Daydream (30th Anniversary Edition) Mariah Carey

• 1 Fantasy 04:04
• 2 Underneath the Stars 03:33
• 3 One Sweet Day 04:41
• 4 Open Arms 03:29
• 5 Always Be My Baby 04:18
• 6 I Am Free 03:08
• 7 When I Saw You 04:24
• 8 Long Ago 04:32
• 9 Melt Away 03:40
• 10 Forever 04:01
• 11 Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix) 03:04
• 12 Looking In 03:36
• 13 Fantasy 04:50
• 14 Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix) 04:40
• 15 Underneath the Stars (Drifting Re-Mix) 04:00
• 16 One Sweet Day (Chucky's Remix) 04:51
• 17 One Night (1995) 04:41
• 18 Slipping Away (1996) 04:30
• 19 El Amor Que Soñé 03:28
• 20 Underneath the Stars (Sweet A Cappella) 03:29
• 21 Long Ago (Extended A Capella) 04:51
• 22 Melt Away (Extended A Capella) 03:57
• 23 Fantasy (Def Club Mix) 11:14
• 24 Underneath the Stars (Eric Kupper Klassic Club Mix) 05:53
• 25 Always Be My Baby (Def Classic Radio Version) 04:08
• 26 Fantasy (Live at Madison Square Garden) 04:31
• 27 One Sweet Day (Live at Madison Square Garden) 05:08
• 28 Underneath the Stars (Live at Tokyo Dome) 03:41
• 29 Forever (Live at Tokyo Dome) 04:04
• 30 Open Arms (Live at Rotterdam Ahoy) 03:45
• 31 Always Be My Baby (Live at Rotterdam Ahoy) 05:31
• 32 Melt Away (Writing Session Rough Demo) 05:32
• 33 I Am Free (Writing Session Rough Demo) 03:08
• Total Runtime 02:26:22

Info for Daydream (30th Anniversary Edition)

Mariah Carey’s iconic Daydream marked a turning point in her career—both musically and personally. Originally released in 1995, this fifth studio album saw Mariah lean into hip hop and urban influences, blending her signature vocal range with sleek R&B production and emerging as a more independent, genre-defying artist.

Collaborating once again with producer Walter Afanasieff, Carey delivered timeless tracks like “Fantasy,” “Always Be My Baby,” and “One Sweet Day” (with Boyz II Men), all of which helped solidify her as a pop powerhouse with creative control.

This remastered 30th Anniversary Edition, bringing new life to a record that still sounds as fresh and bold as ever. Daydream represents not just a commercial triumph, but the beginning of Mariah’s artistic evolution—one that would fully bloom in Butterfly. A must-have for any true fan, this album is where the diva meets the dreamer, and the result is pure magic.

Mariah Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and 19 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles (18 self-penned), more than any solo artist in history. She recently published her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. An inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Carey is a singer/songwriter/producer recognized with multiple Grammy Awards, numerous American Music Awards, three Guinness World Record titles, Billboard’s “Artist of the Decade” Award, Billboard’s “Icon Award,” the World Music Award for “World’s Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium,” the Ivor Novello Award for “PRS for Music Special International Award,” and BMI’s “Icon Award” for her outstanding achievements in songwriting, to name a few—with her distinct five-octave vocal range, prolific songwriting, and producing talent, Carey is truly the template of the modern pop performance. Carey’s ongoing impact has transcended the music industry to leave an indelible imprint upon the world at large. In 2009, Carey was recognized with the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Spring International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed role in Lee Daniels’ “Precious.” Carey went on to appear in Daniels’ ensemble piece “The Butler” (2013). A Congressional Award recipient, Carey has generously donated her time and energy to a range of philanthropic causes near to her heart including Save the Music, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, World Hunger Relief, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation, among many others. A tremendous supporter of children’s charities, both domestic and international, Carey founded Camp Mariah in partnership with the Fresh Air Fund, a retreat for inner city children to explore career development.

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Mariah Carey
The best-selling female performer of the 1990s and one of the most popular artists through the 2010s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice. An elastic talent who moved easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop, she earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by co-writing almost all her material. Like all artists with lengthy periods in the mainstream spotlight, Carey experienced creative and commercial lulls, yet each one of her proper studio albums peaked within the Top Five of the Billboard 200.

Born in Long Island, New York, on March 27, 1970, Carey moved to New York City at the age of 17 — just one day after graduating high school — to pursue a music career; there she befriended keyboardist Ben Margulies, with whom she began writing songs. Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who handed Carey's demo tape to Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola at a party. According to legend, Mottola listened to the tape in his limo while driving home that same evening, and was so immediately struck by Carey's talent that he doubled back to the party to track her down.

After signing to Columbia, Carey entered the studio to begin work on her 1990 self-titled debut LP. The heavily promoted album was a chart-topping smash, launching no less than four number one singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Her overnight success earned Grammy Awards as Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist, and expectations were high for Carey's follow-up, 1991's Emotions. The album did not disappoint, as the title track reached number one — a record fifth consecutive chart-topper — while both "Can't Let Go" and "Make It Happen" landed in the Top Five. Carey's next release was 1992's MTV Unplugged EP, which generated a number one cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There." Featured on the track was backup singer Trey Lorenz, whose appearance immediately helped him land a recording contract of his own.

In June 1993, Carey wed Mottola — some two decades her senior — in a headline-grabbing ceremony; months later, she released her third full-length effort, Music Box, which became her best-selling record to date. Two more singles, "Dreamlover" and "Hero," reached the top spot on the charts. Carey's first tour followed and was widely panned by critics; undaunted, she resurfaced in 1994 with a holiday release titled Merry Christmas, scoring a seasonal smash with "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Released in 1995, Daydream reflected a new artistic maturity; the first single, "Fantasy," debuted at number one, making Carey the first female artist and just the second performer ever to accomplish the feat. The follow-up, "One Sweet Day" — a collaboration with Boyz II Men — repeated the trick, and remained lodged at the top of the charts for a record 16 weeks.

After separating from Mottola, Carey returned in 1997 with Butterfly, another staggering success and her most hip-hop-flavored recording to date. #1's — a collection featuring her 13 previous chart-topping singles as well as "The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)," a duet with Whitney Houston effectively pairing the two most successful female recording artists in pop history — followed late the next year. With "Heartbreaker," the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow, Carey became the first artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s; the record also pushed her ahead of the Beatles as the artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop the Hot 100 singles chart.

However, the early 2000s weren't as kind to Carey. After signing an $80 million deal in 2001 with Virgin — the biggest record contract ever — she experienced a very public personal and professional meltdown that included rambling; suicidal messages on her website; an appearance on TRL where, clad only in a T-shirt, she handed out Popsicles to the audience; and last but not least, the poorly received movie Glitter and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin Records debut). The film did poorly critically as well as commercially, making just under $4 million in its total U.S. gross. Despite this, the soundtrack eventually went platinum. Following these setbacks, Virgin and Carey parted ways early in 2002, with the label paying her $28 million. That spring, she found a new home with Island/Def Jam, where she set up her own label, MonarC Music. In December, she released her ninth album, Charmbracelet, her first proper studio album to go merely platinum rather than multi-platinum.

The Emancipation of Mimi, her most successful work in years, appeared in 2005. It climbed to multi-platinum status and earned Carey three Grammy awards — Best Contemporary R&B Album and, for the single "We Belong Together," Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song — thus restoring her status as a megastar. Two weeks before the release of her subsequent album, 2008's E=MC2, Carey scored her 18th number one hit with "Touch My Body," a feat that pushed her into second place (past Elvis, no less) among all artists with the most chart-topping singles. Although that hit song, along with the late April news that she married Nick Cannon, kept her in the spotlight that year, the remainder of the album's spinoffs weren't nearly as successful; only "Bye Bye" managed to scrape the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. She went back to work fairly quickly, however, and Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel — featuring collaborations with the-Dream, as well as a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" — became her 12th studio album upon its 2009 release. Despite some positive reviews, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel became Carey's least successful studio album. Only one of its singles, "Obsessed," reached the Top 10. The following year, Carey released her second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You. She gave birth to twins in 2011. Within a year, she was performing again and judged the 12th season of American Idol. The Miguel collaboration "#Beautiful," the lead single to her next album, was released in 2013 and went platinum. Me. I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteuse, her first album for Def Jam, followed in 2014.

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