Incredible Collaboration!

I'm wondering why Westlife isn't popular in the United States, as their voices in the song are a LOT more well-trained then such American acts as *N Sync and Backstreet Boys (Thank God the only Boy Band from the US she did collaboration was with 98 Degrees whose voices are much better then N Sync, etc). I am glad that she did this re-make and honestly I hate the original version...I didn't even know it was a Phil Collins song. the first time I heard it was with Mariah singing it, and then when I heard the original I found myself asking "What the hell is this?" (Same thing with "Lady Marmalade" orig. version and re-make) because it's just so much better (Maybe because the other one is kind of outdated?). Anyways I thought the solo version on Rainbow was great but this one was even better. Why can't we have boy bands like this in the U.S? They are together in this album and it's a shame it wasn't released in the states. A must have for any Mariah Carey, West Life and of course Phil Collins fan (That is if you can stand the fact that someone that has a *gasp* better voice then him and made a remake of a classic). Buy this album or download the single or something. Incredible!!

Mariah Really Shines On This One !

To be really honest I never did like this track a lot when I heard the Phil Collins version. But then I heard that Mariah was going to do this track and I was a little excited. I heard Mariah's solo version of this track on her album and I really loved it. I thought she did a wonderful job of it and then I was told that she was going to pair up with Westlife and Im like...bah...another boyband....but really I was pleasantly surprised with the end result. This boyband can REALLY sing...Its amazing...their voices blend with Mariah's high soaring vocals to deliver a wonderful duet.

Infact Carey takes this song one step higher by adding to it her soul and emotion (like she does all songs). With the Phil Collins version you hear him, but you dont feel what he's trying to say. With Mariah's five octave spanning voice...you hear her alright...this diva wouldnt have it any other way.

This song stayed # 1 for two weeks on the UK charts and gave Mariah her second number one single there. I would recommend this single to anyone. It's a rare collector's item and is not available for sale in the United States.

THE MARIAH/WESTLIFE VERSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMIXED

Mariah's version is great. The version she did with Westlife is excellent. I could go on and on about how great their voices are together, but enough of that has been done by the other reviewers.

But why are all the remixes "Mariah only"? That's the problem with this single, and the only reason why I give it 3 stars. There are no remixes with Mariah and Westlife on this CD, and that would have been an extra incentive to purchase it.