Daydream (30th Anniversary)

Daydream (30th Anniversary)

Mariah Carey

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Recorded in 1994 and 1995 at Sony Music Studios, The Hit Factory and Cove City in New York, with additional work at Wallyworld in California, Daydream was issued by Columbia as Mariah Carey’s fifth studio album. Carey produced it with Walter Afanasieff, Dave Hall, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal and Babyface, while Boyz II Men joined her on “One Sweet Day.” Gleaming keyboards, programmed R&B drums, gospel-layered vocals and carefully shaped studio harmonies place the record firmly in the polished mid-1990s.

Daydream moves between pop, contemporary R&B and hip-hop production, with the Tom Tom Club sample driving “Fantasy” and piano supporting the stacked vocals of “One Sweet Day.” The album topped the Billboard 200, while “Fantasy,” “One Sweet Day” and “Always Be My Baby” all reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, with “One Sweet Day” remaining there for 16 weeks. These Columbia/Legacy vinyl pressings mark the album’s 30th anniversary. It belongs in collections centred on 1990s pop, R&B vocal production and hip-hop crossover.

Recorded in 1994 and 1995 at Sony Music Studios, The Hit Factory and Cove City in New York, with additional work at Wallyworld in California, Daydream was issued by Columbia as Mariah Carey’s fifth studio album. Carey produced it with Walter Afanasieff, Dave Hall, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal and Babyface, while Boyz II Men joined her on “One Sweet Day.” Gleaming keyboards, programmed R&B drums, gospel-layered vocals and carefully shaped studio harmonies place the record firmly in the polished mid-1990s.

Daydream moves between pop, contemporary R&B and hip-hop production, with the Tom Tom Club sample driving “Fantasy” and piano supporting the stacked vocals of “One Sweet Day.” The album topped the Billboard 200, while “Fantasy,” “One Sweet Day” and “Always Be My Baby” all reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, with “One Sweet Day” remaining there for 16 weeks. These Columbia/Legacy vinyl pressings mark the album’s 30th anniversary. It belongs in collections centred on 1990s pop, R&B vocal production and hip-hop crossover.

Details

Barcode
0199584555911
Publisher
Columbia/legacy
Barcode
0199584556024
Publisher
Columbia/legacy
Genre
Rock/Pop
Released
20261016
Released
20261016

Dimensions

L × W × H
12.5 × 12.5 × 0.5 in
Weight
750 g
L × W × H
6 × 5.2 × 0.5 in
Weight
180 g

Track Listing

32 TRACKS · 6 DISCS

  • Side A

    6 TRACKS
    23:13
    1.

    Fantasy

    4:04
    2.

    Underneath the Stars

    3:33
    3.

    One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)

    4:41
    4.

    Open Arms

    3:29
    5.

    Always Be My Baby

    4:18
    6.

    I Am Free

    3:08

  • Side B

    6 TRACKS
    23:17
    1.

    When I Saw You

    4:24
    2.

    Long Ago

    4:32
    3.

    Melt Away

    3:40
    4.

    Forever

    4:01
    5.

    Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix)

    3:04
    6.

    Looking In

    3:36

  • Side C

    5 TRACKS
    22:18
    1.

    Fantasy (Feat. O.D.B.)

    4:50
    2.

    Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix) (Feat. Da Brat & Xscape)

    4:40
    3.

    Underneath the Stars (Drifting Re-Mix)

    4:00
    4.

    One Sweet Day (Chucky's Remix)

    4:51
    5.

    Melt Away (Extended A Capella)

    3:57

  • Side D

    4 TRACKS
    24:33
    1.

    Slipping Away

    4:30
    2.

    One Night

    4:41
    3.

    Fantasy (Def Club Mix)

    11:14
    4.

    Always Be My Baby (Def Classic Radio Version)

    4:08

  • Side E

    5 TRACKS
    20:46
    1.

    Fantasy

    4:31
    2.

    Make It Happen

    4:43
    3.

    Open Arms

    3:40
    4.

    Dreamlover

    3:54
    5.

    Without You

    3:58

  • Side F

    6 TRACKS
    25:21
    1.

    One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)

    5:08
    2.

    I'll Be There (with Wanya Morris)

    4:25
    3.

    Hero

    4:23
    4.

    Always Be My Baby

    3:49
    5.

    Forever

    4:04
    6.

    Vision of Love

    3:32

Artist | Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Huntington, New York, who moved to New York City after high school and worked as a backing singer for Brenda K. Starr. Her demo tape reached Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, leading to a contract and the chart-topping debut single “Vision of Love” in 1990. Rooted in pop, R&B and gospel, she helped bring hip-hop collaborations into mainstream pop through records including the Bad Boy remix of “Fantasy” with Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Her signature sound pairs a five-octave range and agile melisma with stacked harmonies, piano-led ballads, programmed drums and whistle-register peaks.

Mariah Carey (1990) launched her recording career, while Daydream (1995) produced “Fantasy” and the Boyz II Men duet “One Sweet Day,” which spent 16 weeks at number one in the US. Butterfly (1997) marked a deeper move into hip-hop and contemporary R&B, and Caution (2018) brought sparse electronic production and close-miked vocals. Carey has earned five Grammy Awards and 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, the most by a solo artist. New listeners should start with Daydream for the large-scale pop songs, then move to Butterfly for its R&B production and rap collaborations.
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Artist | Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Huntington, New York, who moved to New York City after high school and worked as a backing singer for Brenda K. Starr. Her demo tape reached Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, leading to a contract and the chart-topping debut single “Vision of Love” in 1990. Rooted in pop, R&B and gospel, she helped bring hip-hop collaborations into mainstream pop through records including the Bad Boy remix of “Fantasy” with Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Her signature sound pairs a five-octave range and agile melisma with stacked harmonies, piano-led ballads, programmed drums and whistle-register peaks.

Mariah Carey (1990) launched her recording career, while Daydream (1995) produced “Fantasy” and the Boyz II Men duet “One Sweet Day,” which spent 16 weeks at number one in the US. Butterfly (1997) marked a deeper move into hip-hop and contemporary R&B, and Caution (2018) brought sparse electronic production and close-miked vocals. Carey has earned five Grammy Awards and 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, the most by a solo artist. New listeners should start with Daydream for the large-scale pop songs, then move to Butterfly for its R&B production and rap collaborations.
VIEW ALL MARIAH CAREY RELEASES →