TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Mariah Carey

TITLE: Anytime You Need A Friend

0hr 56min total- 54.2mb

RELEASE DATE: 1994-00-00
RIP DATE: 2004-07-31

01 Anytime You Need A Friend (LP  7:28

02 Anytime You Need A Friend (C&C 7:11

03 Anytime You Need A Friend      7:52
(Soul Convention Remix)
04 Anytime You Need A Friend     16:58

05 Anytime You Need A Friend     16:57
(Dave's Empty Pass)

Mariah Carey has been stung by critical
charges that she's all vocal bombast and
no subtlety, soul or shading. Her solution
was to make an album in which her
celebrated octave-leaping voice would
be downplayed and she could
demonstrate her ability to sing softly
and coolly. Well, she was partly
successful; she trimmed the volume on
Music Box. Unfortunately, she also cut
the energy level; Carey sounds detached
on several selections. She scored a
couple of huge hits, "Hero" and
"Dreamlover," where she did inject some
personality and intensity into the
leads. Most other times, Carey blended
into the background and let the tracks
guide her, instead of pushing and
exploding through them. It was wise for
Carey to display other elements of her
approach, but sometimes excessive
spirit is preferable to an absence of