The exceptionally talented Rock artist Mariah Carey has released her CD entitled Daydream. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Mariah Carey fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Daydream Mariah Carey’s artistic excellence is on full display as Carey has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be her best work to date.
The CD opens with a great track, Fantasy, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It’s a really nice track.
One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the way all of the participating artists seem to be really enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall presentation and you’ve got one of Mariah Carey’s most impressive releases ever.
If you’re a Mariah Carey fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don’t even have to be a fan of Carey, or even Rock to know is good. This is just good music. Period.
While the entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 5 - Always Be My Baby, track 7 - When I Saw You, and track 12 - Looking In.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Fantasy. Outstanding!
Daydream Release Notes:
Mariah Carey originally released Daydream on October 3, 1995 on the Columbia label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Fantasy
2. Underneath The Stars
3. One Sweet Day
4. Open Arms
5. Always Be My Baby
6. I Am Free
7. When I Saw You
8. Long Ago
9. Melt Away
10. Forever
11. Daydream Interlude - (fantasy sweet dub mix)
12. Looking In
Personnel: Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men (vocals); Dave "Jam" Hall, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal (various instruments); Dann Huff, Tristan Avakian (guitar); Terry Barrus (piano); Lori Holland (Hammond B-3 organ); Babyface (keyboards, background vocals); Walter Afanasieff, David Morales, Satoshi Tomiie, Dan Shea (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Steve Thornton (percussion); Gary Cirimelli, Randy Walker (programming); Kelly Price, Melonie Daniels, Shanrae Price (background vocals).
Producers include: David Hall, Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, David Morales.
Engineers: Jay Healy, Kurt Lundvall, Andy Smith.
