(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A) NATURAL WOMAN ~ CELINE DION

"(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" was released as a promotional single by Céline Dion on October 23, 1995 in the United States, Canada and Australia. It was featured on a tribute album to Carole King, called Tapestry Revisited from October 24, 1995. Later, Céline Dion included this track on most versions of her 1996 album Falling into You. The track was produced by David Foster. Although there was no music video made, Dion's version enjoyed a moderate success on the adult contemporary charts, reaching number 9 in Canada and number 31 in the United States. In 2008, the song was featured on the U.S. version of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection.

On April 14, 1998, Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan and Carole King performed during a VH1 Divas concert at the Beacon Theatre, New York. The five vocalists were recruited by the cable music network VH1 to raise money for Save the Music, their education charity. Hyped extensively in the press, the event was a ratings' winner for VH1 - so successful, in fact, that the network arranged to have the concert released on disc and tape on October 6, 1998. At that time "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (performed by all divas) was released as a radio single around the world.

WHEN YOU BELIEVE ~ WHITNEY HOUSTON AND MARIAH CAREY

"When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with additional music by writer-producer Babyface for the film's soundtrack album. Additionally, the song was featured on Houston's fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love and Carey's first compilation album, Number 1's. The song was described as a big ballad, with meaningful and inspirational lyrics, describing the ability each person has to achieve miracles when they reach out to God and believe. The song received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. "When You Believe" experienced moderate success on the US Billboard charts, peaking at only number fifteen on the Hot 100, despite heavy media attention and live promotion. The song however, achieved strong charting throughout Europe and other worldwide regions, peaking within the top five in Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Due to strong single sales in Europe and the US, the song was received various certification awards throughout many major music markets. "When You Believe" was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 71st annual ceremony on March 21, 1999. Prior to their performance of the song that night, Schwartz left Babyface's name off the nomination submission sheet. He felt that because the additions Babyface added to the song weren't featured in the actual film version, he didn't deserve writing credits. However, while Babyface did not receive the Oscar, Carey and Houston performed his version of the song, because they were more familiar with it than the one in the film. Prior to their performance at the Academy Awards, they sang it on November 26, 1998 on The Oprah Winfrey Show, promoting the song, as well as both their albums.

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND ~ JAMES TAYLOR

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Grammy Song Of the Year 1972
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"You've Got a Friend" is a song from 1971. The song, written by Carole King, was included in her album Tapestry of 1971, but was made famous by James Taylor's cover version the same year. Taylor's rendition, released as a single from his own 1971 album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The James Taylor version also spent one week at the top of the Easy Listening charts . "You've Got a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King (Song of the Year). The song was recorded also during 1971 by Dusty Springfield, a recording that predates Taylor's version. It was recorded for her third album for Atlantic Records, but a dispute with the company meant the album was unreleased. The song was left unissued until 1999, when it was issued as a bonus track for the Rhino Records deluxe re-release of Dusty in Memphis. "You've Got a Friend" was performed by Céline Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King at the VH1 Divas Live concert on April 14, 1998. The event took place in New York City's Beacon Theatre. The entire concert was released on CD and DVD on October 6, 1998. Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin also participated with this event

HERO ~ MARIAH CAREY

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"Hero" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album, Music Box (1993). Its protagonist declares that even though we may feel discouraged or down at times, in reality we are "heroes" if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner strength; in time, this will help us "find the way." It was released as the album's second single in the fourth quarter of 1993 and became a worldwide commercial success. "Hero" is considered one of Carey's signature songs, and she regularly performs it when invited to charity events and closes most concerts with it. It is also known for being one of the most frequently performed songs at her concerts next to "Vision of Love". The song was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, losing to Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do". "Hero" won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, one ASCAP Pop Music Award and one BMI Pop Award for the Songwriter Award.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order

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OPEN ARMS ~ BY JOURNEY

"Open Arms" is a song originally recorded by American rock band Journey and written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, two of the band's members. It is a ballad depicting the struggle of lovers who are trying to reconcile by starting anew with "open arms." It has been covered by the American pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey, Korean singer Younha, Taiwanese boyband 5566, country music singer Collin Raye, and the Contemporary R&B group Boyz II Men. "Open Arms" was used on the soundtrack to the animated Canadian film Heavy Metal (released to theatres in August 1981), and it was released as the third single from Escape in January 1982 in the United States. The song and its status as a power ballad has been remembered years following its original release. "Open Arms" is one of twelve greatest hits re-recorded by Journey featuring current lead vocalist Arnel Pineda on the second disc of their latest 2008 album Revelation.

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WE BELONG TOGETHER ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the album's second single in 2005. the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul. Its arrangement is built on simple piano chords and an understated backbeat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return after their separation. Following a career-decline between 2001 and 2005, Carey achieved major worldwide success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in Australia and the United States (for 14 non-consecutive weeks). In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records and was warmly received by critics. It won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006. Billboard magazine listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs.

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WHEN YOU BELIEVE ~ BY MARIAH CAREY AND WHITNEY HOUSTON

"When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A pop version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with additional music by writer-producer Babyface for the film's soundtrack album. It was the main theme of the film and was released as a single by American singers Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as the soundtrack's first single in 1998; it was also the first single from Houston's album My Love Is Your Love and the second from Carey's compilation album #1's. Years of media speculation of a feud between Carey and Houston led to expectations that a duet would be a great hit and break many chart records, especially as Carey and Houston were successive record-holders for a single with the most weeks at number one. "When You Believe" was a hit, although it didn't make the top ten; rising as high as number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It fitted a trend of Carey singles at the time, peaking at 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, but at 7 on the Hot 100 Single Sales.

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VISION OF LOVE ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Vision of Love" is a pop/R&B song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies for Carey's debut album, Mariah Carey (1990). The ballad was released as the album's first single in the second quarter of 1990 in the United States and the third quarter of 1990 elsewhere. The song topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. he song's protagonist describes having a "vision of love" and of being eternally grateful not to a lover, but to God; the lyrics are also related to the realisation of Carey's dreams as a singer. Carey told Ebony magazine that the song "represents everything in my life" and "is a song from the heart." According to her, its lyrics are based on personal struggles she experienced when was younger, including her parents' divorce, moving frequently and the attitudes of the people in her neighborhoods to her ethnicity. The song was nominated for three 1991 Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (which it won), Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and a Songwriter Award at the BMI Pop Awards.

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TOUCH MY BODY ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Touch My Body" is a song co-written by Mariah Carey for Carey's eleventh studio album, E=MC². The song is Carey's eighteenth number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and it gave Mariah her 79th week at number 1 on that chart. Critics' reviews of the song have been generally positive. Billboard was quite positive, saying that "this sensual jam is 100% Mariah, packed with satisfying harmonic layers and hooky background 'oh's,' supersonic verses and a chorus as catchy as a winter sniffle,"and Blender stated that it was a "pop genius making genius pop." The video won in the category Best Comedic Video at the 2008 BET Awards. and was nominated for Best Female Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The music video starts with an employee of a fictional company called "CompuNerd" arriving at Carey's mansion, played by Jack McBrayer. As she leads him up the stairs, she removes her robe revealing black lingerie and begins to sing. She warns him that there better not be a camera in the room. The following scenes are a fantasy of the computer technician, including a pillow fight, laser tag, playing slot cars, a unicorn, and Carey in various sexy outfits. Carey is apparently a willing participant in the antics. The video ends with Carey waking the computer technician from his daydream.

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SHAKE IT OFF ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Shake It Off" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá Austin, and recorded for Carey's tenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). It was co-produced by Carey, Dupri and Cox. It was released as the album's third single in 2005.The song was less successful outside the U.S. It reached the top five in New Zealand and number 6 in Australia, and was issued as a double A-side with "Get Your Number" in the United Kingdom and the Ireland, where it reached number 9 and the top twenty, respectively

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OPEN ARMS ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

Mariah Carey co-produced her cover of the song with Walter Afanasieff for her fifth album, Daydream. Carey's career has crossed paths with Journey's: the band's drummer Steve Smith played drums on many of her earlier singles, and its bassist for a short period in the mid-1980s, Randy Jackson, has worked with her for a long time. It was released as the album's third single in 1996 in most markets outside the United States, and performed moderately. It became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, one of only a handful of countries that the song reached the top ten. The single's music video, directed by Larry Jordan, is a live performance of the song by Carey at Madison Square Garden. The video for the Spanish version of the song, "El Amor Que Soñé", is also a live performance from that night.

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REFLECTIONS (CARE ENOUGH) ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Reflections (Care Enough)" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Philippe Pierre for Carey's eighth studio album, Glitter. The ballad has Carey, in character as Billie Frank in the film Glitter, reflecting on how her mother didn't "care enough" for her. The song is also featured on Carey's 2009 compilation album, The Ballads. "Reflections (Care Enough)" was released as the album's fourth single in late 2001, but wasn't promoted in the United States. Because of contractual obligations, Sony Music Entertainment, Carey's former record label and the international distributor of the Glitter soundtrack released a CD single for "Reflections (Care Enough)" only in Japan. A clip from the film Glitter in which Carey (as Billie Frank) performs the song in her apartment right after her character finishes writing it (the song is Frank's first attempt at songwriting) was used in Asia as a teaser for the film.

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ONE SWEET DAY ~ BY MARIAH CAREY AND BOYZ II MEN

"One Sweet Day" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Me for Carey's sixth album Daydream, and was released as the album's second single in 1995. It holds the record for the longest run at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (16 weeks total), and is one of the biggest American hits of both Carey's and Boyz II Men's careers. The song ranked at number 29 on Billboard's Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. The single's music video, directed by Larry Jordan, is made up of footage showing Carey and Boyz II Men writing and recording the song in the studio, as it was difficult for both Boyz II Men and Carey to schedule a time to film a video.


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OBSESSED ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Obsessed" is one of the latest song by Mariah Carey from her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. In July, the single debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Carey's highest chart debut since 1998, and peaked at number 7. The video begins with Carey speaking the line, "And I was like, why are you so obsessed with me?" Next, she is seen stepping out of her limousine and entering the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Carey is later shown walking in various places, while clearly noticing that she is being stalked by a man wearing a gray hoodie and sweatpants. In various scenes of the video, Carey is shown avoiding the stalker as well as taking part in a photo shoot. Also in various scenes the video shows the stalker's room with Mariah wallpaper, blankets, dolls, posters, magazines, and countless other Mariah collectibles. As the video comes to an end, she waits for her limousine to arrive at the hotel. However, before she gets inside, she notices the stalker attempting to take a picture of her. She then looks directly into his camera and gives a smile. The video then shows the stalker again, still attempting to take a picture, right before a bus hits him. Carey gasps in shock after witnessing the incident. The video closes with more shots of the photo shoot. The scene where the stalker gets hit by a bus, and the opening line Mariah speaks, are both references to the 2004 film, Mean Girls.


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MY ALL ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"My All" is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for Carey's seventh album, Butterfly (1997). It is built around a Latin guitar, Latin chord, and also makes subtle use of Latin percussion in the first chorus, before taking on a more conventional contemporary R&B-style beat. Its protagonist declares she would give "her all" to have just one more night with her estranged lover. "My All" was mixed by Mick Guzauski. "My All" at the time set a record, giving Carey her thirteenth number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the most by any female recording artist. "My All" ranks among one of Carey's most remixed tracks, and two maxi-singles were released in the U.S. The main R&B remix of this single is the So So Def remix, which features re-recorded vocals by Carey.

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THROUGH THE RAIN ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Through the Rain" is a pop song performed by singer Mariah Carey. It was composed and written by Carey and Lionel Cole for her ninth studio album Charmbracelet (2002), and it was released as the album's first single in 2002. The song's protagonist is faced with many issues, but she overcomes them to make it "through the rain." "Through the Rain" had been expected to become Carey's comeback single following the failure of her soundtrack album Glitter (2001) and its singles. However, "Through the Rain" only reached #81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and did not even enter the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. The failure of the single led to the subsequent weak performance of the album Charmbracelet worldwide. "Through the Rain" was the most successful single carey released to date in the Philippines.

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LOVE TAKES TIME ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Love Takes Time" is a pop song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies for her debut album entitled Mariah Carey (1990). It was released as the album's second single in the third quarter of 1990. It was the first of several adult contemporary-influenced Carey ballads to be released as a single, and its protagonist laments the loss of a lover and confesses that "love takes time" to heal and that her feelings for her ex-lover remain. It became Carey's second number 1 single in the United States and Canada, but was only a moderate success elsewhere. "Love Takes Time" failed to emulate its U.S. success in any other market except Canada, where it topped the Canadian Singles Chart for one week. "Love Takes Time" reached the top ten in New Zealand. It did not make much of an impact elsewhere, becoming a moderate top twenty hit in Australia, and top forty hit in the UK and the Netherlands, but failed to reach the top forty in Germany.

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LOVERBOY ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"Loverboy" is a song written by Mariah Carey, using a song sample originally written by Larry Blackmon and Thomas Jenkins, and produced by Carey and Clark Kent for Carey's tenth album Glitter (2001). It is built over the sample of "Candy" by Cameo, who are featured artists on the song. The song's protagonist fantasizes about her "loverboy," and it was released as the album's first single in 2001. It has been certified gold in United States and Australia."Loverboy" won a Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award for R&B/hip-hop singles sales.

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IT'S LIKE THAT ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

"It's Like That" is a song CO-written by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). The song also shared its name with another Run DMC song. It was the first single to be released from the album, in 2005. It was a top twenty hit in several countries, including the United States, and was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "It's Like That" and "I Know What You Want" are considered to be Carey's return to prominence after major failures of her previous works. The protagonist of this club-inspired track declares that she "came to have a party" and briefly (jokingly) dabbles in alcohol and marijuana usage. She then notes that "it's her night" and relaxes, before chanting "It's like that, y'all."

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I'LL BE THERE ~ BY MARIAH CAREY

Mariah Carey had included "I'll Be There" as a last-minute addition to her MTV Unplugged setlist, after she had been informed that most acts on the show commonly perform at least one cover. "I'll Be There" was the sixth track on Carey's MTV Unplugged special, taped on March 16, 1992. It was performed as a romantic duet, with Carey singing Michael Jackson's lines and R&B singer Trey Lorenz singing Jermaine Jackson's lines. The program and resulting MTV Unplugged album were produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, who played the piano for the performance. Mariah Carey had included "I'll Be There" as a last-minute addition to her MTV Unplugged setlist, after she had been informed that most acts on the show commonly perform at least one cover. "I'll Be There" was the sixth track on Carey's MTV Unplugged special, taped on March 16, 1992. It was performed as a romantic duet, with Carey singing Michael Jackson's lines and R&B singer Trey Lorenz singing Jermaine Jackson's lines. The program and resulting MTV Unplugged album were produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, who played the piano for the performance.

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