Rainbow
by Mariah Carey
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Mariah Carey bestography
Rainbow is ranked 8th best out of 23 albums by Mariah Carey on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mariah Carey is Butterfly which is ranked number 2646 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 600.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Rainbow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/11/2026 19:56 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2026 09:38 | Leginlists | 3,753 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2024 13:22 | LT228 | 245 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2024 13:21 | LT22 | 272 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2024 13:20 | Luncea | 625 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.0/100, a mean average of 64.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.6.
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VictorVale 12/31/2022 23:06 | #292372
Grandes acertos em um álbum meio que esquecido.
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.
"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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