Rainbow

by Mariah Carey

Overview

Mariah Carey claims Rainbow, her first album since divorcing Tommy Mottola, "chronicles my emotional roller coaster ride of the past year," but less subjective listeners could be forgiven for viewing it as simply another Mariah Carey album. After all, all the elements are in place -- the crossover dance hits, the ballads, the cameos, the hip producers, the weird cover choice from the early '80s. But dig a little deeper, and her words ring true. Rainbow is the first Carey album where she's written personal lyrics, and allusions to her separation from Mottola are evident throughout the album, even if it doesn't really amount to the "story" she mentions in the liner notes. As appropriate for any introspective album, it's a bit ballad-heavy, which makes Rainbow seem a little samey. Yet that's not the only reason the record has a weird sense of deja vu, since this follows the same formula as its two predecessors, distinguished primarily by her newfound fondness for flashing flesh. That repetition isn't necessarily a problem, since she does formula very well, managing to appeal to both housewives as well as b-boys. Rainbow proves that she can still pull off that difficult balancing act, but it's hard not to be a little disappointed that she'd didn't shake the music up a little bit more -- after all, it would have been a more effective album if the heartbreak, sorrow, and joy that bubbles underneath the music were brought to the surface. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2024
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0196588928819
Rank:	8405

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mariah Carey   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Westlife   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Da Brat   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Rap
98°   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Nas   Primary Artist
Usher   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Joe   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Missy Elliott   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Jay-Z   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
David Morales   Primary Artist
Mystikal   Guest Artist,Rap
Master P   Guest Artist,Rap
Steve Shockley   Drums
Fingaz   Multi Instruments
Big Baby   Keyboards
Kazuhiko Gomi   Keyboards
Mary Ann Tatum   Vocals (Background)
Brenda Mickens   Violin
David Mickens   Violin
Elizabeth Sobieski   Violin
Neil Devor   Synthesizer
James Riccardo   Violin
Thomas Kornacker   Violin
Bryan-Michael Cox   Co-Producer
Trey Lorenz   Vocals (Background)
Steve Mac   Keyboards,Keyboards
Gene Perez   Bass
Peter M. Weimar   Violin
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
John Robinson   Drums
Kamaria Moore   Vocals (Background)
Laura Seaton   Violin
Daniel Moore II   Vocals (Background)
Daryl Skobba   Cello
Alice Preves   Viola,Violin
Joshua Koestenbaum   Cello
Jim Wright   Co-Producer
Mike Sobieski   Violin
Melonie Daniels   Vocals (Background)
Tamas Strasser   Viola
Nicki Richards   Vocals (Background)
Nigel Lowis   Keyboards
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Vernon Black   Guitar
Tom Kornacker   Violin
Elsa Nilsson   Violin
DJ Fingazz   Multi Instruments
Paul Gendler   Guitar
John Kennedy   Violin
Greg "Gigi" Gonaway   Drums
Liz Sobieski   Violin
Shockley   Drums
James "Big Jim" Wright   Keyboards
Terry Lewis   Multi Instruments
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Joey Mosk   Keyboards
Fingazz   Multi Instruments
Juliet Haffner   Viola
Felipe Elgueta   Synthesizer
Ronnie King   Synthesizer,Moog Synthesizer
Jimmy Jam   Multi Instruments
David Foster   Keyboards
Randy Jackson   Bass
Howie Hersh   Multi Instruments
Wayne Hector   Vocals (Background)
Marquinho Brazil   Percussion
Peter Daou   Keyboards
Jermaine Dupri   Multi Instruments
Mike Scott   Guitar
Andrew Stein   Violin
Michael Sobieski   Violin
Damizza   Multi Instruments
DJ Clue   Rap,Multi Instruments
Sherry McGhee   Vocals (Background)
Stephen Shockley   Drums
Merilee Klemp   Oboe
Andrew Sherman   Keyboards
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs   MIDI,Multi Instruments
Dean Parks   Guitar

Technical Credits

David Ashton   Assistant Engineer
Asburn Bernie Miller   Engineer
Brian Nolen   Editing,MIDI Engineer
Shawn Carter   Composer,Lyricist
Elliott Blakey   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Austopchuk   Art Direction
Manuel Forolfi   Assistant Engineer
Alessandro R.A. Benedetti   Assistant Engineer
Tracey Waples   Lyricist,Composer
Pete Karem   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Darryl Harper   Composer,Lyricist
Daniel Avila   Mastering Engineer
Joseph "Smokey" Johnson   Composer,Lyricist
Craig C.   Remixing
Craig Christensen   Remixing
Bryan-Michael Cox   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Trey Lorenz   Composer,Lyricist
Shirley Ellis   Composer,Lyricist
Steve Mac   Producer,Mixing Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Keith Sweat   Composer,Lyricist
James Harris III   Composer,Lyricist
Ashburn Miller   Engineer
Michael Scheshingen   Mixing
Kevin Lively   Assistant Engineer
Brad Yost   Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
John Horesco   Engineer
Ricardo Emanuel Brown   Composer,Lyricist
Jeffrey Cohen   Composer,Lyricist
Val Young Andrews   Composer,Lyricist
Walter Milsap III   Drum Programming
Kevin KD Davis   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Craig Bazile   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Alex Richbourg   Drum Programming
Bonzai   Mixing Engineer
Clue   Producer,Producer
Michael Walden   Composer,Lyricist
Mike Butler   Assistant Engineer
Oliver Benavidez   Assistant Engineer
DJ Leader   Remixing
Gabriel Martinez   Assistant Engineer
Tom Sweeney   Assistant Engineer
Calvin Broadus   Composer,Lyricist
Daniel Pursey   Assistant Engineer
Herb Powers   Mastering
Jim Wright   Arranger
Duro   Producer
Phil Collins   Composer,Lyricist
Kandi   Composer,Lyricist
Master P   Producer
Michael Schlesinger   Mixing Engineer
Ian Cuttler   Design
Nathaniel Hale   Composer,Lyricist
Frederick Jenkins   Composer,Lyricist
James Wright   Composer,Lyricist
Warren Griffin III   Composer,Lyricist
David LaChapelle   Photography
Michael Butler   Assistant Engineer
Brian Frye   Engineer,Track Engineer
Alexander Richbourg   Drum Programming
David Sussman   Engineer
Xavier Smith   Mixing Engineer,Drum Programming,Assistant Engineer
Tim Lawton   Assistant Engineer
Tom Brick   Mastering Engineer
Da Brat   Lyricist,Composer
Dana Jon Chappelle   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Mixing,Mixing Engineer
James "Big Jim" Wright   Arranger,Composer,Producer
William Ross   Arranger,Orchestration,Orchestral Arrangements
Gene Griffin   Composer,Lyricist
Lee Blaske   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Jeff Burns   Assistant Engineer
Tupac Shakur   Composer,Lyricist
Ricky Rouse   Composer,Lyricist
Felipe Elgueta   Engineer,Programming
Humberto Gatica   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Additional Production
Dr. Dre   Composer,Lyricist
Tyrone Wrice   Composer,Lyricist
Marilyn McLeod   Composer,Lyricist
Lincoln Chase   Composer,Lyricist
Phil Tan   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Richard Niles   Arranger
Jimmy Jam   Arranger,Producer
Kandi Burruss   Composer,Lyricist
Matt Howe   Mixing Engineer
David Foster   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
2Pac   Composer
Wardell Quezergue   Composer,Lyricist
Junior Vasquez   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Mariah Carey   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing,Vocal Arrangement
Peter Doell   Assistant Engineer
Narada Michael Walden   Composer,Lyricist
Jermaine Dupri   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing,Mixing Engineer
Missy Elliott   Composer,Lyricist
Chris Brooke   Assistant Engineer
Damizza   Producer
Aaron Hall   Composer,Lyricist
Diane Warren   Composer,Lyricist
Timothy Gatling   Composer,Lyricist
Bradley Yost   Assistant Engineer
Brian Garten   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Brad Gilderman   Mixing Engineer
Alessandro Benedetti   Assistant Engineer
Ann Mincieli   Assistant Engineer
DJ Clue   Producer
Pam Sawyer   Composer,Lyricist
Teddy Riley   Composer,Lyricist
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Shirley Elliston   Composer,Lyricist
Snoop Dogg   Composer
Steve Hodge   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Steven Barkan   Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
James "Bonzai" Caruso   Mixing Engineer
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Instrumentation
Ken "Duro" Ifill   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Greg Pinto   Assistant Engineer
Craig B.   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Claude "Swifty" Achille   Engineer
Terry Lewis   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
David Morales   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing,Drum Programming
John Harris   Engineer
Dave Reitzas   Engineer
Jay-Z   Composer,Lyricist