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"Sweetheart" is a song recorded by Rainy Davis from her eponymous debut album, Sweetheart (1987). It was written by Davis and Pete Warner. The song peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart in July 1986.[1] It was later re-recorded in 1998 by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey, from Dupri's debut album Life in 1472 (1998), and from Carey's first compilation album #1's (1998).

"Sweetheart"
Single by Rainy Davis
from the album Sweetheart
Released1986
Genre
  • Freestyle
  • synth-funk
Length3:44 (Album Version)
7:05 (12" Club Mix)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rainy Davis
  • Pete Warner

Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey version


"Sweetheart"
Single by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey
from the album Life in 1472 and #1's
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1998
RecordedEarly 1998
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
Length4:24
Label
  • Columbia
  • So So Def
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jermaine Dupri singles chronology
"The Party Continues"
(1998)		 "Sweetheart"
(1998)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"My All"
(1998)		 "Sweetheart"
(1998)		 "When You Believe"
(1998)
Music video
"Sweetheart" on YouTube

Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey co-produced their cover of the song for Dupri's debut album Life in 1472, and Carey's compilation album #1's, later appearing on her 2001 greatest hits collection and 2003 remix compilation The Remixes.


Background and music


The song was recorded by Dana Jon Chappelle and Brian Frye at KrossWire Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, The Hit Factory in New York, and Right Track Recording in New York. It was mixed by Dupri and Phil Tan at Silent Sound Studios in Atlanta and mastered by Bernie Grundman.[2][3]


Release


The third single from Life in 1472,[4] So So Def and Columbia Records jointly released "Sweetheart" to American urban contemporary radio stations for airplay on September 7, 1998,[5] followed by rhythmic contemporary stations eight days later.[6] A commercial release in the United States was scheduled for September 29,[7] but was retracted for unspecified reasons and instead distributed for free with the purchase of #1's.[8] Spin reported that DreamWorks and Arista Records were concerned that it might jeopardize the success of their impending release, Carey's duet with Whitney Houston, "When You Believe", as Carey would be competing with herself on record charts.[9] Sony Music Japan issued a CD maxi single in that country on November 6, 1998.[10]

The song was promoted with a music video directed by Hype Williams.[11] Filmed in August 1998,[4] it shows Dupri dancing on top of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain,[11] while Carey twirls in a dress to reveal her underwear and rides on the back of a motorcycle with her "sweetheart".[12] The Morning Call's Paul Willistein called the video "even hotter" than the song itself.[13]


Commercial performance


Music magazines predicted "Sweetheart" would experience success on record charts. British publication Music Week described it as the most commercial song on Life in 1472.[14] In the United States, Billboard thought it would be the most-played song on both pop and R&B radio stations going into late 1998.[15] Following its radio release, eligibility for the US Billboard Hot 100 chart was changed to include non-commercial releases and airplay data from R&B stations.[16] In the first week of the rule change on December 5, 1998, it entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number 25 and remained on the chart for one week.[17] Internationally, "Sweetheart" peaked within the top twenty of record charts in Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.[18][19][20]


Critical reception


Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine highlighted this track.[21] When the same critic reviewed the same song in Mariah's Number 1's he called it fine but not particularly memorable.[22] Jon Dolan of Citypage music wrote that Dupri is romancing pop queen Mariah Carey in the squeaky clean, radio-gimme "Sweetheart."[23] Entertainment Weekly's David Browne wrote: "Even Carey contributes, perhaps unwittingly (...) On the mild electro-funk of "Sweetheart," she turns herself into a subservient Barbie, cooing about her need for a "storybook romance."[24] Kris Ex of Vibe wrote that Mariah Carey-belted "Sweetheart" updates Rainy Davis's '86 hit of the same name but its "jams are swollen with riveting bass runs."[25]

Writing for the Popular Music and Society journal, Vincent Stephens thought it one of Carey's best R&B songs due to the "infectious, pulsating arrangement and [her] understated vocals".[26] In the Camden Courier-Post, Jeff Hall felt Carey's vocal performance allowed her to come across as sultrier,[27] and Ron Rollins of the Dayton Daily News considered it a sign of confidence in her abilities.[28] Music Week opined that the song was more a showcase for Carey's vocals than Dupri's rapping skills.[29] Billboard reflected positively on Dupri's raps, saying it was wise keeping them to a "high-quality minimum" to highlight Carey's vocals and the song's production.[15] Time's Christopher John Farley felt Carey's "lilting, soulful voice is a good match for his prodding raps".[30] According to The Baltimore Sun's J. D. Considine, "Carey's effortless carnality makes Jermaine Dupri's sex-obsessed rap seem almost silly".[31]

Vivian Host of The Dallas Morning News described Carey as a "dirtier" version of Lisa Lisa which made the song a strip club anthem.[32] Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press thought Carey's vocals were sexy and described the song as "booty-bouncing".[33] The Philadelphia Inquirer's Tom Moon shared these sentiments, writing that it was explicit even when compared to other songs with sexual lyrics.[34] In the The Indianapolis Star, Scott L. Miley said Carey's performance was "unflattering".[35] According to Richard Harrington of The Washington Post, it was yet more toned-down than other songs on Life in 1472.[36]


Track listings


CD Single
  1. "Sweetheart"– 4:22
  2. "Sweetheart (The Dance)" – 6:20
  3. "Sweetheart (The Story)" – 3:46
  4. "Sweetheart (Lil Jon Remix)" – 4:33
UK 12"
  1. "Sweetheart (M!'s Pounding Vocal)" – 9:43
  2. "Sweetheart (M!'s More Bounce To The Ounce Vocal)" – 8:43
  3. "Sweetheart (M!'s Pounding Dub)" – 9:53
  4. "Sweetheart (M!'s Beats & Bounces Mix)" – 7:24

Sweetheart EP[37]

  1. "Sweetheart" – 4:20
  2. "Sweetheart" (The Story) – 3:46
  3. "Sweetheart" (Without Rap) – 4:02
  4. "Sweetheart" (Lil' Jon Remix) – 4:34
  5. "Sweetheart" (The Dance) – 6:20
  6. "Sweetheart" (M!'s Pounding Vocal) – 9:25
  7. "Sweetheart" (M!'s More Bounce To The Ounce Vocal) – 8:44
  8. "Sweetheart" (M!'s Pounding Dub) – 9:56
  9. "Sweetheart" (M!'s Beats & Bounces Mix) – 7:27
  10. "Sweetheart" (A Cappella) – 4:20

Personnel


Credits adapted from the liner notes of Life in 1472 and #1's.[2][3]


Charts



References


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- [en] Sweetheart (Rainy Davis song)

[es] Sweetheart

«Sweetheart» (en español: «cariño o dulce corazón») es una canción escrita por Rainy Davis y Peter Kessler y grabada por Davis. La canción llegó al número 24 de la lista estadounidense Hot Black Singles en 1986. En 1998, Jermaine Dupri y Mariah Carey realizaron una versión de la canción.


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