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)
Honey
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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I like that
Oh, oh
Come on
MC
La da da da da da da da (c'mon) da da
La da da da da da da da, la da da da da (MC)
La da da da da da da da, da da da da da
La da da da da, da da da da
Let's go
Oh, now you can have me
When you want me
You simply ask me to be there (uh huh)
And you're the only one
Who makes me come running
'Cause what you got
Is far beyond compare, ooh
And it's just like honey (yeah)
When your love (when your love) comes over me (comes over me)
Oh, baby, I've got a dependency
Always strung out
For another taste of your honey (ooh)
It's like honey when it washes over me
You know sugar never ever was so sweet
And I'm dying for ya
Crying for ya (crying)
I adore ya
One hit of your love affected me (yeah)
And I'm strung out on you, darling
Don't you see (every night)
Every night and day I can hardly wait
For another taste of honey (honey)
Honey, I can't describe
How good it feels inside (ooh, honey)
Honey, I can't describe
How good it feels inside
Oh, I can't be elusive with you honey (I like that)
'Cause it's blatant that I'm feeling you (yeah)
And it's too hard for me to leave abruptly
'Cause you're the only thing I wanna do
And it's just like honey
When your love (when your love) comes over me (comes over me)
Oh, baby, I've got a dependency (so addicted to ya, honey)
Always strung out
For another taste of your honey (honey)
It's like honey when it washes over me
You know sugar never ever was so sweet
And I'm dying for ya
Crying for ya
I adore ya
One hit of your love addicted me (I need you babe)
And I'm strung out on you, darling (ooh, your love addicted me)
Don't you see (I can't wait)
Every night and day I can hardly wait (for another)
For another taste of honey (Baby, I can hardly wait)
Harlem world we won't stop for Mariah, you're on fire
Harlem world we won't stop, so Mariah, take us higher
Harlem world we won't stop, for Mariah, you're on fire
Harlem world we won't stop, so Mariah, take us higher
Break it down
Every little thing you do
Now, what we gonna do right here
Is we gonna smooth it out
(Oh, oh, honey got me hooked on you)
MC, and she won't stop
It's like honey when it washes over me
You know sugar never ever was so sweet
And I'm dying for ya
Crying for ya
I adore ya
One hit of your love addicted me
And I'm strung out on you, darling
Don't you see
Every night and day I can hardly wait
For another taste of honey
It's like honey when it washes over me
You know sugar never ever was so sweet
And I'm dying for ya
Crying for ya
I adore ya
One hit of your love addicted me
And I'm strung out on you, darling
Don't you see
Every night and day I can hardly wait
For another taste of honey
It's like honey when it washes over me
You know sugar never ever was so sweet
And I'm dying for ya
Crying for ya
I adore ya
One hit of your love addicted me
And I'm strung out on you, darling
Don't you see
Every night and day I can hardly wait
For another taste of honey
The song "Honey" was released by Mariah Carey in 1997 as the lead single from her sixth studio album, Butterfly. The lyrics of the song depict the feeling of being deeply in love and addicted to someone. In the first verse, Carey describes how the person she loves can have her any time they want and how their love is far beyond comparison. The chorus compares the feeling of being in love to the sweetness of honey, and how it's impossible for Carey to resist the person she loves. The second verse emphasizes the strong addiction she has for her love interest, and how she can't wait to have another taste of their love, which is like honey washing over her.
The chorus continues with the repetition of the comparison between love and honey, emphasizing how sweet and addictive it is. The bridge adds a rap section, featuring Mase, which references the Harlem District of New York, affirming how unstoppable Carey is. The final chorus repeats the idea of how sweet and addictive the love is and how she can hardly wait for another taste of honey.
Overall, the song "Honey" shows the strong attachment one can have when deeply in love, comparing the sensation to a sweet and addictive substance such as honey. The lyrics embrace the feeling of being in love and how it can be overwhelming and irresistible.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, oh, honey got me hooked on you
I am deeply infatuated with you.
When you want me / You simply ask me to be there / And you're the only one / Who makes me come running
You have a special hold on me and I will always be here for you when you need me.
And it's just like honey / When your love comes over me / Oh, baby, I've got a dependency / Always strung out / For another taste of your honey
Your love is like sweet honey to me and I can't get enough of it.
And it's too hard for me to leave abruptly / 'Cause you're the only thing I wanna do
I can't imagine life without you and I only want to be with you.
Every little thing you do / Now, what we gonna do right here / Is we gonna smooth it out
I love every little thing you do and let's take things slow and enjoy each moment.
MC, and she won't stop
I am Mariah Carey and I won't stop loving you.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bobby Robinson, Kamaal Fareed, Larry Price, Mariah Carey, Mohandas Dewese, Ronald Larkins, Sean Combs, Stephen Hague, Steve Jordan, Malcolm McLaren
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