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February 9, 2006

COVER Cover Story: Mariah After Midnight

How the sexy siren rebounded from "Glitter" to become Grammy's comeback queen
February 5, 1998

Cover Story: Mariah Carey: An Unmarried Woman

The people's pop princess on making hit records and living single

Recordings and Reviews

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Mariah Carey embraces her extremes: She's either grinding out R&B-hop or singing syrupy ballads, talking dirty or cuddling with a Hello Kitty. Her tenth studio album is no different: It starts in a club and ends in a church. Carey tries on reggae with Damian Marley's scorching "Cruise Control" cameo...

2008 RS: 3of 5 Stars

The Emancipation Of Mimi

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Biography

With a stunning seven-octave voice that she put through stratospheric gymnastics, Mariah Carey became an overnight star. Her vocal prowess and range drew comparisons to Minnie Riperton and Yma Sumac, but most often to her contemporary Whitney Houston. Yet unlike Houston, Carey cowrote or coproduced her own gospel-inflected, dance-pop songs and ardent ballads. These have found immense popularity: C...

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