Mariah Carey - 'Everything Fades Away' (REACTION)

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[missyful]

That was Will Downing. I can detect that man's voice from a mile away.

[keke]

The fact she writes all the background vocals and layering and the main melody lines. Genius

[conscienceetintuition]

I read somewhere, I don't remember where, that Montserrat Caballé, one the greatest female opera singers, stated that Mariah had to be one the finest female vocalists : perfect pitch, always on key, subtle and seamless tansitions and her operatic habilities in her songs with a big range in non operatic music.

[adiltonaranha]

Mariah reminds me that heaven exists. I’ll never stop saying that she is indeed the single best vocalist to have ever walked this earth. It doesn’t matter what range she sings in, what lyrics she writes, she has the ability to take you somewhere you haven’t been yet, and that’s Heaven on earth. This song is a complete masterpiece. Breathtaking.

[mcsinger]

The MUSIC BOX ERA.. SHE IS SO AMAZING!

[Dr__Feelgood]

The male voice belonged to WILL DOWNING, who was unfortunately uncredited because this record was sadly added only as a bonus track on the Japanese & Asian editions of the CD. IDK if the UK, European & Australian editions also had it but this album was her monster selling one especially in those territories so they deserved to get all the tracks available from that album as well. But its being a "bonus" during the CD era meant that it wasn't even acknowledged on the CD sleeve's album credits & personnel listing even when the song itself was on the CD as the bonus track that plays after the one listed as the "last track";officially. The bonus was often "hidden" in that they were customarily burned at a substantial distance from the official last track, so you'd have to wait a couple minutes to hear it as a surprise. LOL.

So unfortunate, however, because it was so much better than some of the tracks that officially made it on the album. I think it & "Do You Ever Think of  Me" (another great Raritiy that sounded more contemporary, midtrempo 90s R&B than the timeless soul of this one) was a victim of sounding "too soulful" for the one album that Tommy Mottola specifically engineered to sound more palatable to the (White & Non-US) Pop/AC audience in the US & elsewhere around the world. It worked like a supercharm, though, because it ended up being her biggest selling album to date with sales of around 30 million. So he really made the best decision business-wise as far as turning MC into the unbeatahle, Pop juggernaut superstar of the 90s & onwards with this album primarily & also his very prescient decision to make her record her classic 1st Christmasvalbum right after this "Music Box" one the following  year, which she resisted initially back then (i.e. MC to Tommy:"You're turning me into Connie Francis!"😂Toommy to Mimi: "How the hell do you even know about Connie Francis?" Connie became famous for her own Holiday albums in the 50sb🤣) But she's now enjoying ironically & immensely the fruits of what seemed like "forced labor" initially back then, but 3 decades later makes for the perfect part of her transition into joining the ranks of THE great, iconic legacy artists of all time.

But this one is easily one of the greatest songs she has ever written & immaculately recorded/produced when her voice was at its peak form & she was supported by IMO one of the greatest background soul singers ever assembled in Pop music history in the Price sisters, Melonie Daniels, Trey Lorenz, etc alongside the elegant instrumentation of Walter Afanasieff. Soulful & heartbreaking. This song -- its tragic words, plaintive but gorgeous melody & heavenly vocal arrangement & delivery -- almost always tears me up & breaks me into pieces.

[tlobrown]

This song is so good. And to think it was a bonus track and not part of the main album while simultaneously being one of the best songs on the album. She went off.

[codywalsh]

Need to do "slipping away" next time, it's literally one of her best song's she's ever recorded IMO and one of the best RnB song's, it's a b-side to always be my baby. Everything about it just Screams 90s

[Mimi-udmo]

This song could be played on the radio today and not sound outdated. Classically beautiful - both lyrically and musically. Queen Mariah 💖

[Angel-fudm]

I was in absolute shock when I first heard this masterpiece! This song is so haunting and beautiful, please react to the Wind :)

[PRAISEBIBLEFLY]

this is one of mariah’s most personal songs actually. it’s about her relationship with tommy and she talks about it in her memoir as well. you should react to slipping away, it’s immaculate!

[divatalk]

This is probably in my top 5 favourite songs ever!! I so love how the song too literally fades away with those heavenly BVs

[Scott-yy]

This is one of my favourite Mariah songs ever because of how beautifully it's sung, arranged and produced especially that outro with multiple background parts!!
The Rarities is a compilation of all her past music that went unreleased for the most part. This was supposed to be part of the Music Box album.
React to Somewhat Loved for some current Mariah vocals!! It's AMAZING!!

[tiagosantos]

unbelievable that this song wasn't released on the album and wasn't a single. without a doubt one of his best songs

[reletive]

From the vocals to the layering, the transitions to the lyrics. Your fav could NEVERRR, it’s just a fact of life 🤷🏾‍♀️

[TimpossibleOne]

This is a b-side cut from a single off of the Music Box album.

The male vocalist is Will Downing.

[ares]

The most beautiful song from Mariah, ever .. this song still haunts me to this day ! the languish and the pain are felt through her voice !! the choir is amazing !!

[bigbof]

One of my favorite songs I recently discovered- very hunting! This woman is SO underrated! The emotion in her voice is out of this world apart from the vocals. Absolutely NO ONE in the industry nowadays comes close to her vocal ability. NO ONE!

[NIPPYxMIMI]

I love the composition, mood, those vocals in the climax, the male backgrounds. It's from the Music Box era & I'd rather had them swap something out for this one. Same with 'Do You Think Of Me' from the same era.

[JCKILLED]

The song is from 1993, it's a bonus song of the music box album.