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Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4, 2001, by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits double album: CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995, while CD 2 is primarily a collection of hits from 1995 to 2000. In 2011, the album was re-issued outside the US with the same track listing, titled The Essential Mariah Carey.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Mariah Carey
Released	December 4, 2001
Recorded	1988–2001
Genre	Pop R&B[1]
Length	123:05
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Puff Daddy Q-Tip Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal Dave Hall DJ Clue Duro Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Stevie J Mike Mason David Cole Robert Clivillés Babyface Narada Michael Walden Rhett Lawrence Ric Wake
Mariah Carey chronology
Glitter (2001) Greatest Hits (2001) Charmbracelet (2002)

Content

Carey had previously released the compilation album #1's (1998), but the release of her Greatest Hits album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to Virgin Records. The idea of a greatest hits album was part of a four-album agreement between Columbia Records and Carey to terminate her contract with them. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike #1's.

All tracks from the previous album, with the exception of "Whenever You Call" with Brian McKnight, and the #1's international bonus track "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" are included on Greatest Hits. Tracks that were not included on #1's are:

• the U.S. top five hits "Can't Let Go" (1991), "Make It Happen" (1992) and "Without You" (1994), and the top twenty hit "Anytime You Need a Friend" (1994);
• the radio airplay-only tracks "Forever" (1996), "Underneath the Stars" (1996), and "Butterfly" (1997);
• "Heartbreaker" (1999) and "Thank God I Found You" (2000), the two singles from Carey's Rainbow album that went to number 1 following the release of #1's, as well as "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" (2000), another single from Rainbow;
• "Endless Love" (1994), a top five duet with Luther Vandross, which had not been previously included on any Carey album;
• the So So Def remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (2000) featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri, which had only been included on the Japanese re-release of the single in 2000.

International versions of Greatest Hits additionally include "Against All Odds" (2000), a duet with Westlife. The Japanese version contains "Against All Odds", "Open Arms" (1996), the non-single album track "Music Box" from the album Music Box (1993), and the Merry Christmas album version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You"; it is also the only album to include the "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (2001) single.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Slant Magazine	[3]

Upon release, the compilation album received positive reviews. Sal Cinquemani, writer for Slant, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.[3] Cinquemani stated that with this album, Carey's ex-husband and company attempt to "cash in Carey's pre-borderline Columbia Years".[3] He also agreed that "Carey's greatest hits have often fallen short of the Billboard perch".[3] He gave high praise to " Make It Happen", Carey's cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You" and "Underneath the Stars" stating that they "have certainly earned their spots" next to hits like "Hero" and "One Sweet Day".[3] Devon Powers of PopMatters also praised the album calling Carey a "pop princess, hammering out fast numbers with a zeal and determination" highlight that the album moves "chronologically through [her] remarkable career".[4]

Commercial performance

As of November 2018, Greatest Hits has sold 1,230,000 copies in the US.[5] Globally, the album has sold an estimated five million copies.[6]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36]	3× Platinum	210,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[37]	Platinum	125,000*
France (SNEP)[38]	Gold	100,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[39]	Platinum	15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[40]	Platinum	200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41]	Gold	7,500^
South Korea	—	177,945[42][43][44]
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA)[46]	2× Platinum	1,230,000[5]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	5,000,000[6]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)

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[es] Greatest Hits (álbum de Mariah Carey)

Greatest Hits es el segundo álbum de grandes éxitos de la cantante y compositora estadounidense Mariah Carey, lanzado en Estados Unidos el 4 de diciembre del 2001 por Columbia Records. El álbum de grandes éxitos consta de un álbum doble: en el primer CD vienen incluido sus éxitos desde 1990 a 1995 y en el segundo los de 1996 hasta 2000. En el 2011, el disco fue relanzado fuera de los Estados Unidos con las mismas canciones y bajo el título The Essential Mariah Carey.[1]

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[it] Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey)

Greatest Hits è l'undicesimo album della cantante statunitense Mariah Carey, uscito negli Stati Uniti il 4 dicembre 2001 dalla Columbia Records. Si tratta del secondo greatest hits della cantante, pubblicato su due CD.

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[ru] Greatest Hits (альбом Мэрайи Кэри)

Greatest Hits — первый сборник лучших песен американской певицы Мэрайи Кэри, выпущенный 4 декабря 2001 года лейблом Columbia Records на двух дисках. Первый диск состоит из хитов Мэрайи, записанных с 1990 по 1995 годы, а второй — с 1996 по 2000 годы (включая большинство дуэтов). В 2011 году альбом был перевыпущен за пределами США под названием The Essential Mariah Carey.

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