Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+ Original Soundtrack) (Album)

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Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+ Original Soundtrack) is the second soundtrack album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The soundtrack was released exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes Store on December 4, 2020, and is set to be released on all other platforms on December 11, 2020. The soundtrack will feature a variety of musical guests, including Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dogg.

Its first single, a re-recorded version of Carey’s original Christmas song “Oh Santa!”, originally released in 2010 as the lead single from Carey’s second Christmas album Merry Christmas II You, was released across all platforms on December 4. The new version includes Grande and Hudson as featured artists along with a music video. Alongside “Oh Santa!”, the soundtrack will include a brand new rendition of Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”.

Tracklist:

1.”Overture “Little Mariah’s” Theme”

2.”Sleigh Ride”

3.”Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (Interlude)

4.”When Christmas Comes” (Magical Christmas Mix)

5.”Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” (Outro)

6.”Peanuts…All I Want” (Interlude)

7.”Christmas Time Is Here”

8.”Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (Intro)

9.”Oh Santa!” (featuring Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson)

10.”Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / House Top Celebration” (featuring Snoop Dogg & Jermaine Dupri)

11.”Sugar Plum Fairy” (Magical Christmas Mix)

12.”Christmas Time Is in the Air Again” (Magical Christmas Mix)

13.”O Holy Night” (Magical Christmas Mix)

14.”Joy to the World” (Magical Christmas Mix)

15.”Silent Night” (Magical Christmas Mix)

16.”All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Magical Christmas Mix)

17.”Little Mimi’s Theme” (Magical Christmas Mix)

OVERALL RATING: 4½ stars

Mariah Carey – The Rarities (Album)

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The Rarities is the upcoming eighth compilation album by American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey, scheduled to be released on October 2, 2020, by Columbia and Legacy Records. It will be issued as part of “#MC30”, a promotional campaign marking the 30th anniversary of Carey’s self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey (1990), and will coincide with her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey (2020). Featuring previously unreleased material “with personal relevance and meaning” to Carey—some of which are discussed in her memoir—the album will also include a second disc consisting of audio from her March 7, 1996, live performance at the Tokyo Dome during her Daydream World Tour. A Blu-ray disc featuring enhanced video footage from the concert will be released exclusively in Japan.

The album’s lead single, “Save the Day”, was released on August 21, 2020. On September 18, 2020, Carey’s cover of Irene Cara’s “Out Here on My Own” was released as the album’s second promotional single.

Tracklist:

1. “Here We Go Around Again” (1990)
2. “Can You Hear Me” (1991)
3. “Do You Think of Me” (1993)
4. “Everything Fades Away” (1993)
5. “All I Live For” (1993)
6. “One Night” (1995)
7. “Slipping Away” (1996)
8. “Out Here on My Own” (2000)
9. “Loverboy” (2001 – Firecracker Original Version)
10. “I Pray” (2005)
11. “Cool on You” (2007)
12. “Mesmerized” (2012)
13. “Lullaby of Birdland” (2014 – Live)
14. “Save the Day” (2020 – with Ms. Lauryn Hill)
15. “Close My Eyes” (2020 – Acoustic)

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Mariah Carey – Caution (Album)

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Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 16, 2018, by Epic Records. “With You” was released as the album’s lead single on October 4, 2018. The album has also been supported by the promotional singles “GTFO”, released on September 12, 2018, and “A No No”, released on November 1, 2018. It is Carey’s first studio project in four years following Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (2014).

Tracklist:

01. GTFO
02. With You
03. Caution
04. A No No
05. The Distance ft. Ty Dolla $ign
06. Giving Me Life ft. Slick Rick & Blood Orange
07. One Mo’ Gen
08. 8th Grade
09. Stay Long Love You ft. Gunna
10. Portrait

OVERALL RATING

4 stars