The Essential Mariah Carey
Greatest hits album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedJune 17, 2011 (2011-06-17)
Recorded1988–2000
Length130:46
Label
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Merry Christmas II You
(2010) 		The Essential Mariah Carey
(2011) 		Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
(2014)

The Essential Mariah Carey is the third greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The album was released in June 2011 in the U.K. and Ireland as a repackage of her previous album Greatest Hits.[1][2] In the U.S., it was released on May 9, 2012, as an entirely new greatest hits album as part of Sony's The Essential series, and contains songs released during Mariah's time at Columbia Records.[3] It replaces some songs (featured on the original 2001 Greatest Hits release) with their extended club mixes, and others being completely removed in favor of tracks that had not been released as singles. Much of the artwork inside the album booklet is very similar to that of the Greatest Hits release.

Track listing

UK and Ireland edition

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vision of Love"
3:30
2."Love Takes Time"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Walter Afanasieff3:48
3."Someday"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Ric Wake4:07
4."I Don't Wanna Cry"
  • Carey
  • Walden
Walden4:49
5."Emotions"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
4:09
6."Can't Let Go"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:27
7."Make It Happen"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
5:08
8."I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:24
9."Dreamlover"
  • Carey
  • Hall
  • Afanaseiff
3:54
10."Hero"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:18
11."Without You"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
3:34
12."Anytime You Need a Friend"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:26
13."Endless Love" (duet with Luther Vandross)Lionel RichieAfanaseiff4:20
14."Fantasy"
  • Carey
  • Hall
4:04
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men)
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:41
2."Always Be My Baby"
  • Carey
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:18
3."Forever"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:01
4."Underneath the Stars"Carey
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:33
5."Honey"
4:59
6."Butterfly"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:34
7."My All"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:50
8."Sweetheart" (Jermaine Dupri featuring Mariah Carey)
  • Dupri
  • Carey
4:22
9."When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)Stephen SchwartzBabyface4:34
10."I Still Believe"
  • Carey
  • Stevie J
  • Mike Mason
3:54
11."Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • Carey
  • Shawn Carter
  • Walden
  • Shirley Ellison
  • Lincoln Chase
  • Jeffrey Cohen
4:46
12."Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees)
  • Carey
  • Lewis
4:17
13."Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • Carey
  • Warren
4:32
14."Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (featuring Westlife)Phil Collins
3:21
15."All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix) (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow)
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff (remixed by Dupri)
3:43

US edition

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vision of Love"
3:30
2."Love Takes Time"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Walter Afanasieff3:48
3."Vanishing"
  • Carey
  • Margulies
Carey4:11
4."I Don't Wanna Cry"
  • Carey
  • Walden
Walden4:49
5."Emotions (12 Inch Club Mix)"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
5:54
6."Can't Let Go"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:27
7."Make It Happen"
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
  • Carey
  • Cole
  • Clivillés
5:08
8."I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:24
9."Dreamlover"
  • Carey
  • Hall
  • Afanaseiff
3:54
10."Hero"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:18
11."Without You"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
3:34
12."Anytime You Need A Friend (C&C Club Remix)"
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
10:55
13."Endless Love" (duet with Luther Vandross)Lionel RichieAfanaseiff4:20
14."Fantasy"
  • Carey
  • Hall
4:04
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men)
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
4:41
2."Always Be My Baby"
  • Carey
  • Dupri
  • Seal
  • Carey
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:18
3."Underneath the Stars"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanaseiff
3:33
4."Honey"
4:59
5."Butterfly"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:34
6."My All"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
3:50
7."Close My Eyes"
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
  • Afanasieff
4:21
8."The Roof (Mobb Deep Extended Version)" (featuring Mobb Deep & Big Noyd)
  • Carey
  • Jean Claude Oliver
  • Samuel Barnes
  • Albert Johnson
  • Kejuan Muchita
  • Cory Rooney
  • Carey
  • Poke & Tone
5:31
9."When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)Stephen SchwartzBabyface4:34
10."I Still Believe"
  • Carey
  • Stevie J
  • Mike Mason
3:54
11."Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • Carey
  • Shawn Carter
  • Walden
  • Shirley Ellison
  • Lincoln Chase
  • Jeffrey Cohen
4:46
12."Bliss"
  • Carey
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
  • James "Big Jim" Wright
5:44
13."Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees)
  • Carey
  • Jam & Lewis
4:17
14."Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  • Carey
  • Jam & Lewis
4:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Ireland[1] June 17, 2011 CD, digital download Sony Music 88697832672
United Kingdom[1] June 20, 2011 CD, digital download 88697832672
United States[10] May 9, 2012 CD, digital download 88691968082

References

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  3. ^ "The Essential Mariah Carey (2 CD)". Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 9th April 2012". ARIA. April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "IFPI Top 75 Albums Chart - 44/2022". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2011.01.30~2011.02.05" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart
  7. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "2011년 Album Chart - 국외". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "The Essential (2CD)". Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
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