Rainbow (studio album) by Mariah Carey

Rainbow by Mariah Carey
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 8,157th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
65/100 (from 52 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1999 (120th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,372nd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,157th)
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Mariah Carey bestography

Rainbow is ranked 6th best out of 22 albums by Mariah Carey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mariah Carey is Butterfly which is ranked number 2282 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 705.

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Rainbow track list

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Average Rating: 
65/100 (from 52 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.9/100, a mean average of 63.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.0.

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From 12/31/2022 23:06
Grandes acertos em um álbum meio que esquecido.
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From 10/22/2018 13:10
A disappointment after the excellent "Butterfly", "Rainbow" was in essence a rushed release in order to leave the label that was suffocating her work and her personal life throughout the entire 90s. I understand and sympathise, but that doesn't make this record any better. Perhaps listen to "Heartbreaker" and its great remix, along with the very personal "Petals". Also, seek out the "Thank God I Found You" remix featuring Nas which vastly improves upon the original.
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From 07/01/2018 00:24
"Rainbow" is a blend of chilled-out hip-hop/R&B and her usual adult contemporary fare, but all of it comes across as a product far too smoothed over; excluding "Heartbreaker" and its remix, this record really is quite bland. It's a step down from her magnum opus "Butterfly" and it's easy to see why. Mariah quickly wrote, produced and recorded her vocals within a few months and rushed this record in order to get out of her oppressive label situation and away from her abusive, controlling ex-husband tommy mottola. I completely sympathise and understand why her heart wasn't really in this, but nevertheless I just wish it had a few more impressive tracks on it. As well as "Heartbreaker" (and its remix), I'd suggest listening to "Petals" for its very personal and revealing content.
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