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Emotions

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I have been a Mariah Carey fan since the age of 3, and my mom brought home her Mariah Carey cassette. Later on I got Music Box, Daydream, Butterfly, #1's, Rainbow, Glitter, and finally I reached back and bought Emotions after listening to it over at a friend's house (It's hard to find.). I was amazed with every single track. My favorite's had to be Can't Let Go, Make It Happen, To Be Around You, Till The End Of Time (excellent vocals) and The Wind (absolutely haunting). Anyone who says that the tracks are too similar sounding to her debut, I don't remember hear any electric guitars on Emotions (I'm refering to the song "You Need Me"). And even if they did sound similar, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. And also, anyone who says that Emotions had too much R&B, you don't know what R&B is. This album was straight up and down gospel-influenced dance pop, and don't even try to equate gospel and R&B, cuz they sound similar now, but they didn't back in 1991. And now we're complaining about how she didn't stick to her old stuff. And I read in some reviews that the main reason you didn't like the cd was because it sounded like her debut. Make up your minds, people!

A great Mariah Carey album. Here are the songs.

EMOTIONS-An excellent song. Great for singing along with in the car. Very danceable. Try to find some of the remixes if you can-they are worth it.

AND YOU DON'T REMEMBER-A very good song; very powerful vocals and excellent, moving lyrics.

CAN'T LET GO-Such a beautiful song. How annoying that it didn't go to #1, not to mention that it held on to #2 for so long! Doesn't this beautiful ballad take you back? No doubt, the best single off the album.

MAKE IT HAPPEN-A great song that was a good slight-exaggeration of Mariah's post-high school, pre-record deal life. I don't know why it gets such harsh criticism from some people. Very danceable and catchy, great vocals. Like Emotions, great remixes are rare but findable.

IF IT'S OVER-The music truly spells Carol King all over it (they both collaborated on it). A nice song, but Mariah seems to get a little overpassionate at time. The first few seconds of the song (dum-dum-a-dum, the drums) are so annoying that they make you skip over the song to the next track. Still, a worthy composition. The live version on UNPLUGGED is better.

YOU'RE SO COLD-A very odd song, hard to tell if it's supposed to be sad or uplifting; perhaps a bit of both. I'm tired of this sort of song, but this one is good. It is really a true illustration of her creativity if you think about.

SO BLESSED-Though an excellent ballad, this song was condemed to being a SIDE-B. What a shame, it should have been an A-side. One of her absolute best.

TO BE AROUND YOU-Another condemned SIDE-B, it was the side B to the CAN'T LET GO single. A very good dance song, I truly wish there had been some remixes to this. They'd've been fantastic, but they never came about.

TILL THE END OF TIME-Probably my favorite Mariah song ever, definitely my favorite from this album. This is why EMOTIONS is my favorite album of hers. You have to listen to this song to see what I mean-she was at her best here. If it had been a single, now that I think about it, it still probably wouldn't have gone anywhere, but that means nothing. This song truly belongs at the end or near the end of an album, it makes for a great closing, and so it's in perfect place in the tracklisting. What a shame, she'll probably never do it in concert again, if she ever did.

THE WIND-Very haunting and breathtaking. Its hard to believe a 21 year-old could write those lyrics! An excellent song, creates its own music video for you. A great close to the CD. (The man who wrote the music to this track, Russell Freeman, was living a less-than-satisfactory life when Mariah chose to write lyrics to his beautiful music. Since then, his life's been great again.)

A truly wonderful album! Is a great representative of early 90's adult-contemporary/pop music. You must get it if you haven't already. I recommend getting it in the MARIAH CAREY/EMOTIONS/MUSIC BOX box set edition, which is due out in early October. All three albums are amazing, especially Emotions.

Inbetween her debut and Music Box, I kind of lost track of and faith with Mariah Carey. I was also getting into the grunge and alternative scene, but the first single I heard, the title track, made me think, "OK, what's going on here? No ballad for the first single?" I've finally been sitting down and listening to it and see I've misjudged this album. The catchy danceability outdoes that of "Someday" and she lets out more than her share of piercing high notes I've associated with her. That and three other songs were done by the plant managers of the C&C Music Factory, Robert Clivilles and David Coles.

OK, anytime you see anything written by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff, think to yourself, "wonderful ballad with keyboards", because that's what "And You Don't Remember" is one of the sad heartbreak ones, which leaves her "stranded here/in nothingness/with only tears/and loneliness." "Can't Let Go" is another one of those ballads, her voice is emotionally stronger in this one, awash with the piano-synths, drum programming, and her backing vocals.

The upbeat funky R&B of "Make It Happen" is another C&C production, and one of Mariah's religious songs on not giving up in the struggle with life.

Seeing Carole King's name after Mariah in the songwriting for "If It's Over" was surprising. This gospelly ballad includes a trumpet, trombone, tenor sax, and bari-sax, so it goes all out with instruments. She asks for outright honesty and communication instead of uncomfortable avoidance. "If it's over, let me go" she sings, and demonstrates her strong vocal power here.

She tries to do her best approx. of an Aretha wail in the beginning of the C&C-produced "You're So Cold." The dilemma of staying with a cold and cruel-hearted man is the theme here. While she bewails the way he treats her, the tragedy is she's still in love with the rotter.

"So Blessed" is another Afanasieff slow-dancing tender-hearted ballad. The lullaby-like melody of this song evolved into "Forever" from Daydream. "Stay with me beyond the end/I treasure you/you made me whole again" she sings thankfully.

"To Be Around You" is another uplifting funky C&C song, tinged with heavy synths and backing vocalists in the chorus; this song is a celebratory one.

The last Afanasieff ballad is "Till The End Of Time", and three guess to what words precede the title in the chorus. A sweet ballad with Mariah's voice at its gospellish best.

The stark bluesy piano torch ballad "The Wind" is an ode to a loved one who died young, and Mariah goes into quivering and near-weepy mode. "And to the wind go so many dreams...how could you let life pass you by" she asks forlornly. I can easily see a blue light cast over her as she stands in front of the piano. This and the previous song were recorded in part at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, but apparently, no Ewoks were featured as backing vocalists.

Mariah enlisted the plant managers of C&C Music Factory, Robert Clivilles and David Coles, for producing and writing four songs, including the title song.

Now that I have to listen to this album, I realize that it's actually quite refreshing--with the right number of ballads and upbeat dance tunes, even balanced in the middle. Well recommended for the emotions, the happy and sad ones.

My favorite album out of all of them, really good. Features the hits "Emotions," "Can't Let Go," and "Make It Happen."

"EMOTIONS" has Mariah showcasing her astounding high notes, that have helped propel her to stardom. In the middle, at the bridge, and even towards the end of the song, Mariah is belting out those high notes, and she does a great job. In my opinion she actually sounds like a bird, or a piccolo, she's that GOOD! Really shows of her range here. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE!

"And You Don't Remember" this is a slow song, but you can feel the hurt in Mariah's voice. This is about a loved one that has left her behind, and apparently wants to forget her. Great instrumentation and vocals.

"Can't Let Go" another hit song. Really good. Probably the best ballad on this C.D. Showcases her famous high notes toward the end, as a matter of fact, a majority of the songs on this C.D. are accented with her high notes.

"Make It Happen" This one's about Mariah when she was first starting out. She thanks GOD for all that he's done (which is AWESOME) and she really shows off the strength of her voice in this one.

"If It's Over" I think this should have been a single. This has great instrumentation and heartfelt lyrics. She sounds like she's way older than she really is with this song.

"You're So Cold" Singing to an evil boyfriend? In any case, this is a great song that also shows off her range and high notes. (At this point in the album, we know just what she's capable of). Sounds a little like an Aretha Franklin/Minnie Ripperton clone.

"So Blessed" A great song, again she says she is thankful for what she's got. (A beautiful voice, as if that wasn't obvious)
but she's really talking about her boyfriend. She sounds very vulnerable in this song. Good job!

"To Be Around You" One of my faves. Excellent piano. Great upbeat song that makes you wanna get up and dance! It goes on for a loong time though! Also shows off the backup singers and/or choir.

"Till the End of Time" A sultry ballad. This one's pretty sweet.
She tells her lover that "I will love you till the end...of time." Great smooth lyrics and she sings this song in a softer, almost airy voice.

"The Wind" Just Mariah, the piano, and some low string instruments. This girl is so talented. Muy talentoso. It seems like she's singing in a lounge, or like she's laying on top of the piano in a long gown,singin' her song to the crowd. Very beautiful vocals. You can even hear the wind whistling in the background. :)

All 'n all, this is an incredible album that really showcases Mariah's beautiful voice. She hits those outrageously high notes, gives us some upbeat dance tunes, and quiets us with some sultry ballads. Perfect. I love listening to this album, I'm actually adidicted to it, and I recommend it to any music lover. :)

While the fast songs on this album ("Make It Happen," "You're So Cold," "To Be Around You") are nothing to get very excited about, this LP contains some of her most compelling, bluesy, and soulful ballads.

"If It's Over" and "So Blessed" both recall classic 50's nostalgia, and showcase the highs, and more impressive lows, of her soulful voice. They also break up the monotany of her pop sound.

"And You Don't Remember" and "Till The End Of Time" are the power love songs of the LP, both of which far surpass her later drippy numbers like "When I Saw You," "Fourth Of July," and "After Tonight." These 2 songs have a strong beat, a Gladys Knight-esque vocal arrangement, and some of the best lyrics she ever wrote.

The album's undisputed highlight, though, is the rousing fist-pounding ballad "Can't Let Go." The song has a killer staccaddo beat that could almost pass for a fast song, but she evokes an emotion in this song that she has yet to truly recapture. This is a career milestone for her, in my opinion, turning a sad love song into a soulful, gospel-esque classic.

This album is, by and large, overlooked in her catalogue. But it shouldnt be. Even though the other numbers are less than significant, these tracks prove that she did at one point know how to create art. Hopefully she'll resurrect the spirit in the ballads of this record in her next release.

If this was Mariah's debut album, it would've done so well, compared to it as her second LP. Everytime i listen to it, it reminds on American/Australian Idol (mainly because of the ballad: So Blessed). It feels as though Mariah was a contestant and she won, and released this album with a typical single: Emotions.

But this album is really good. Her voice is excellent here and it's more of a relaxing, gospel ablum rather than a -over-produced-over-hypo-trynna-get-back-into-da-scene- album. Trust me, i love mariah and am her biggest fan, but that's what her album's sort of say.

All songs have a gospel attachment to it, and i love it.
Hot picks are

Emotions: not over produced and a uplifting track
So Blessed: one of her best ballads
Your So Cold: i love the classical beginning, a pop uptempo song
Can't Let Go: one of my fav ballads, can't believe it didn't get to #1.
Make It Happen: Listen to the lyrics.

This album is really great. Unfortunately it's not available in Australia. and i just forgot that. i just realised how lucky i am to have got it. /// it's fate......

This album is a great follow up so what the sales of it didn't match her first album! Did Michael Jackson ever match "Thriller" I think not so don't judge of the previous album. Well of course the stand out tracks on this great album is "Emotions" a great tune she sings her best on this song I can't believe her vocals can hit this high! "And You Don't Remember" another get Mariah Carey song... nice tune.. one of my favorite Mariah Carey songs is "Can't Let Go" nice melody great vocals same with her inspirational song "Make it happen" this is my favorite Mariah Carey Song that sends such a strong message. Other stand out tracks " So blessed", " You're So Cold" and "Till the End of time"

This is my all time favorite Mariah Carey cd. It starts off with what would become Mariah's 5th #1 single EMOTIONS and the good songs just never stop. This is one of those albums that you just leave in the cd player and let it play over and over. Ballads just have'nt been sung any better than this. Well maybe by Aretha, Patti, and Luther but I mean a new generation of soul singers. This cd contains the best Mariah song ever in my opinion entitled SO BLESSED. Tell your kids about this one and they might learn what singing is all about.

Mariah's sophomore disc, Emotions contains 10 majorly underrated songs. Though Mariah did have a hit with Make It Happen, Emotions and Can't Let Go, this album didn't get the recognition it deserved.
From beginning to finish, this album isn't very different musically styled than her debut, however this was overlooked. Beautiful ballads such as And You Don't Remember, Can't Let Go, If It's Over and Till The End Of Time are some of Mariah's best ballads.
Definitely a must for any fan, if you liked her self-titled debut, songs from Music Box or #1s/Greatest Hits, definitely get this.

Best prime example of pop/adult contemporary music. The greatest voice in the business. Her talent exceeds that of most singers. I would say she's somewhat like Minnie Ripperton. To the annoying person who keeps saying Mariah is actually "Ms. Shrieky," please stop. You don't know good music.