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)
MY ALL ****
Mariah Carey Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
In my sleepless solitude tonight
If it's wrong to love you
Then my heart just won't let me be right
'Cause I've drowned in you
And I won't pull through
Without you by my side
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
Baby can you feel me
Imagining I'm looking in your eyes
I can see you clearly
Vividly emblazoned in my mind
And yet you're so far
Like a distant star
I'm wishing on tonight
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
(I'd) give my all for your love
Tonight
The lyrics of "My All" express the deep longing and desire that the singer is feeling for her lover who is currently not with her. She is unable to sleep and is consumed by thoughts of this person. Despite the societal norms or any potential consequences, she is unequivocal about how she feels about this person, proclaiming "If it's wrong to love you, then my heart just won't let me be right". The singer has fallen completely for this person and is completely devoted to them.
She laments missing the physical and emotional presence of this person and is willing to do anything to have them by her side again. The line "I'd risk my life to feel your body next to mine" emphasizes the depth of her longing and the value she places on this particular relationship. Through the lyrics, the singer paints a picture of a love so powerful that it's able to keep her up at night, drive her to reminisce and leave her willing to sacrifice everything for another chance to be with the one she loves.
Line by Line Meaning
I am thinking of you
In this sleepless solitude of mine tonight, my thoughts revolve around you.
If it's wrong to love you
Although some may condemn my love for you, my heart won't let me believe it's wrong.
Then my heart just won't let me be right
My unyielding love for you will not allow me to believe it's a mistake.
'Cause I've drowned in you
I've fallen deeply in love with you.
And I won't pull through Without you by my side
I can't possibly make it through this ordeal without you being by my side.
I'd give my all to have Just one more night with you
I would go to any length to spend a single night with you, even if it meant sacrificing everything I have.
I'd risk my life to feel Your body next to mine
The mere possibility of having you close to me is worth risking my own survival.
'Cause I can't go on Living in the memory of our song
Living off the lingering memories of our past along is not something I can endure forever.
Baby can you feel me
My love is so strong that I believe you can feel it reaching out to you.
Imagining I'm looking in your eyes
I can vividly picture staring into your eyes as if we were physically face-to-face.
And yet you're so far
Despite my imagination, you are nowhere near me in reality.
Like a distant star
You seem as far as a star in the sky, way out of reach.
I'm wishing on tonight
Tonight, my wish is to have you in my arms one more time.
(I'd) give my all for your love
I would give everything within me for the love of yours.
Tonight
This very night, I crave your affection more than anything else in the world.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WALTER AFANASIEFF, MARIAH CAREY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jhunz23
People do not know that Mimi made a trilogy of songs that embodies a love story....
My All ---1997's Butterfly Album.
After Tonight ---1999's Rainbow Album.
I Only Wanted ---2002's Charmbracelet Album.
"My All"---where she did everything to spend a night with the man she loves..."After Tonight"---where she was emotional & she expressed her love after their night together... "I Only Wanted"---begging the man she loves to stay with her for life.
The three songs have guitar inspired melody ;)
@kristinejuromay4427
Lyrics;
I am thinking of you
In my sleepless solitude tonight
If it's wrong to love you
Then my heart just won't let me be right
'Cause I've drowned in you
And I won't pull through
Without you by my side
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
Baby can you feel me
Imagining I'm looking in your eyes
I can see you clearly
Vividly emblazoned in my mind
And yet you're so far
Like a distant star
I'm wishing on tonight
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight
(I'd) give my all for your love
Tonight
@elisabeth-catherinekrampah
Who's listening in 2024?
@franciscorios5257
me
@CurlsinCrochet
Meee the day after Mariah’s Anniversary actually 🎉🦋
@user-gs5rc7wc7q
Me
@asrirania1350
me I like this song
@christinautami5448
Me 🎉🎉🎉
@LeopardGeckoTree
If I had her singing voice, I'd never shut the fuck up.😍
@yuniorvidal4152
ugh utter disgust.
@LeopardGeckoTree
+yunior vidal What are you talking about?
@yuniorvidal4152
oh I was jk.