Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Lucy Liyou’s “We Belong Together” is a vivid and loving take on Mariah Carey’s classic
thefader.comThe FADER’s transgender charity covers compilation FADER & Friends Volume 1 is out now, available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023.
100% of the proceeds go towards the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids, and Rainbow Railroad. Throughout the month of November, we’re speaking to the artists who contributed to the 44-song collection about the songs they covered.
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" is one of the crown jewels in her catalog for its undeniable pop pleasures wrapped in a near-peerless vocal performance, full of complex emotional (and vocal!) highs and lows almost everyone would struggle to reach.
Lucy Liyou, an experimental composer and ambient artist based in Los Angeles, cuts to the core of the original with her cover.
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