Carey's self-titled debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. She gained further worldwide success with the albums Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995). Their singles include "Hero", "Without You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", and "One Sweet Day", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s) and was the longest running number one song of the decade. After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new urban image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with the album Butterfly (1997). She left Columbia in 2001 after eleven consecutive years of U.S. number-one singles and signed a $100 million record deal with Virgin Records.
Following Carey's highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the failure of the film Glitter (2001) and its soundtrack, Virgin bought out her contract and she signed with Island Records the following year. After a comparatively unsuccessful period, Carey returned to the top of the charts with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), which became the best-selling album in the US and the world's second best-selling album of 2005. Its second single, "We Belong Together", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (2000s). She won the Breakthrough Actress Performance award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role in the 2009 film Precious. Carey's subsequent ventures included being an American Idol judge, starring in the docu-series Mariah's World, appearing in the films The Butler (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), performing at two Las Vegas concert residencies, and publishing her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey in 2020.
Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. She holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles by a solo artist (19), a female songwriter (18), and a female producer (15). Carey is the highest-certified female artist in the United States and 10th overall, with 72 million certified album units. In 2008, she was named one of Time's annual 100 most influential artists and entertainers in the world. Billboard named her the "top-charting female solo artist", based on both album and song chart success in 2019. Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards and eight Guinness World Records. An inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she is credited for inspiring multiple generations of pop and R&B artists, and for merging hip hop with pop music through her crossover collaborations.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey
Studio albums
Mariah Carey (1990)
Emotions (1991)
Music Box (1993)
Merry Christmas (1994)
Daydream (1995)
Butterfly (1997)
Rainbow (1999)
Glitter (2001)
Charmbracelet (2002)
The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
E=MC² (2008)
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
Merry Christmas II You (2010)
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014)
Caution (2018)
14. Sunflowers For Alfred Roy
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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Hurtful things I've done as a child
Adolescent or woman
Thank you for embracing a flaxen-haired baby
Although I'm aware you had doubts
I guess anybody'd have had doubts
Please be at peace father
Bitterness isn't worth cling to
After all the anguish we've all been through
Thank you for the mountains
The lake of the clouds
I'm picturing you and me there right now
As the crystal cascades showered down
Strange to feel that proud, strong man
Grip tightly to my hand
Hard to see the life inside
Wane as the days went by
Trying to preserve each word
He murmured in my ear
Watch part of my life disappear
Father, thanks for reaching out and lovingly
Saying that you've always been proud of me
I needed to feel that so desperately
You're always alive inside of me
Now you're shining like
A sunflower up in the sky
Way up high
In "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy," Mariah Carey expresses her gratitude towards her late father for forgiving her for the hurtful things she did as a child, adolescent, and woman. Mariah thanks her father for embracing her even though he had doubts, acknowledging that she understands why he would have questioned her at times. She tells her father to be at peace, as she is at peace with him, and that bitterness is not worth clinging to after all they have been through.
The lyrics shift to Mariah thanking her father for the beautiful memories they shared together, such as the mountains and the lake of the clouds. She reminisces about being with him in those places, imagining him by her side as the crystal cascades shower down. Mariah also reflects on the difficulties of watching her father's life fade away as he battled illness, and how she held tight to his words and the memories they shared. Finally, Mariah thanks her father for always reaching out and lovingly telling her that he was proud of her, knowing just how desperately she needed to hear it. She keeps her father's memory alive by comparing him to a shining sunflower up in the sky, way up high.
Line by Line Meaning
Thank you for forgiving
Expressing gratitude towards the listener for forgiving Mariah Carey's past transgressions.
Hurtful things I've done as a child
Acknowledging the hurtful actions Carey committed in her childhood.
Adolescent or woman
Indicating that Carey's regrets from her adolescence carried over into adulthood.
Thank you for embracing a flaxen-haired baby
Grateful for the listener's acceptance of Carey as a young child.
Although I'm aware you had doubts
Acknowledging that the listener may have had doubts about Carey at some point.
I guess anybody'd have had doubts
Recognizing that anyone would have doubts in certain situations.
Please be at peace father
Requesting that Carey's father find peace.
I'm at peace with you
Stating that Carey herself is at peace with her father.
Bitterness isn't worth clinging to
Arguing that holding onto bitterness is not productive.
After all the anguish we've all been through
Reflecting on the shared pain experienced by Carey and her father.
Thank you for the mountains
Thanking the listener for the beautiful scenery around them.
The lake of the clouds
Describing a specific body of water as part of the scenery.
I'm picturing you and me there right now
Imagining being with the listener in that specific location.
As the crystal cascades showered down
Appreciating the beauty of a water feature in the nearby landscape.
Strange to feel that proud, strong man
Commenting on a particular individual who is proud and strong.
Grip tightly to my hand
Recalling a time when that person gripped Carey's hand tightly.
Hard to see the life inside
Finding it difficult to see the inner strength of that individual.
Wane as the days went by
Noticing a decline in that person's strength over time.
Trying to preserve each word
Making an effort to remember every word that person spoke.
He murmured in my ear
Recalling how that person once whispered something in Carey's ear.
Watch part of my life disappear
Observing the gradual loss of that individual's life.
Father, thanks for reaching out and lovingly
Grateful for her father's effort to reconnect with her.
Saying that you've always been proud of me
Reminding Carey of her father's pride in her, which she needed to hear.
I needed to feel that so desperately
Expressing how important it was for Carey to hear her father's praise.
You're always alive inside of me
Signifying that Carey's father will always be with her in spirit.
Now you're shining like
Comparing her father to something bright or radiant.
A sunflower up in the sky
Metaphorically portraying her father as a sunflower in the sky, symbolizing his love and steadfastness.
Way up high
Emphasizing the height and strength of Carey's father's spirit and memory.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CAREY, COLE
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