Mariah Carey – Rainbow: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition (1999/2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Mariah Carey – Rainbow: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition (1999/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:14:51 minutes | 1,58 GB | Genre: Pop, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

Rainbow is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey, originally released on November 2, 1999, via Columbia Records. On June 12, 2024, Carey confirmed a 25th anniversary edition of the album would be released on June 14, 2024. The anniversary edition features several bonus tracks not included on the original album, as well as a new recording for the album, titled “Rainbow’s End.”Mariah Carey claims Rainbow, her first album since divorcing Tommy Mottola, “chronicles my emotional roller coaster ride of the past year,” but less subjective listeners could be forgiven for viewing it as simply another Mariah Carey album. After all, all the elements are in place — the crossover dance hits, the ballads, the cameos, the hip producers, the weird cover choice from the early ’80s. But dig a little deeper, and her words ring true. Rainbow is the first Carey album where she’s written personal lyrics, and allusions to her separation from Mottola are evident throughout the album, even if it doesn’t really amount to the “story” she mentions in the liner notes. As appropriate for any introspective album, it’s a bit ballad-heavy, which makes Rainbow seem a little samey. Yet that’s not the only reason the record has a weird sense of déjà vu, since this follows the same formula as its two predecessors, distinguished primarily by her newfound fondness for flashing flesh. That repetition isn’t necessarily a problem, since she does formula very well, managing to appeal to both housewives as well as b-boys. Rainbow proves that she can still pull off that difficult balancing act, but it’s hard not to be a little disappointed that she’d didn’t shake the music up a little bit more — after all, it would have been a more effective album if the heartbreak, sorrow, and joy that bubbles underneath the music were brought to the surface. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:

1-1. Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker (04:45)
1-2. Mariah Carey – Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme) (04:32)
1-3. Mariah Carey – Bliss (05:43)
1-4. Mariah Carey – How Much (03:30)
1-5. Mariah Carey – After Tonight (04:14)
1-6. Mariah Carey – X-Girlfriend (03:57)
1-7. Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker (04:32)
1-8. Mariah Carey – Vulnerability (Interlude) (01:11)
1-9. Mariah Carey – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (03:24)
1-10. Mariah Carey – Crybaby (05:19)
1-11. Mariah Carey – Did I Do That? (04:14)
1-12. Mariah Carey – Petals (04:22)
1-13. Mariah Carey – Rainbow (Interlude) (01:32)
1-14. Mariah Carey – Thank God I Found You (04:17)
1-15. Mariah Carey – Rainbow’s End (03:40)
1-16. Mariah Carey – How Much (So So Def Remix) (03:28)
1-17. Mariah Carey – Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix) (05:08)
1-18. Mariah Carey – Against All Odds (Take A Look at Me Now) (03:20)
1-19. Mariah Carey – There For Me (04:14)
1-20. Mariah Carey – Thank God I Found You (Mariah Only Version) (04:16)
1-21. Mariah Carey – Love Hangover / Heartbreaker (Live at VH1 Divas 2000) (05:14)
1-22. Mariah Carey – Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme) (Live at VH1 Divas 2000) (04:35)
1-23. Mariah Carey – Bliss (Acapella) (05:27)
1-24. Mariah Carey – There For Me (Acapella) (03:49)
1-25. Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker / “If You Should Ever Be Lonely” (Junior’s Heartbreaker Club Mix) (10:17)
1-26. Mariah Carey – Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme) (Morales Revival Triumphant Mix) (10:25)
1-27. Mariah Carey – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Pound Boys Main Mix) (08:55)
1-28. Mariah Carey – Rainbow’s End (David Morales Extended Mix) (06:19)

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