picked up on how she writes! Makes so much sense!
Mariah carry is goat. Avant GARDE vocal songbird supreme
YAAAAS THANK U GIRL FOR THIS REACTION ❤
HEHE THANKS FOR WATCHING
The 90s were insane with female talent. She was all over the radio at all times of every day. This album should be in chronological order, not the crappy order it currently is.
AGREE!
Emancipation of Mimi is by far my fave. She talks her shit in that one.
And her book was really good. Highly recommend.
@aprilrenae, I love Emancipation of Mimi!
Some guy here on RUclips just reacted to that album and this guy was happy AF, his reaction was a hour + long too his name is @ Inyo reacts.He was in a mood with that album listening😅 Hopefully Benn adds it to his list of reactions🤞👀🎵🎶🎵🎶🦋🦋🦋
She does not have writing credits in Sweetheart because it's a cover, just like i'll be there :) I think you could appreciate her debut album if you are not a big rnb fan, it would be great to see you dive more into her discography
Makes so much more sense hahaha!
This album is like her SONY celebrating her brilliant sales worldwide before her last album in contract released. In other words, they won't let her take a rest coz her fame was rising 8 years in a row and shouldn't yet dissappear from charts. It features new songs and new singles. This album became the best selling album for non- Japanese artist in japan history to date, 3 millions sold, and she got 4 albums in top ten.
Thank you for a great reaction. We ❤ her so much❤
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Loved the honest and authentic reaction. I’m a lamb so while some of your commentary did annoy me I get why. It’s not your necessary favorite sound or etc from Mimi. You didn’t realize she’s mostly the writer. Mariah is literally a wordsmith. I think if you dive into her entire discography you’d get about 75% of it. We lambs though know you SHOULD love 97% of it. The fact you were still able to vibe out and make an honest opinion is to be respected. Keep it up. 😂😂🫠🥰
HAHA, I'm glad you could see pass some of my comments, not everyone is that mature lmaooo 🤪 Also LOL should love 97% of it 😂 I totally saw her in a different light after these songs though and learnt more than I ever knew which is my favourite part of going in with artists I don't really know!
@@bennshouts You’re a gem. I’m serious. Please never stop giving us reactions. 🥰🌹
Vision of Love always be my favourite when it was the first song of hers that put her on the world map and blew me away! It was her first number 1 here in u.k, u.s and around the world.
VOL is that bicth & always will be.
@@got2bjosh is that a negative or positive comment? 😁
HAHA positive comment 😂
She did a lot of great remixes that lifted the ballads and were very popular on the radio, David morales especially
This was a compilation album that Mariah released in 1998 in celebration of her 13 number one hits, with just 8 years of career Mariah was already the female artist with the most number ones in history. Some songs that didn't reach number one were also included, being them, Sweetheart, When You Believe, Whenever You Call and I Still Believe.
I Still Believe was a song by Brenda K Starr. Mariah got her start as a background singer for Brenda K Starr. So, that song is paying homage.
Brenda K. Starr was an amazing singer too back in her day! I use to have her CD and played it all time in my teens. I had forgotten all about that until I read this comment about Brenda K. Starr I think her album was a salsa album can't remember I'm sure it was but amazing bcus I'm Puerto Rican just like her😄 She knew Mariah had God given talent and helped her along the way.
@angie-jo1mn I'm also Latina. That could be why we're the only ones that know who Brenda K Starr is...lol
@@aprilrenaeI didn't realize I commented on another comment of yours and I was @'ing you and now reading this reply back from you I'm like wait I just commented on your other comment not knowing it wa the same person. So cool tho! Another of my favorite Latina artist is LA India vocally o'my Jesus, I still feel she is way under rated with the English speaking masses.
w"I'll Be There" was sung by Michael Jackson when he was with the Jackson 5. Mariah covered it when she did MTV Unplugged (they didn't allow new original songs on the show.) Her show was released as an album and "I'll Be There" was released as a single and went to number one.
Just a little correction: MTV Unplugged absolutely allowed original material. It was a 7-song set, and last minute she was asked by MTV to include a cover, so she replaced fan-favourite "Vanishing" with "I'll be there." The response was so positive that she was originally going to record it in the studio, but, worried someone might steal her idea of covering the song (for real, lol), they decided to put out the entire show as an EP, with "I'll be there" as the single, as performed that night (impromptu, mind you). And voila, her #6th US #1 lol.
As for Vision of Love, it has that old school vibe that Americans really vibe with, and was a hugely successful debut there, and remains one of her most beloved songs - in America. In Australia though, and other markets, it was the follow-up, Love takes time, that really made its mark. (If it hasn't been pointed out already, this tracklist is in *backwards* chronological order). After that, in Australia, I'll be there, Emotions, Dreamlover and Hero were big radio hits, but it was "Without You" that made her a superstar, both here and in Europe. It reached #2 in the US, so it's not featured here, but it's a bonus track on all non-US editions. Sadly, all my favourite singles were the ones that didn't hit the top of the charts: Without you, Can't let go, Butterfly, Breakdown, The Roof... 😔
God, I really do tend to ramble whenever I'm commenting on your videos 😂🤦♂️ It's just that you've been reacting to so many artists I was obsessed with since I was a teenager in the 90s (and beyond); Mariah, Madonna, Tori Amos, Janet... and there's just so much useless information I've been storing in my brain for 30+ years, it's cathartic to actually share it somewhere 😂😂😂
There's a pop-rock album by Amanda Marshall (self titled debut) from 1995 that I think you'd enjoy. Fingers crossed, I know your list is long lol. And I promise to become a patron soon as I can afford it, but dammit man, drugs are just so expensive these days! 😜😅
If you’re gonna start with a Mariah album, start with a reaction with The Emancipation of Mimi please
The Emancipation of Mimi has to be my TOP favorite album of hers- that album turned 20 years old and it's still such a banger. I know Benn would like it too!
Loved this reaction 😁❤
Thank you! 🤩
I've never watched an entire video of someone being so oblivious to one of the most accomplished artists of all times... the amount of ingorance and misinformation here is stunning.
#1's basically chronicles all of her material from her earlier career. I mean, it only represents 6 of her 15 studio albums. That's not to say that she didn't have any hits after 1998, in contrary:
1999 - #1 - Heartbreaker
2000 - #1 - Thank God I Found You
2000 - #28 - Crybaby / Can't Take that Away
2001 - #2 - Loverboy
2003 - #3 - I Know what you Want
2004 - #21 - U Make me Wanna
2005 - #16 - It's Like That
2005 - #1 - We Belong Together
2005 - #2 - Shake It Off
2005 - #1 - Don't Forget About Us
2008 - #1 - Touch my Body
2008 - #19 - Bye Bye
2008 - #58 - I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time
2009 - #7 - Obsessed
2013 - #15 - #Beautiful
2019 - #1 - All I want for Christmas Is You (released 1994)
Then a dozen more top 10 / 20 hits from the 90s that aren't on #1's, plus all the great album cuts which weren't even singles.
Her most recent single in Australia, was 2022's Big Energy Remix, which went top #10 in Australia and is certified 3x platinum in the country. It's with the rapper Latto.
Lol, well at least I can say I'm the most oblivious and ignorant reactor out there 🥰
@@bennshouts I probably was too harsh. It just fascinated me that you did not realize that you were listening to tracks - going back in time. Don't give up on MC only bc of my awful comment. If you want to explore her more and want to listen to faster gay bangers, you should check out her dance remixes. They are fire. One tipp: She just released a new remix this year, called Rainbow's End. It's heavenly. Or Hearbreaker / If you should ever be lonely. They are so fine.
There IS a story about I'll Be There. Milli Vanilli just got found out to be frauds, so the public was looking for other fakers. Mariah had 2 successful albums out, but no tour, and her voice was considered to be 'superhuman'. People started to wonder if she was somehow 'studio magic'. So, her label had her do Mtv's Unplugged, which was originally for rock artists, Mariah became the first pop star on there.
It's customary to add a cover, Mariah chose that song. Critics raved about her live vocals, so radio stations started to play snippets of it on air. The public loved it and demanded to hear the whole thing, so dj's started playing it.
The song began charting and rising on the charts while Mariah and her label looked at each other like wtf? It was never released, but since the public liked it they sent it out as an official single. They made it #1. MC and the label really didn't do anything, it wasn't planned. They just wanted to prove that really was her voice without taking time off to tour because the label wanted a new album every year.
What is up with this generation wanting short songs??? Dang let a song, its lyrics and production BREATHE!!!!! GEESH!!!
Some of my favourite songs are 6/7 minutes, sooo, explain??
The list is backwards😭 u went from her newest songs on the list to her oldest lol. Which is why the first tracks u reacted to sounded more 2000s-ish, and the further u went they sounded older and the very last tracks u reacted to sounded 80s. Which also means the last songs u reacted to that u thought weren’t #1s WERE #1s, the ones that weren’t #1s were the very first songs u reacted to.
LOL why did I think it was in order lmaooooooo!
Sweetheart wasn't a #1 - it's one of the bonus tracks. It doesn't open the album on my copy. It starts with her #1's on mine.
Vision of Love?? Weakest song??? Boy Vision of Love became her most influential hit amongst pop singers today Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Rihanna the list goes on... Vision of Love is definitely a fan favorite of hers
Haha maybe I was fatigued by the time I got to it 😂
That song came out in the early 90's so popular back then as she was up and coming artist its what made her more well know was with that song being played every where on the radio all the time. Nit many female artists had that kind of tones and melodies and singing abilities so it was very rare (Whitney Houston) was already a big name when Mariah started out.
@@bennshouts maybe, also the song where she was raspy was 1998 which was when she started becoming more tired and butterfly tour pretty much finished her voice completely. A lot of people think that after daydream era(1995-1996) she "lost her voice" although she was always great even after all the high belting fatigued her voice. Also, she has had vocal nodules since childhood that would get inflamed and infected frequently which made her voice super inconsistent depending on the day.
I’m assuming your Australian, btw Mariah is the best selling female artist of all time in Australia she’s sold over 4 million albums and 3 million singles and has 22 top 10 hits and all these songs were huge hits in Australia especially fantasy, always be my baby, one sweet day, Dreamlover, hero and love takes time
Yesss, Australian x
She can sing yes, the most amazing part is, she wrote those songs HA! *Mic dropped*
I’d argue one of Mariah’s greatest accomplishments of her career was being inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. She’s been writing music since she was a child and even has written songs for others like “Where are you christmas” for the grinch. The last song you heard was “I still believe”, it was during a time where mariah’s voice was changing (1998-99). She eventually gained back her bright tone in 2001.
I’m so happy you’re listening to Mariah
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If you like Mariah’s lower register check out You’re So Cold, she hates that song for some reason but it’s the song that solidified me as a lamb when I was younger 😂 it’s basically Someday on vocal steroids 🤣
HAHA love!
Sweetheart is a cover, one of the new tracks she added for the compilation! The first 3 and I Still Believe are the new tracks. And yeah you're definitely right, her album cuts give a more fuller representation as they are great imo but this is a nice highlight reel lol. Loved this! The version of Fantasy on #1's is the remix, I much prefer the solo original: ruclips.net/video/qq09UkPRdFY/видео.html I'll Be There is a cover by the Jackson 5 and yeah the live version went #1. She has 19 #1's now, second to the Beatles who have 20 and after her is Elvis with 17 and so on. lol
Surely she needs another #1 just to have the top spot haha!
@@bennshouts I sound crazy lol I was just adding to my comment as I was watching
@@danielrushjr.5788 Haha not at all! I love it!
I’m not a fan of the odb remix of fantasy on this album but the original pop version is my fav Mariah song of all time and worth a listen
This is not a greatest hits album because not all of the songs are ones that she considers her greatests hits. It’s just thanking fans for all the number 1s she had up to this point. Because only two other artists had it and she was alot younger them.
She does have a greatest hit’s album. Maybe you could do a comparison video??? 🤷♂️
She just made this to get out of her record contract lol
the live version of vision of love (1993 and after) is far better bcs the arrangement is different and more put together
Mariah's career is so interesting. From the start of her career up until the mid-90s she was married to a much older man who was an executive at her record label. He pretty much controlled her life and forced her to stick to the sappy ballads and keep a squeaky-clean image to appeal to the masses. She's spoken about how this was a really miserable time for her and she felt abused and manipulated and had no say in her music or her career. When she divorced him, she started to dress sexier (which she was never allowed to before) and leaned into the more rnb/hip hop sound. There's a famous feud between her and J.Lo because her ex husband found out about a sample Mariah was using on her upcoming single (after she divorced him) and out of spite, he had that sample added to J.Lo's song and released that first, so Mariah had to start from scratch and change her song that she'd already recorded. You're right in saying that her best songs are not necessarily her number 1 singles from this album. I'm not a huge stan of hers but can understand why you'd be underwhelmed if this album was your first exposure, or maybe she's just not your cup of tea. Fun reaction!
Omg, wth that's insane :/ LOVE that she got away from him and got to do her own thing though! The JLo sample saga is WILD!!!
I wouldn’t say Mariah leaned into a more RnB sound…her music since the beginning was RnB. She went #1 on the RnB charts before any other chart to start her career. Her first two albums were heavily soulful..full and RnB with New Jack Swing inspiration. There was a lot of gospel influences as well. Anyways, RnB has different stylings…then after Emotions, you get contemporary RnB. Even before Fantasy, you get glimpses into Mariah’s love for Hip Hop. After her divorce, you see a deeper dive that sways from the contemporary RnB she transitioned into after Emotions and into what would become one of her signature sounds. Tommy hated everything that Mariah embraced..she’s biracial (black and white) and he hated that she embraced being black. He also hated that she wanted to embrace musical styles she grew up listening to, being inspired by…and were huge to the development of her musical roots. He hated it because that may not connect to audiences that Whitney’s music connected with since Mariah and her music came out the gate very soulful. Tommy wanted to mimic the Whitney and Clive Davis formula but Mariah, musically, was much different than Whitney. Both had HUGE voices with extreme vocal talent but Mariah’s music was heavier sonically…very richly soulful and showed how influenced she was by Aretha and Stevie Wonder. I think Tommy tolerated that but he wanted a sonically lighter Whitney pop feel and that’s why you see Mariah transition into a lighter contemporary RnB sound after Emotions and to appeal to different audiences because those audiences (white international audiences for example) may connect to ballads more. When she divorced Tommy, she was free to be an artist that didn’t have to worry about crossing over even though she was always going to be able to since she is so versatile with a great voice. She could create a song that would go #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then a remix that would top the RnB charts…dance charts etc. You just see Mariah be Mariah and her natural talent shine without someone trying to dictate the direction of her career or her image.
“Honey” is featuring Diddy ouch still love it so much.
Sasha Velour performed to , Whitney Houston's So Emotional, not Mariah's Emotions 😉☺️
Sweetheart, When You Believe, I Still Believe Whenever You Call , weren't #1s . They were additions to the 13 #1' s (you went backwards chronologically) . Her album have a storyline that are best appreciated when Listened to in full . I'll be There, was added last minute to the set list when she did MTV Unplugged, producers suggested she include a Cover. So she decided to use Jackson 5's hit , she was a huge MJ fan
P.s. Still Waiting on, Bjork's UTOPIA 😢😢
LOL, I figured it out eventually 😂 and yeah I def think hearing her albums in full would allow for more appreciation! Also love how impactful her covers were too!
HAHA UTOPIA.... 👀
@@bennshouts I reminded you a few months ago regarding Utopia. I started watching your channel when you embarked upon her Discography. Your last album reaction was, Vulnicura, her Heartbreak/ Divorce album. Utopia is her next new chapter, Post Divorce, which is probably my Favorite and this is also co-produced by Arca .
You need to listen to Anitta's new album, Funk Generation
7:00 yes, it was the era of ballads and they were better
Vision of love, may her best song 🤣🤣😅😅
Anyway: the first 3 and the last song are the new songs (from 1998). Track 4-16 is the 13 #1 songs with backward order. My all is from 1997 and Vision of love is her first single from 1990. After that she has 6 more #1s so she has 19, which is the second most after The Beatles, whose have 20.
Thank you!!!
@@bennshouts u r welcome dahhhling 😁
Bicth, let's go! The best voice ever. Fight my hologram. No one can sing Mariah's songs. They're too hard & require everyone else to make single mother sacrifices with their vocals. Benji, if you're doing Mariah's #1s first, then you should've just done all 19, henny. Ryan directed you to the compilation album that only had her first 13. All other tracks were included to help it sell 17M copies. Sweetheart & I Still Believe were seat covers. Whenever You Call is originally from Butterfly and is better without the feature. Honey's piano is a sample from Hey DJ.
22:14 It is MJ's song, but both versions went to #1 for multiple weeks. Vocal talent, dahhling. 30:37 No, VOL is the song that started it all. A vocal game changer. Everyone was gagged. Still the song that all the modern divas reference as an inspirational turning point growing up. P.S.- We've got lots of Aussies in the tourney draws as the US hard court swing is now under way.
LOL hologram 😂
Hahaha, 17 songs was enough to begin with 😮💨
Shook at her covering a song and it going #1 though, so imrpressive!
@@bennshouts Idk what your next MC album will be (Debut, Daydream, Butterfly, Mimi, etc.), but I'll Be There.
Not you pretending to be a fan LMAOOO the lambs know exactly what you are 🤡
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No it’s just the younger generation today has a very short attention span. A lot of songs nowadays have no room to breathe like MC’s 90s classics. Songs nowadays are built for tik tok as opposed to what the song needs artistically and I’m sorry but that is mega sad
Lol okay.
React to "Funk Generation" by Anitta, plssss
Fantasy was acctully the remix of the original song you may like the original version better
Ay another Aussie 🙋♂️
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Also, I love that you kinda dismissed her music as just “love songs” because fun fact: in the mid-90s Madonna was asked how she would deal with it if she was the kind of artist that had to sing mindless love songs to be popular like Mariah Carey and she said “I’d kill myself.” Haha. It was blown out of proportion in the media with everyone saying Madonna said “I’d kill myself if I were Mariah Carey” but that’s not what she said. Even Mariah got offended and made an ageist joke about Madonna in response. My guess is Mariah didn’t read the actual interview or else she’d know Madonna hadn’t even mention her. It’s reminiscent of the Gaga/“reductive” comment years later. Madonna hadn’t even mentioned Gaga. She was asked how she felt about the comparisons between them and she said “It feels reductive.” But the media reported it as Madonna saying “Lady Gaga is reductive.” Again, Gaga got offended and she probably didn’t watch the interview herself or she’d know Madonna didn’t actually say that. Anyway, just some fun tidbits. Ha.
If you decide to react to Mariah's chronological catalog, do not make the mistake of not listening to her remixes. Many are way better than the original. One Sweet Day (Chucky's Remix) is an example.
Your lack of knowledge about anything you are talking about is astounding.
I'm not meant to have knowledge.
It's a reaction video.
I'm reacting to the music.
SCREAMING that you were begging for upbeat songs and just got back to back ballads looooool. Maybe avoid Mariah going forward if you’re not a fan of pop r’n’b 💀
HAHAHAHAHA literally
we need Anitta's Funk Generation react
we need anitta's funk generation react!!!
None of the first three songs on the album went to #1, neither did the final track. Those are just the bonus tracks. The other 13 songs did go to #1, tho. Honestly, Mariah was incredibly lucky during this decade of her career. She was married to Tommy Mottola, the CEO of Sony and one of the most powerful men in the American music industry in the 90s. (If you notice she’s still not very popular outside of the US, except Japan. Again, Sony.) She’s an incredible talent but she most definitely had an advantage because of her ex-husband.
She's huge in Asia and has hits in every country, let's not downplay her success. She had 6 #1's before they were married.
Lucky? Child, please. Mariah worked her butt off regardless of family drama, that predatory deal Marguiles convinced her to sign early on, or the controlling ways of her ex-husband. Y'all act like Sony wasn't warring with Warner Bros to sign her. Everyone knew the potential of Mariah's billion dollar talent. They were lucky to have her.
@@got2bjosh Not to mention anything 1997 and after was being actively sabotaged or not promoted THANKS to her ex husband.
@@remingtongraves Buddy she literally is like the best selling foreign artist in Japan, HUGE in places like The Philippines and the rest of Asia too (which is the biggest continent :)) She’s had the longest running #1 of ALL TIME in Brazil with “I wanna know what love is” spending 27 weeks at #1 and that was in the 2010s so she had LONGGGG been separated from Tommy or his influence💀. She’s huge in certain places in Africa too like South Africa. Even in Europe she’s one of the most successful artists of all time. By 1993 with her “music box” album she had become an international mega star. “Without u” is one of her BIGGEST hits EVER internationally, it’s literally bigger in most places of Europe and other continents than in the US itself, it went #1 in countless countries but peaked at #3 in the US, so to say she’s not very popular outside the US is a BOLD lie😭. The only places she’s not nearly as big in is most of Latin America (again excluding certain places like Brazil cuz she’s one of THE biggest artists there), and maybe some of Africa. If u were referring to her debut and sophomore albums sure, they weren’t THAT big of hits internationally, mostly in the US, but like I said, her 3rd album “music box” had cemented her as an INTERNATIONAL artist, this has even been acknowledged and said in MANY interviews and articles of back in the day when the album came out, that she had become an international phenomenon.
She’s literally the biggest selling western artist in ALL of Asia. She was given a certificate for selling over a billion records in Asia just recently. She is the biggest selling female artist in countries outside the US..multiple countries and has sold nearly 300 million records worldwide and most likely more. You sound like a weirdo downplaying one of the biggest artists in music history and it’s probably for some petty reason like you being a fan of another female artist and wanting to spread your hate here. She had number ones before Tommy and after him. Tommy didn’t give her that singing voice or write her songs. Tommy also didn’t make people get up and drive to buy physical copies of her records. One of her biggest albums was the biggest seller of 2005…she created her second song of the decade in the 2000s and had multiple number one songs after her divorce from him. Her “I want to know what love is” cover just went Diamond in Brazil. Get a life…Mariah is a very versatile artist but she is an RnB artist…since her first album, her songs have always been heavily gospel and soul inspired or gospel and soulful. Then throughout her career you get different variations of RnB styles so if you’re not an RnB fan, why get on here to spread nonsense and speak opinions as if they are fact? I’ve noticed that it’s always people who don’t listen to RnB music, commenting on RnB artists. For an RnB artist (with the versatility to cross over many charts) to be as worldwide as she is and be so popular in countries across Europe, South America, North America and in Australia as well as African countries, you have to make songs that people love and will listen to which she has. She’s one of the biggest artists internationally and that’s as an artist that doesn’t just make ballads or dance music.
react to Funk Generation by Anitta
She's still around?
ela sempre está
Where is the reaction to Headsplit deluxe by Maggie Lindemann and The anthology Taylor Swift 😭😭
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You did this list backwards
It is organized backwards from 1998-1990.
@@got2bjosh oh. Thats unnecessary . Lol.
Haha, I blame her :P
I need the underaged Ashley Tisdale album reactions
Listening to this you can see why those numbers ones were only in America and not anywhere else. Some gems but mostly forgettable
The United States is the largest music market. None of her # 1’s are forgettable. Considering she has sold nearly 300 million records worldwide…clearly none of her songs are “forgettable”. If you believe that, it’s because you don’t like RnB music and there’s always this weird sentiment around RnB music where people will say it’s “forgettable”. Hm I wonder why that is… 🙄 This album features contemporary RnB, New Jack Swing, Soul etc based on the track. Considering she’s an American artist and one of the biggest artists worldwide, you thinking that her music is forgettable is more of an indictment on you than it is on her music. Her music from decades ago still plays on the radio and people still blast her songs in their car as well as stream her music. Her music is timeless.
@@gerryowen4200 that’s only half true for a few of these, many of these are some of the biggest hits worldwide. She’s probably bigger in Asia than she is in North America😀 she’s also huge in Europe, maybe not as much as some other artists but she’s still up there.
You can say the same about Whitney Houston. She didn’t have many number ones outside the US either..
She’s the best non Asian selling artist in Asia. A song that didn’t chart in the US well just got certified diamond in Brazil. One of the best selling female artists in the world.
@@fghyfsj why wonder, why not say what you are trying to imply. I said some gems