Greatest_Hits_(Mariah_Carey_album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Mariah Carey
Released	December 4, 2001
Recorded	1988–2001
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	123:05
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mariah Carey; Walter Afanasieff; Puff Daddy; Q-Tip; Jermaine Dupri; Manuel Seal; Dave Hall; DJ Clue; Duro; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; Stevie J; Mike Mason; David Cole; Robert Clivillés; Babyface; Narada Michael Walden; Rhett Lawrence; Ric Wake;
Mariah Carey chronology
Singles from Greatest Hits
	"Never Too Far/Hero Medley"; Released: December 11, 2001;

<i>Greatest Hits</i> (Mariah Carey album)

Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)

2001 greatest hits album by Mariah Carey

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.

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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:

the U.S. top five hits "Can't Let Go" (#2, 1991), "Make It Happen" (#5, 1992) and "Without You" (#3, 1994), and the top twenty hit "Anytime You Need a Friend" (#12, 1994);
the radio airplay-only tracks "Forever" (1996), "Underneath the Stars" (1996), and "Butterfly" (1997);
"Endless Love" (#2, 1994), a top five duet with Luther Vandross, which had not been previously included on any Carey album;
"Heartbreaker" (1999) and "Thank God I Found You" (2000), the two singles from Carey's Rainbow album that went to number 1 following the release of #1's, as well as "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" (2000), another single from Rainbow;
the So So Def remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (2000) featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri, which had only been included on the Japanese re-release of the single in 2000.

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.

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Slant Magazine	^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Vision of Love"	Mariah Carey Ben Margulies	Rhett Lawrence Narada Michael Walden	3:31
2.	"Love Takes Time"	Carey Margulies	Walter Afanasieff	3:48
3.	"Someday"	Carey Margulies	Ric Wake	4:07
4.	"I Don't Wanna Cry"	Carey Walden	Walden	4:49
5.	"Emotions"	Carey David Cole Robert Clivillés	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)	Berry Gordy Bob West Hal Davis Willie Hutch	Carey Afanasieff	4:24
9.	"Dreamlover"	Carey Dave Hall David Porter	Carey Hall Afanasieff	3:54
10.	"Hero"	Carey Afanasieff	Carey Afanasieff	4:18
11.	"Without You"	Pete Ham Tom Evans	Carey Afanasieff	3:34
12.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	Carey Afanasieff	Carey Afanasieff	4:26
13.	"Endless Love" (duet with Luther Vandross)	Lionel Richie	Afanasieff	4:20
14.	"Fantasy"	Carey Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Hall Adrian Belew Steven Stanley	Carey Hall	4:04

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Steve Perry Jonathan Cain	Carey Afanasieff	3:30

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men)	Carey Afanasieff Michael McCary Nathan Morris Wanya Morris Shawn Stockman	Carey Afanasieff	4:42
2.	"Always Be My Baby"	Carey Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal	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"	Carey Sean Combs Kamaal Fareed Steven Jordan Stephen Hague Ronald Larkins Bobby Robinson Larry Price Malcolm McLaren	Carey Combs Stevie J The Ummah	5:02
6.	"Butterfly"	Carey Afanasieff	Carey Afanasieff	4:36
7.	"My All"	Carey Afanasieff	Carey Afanasieff	3:50
8.	"Sweetheart" (with JD)	Rainy Davis Pete Warner	Dupri Carey	4:24
9.	"When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)	Stephen Schwartz Babyface	Babyface	4:35
10.	"I Still Believe"	Antonina Armato Giuseppe Cantarelli	Carey Stevie J Mike Mason	3:56
11.	"Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z)	Carey Shawn Carter Walden Shirley Ellison Lincoln Chase Jeffrey Cohen	Carey DJ Clue? Ken "Duro" Ifill	4:48
12.	"Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees)	Carey James Harris III Terry Lewis	Carey Harris III Lewis	4:18
13.	"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"	Carey Diane Warren	Carey Harris III Lewis	4:32
14.	"Against All Odds" (featuring Westlife) (international bonus track)	Phil Collins	Carey Steve Mac	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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[38]	3× Platinum	210,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[39]	Platinum	125,000^*
France (SNEP)^[40]	Gold	100,000^*
Ireland (IRMA)^[41]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[42]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[43]	Gold	7,500^{^}
South Korea	—	177,945^[44]^[45]^[46]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[47]	3× Platinum	900,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[48]	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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