Is anyone else a fan?  :)

I didn't become a fan until 2006 after The Emancipation of Mimi came out. I really bought it curiousity. Even though I am also a big Madonna fan (Madonna fans are "soppoused" to hate Mariah), I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Now I've got all her albums.

My favorites are her self-titled debut, Butterfly and TEOM.

Yes I'm a fan, not all her stuff is great of course but she's capable of some great stuff, and created some of the best '90s music. It was awesome to see her comeback in 2005.

I'm much indifferent towards her, though I like her version of "Without You", which is far better than the bland original, and "Honey"

Her best stuff was from 1990/'91 to 1995/'96. I was never a massive fan, but I always liked some of her pop songs since back in the day, like "Love Takes Time", "Dreamlover" and "Fantasy". I've never made a Madonna connection one way or the other, but her earlier period does kinda have that semi-innocent sound that Madonna's first two albums had. It was almost like an advanced form of '80s music.

I am still surprised her 'Charmbracelet' album in 2003 didn't catch on in the USA.  It was popular almost everywhere but her home country :-\\

I'm not a BIG fan, I did like 'Honey' for it's clever and well done sample of the 1984 classic 'Hey DJ' by World Famous Supreme Team
(though at the time, I thought her version was based off the re-popularized 1994 'Hey DJ' cover by Lighter Shade of Brown')

i didn't know Charmbracelet was popular anywhere  :o....

about the Madonna thing.....there's this feud between Madonna and Mariah fans because both artists have "dissed" each other in the past. Madonna started it. she said she'd "rather die than be Mariah Carey" around '94/'95. there's alot of friction between them.....

i didn't know Charmbracelet was popular anywhere  :o....


'Charmbracelet' produced 2 Top 40 singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia (among other regions) with 'Through the Rain' and 'Boy (I Need You)'

'Charmbracelet' produced 2 Top 40 singles in the UK, Canada, and Australia (among other regions) with 'Through the Rain' and 'Boy (I Need You)'


I've heard Through The Rain, I think it's a shame it didn't catch on here.

I've heard Through The Rain, I think it's a shame it didn't catch on here.


Perhaps alot of Americans were afraid it was going to be another 'Glitter' so they didn't bother with it.  Of course, it's success world-wide showed that 'Glitter' didn't damage her career like people thought, so they gave 'Emancipation of Mimi' a listen

When 'Charmbracelet' flopped in the States, I had no idea at the time, and when 'Mimi' came out, everyone was saying it was her welcome comeback, and I was like "Comeback?  What comeback.  She never went anywhere?" LOL

I liked Mariah's music from her debut until "Daydream". "Make It Happen" is still my favorite Mariah song; for me it's one of those songs that puts me in a good mood every time I listen to it.  :)

mariah is so hot

I forgot how much I liked "Someday", it's such a fun, bouncy song. Also it sounds extremely '80s too, even for 1990 (which isn't a bad thing).

...though I like her version of "Without You", which is far better than the bland original...


Which, for the 'Queen Of Bland' is saying something!

File alongside Celine, Whitney & Michael Bolton...certainly can sing, but the material is tedious...

i think she actually sticks out among Whitney, Vanessa Williams, or Celine, who are the queens of bland, IMO (i like Whitney though.....). her music seems "fresher" somehow compared to theirs. more exciting....in comparision at least.