dangerous step in her career

this album was very weak, Emotions was the only good song. If she hadn't released the MTV unplugged CD and worked hard on Music Box to have it become her best selling album ever, she would have become a flash in the pan after her first self titled CD, but it's 15 years after that and mariah is still making good music, keep it up girl!

RUSH INTO THE STUDIO

She was surely emotional to rush back to the studio when her debut album successfully sold more than 9 million records. EMOTIONS is the best example that rush things always end up wrong. EMOTIONS is Mariah Carey weakest album. Vocally and musically. Holding a safe spot is CAN'T LET GO(even though it sounds like a clon of any of the ballads in Carey's debut), and MAKE IT HAPPEN( a church favorite gospel track). The rest of the album is simply done so fast enough, that the lyrics don't matter at all. Even the leading single EMOTIONS is so weak and cheap. IF IT'S OVER is a drop cut of CAROLE KING, and SO COLD, TO BE AROUND YOU are so dated, and filler. Definitaly an album to forget. Buy BUTERFLY the best Carey album so personal.

The best Mariah album ever!!!!

Back in 1991 when I first heard Can't Let Go, I loved the song so much that I bought the tape and everyday before I went to school and after I got home from school, I listened to it over and over because I loved it so much. I actually got friends into her music who have never even heard of her because of this album. I got it on CD years ago and still listen to it all the time. Mariah has the most soaringly, beautiful, powerful voice I've ever heard. Her 8 octave range can hit that really high note that no one else can hit. Her voice is like an angel. Every time I listen to this CD, I can't just listen to it once. This is my favorite Mariah album, there is no song that I don't love and if I could only own one CD, this would be it. The best songs are Emotions, Can't Let Go, Make it Happen, If it's Over, And You Don't Remember, So Blessed, and Till The End of Time which totally takes my breath away! If you only own one Mariah album, own this one.