As Throwback Weekends have made clear, Mariah Carey was dominant in the mid-90s. The singer’s fifth studio album, 1995’s Daydream, became the most biggest her career and one of the top-selling albums of all time.
Buoyed by three #1 hits, the album reached Diamond status. Those three chart-toppers (‘Fantasy,’ ‘One Sweet Day,’ and ‘Always Be My Baby’) spent a collective six months atop the Hot 200.
This sort of pop-inflect R&B is definitely not my thing, so I didn’t find a ton to like in this album. But I will admit an affection for two of those hit singles.