The Ballads (Mariah Carey album)

The Ballads is the third compilation album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 11, 2008 and featured mainly ballads that Carey sang throughout the early part of her career.

The Ballads
Compilation album by Mariah Carey
Released	October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
Recorded	1990–2001
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	70:41 (UK) 75:32 (U.S.) 76:10 (Japan)
Label	Legacy Columbia Virgin
Producer	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal Rhett Lawrence Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Dave Hall DJ Clue Trackmasters Stevie J Mike Mason Steve Mac
Mariah Carey chronology
E=MC² (2008) The Ballads (2008) Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)

Track listing

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Hero"	Music Box	4:19
2.	"One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)	Daydream	4:41
3.	"Vision of Love"	Mariah Carey	3:31
4.	"Without You"	Music Box	3:34
5.	"Can't Let Go"	Emotions	4:27
6.	"Love Takes Time"	Mariah Carey	3:49
7.	"I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)	MTV Unplugged	4:43
8.	"Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)	Rainbow	5:09
9.	"Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)	Songs	4:18
10.	"I Still Believe"	#1's	3:54
11.	"My All"	Butterfly	3:50
12.	"The Roof (Back in Time)"	Butterfly	5:14
13.	"When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston)	#1's	4:31
14.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	Music Box	4:26
15.	"Always Be My Baby"	Daydream	4:18
16.	"Dreamlover"	Music Box	3:53
17.	"How Much" (feat. Usher)	Rainbow	3:31
18.	"Reflections (Care Enough)"	Glitter	3:23
Total length:			72:11

International Tracklisting
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hero"	4:19
2.	"Vision of Love"	3:31
3.	"Without You"	3:34
4.	"Always Be My Baby"	4:18
5.	"My All"	3:50
6.	"How Much" (feat. Usher)	3:31
7.	"Dreamlover"	3:53
8.	"Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)	5:09
9.	"The Roof (Back in Time)"	5:14
10.	"One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)	4:41
11.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	4:26
12.	"I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)	4:43
13.	"I Still Believe"	3:54
14.	"Reflections (Care Enough)"	3:23
15.	"Open Arms"	3:30
16.	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (feat. Westlife)	3:25
17.	"Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)	4:18
18.	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	4:01
Total length:		70:20

Japan Tracklisting
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hero"	4:19
2.	"One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)	4:41
3.	"Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)	4:18
4.	"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"	4:32
5.	"Open Arms"	3:30
6.	"Reflections (Care Enough)"	3:23
7.	"Butterfly"	4:35
8.	"Love Takes Time"	3:49
9.	"My All"	3:50
10.	"Without You"	3:34
11.	"Always Be My Baby"	4:18
12.	"Vision of Love"	3:31
13.	"Can't Let Go"	4:27
14.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	4:26
15.	"Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)	5:09
16.	"I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)	4:43
17.	"I Still Believe"	3:54
18.	"Never Too Far"	3:55
19.	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	4:01
Total length:		75:35

iTunes US bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
19.	"The Roof" (Mobb Deep Extended Version)"	5:30
20.	"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix feat. Da Brat and Xscape)"	4:39
Total length:		82:20

iTunes International bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Anytime You Need a Friend" (Ministry of Sound Mix)"	9:44
20.	"Always Be My Baby" (Always Club)"	10:25
Total length:		90:29

Release history

• Italy – October 17, 2008^[1]
• South Korea and Argentina – October 21, 2008^[2]
• Hong Kong – October 22, 2008
• Germany – October 24, 2008;^[3] April 10, 2009^[4]
• Australia – November 3, 2008^[5]
• France – November 17, 2008^[6]
• Japan – November 26, 2008^[7]
• Canada – November 2008
• Brazil – December 2, 2008^[8]
• Taiwan – December 30, 2008^[9]
• Portugal – January 19, 2009^[10]
• US – January 20, 2009^[11]
• Spain – February 3, 2009^[12]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008–09) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 79 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 25 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 5 European Albums (Top 100)[16] 42 French Compilations (SNEP)[17] 39 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 8 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 56 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 19 Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 22 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 13 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] 1 US Billboard 200[26] 10 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Albums (OCC)[28] 126