Mariah Carey - The Ballads (2009)
Artist: Mariah Carey
Title: The Ballads
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Columbia / Legacy #88697 41303 2 (US)
Genre: R&B, Soul, Dance, Pop
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:15:55
Total Size: 555 / 213 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Ballads
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Columbia / Legacy #88697 41303 2 (US)
Genre: R&B, Soul, Dance, Pop
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:15:55
Total Size: 555 / 213 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
In 1998, it would have been a cheap joke to say that Mariah Carey had no other kind of hits than ballads, but in the ensuing decade she steadily remade herself into an R&B diva, obscuring if not quite erasing the well-mannered adult contemporary singer of the '90s. The 2009 compilation The Ballads -- released just before Valentines Day 2009 -- attempts to turn back the clock by focusing just on those AC tunes -- 18 of them, in fact, including such mammoth hits as "Hero," "One Sweet Day," "Vision of Love," "I'll Be There," "I Still Believe," "Dreamlover," and "Always Be My Baby." Of course, this concentration on middle of the road ballads is a side effect of label affiliation: The Ballads is a product of Sony, who had Mariah during the '90s, before the club R&B overshadowed these office-friendly hits, so it's easier for them to cobble together a comp of Carey at her most sentimental. And that's what The Ballads is: nothing but big love songs sung in a big voice. For fans who have missed this side of Mariah in the 2000s, this is a welcome reminder of what they used to love.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Track List:
01. Hero [0:04:20.08]
02. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men / One Sweet Day [0:04:42.69]
03. Vision of Love [0:03:30.41]
04. Without You [0:03:35.52]
05. Can't Let Go [0:04:27.53]
06. Love Takes Time [0:03:48.59]
07. Mariah Carey feat. Trey Lorenz / I'll Be There [0:04:44.56]
08. Mariah Carey feat. Nas & Joe / Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix) [0:05:09.74]
09. Mariah Carey feat. Luther Vandross / Endless Love [0:04:21.57]
10. I Still Believe [0:03:56.43]
11. My All [0:03:52.45]
12. The Roof (Back in Time) [0:05:15.25]
13. Mariah Carey with Whitney Houston / When You Believe [0:04:34.66]
14. Anytime You Need a Friend [0:04:27.19]
15. Always Be My Baby [0:04:19.50]
16. Dreamlover [0:03:54.45]
17. How Much (feat. Usher) [0:03:30.55]
18. Reflections (Care Enough) [0:03:21.12]