Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded1988–2001
Genre
Length123:05
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Glitter
(2001) 		Greatest Hits
(2001) 		Charmbracelet
(2002)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Never Too Far/Hero Medley"
    Released: December 11, 2001

Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4, 2001, by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits double album: CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995, while CD 2 is primarily a collection of hits from 1995 to 2000. In 2011, the album was re-issued outside the US with the same track listing, titled The Essential Mariah Carey.

Content[edit]

Carey had previously released the compilation album #1's (1998), but the release of her Greatest Hits album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to Virgin Records. The idea of a greatest hits album was part of a four-album agreement between Columbia Records and Carey to terminate her contract with them. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike #1's.

All tracks from the previous album, with the exception of "Whenever You Call" with Brian McKnight, and the #1's international bonus track "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" are included on Greatest Hits. Tracks that were not included on #1's are:

Not included in Greatest Hits were the 1994 single "Never Forget You", which was released as a double-A-sided single along with "Without You" and charted as such in the US, 1998 single "Breakdown", which was released as a double-A-sided single along with some editions of "My All" in addition to being a radio airplay-only track, and 2000 single "Crybaby", which was released as a double-A-sided single along with "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)". "The Roof (Back in Time)", which was a very limited release outside of the US was also not included on any editions of the compilation.

International versions of Greatest Hits additionally include "Against All Odds" (2000), a duet with Westlife. The Japanese version contains "Against All Odds", "Open Arms" (1996), the non-single album track "Music Box" from the album Music Box (1993), and the Merry Christmas album version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You"; it is also the only album to include the "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (2001) single.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Slant Magazine[4]

Upon release, the compilation album received positive reviews. Sal Cinquemani, writer for Slant, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.[4] Cinquemani stated that with this album, Carey's ex-husband and company attempt to "cash in Carey's pre-borderline Columbia Years".[4] He also agreed that "Carey's greatest hits have often fallen short of the Billboard perch".[4] He gave high praise to " Make It Happen", Carey's cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You" and "Underneath the Stars" stating that they "have certainly earned their spots" next to hits like "Hero" and "One Sweet Day".[4] Devon Powers of PopMatters also praised the album calling Carey a "pop princess, hammering out fast numbers with a zeal and determination" highlight that the album moves "chronologically through [her] remarkable career".[5]

Commercial performance[edit]

As of November 2018, Greatest Hits has sold 1,230,000 copies in the US.[6] Globally, the album has sold an estimated five million copies.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vision of Love"
3:31
2."Love Takes Time"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Walter Afanasieff3:48
3."Someday"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Ric Wake4:07
4."I Don't Wanna Cry"
  • Carey
  • Walden
Walden4:49
5."Emotions"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
4:09
6."Can't Let Go"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:27
7."Make It Happen"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
5:08
8."I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:24
9."Dreamlover"
  • Carey
  • Hall
  • Afanasieff
3:54
10."Hero"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:18
11."Without You"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:34
12."Anytime You Need a Friend"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:26
13."Endless Love" (duet with Luther Vandross)Lionel RichieAfanasieff4:20
14."Fantasy"
  • Carey
  • Hall
4:04
Disc one – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Music Box"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:57
16."All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:02
17."Open Arms"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:30
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:42
2."Always Be My Baby"
  • Carey
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:20
3."Forever"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:01
4."Underneath the Stars"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:35
5."Honey"
5:02
6."Butterfly"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:36
7."My All"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:50
8."Sweetheart" (with JD)
  • Dupri
  • Carey
4:24
9."When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)
Babyface4:35
10."I Still Believe"
  • Carey
  • Stevie J
  • Mike Mason
3:56
11."Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • Carey
  • Shawn Carter
  • Walden
  • Shirley Ellison
  • Lincoln Chase
  • Jeffrey Cohen
4:48
12."Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees)
  • Carey
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:18
13."Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • Carey
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:32
14."Against All Odds" (featuring Westlife) (international bonus track)Phil Collins
3:21
15."All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix) (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow)
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Arthur Baker
  • John Robie
  • Kevin Donovan
  • Ellis Williams
  • Robert Darrell Allen
  • John Miller
  • John Byas
  • Ralf Hütter
  • Florian Schneider
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Dupri
3:43
Disc two – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Never Too Far/Hero Medley"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
4:48

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[38] Platinum 125,000*
France (SNEP)[39] Gold 100,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[40] Platinum 15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[41] Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Gold 7,500^
South Korea — 177,945[43][44][45]
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] 3× Platinum 900,000‡
United States (RIAA)[47] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide — 5,000,000[7]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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