Mariah Carey – #1’s – Opaque White Double Vinyl Record

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Mariah Carey – #1’s – Opaque White Double Vinyl Record

Mariah Carey’s #1’s collects the first thirteen singles she carried to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and surrounds them with four additional recordings that broaden the portrait of her late-1990s career. Originally assembled in 1998, the album is not a chronological survey of every single but a focused document of an extraordinary chart run. It moves through gospel-shaped ballads, bright pop, hip-hop collaboration, and layered R&B, demonstrating how Carey’s voice and songwriting adapted while remaining immediately identifiable.

The first side opens with the four bonus selections that distinguished the original vinyl program. “Sweetheart” pairs Carey with Jermaine Dupri, “When You Believe” joins her with Whitney Houston for the theme from The Prince of Egypt, and “Whenever You Call” presents one of her expansive ballads. “My All” and “Honey” then bring the sequence into the chart-topping core, contrasting nocturnal longing with a production style that openly embraces hip-hop rhythm and imagery.

“Always Be My Baby” and “One Sweet Day” show two different forms of permanence: one carried by an indelible pop-R&B chorus, the other by a memorial performance with Boyz II Men. The remix of “Fantasy” featuring O.D.B. captures a pivotal moment in the closer relationship between mainstream pop and hip-hop, while “Hero” demonstrates Carey’s ability to deliver a large inspirational ballad without losing vocal detail. These recordings help explain why her success cannot be reduced to range alone; arrangement, phrasing, and song construction are equally central.

The third side looks back to earlier breakthroughs. “Dreamlover” floats on an inviting groove, “I’ll Be There” documents the live MTV Unplugged performance that became a number-one single, and “Emotions” uses gospel and dance energy to support one of Carey’s most agile vocals. “I Don’t Wanna Cry” returns to a dramatic slow tempo. Heard together, the songs trace her movement from the controlled polish of an emerging star toward an artist increasingly able to define her own mixture of pop, soul, and contemporary R&B.

“Someday,” “Love Takes Time,” and “Vision of Love” complete the thirteen-number-one retrospective by returning to the earliest phase of Carey’s recording career. “I Still Believe,” the fourth bonus track, closes the vinyl set with her interpretation of the Brenda K. Starr song. The collection’s reverse-order movement creates the feeling of traveling back toward the beginning, allowing listeners to hear later collaborations and stylistic freedom before arriving at the performances that first established her public identity.

This 2025 Sony Legacy edition presents all seventeen tracks across two opaque white vinyl records. It is remastered for vinyl and restores the four bonus tracks associated with the original LP configuration: “Sweetheart,” “When You Believe,” “Whenever You Call,” and “I Still Believe.” The exact UPC distinguishes this white pressing from black, silver, clear, and other editions. Its four-side sequence is reproduced in full, making it a substantial physical overview of Carey’s first thirteen chart-topping singles and the surrounding 1998 era.

Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic

Track Listing

1. Side A: Sweetheart (Album Version)
2. Side A: When You Believe (From The Prince of Egypt)
3. Side A: Whenever You Call (Album Version)
4. Side A: My All
5. Side A: Honey (Album Version)
6. Side B: Always Be My Baby
7. Side B: One Sweet Day
8. Side B: Fantasy featuring O.D.B.
9. Side B: Hero
10. Side C: Dreamlover
11. Side C: I’ll Be There (Live at MTV Unplugged, Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, March 1992)
12. Side C: Emotions (Album Version)
13. Side C: I Don’t Wanna Cry (Album Version)
14. Side D: Someday (Album Version)
15. Side D: Love Takes Time
16. Side D: Vision of Love (Album Version)
17. Side D: I Still Believe (Album Version)