The Remixes (Mariah Carey album)
The Remixes is the first remix album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on October 3, 2003 by Columbia Records. It is primarily a collection of remixes of some of Carey's songs: disc one is compiled of club mixes, while disc two contains Carey's hip hop collaborations and remixes.
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Released | October 3, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1991–2002 | |||
Length | 2:20:29 | |||
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Production
The album features Carey's duet with Busta Rhymes, "I Know What You Want" (2003), originally recorded for Rhymes' album It Ain't Safe No More. It also includes two tracks previously only available in Japan: the So So Def Remix of "The One", a canceled single from Carey's Charmbracelet (2002) album; and "Miss You" featuring Jadakiss (which was originally recorded for Charmbracelet). Five of the tracks on disc two - "Breakdown" (1997), "Sweetheart" (1998), "Crybaby" (1999), "Miss You" and "I Know What You Want" - are not remixes at all. All three of Carey's record labels - Columbia Records, Virgin Records and Island Records - agreed to license tracks for the album, while "I Know What You Want" was licensed from J Records.
Commercial performance
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Like Carey's other partially authorized compilation album, Greatest Hits (2001), The Remixes was given limited promotion. However, with her ex-husband Tommy Mottola having been fired from Sony/Columbia, Carey was able to have greater input into the project and consequently gave some interviews in support of the album. The album peaked at number 1 for eight weeks on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums chart, selling 40,697 copies in its first week of U.S. release. It debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200, spent five weeks on the chart. The Remixes has sold 500,000 copies in the US as of November 2018.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My All" (Morales "My" Club Mix) |
| 7:09 | |
2. | "Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely" (Junior's Heartbreaker Club Mix) |
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| 10:17 |
3. | "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" (Fly Away Club Mix) |
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| 9:50 |
4. | "Anytime You Need a Friend" (C&C Club Version) |
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| 10:52 |
5. | "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) |
| 11:13 | |
6. | "Honey" (Classic Mix) |
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| 8:04 |
7. | "Dreamlover" (Def Club Mix) |
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| 10:46 |
8. | "Emotions" (12" Club Mix) |
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| 5:50 |
9. | "Through the Rain" (HQ2 Radio Edit) |
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| 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fantasy" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) |
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| 4:52 |
2. | "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix featuring Da Brat and Xscape) |
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| 4:40 |
3. | "My All/Stay Awhile" (So So Def Remix featuring Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz) |
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| 4:44 |
4. | "Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix featuring Joe and Nas) |
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| 5:09 |
5. | "Breakdown" (featuring Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone) |
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| 4:44 |
6. | "Honey" (So So Def Mix featuring Da Brat and Jermaine Dupri) |
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| 5:12 |
7. | "Loverboy" (Remix featuring Da Brat, Ludacris, Twenty II and Shawnna) |
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| 4:31 |
8. | "Heartbreaker" (Remix featuring Da Brat and Missy Elliott) |
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| 4:38 |
9. | "Sweetheart" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) |
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| 4:22 |
10. | "Crybaby" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| 5:21 |
11. | "Miss You" (featuring Jadakiss) |
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| 5:09 |
12. | "The One" (So So Def Remix featuring Bone Crusher) |
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| 4:38 |
13. | "I Know What You Want" (Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey featuring Flipmode Squad) |
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| 4:12 |
14. | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow) (Japanese bonus track) |
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| 3:44 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[20] | Gold | 500,000[4] |
References
- Allmusic review
- "Nas". Rolling Stone.
- "Music - Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com.
- Trust, Gary (November 18, 2018). "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey's Career Sales, Ariana Grande Fun Facts & More". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- "The ARIA Report: Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 10th November 2003" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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- "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "2003 Year-end Charts" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "2004 Year-end Charts" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "American album certifications – Mariah Carey – Remixes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 4, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.