![]() ![]() That said, it isn’t a perfect overview – a couple of good singles are missing because of the self-imposed “#1 rule” plus, the Ol’ Dirty Bastard mix of “Fantasy” is strong, but fans familiar with the radio single will be disappointed that the chorus is completely missing on this version. Since Carey’s singles always dominated her albums, it comes as no surprise that #1’s is her best, most consistent album, filled with songs that represent state-of-the-art ’90s adult contemporary and pop-oriented urban soul. That leaves 12 big hits on #1’s, all number ones. Between 1990’s “Vision of Love” and 1998’s “My All,” all but four commercially released singles (“Anytime You Need a Friend,” “Can’t Let Go,” “Make It Happen,” “Without You”) hit number one, with only a handful of radio-only singles (“Butterfly,” “Breakdown”) making the airwaves, not the charts. Carey was fortunate enough to have nearly every single she released top the pop charts. Protest as she may – and she does, claiming in the liner notes that #1’s is “not a greatest hits album! It’s too soon, I haven’t been recording long enough for that!” – it’s hard to view #1’s, Mariah Carey’s first compilation, as anything other than a greatest-hits album. Vocal range: 5 octaves 2 notes and a semi-tone. ![]() Of course, it's an enormous compliment, but I don't feel that way about myself."Ĭarey has a Lyric Soprano vocal type. Carey said of the poll, "What it really means is voice of the MTV generation. In 2003, her voice was ranked first in MTV and Blender magazine's countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, as voted by fans and readers in an online poll. Carey has cited Minnie Riperton as the greatest influence on her singing technique and from a very early age, she attempted to emulate Riperton's high notes, to increasing degrees of success as her vocal range expanded. Music critic Jim Farber of Daily News said that Carey has "a range wide enough to cover all the octaves between an alto and a soprano and the agility to move between those roles with swiftness and aplomb", and her vocal trademark is her ability to sing in the whistle register. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 90s in the United States. Mariah Carey (born on Long Island, New York, on 27 March, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter noted for her remarkable vocal range. ![]()
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