Mariah Carey - Reflections

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BIOGRAPHY (cont.)
It was a different experience for me, musically, catering songs to specific situations. I think people who were fans of 'Vision of Love' and similar type songs are going to really like these ballads." There is a newfound depth in the remarkably moving pop-soul selections like "Reflections," "Lead the Way" (the movie's love theme) and "Never Too Far."
Mariah Carey is no stranger to winning musicality. Raised in New York by her mother, a former opera singer and vocal coach, Mariah started singing at age four, and writing songs by junior high. Not long after she graduated from high school, Mariah's singing back up for Brenda K. Starr ultimately led to her signing with Columbia Records. As millions listened and watched, she christened her recording career with 1990's self-titled Mariah Carey CD, which ultimately produced four Number One singles ("Vision Of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry"), eventually selling more than 12 million LP's worldwide. By the time the decade came to a close, each of Mariah's nine multi-platinum releases had gone Top Five (four have gone Number One), producing an unrivaled string of fifteen #1 hits. Aside from her chart-topping cover of the Jackson 5"s "I'll Be there," Mariah co-wrote all her #1 smashes. As well as being the only artist to have had a #1 record in each year of the 90's, and have more singles debut at #1 (three) than any artist, Mariah has more #1 singles than any female artist ever.
Mariah also has had more #1 singles than any contemporary recording artist today - only the Beatles (20) and Elvis Presley (18) have more. In addition to the magnitude of winning multiple Grammy, Soul Train and American Music Awards, she was the first female to witness two albums reach the diamond-certified, 10 million sales mark

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