Rainbow, Mariah Carey's seventh studio long-player, is something like a concept album. Its ... more
theme is the various stages of the "emotional roller coaster," as she puts it, of her divorce and subsequent rebound. Carey continues to walk the line between streetwise hip-hop soul and adult-contemporary acceptability, with the former not surprisingly offering most of the disc's high points. "Heartbreaker", the first single, is a likeable piece of bubble-gum R&B with grit borrowed from guest Jay-Z; the remix, with Missy Elliott, Da Brat, and DJ Clue on board, is a different enough piece of work that its appearance only a few cuts after the original version doesn't jar. Another groove-intensive track, the Snoop Dogg duet "Crybaby", is so sly that one hopes the two collaborate again. Of course, it wouldn't be a Mariah record without at least one major lapse in taste; here that bill is filled with a cover of Phil Collins's melodramatic "Against All Odds".--Rickey Wright
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-exist harmoniously, like a rainbow. A multitude of colours each layer vibrant and clear by itself, but in unison....boundless, breathtaking, celestrial...." - MariahCarey ...
Advantages: Her BEST album to date Disadvantages: I couldn't find any
MariahCarey to me is the best female artist around. Not only has she had a number one single every year from 1990 to 2000 but all her albums are fantastic especially her newest album RAINBOW. In this album you hear Mariah’s seven-octave voice using every octave. As the number 1 (USA) 3 (UK) single Heartbreaker shows hear using her highest octave, to petals using a very low octave. Mariah has released the album Rainbow twice in the UK because of the collaboration with Westlife on Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now).
1) – HEARTBREAKER featuring JAY-Z - Is one of the most up-tempo songs on the album, and it’s also the most pop song on the album. Her voice is perfect and with the help from Jay-Z on the rap there’s no wonder this song went to number one. The video to Heartbreaker was one of Mariah’s ...
Advantages: some nice songs, nice cover... Disadvantages: ...but I didn't like all of the songs...
Hi out there. Today I'm going to write my first opinion @ ciao.uk. First of all I've to say that I come from Germany - it may be, that my English is really bad, but I hope that you correct me...
But now let's go on with the cd, I will present tonight: MariahCarey's "Rainbow"...
[a few words to mariahcarey]
MariahCarey is not only the worldwide most succesfull singer, but also has a sparkling carrier. Her first cd "MariahCarey" and the first single "Vision Of Love" were selled very often, but MariahCarey wasn't famous at all. Most people thought that she was a cheap copy of Whitney Houston -> similar texts, similar music. With the following cd's she pointed out that she is no copy of anybody - just Mariah... Today she sold over 160.000.000 cd's and 'collected' diamond and platin...
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Product details
Title
Rainbow
Performer
Mariah Carey
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Pop R&B
Release Date
01/11/1999
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
Columbia / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5099749506527
Catalogue Number
4950652
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Usher, Master P, Da Brat, Joe, Mystikal, 98 Degrees (vocals); She'kespere, DJ Clue, Fingaz, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jermaine Dupree, Damizza, Howie Kersh (various instruments); Mike Scott, Dean Parks (guitar); James "Big Jim" Wright, David Foster (keyboards); Ronnie King (Moog synthesizer); John Robinson, Shockley (drums); Xavier Smith, Alex Richbourg (programming); Nikki Richards, Trey Lorenz, Melonie Daniels (background vocals); strings. Producers include: Mariah Carey, DJ Clue, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Damizza. Enginees include: Dana Jon Chappelle, Ken "Duro" Ifill, Steve Hodge. "Thank God I Found You" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. Mariah Carey's lilting voice is so attractively airy that even when she's getting down and dirty on RAINBOW's numerous groove-heavy tunes, the overwhelming effect is one of a soothing aural massage. The mix of pop and R&B here is a link to Carey's past efforts, but the injection of a hip-hop flavor on several tunes points the way toward the singer's future. Carey hasn't changed her style so radically as to partake in rapping; instead she's assisted by some talented guests, like Jay-Z, who enlivens the opener "Heartbreaker," and the "Heartbreaker" remix, where Mariah is flanked by Missy Elliot and Da Brat." On the poppier side, there's a stately piano ballad co-written by the ubiquitous Diane Warren and an unexpected cover of the Phil Collins hit "Against All Odds," which Carey delivers with soul and faithfulness to the original version. RAINBOW provides just the right balance between the old Mariah that fans know and love, and the new Mariah, who refuses to stop growing.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (11/25/99, p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a sterling chronicle of the state of accessible hip-hop balladeering at the close of 1999....at its best...when urbane hip-hop stylings and faux R&B coexist in smooth middle-of-the-road harmony." Entertainment Weekly (11/12/99, p.80) - "...sweeping ballads that conceal even as they appeal. In this sense, RAINBOW...is a revelation....brimming with richness and vulnerability only hinted at before....perhaps the first compelling proof of Carey's true colors as an artist." - Rating: B+ Vibe (12/99, p.258) - "...finds her going deeper into her 'urban' motif....[as] she pulls out all the stops, singing over samples [and] also rocking those dreamy power ballads....RAINBOW will garner her even more adoration..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Heartbreaker - Carey, Mariah & Jay-Z
2.
Thank God I Found You - Carey, Mariah & Joe/98 Degrees
3.
Against All Odds (take a look at me now)
4.
After Tonight
5.
Bliss
6.
They Can't Take That Away From Me (if they try)
7.
How Much - Carey, Mariah & Usher
8.
Crybaby - Carey, Mariah & Snoop Dogg
9.
Rainbow
10.
It Ain't My Fault - Carey, Mariah & Mystikal/Master P
11.
Ex Girlfriend
12.
Dandelion
13.
Heartbreaker (mix)
14.
Thank God I Found You - 98 Degrees
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