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List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey

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List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey
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American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey began her singing career working as a backing vocalist for American singer Brenda K. Starr before signing with Sony Music's Columbia Records in 1988. She went on to record numerous songs throughout her career for her own studio albums, various soundtracks, and has also contributed vocals to multiple charitable releases. Her debut single "Vision of Love" found success becoming her first number one song in the United States. She followed this with her eponymous debut album for which she co-wrote all of the ten songs with Ben Margulies and produced alongside Walter Afanasieff. She followed this with the albums Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), Daydream (1995), Butterfly (1997), Rainbow (1999), Glitter (2001), Charmbracelet (2002), The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), E=MC² (2008), Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009), Merry Christmas II You (2010), Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014) and Caution (2018).

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Carey during the Caution World Tour in 2019

Carey has received praise for co-writing and producing all of her original material. She has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart nineteen times – the most among soloists – with the songs "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", "I Don't Wanna Cry", "Emotions", "I'll Be There", "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day", "Always Be My Baby", "Honey", "My All", "Heartbreaker", "Thank God I Found You", "We Belong Together", "Don't Forget About Us", "Touch My Body" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You". She has also covered many songs throughout her career including "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, "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner, and "One More Try" by George Michael.

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Songs

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Carey collaborated with Walter Afanasieff on her first six studio albums.
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Carey has collaborated with Jermaine Dupri since the release of her fifth studio album Daydream in 1995.
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Carey sang "All My Life", written by Rick James, for her eighth studio album Glitter (2001).
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Tricky Stewart is one of Carey's frequent collaborators.
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"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a re-write of Robert Burns' 1788 poem "Auld Lang Syne".
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Carey co-wrote the lyrics of "Babydoll" with Missy Elliot.
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Carey has featured Jay-Z on "Heartbreaker", "You Got Me" and on the So So Def remix of "Bye Bye".
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Carey co-wrote "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)", "After Tonight" and "There for Me" with Diane Warren.
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Carey co-wrote "If It's Over" with Carole King.
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Carey recorded a cover of "One More Try" by George Michael.
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Carey recorded "When You Believe" as duet with Whitney Houston.
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Sample credits and notes

  1. [N 1]
    "A No No" contains a sample of the recording "Crush on You" performed by Lil' Kim and co-written by Lil' Kim with Andreao Heard, Christoper Wallace, James Lloyd and Jeff Lorber. "Crush on You" in turn contains a sample of the recording "Rain Dance" written by Lorber, who received a songwriter credit on it and "A No No", respectively.
  2. [N 2]
    "A No No" (Remix) featuring Shawni, like "A No No", contains a sample of the recording "Crush on You" performed by Lil' Kim and co-written by Lil' Kim with Andreao Heard, Christoper Wallace, James Lloyd and Jeff Lorber. "Crush on You" in turn contains a sample of the recording "Rain Dance" written by Lorber, who received a songwriter credit on it and "A No No", respectively. Additionally, the remix contains interpolations of the recording "Ex-Factor" written and performance by Lauryn Hill, which in turn contains a sample of "Can It Be All So Simple" written and performed by Wu-Tang Clan. "Can It Be All So Simple" also made use of a sample using the cover version of "The Way We Were" performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.
  3. [N 3]
    "All I Live For" was originally recorded in 1993 for Music Box and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  4. [N 4]
    "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix) contains a replay of the composition "Tell Me If You Still Care" performed by The S.O.S. Band and written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
  5. [N 5]
    "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a re-write of the Scottish poem "Auld Lang Syne" written by Robert Burns, which is public domain.
  6. [N 6]
    "Can You Hear Me" was originally recorded in 1991 for Emotions and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  7. [N 7]
    "Candy Bling" contains a sample of the recording "Back in the Day" performed by Ahmad and written by Ahmad, Stefan Gordy and John Klemmer.
  8. [N 8]
    "Can't Say No" contains a sample of Carey's own recording "Can't Let Go" written by herself and Walter Afanasieff. Carey also features on the track, providing a 2015 vocal for the parts sampled.
  9. [N 9]
    "Cool on You" was originally recorded in 2007 for E=MC² and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  10. [N 10]
    "Dedicated" contains a sample of the recording "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" written and performed by the Wu-Tang Clan.
  11. [N 11]
    "Dreamlover" and "Dreamlover" (Morales Def Club Mix) contain a sample of the recording "Blind Alley" performed by The Emotions and written by David Porter.
  12. [N 12]
    "El Amor Que Soñé" is a Spanish language version of Carey's cover of "Open Arms"
  13. [N 13]
    "Fantasy" and its remixes contain a sample of the recording "Genius of Love" performed by the Tom Tom Club and written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley and Tina Weymouth.
  14. [N 14]
    "Get Your Number" contains a sample of the recording "Just an Illusion" performed by Imagination and written by John Phillips, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John.
  15. [N 15]
    "H.A.T.E.U." (So So Def Remix) contains a sample of the recording "My Boo" written by Carlton Mahone, Rodney Terry and Jonathan Smith, and performed by Ghost Town DJ's.
  16. [N 16]
    "Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Junior's Heartbreaker Club Mix) contains interpolations of the recording "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" performed by Val Young and written by Val Young and Frederick Jenkins.
  17. [N 17]
    "Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can't Give Up Now)" is dedicated to the late Reverend James Cleveland. It contains an excerpt from the Reverend's sermon "God's Promise". It also contains three samples: "Can't Give Up Now" performed by Mary Mary, "Good Ole Music" performed by Funkadelic and "I Don't Feel No Ways Tired" also by Cleveland.
  18. [N 18]
    "Here We Go Round Again" was originally recorded in 1990 for Mariah Carey and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  19. [N 19]
    "#Hermosa" is a Spanglish version of "#Beautiful".
  20. [N 20]
    "Heroe" is a Spanish language version of Carey's song "Hero"
  21. [N 21]
    "Honey" contains a sample of the recording "The Body Rock" performed by the Treacherous Three and published by Bobby Robinson. It also contains a replay of the composition "Hey DJ" performed by The World's Famous Supreme Team and written by Larry Price and Malcolm McLaren.
  22. [N 22]
    "Honey (Classic Mix)" and its variation "Honey (Def Club Mix)" contain a sample of the recording "The Body Rock" performed by the Treacherous Three and published by Bobby Robinson.
  23. [N 23]
    "Honey (So So Def Radio Mix)" contains a sample of the recording "It's Great to Be Here" performed by The Jackson 5 and written by Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Berry Gordy and Dennis Lussier.
  24. [N 24]
    "How Much" contains portions of the recording "Me and My Girlfriend" performed by Tupac Shakur and written by Shakur, Darryl Harper, Tyrone Wrice and Ricky Rouse.
  25. [N 25]
    "I Don't" contains a sample of the recording "Where I Wanna Be" performed by Donell Jones and written by Jones and Kyle West.
  26. [N 26]
    "I Pray" was originally recorded in 2005 and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  27. [N 27]
    "I Still Believe/Pure Imagination" (Damizza Remix) contains a sample of the recording "Pure Imagination" performed by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
  28. [N 28]
    "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" contains a sample of the recording "Stay with Me" performed by DeBarge and written by Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan.
  29. [N 29]
    "I'm That Chick" contains elements of the recording "Off the Wall" performed by Michael Jackson and written by Rod Temperton.
  30. [N 30]
    "The Impossible" and "The Impossible (The Reprise)" contain a sample of the recording "Forever My Lady" performed by Jodeci and written by Albert Brown and Donald DeGrate.
  31. [N 31]
    "Inseparable" contains an interpolation of the recording "Time After Time" performed by Cyndi Lauper and written by Lauper and Rob Hyman.
  32. [N 32]
    "It's a Wrap" contains a sample of the recording "I Belong to You" performed by Barry White and Love Unlimited Orchestra.
  33. [N 33]
    "Loverboy" and "Loverboy" (Morales Club of Love Mix) contain elements of the recording "Candy" performed by Cameo written by Larry Blackmon and Thomas Jenkins.
  34. [N 34]
    "Loverboy" (Firecracker - Original Cracker Version) was originally recorded in 2000 for Glitter and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  35. [N 35]
    "Make It Look Good" contains an interpolation of the recording "Let Me Make Love to You" performed by The O'Jays and written by Walter "Bunny" Sigler and Allan Felder.
  36. [N 36]
    "Mesmerized" was originally recorded in 2012 and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  37. [N 37]
    "Meteorite" contains a sample of the recording "Goin' Up in Smoke" performed by Eddie Kendricks and written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson.
  38. [N 38]
    "Mi Todo" is a Spanish language version of Carey's song "My All". As Manny Benito translated the lyrics written by Carey into Spanish, he is credited as the sole lyric writer.
  39. [N 39]
    "Money" contains samples of the recordings "Alabeke" written and performed by Dan Snatch, and "Rapper Dapper Snapper" written and performed by Edwin Birdsong.
  40. [N 40]
    "More Than Just Friends" contains a sample of the recording "One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. and written by Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge and Etterlene Jordan.
  41. [N 41]
    "My All/Stay Awhile" So So Def Remix contains a sample of the song "Stay a Little While, Child" performed by Loose Ends and written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol.
  42. [N 42]
    "One Night" was originally recorded in 1995 for Daydream and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  43. [N 43]
    "Out Here on My Own" was originally recorded in 2000 for Glitter and later included on The Rarities in 2020.
  44. [N 44]
    "The Roof" contains a sample of the recording "Shook Ones (Part II)" written and performed by Mobb Deep.
  45. [N 45]
    "Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix) contains interpolations of the recording "Make It Last Forever" performed by Keith Sweat featuring Jackie McGhee and written by Sweat and Teddy Riley.
  46. [N 46]
    "We Belong Together" and "We Belong Together" (Desert Storm Remix) contain samples of the recordings "If You Think You're Lonely Now" performed by Bobby Womack and written by Womack, Patrick Moten and Sandra Sully, and "Two Occasions" performed by The Deele and written by Darnell Bristol, Babyface and Sidney DeWayne.
  47. [N 47]
    "You Don't Know What to Do" contains an interpolation of the recording "I'm Caught Up in a One Night Affair" performed by Inner Life and written by Patrick Adams and Terri Gonzalez.
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