Billboard The Remixes review
Mariah Carey's legion of hardcore fans - of which there are still plenty - will wholly embrace this two-disc collection, which arrives on her former label. Disc one is home to nine dancefloor anthems, including Robert Clivilles & David Cole's gospel-dripping re-rub of "Anytime You Need a Friend" and the duo's disco-etched take on "Emotions". DJ/producer David Morales, Carey's longtime collaborator, is well-represented; his additional production work on "Dreamlover" remains fresh and alive - 10 years after it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Those in search of the artist's R&B/hip-hop jams need look no further than disc two. Her collaborations with O.D.B. ("Fantasy"), Joe & Nas ("Thank God I Found You") and Da Brat & Missy Elliott ("Heartbreaker"), among others, are all here. The disc closes with the sublime, sexed-up and swoon-worthy Carey/Busta Rhymes pairing, "I Know What You Want". (Billboard)
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