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".
Mariah Carey has found her shelved ’90s alt-rock album and wants to release it
thefader.comMariah Carey has managed to track down an original version of Someone’s Ugly Daughter, the unreleased alt-rock album she recorded in 1995 as Chick, and she’s making an effort to finally let the world hear it.
The singer discussed the album in a new episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, as Pitchfork points out. The discussion of the project comes at the 53:50 mark of the interview.
When asked by host Brian Hiatt about the album, Carey reveals that she’s located the original version of the album with her lead vocals. “The quest for that version is going great,” she tells Hiatt. “We actually have it.”It’s unclear exact how Carey wants to release the project: “[It] will become something we should hear, but also, I’m working on a version where there will be another artist working with me….
Possibly something built around the album,” she says. Read Next: Mariah Carey sued over “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Carey’s original idea for releasing the album was rejected by her label, Columbia Records. “I honestly wanted to put the record out back then under the same pseudonym and just… let them discover that it’s me,” she explains.
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