For The Record

A site devoted to the stories behind Mariah Carey's songs, directly from her and her collaborators.

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Subtle Invitation

“It's like one of those live instrumentation songs” - Mariah Carey

Keep reading about “Subtle Invitation” on For The Record!

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Lil Snowman

“My daughter is singing background vocals on one of the new songs” - Mariah Carey

Read more about “Lil Snowman” on For The Record!

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Thanx 4 Nothin'

“It's a sarcastic moment in the land of Mariah Carey songs” - Mariah Carey

Keep reading about “Thanx 4 Nothin’” on For The Record!

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Hero

“[It’s] about being your own role model, about looking inside yourself to gather strength” - Mariah Carey

Read more about the creation of “Hero” on For The Record!

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Fly Like A Bird

“It sums up everything and leaves you on a spiritual high” - Mariah Carey

Keep reading about “Fly Like A Bird” on For The Record!

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Always In Love

“It's almost harder to [produce] the ones I wrote” - Mariah Carey

Keep reading about “Always In Love” on For The Record!

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Up Out My Face

“It was something I knew women could relate to” - Mariah Carey

Learn more about “Up Out My Face” on For The Record!

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Can't Let Go

“I think it may have leaned a bit too R&B for the record label at the time” - Mariah Carey

Learn more about “Can’t Let Go” on For The Record!

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Touch My Body

“The track was inspired by early’90s hip-hop” - Mariah Carey

“The track was inspired by early’90s hip-hop” - Mariah Carey.

Read more about “Touch My Body” on For The Record!

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Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)

“I’ve gone through so many different incarnations… [it] was called ‘They Can Try’” - Mariah Carey

“I’ve gone through so many different incarnations… [it] was called ‘They Can Try’”

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“One of the truly drop-dead-in-your-tracks experiences for a lot of people” - Don Ienner. [Link below to read more about Mariah Carey’s cover of Barbra Streisand ’s #WereNotMakinLoveAnymore with @michaelboltonpics at the 32nd NARM Convention's Scholarship Dinner in 1990.] #MichaelBolton #ForTheRecord #donienner #mariahcarey #wearelambily #lambily #honeybfly

https://www.mariahrecords.com/blog/2019/1/7/were-not-makin-love-anymore

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“I like to come up with my own musical ideas, even down to the loops” - @mariahcarey. #TheRoof #ForTheRecord #MariahCarey #Butterfly #wearelambily #lambily #honeybfly #trackmasters #mobbdeep #theroofbackintime

https://www.mariahrecords.com/blog/2019/2/7/the-roof-back-in-time

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“She’s a professional and, you know, this is a long time coming” - Jussie Smollett on his collaboration with Mariah Carey that was featured on Empire.

Read more on For The Record: https://www.mariahrecords.com/blog/2019/1/21/infamous

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“When I first wrote the song, it was just gonna be a house record with David [Morales]” - Mariah Carey on the title track to her album, “Butterfly.”  https://www.mariahrecords.com/blog/2019/1/22/butterfly

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“I was going to call it ‘Crybaby/Insomniac’ and I should have, because that’s my theme song” - @mariahcarey. [Link below to read more about #Crybaby] #ForTheRecord #rainbow #MariahCarey #wearelambily #lambily #honeybfly #snoopdogg

Mariah Carey - For The Record

“I was going to call it ‘Crybaby/Insomniac’ and I should have, because that’s my theme song” - @mariahcarey. Read all about #Cryba

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“The words hold great meaning to me” - Mariah Carey. Read more about #MyAll on #ForTheRecord: https://www.mariahrecords.com/blog/2018/8/8/my-all

#MariahCarey #Butterfly #MyAllStayAwhile #SoSoDef #WalterAfanasieff

My All

“The words hold great meaning to me” - Mariah Carey

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✿ new Mariah Carey blog ✿ For The Record: a site devoted to the stories behind Mariah Carey’s songs, directly from her and her collaborators. https://www.mariahrecords.com/