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)
If It
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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This is so out of hand, out of hand
Something's gone wrong
With the life that we planned
Won't you look at me
You're avoiding my gaze, yes you are
And it seems like you've changed
It isn't fair
It isn't right
If it's really gone
Then tell me tonight
If it's over
If it's over
Let me go
Won't you speak to me
I'm just here holding on
'Cause baby I really don't need to wait around
Oh no, if the feeling is gone
It isn't fair
It isn't right
'Cause if it's really gone
Then tell me tonight baby
If it's over
If it's over
Let me go
Don't you know, I don't need no apologies, no
I'm not looking for no sympathy
All I'm asking for
Is for your honesty
Won't you give it to me
Give it to me now
It isn't fair
It just isn't right
'Cause if it's really gone
You've got to say the word tonight
If it's over
If it's over
Baby if it's over
Won't you let me know
Baby if it's over
If it's over
Over, let me go
The lyrics to Mariah Carey's song "If It's Over" speak to the heart of a relationship that is falling apart. The singer is desperately trying to communicate with the person who used to love them, but they are avoiding their gaze and refusing to speak to them. Despite this, the singer is holding on to hope that things can be fixed, but only if the other person is honest about their feelings. They want to know if the relationship is truly over so they can move on and let go.
The repetition of the phrase "If it's over" creates a sense of urgency and anxiety. The singer is stuck in limbo, waiting for the other person to make a decision. There is a sense of unfairness in the situation, as the singer is left in the dark about what is really going on. The lines "Don't you know, I don't need no apologies, no / I'm not looking for no sympathy / All I'm asking for / Is for your honesty" show that the singer just wants the truth, even if it hurts.
Overall, the song captures the pain of a relationship on the brink of dissolution. The singer is desperately trying to hold on, but also knows that they need to let go if the other person doesn't feel the same. The song is a powerful expression of heartbreak and vulnerability.
Line by Line Meaning
Won't you talk to me
Please communicate with me
This is so out of hand, out of hand
Our situation has become unmanageable
Something's gone wrong
Our relationship has taken a turn for the worse
With the life that we planned
The future we envisioned together is no longer feasible
Won't you look at me
Please make eye contact with me
You're avoiding my gaze, yes you are
You are deliberately not meeting my eyes
And it seems like you've changed
Your behavior towards me is different than before
In so many ways
There are multiple aspects that have shifted in our relationship
It isn't fair
Your lack of honesty is unjust
It isn't right
It is morally incorrect
If it's really gone
If our relationship is truly over
Then tell me tonight
Please inform me right now
Let me go
Set me free from this situation
Won't you speak to me
Please say something to me
I'm just here holding on
I am trying to hold onto our relationship
'Cause baby I really don't need to wait around
I don't want to waste my time waiting for an answer
Oh no, if the feeling is gone
If you no longer have feelings for me
Don't you know, I don't need no apologies, no
I don't want your apologies
I'm not looking for no sympathy
I don't want your pity
All I'm asking for
I just want
Is for your honesty
Is for you to be truthful with me
Won't you give it to me
Please tell me the truth
Give it to me now
Tell me right away
It just isn't right
It is morally incorrect
You've got to say the word tonight
You need to tell me the truth tonight
Baby if it's over
If our relationship is truly over
Won't you let me know
Please inform me
If it's over over, let me go
If our relationship is really over, please let me move on
Lyrics © FRANAM PUB ADMINISTRATION, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Mariah Carey, Carole King
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IF IT'S OVER LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Won't you talk to me
This is so out of hand
Out of hand
Something's gone wrong
With the life that we planned
[Verse 2]
Won't you look at me
You're avoiding my gaze
And it seems like you've changed
In so many ways
[Chorus]
It isn't fair
It isn't right
If it's really gone
Then tell me tonight
If it's over
If it's over
Let me go
[Verse 3]
Won't you speak to me
I'm just here holding on
'Cause, baby, I really don't need to wait around
If the feeling is gone
[Chorus]
It isn't fair
It isn't right
If it's really gone
Then tell me tonight
If it's over
If it's over
Let me go
[Verse 4]
I don't need no apologies
I'm not looking for no sympathy
All I'm asking for
Is for your honesty
Won't you give it to me
Give it to me now
[Verse 5]
It isn't fair
It just isn't right
'Cause if it's really gone
You've got to say the word tonight
If it's over
If it's over
Baby if it's over
Won't you let me know
Baby if it's over
If it's over
Over - let me go
Tony Ham
Mariah is Mariah. Some people like her older material and some like her newer material, but she's still Mariah. Nobody ever sang like this. Nobody.
david N
She was, she is, and on a personal note, she always will be the Greatest! Angelic Voice! No yelling or ridiculous screaming! Just heavenly :-)
❤
jmatt4life
She was in total control of her voice back then, ABSOLUTE MASTERY!!!
C Moore
That lower register!!! Mariah's range is unmatched.
Kimberley Jackson
It's why I love this song. Her lower register 🥰
Prophecy & Revelations
Not many artists sound just as good singing live as they do on their records. She does! Way 2 Go Mariah!!!🥳
Chloe Carlington
She's the epitome of beauty in the mid 90s, in my opinion, she's soooo gorgeous like this.
MaKiyah Smith
Chloe Carlington this was the early 90s , 1992
R. Ann
Gorgeous
Performers nowadays already have work done and wear a gallon of makeup at the age that she was here.
Love Me Some Soul
Yass she is 💕