Jump to content

Caution (Mariah Carey album): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Restored revision 1087795170 by Lil-unique1 (talk): State what the sources say. If we haven't listed charts for the singles, that obviously means they didn't chart.
Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 192: Line 192:
''Caution'' opened at number five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 51,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, which included 43,000 pure album sales, becoming Carey's eighteenth top-ten album in the United States.<ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8486379/mumford-sons-delta-album-no1-billboard-200-chart|title=Mumford & Sons Score Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Delta'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005625/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8486379/mumford-sons-delta-album-no1-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ''Caution'' debuted at number one on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, her eighth number-one album on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|title=''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824162915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> It also debuted at number one on the US [[Top R&B Albums]] chart, becoming her second number-one album on the chart, with her first being ''[[Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-12-01|title=''Billboard'' Top R&B Albums|work=Billboard|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075234/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in its second week the album sold 5,000 units in the US, dropping fifty places from number five to number fifty-five on the ''Billboard'' 200, and dropping from number one to eight on the Top R&B Albums chart, being replaced with her own ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' holiday album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489197/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-no-1-top-rb-albums|title=Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208004609/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489197/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-no-1-top-rb-albums|archive-date=December 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Caution'' opened at number five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 51,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, which included 43,000 pure album sales, becoming Carey's eighteenth top-ten album in the United States.<ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8486379/mumford-sons-delta-album-no1-billboard-200-chart|title=Mumford & Sons Score Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Delta'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005625/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8486379/mumford-sons-delta-album-no1-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ''Caution'' debuted at number one on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, her eighth number-one album on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|title=''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824162915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> It also debuted at number one on the US [[Top R&B Albums]] chart, becoming her second number-one album on the chart, with her first being ''[[Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-12-01|title=''Billboard'' Top R&B Albums|work=Billboard|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075234/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in its second week the album sold 5,000 units in the US, dropping fifty places from number five to number fifty-five on the ''Billboard'' 200, and dropping from number one to eight on the Top R&B Albums chart, being replaced with her own ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' holiday album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489197/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-no-1-top-rb-albums|title=Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208004609/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489197/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-no-1-top-rb-albums|archive-date=December 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


Outside the US, the album also performed poorly. The album debuted and peaked at number 40 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], before leaving the chart completely the following week.<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/michael-buble-scores-his-fourth-number-1-with-love-on-the-official-uk-albums-chart__24792/|title=Michael Buble scores his fourth Number 1 with Love on the Official UK Albums Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=November 23, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124003730/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/michael-buble-scores-his-fourth-number-1-with-love-on-the-official-uk-albums-chart__24792/|archive-date=November 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The album became Carey's tenth number-one album on the [[UK R&B Albums]] chart, debuting at the top spot of the chart, replacing [[Eminem]]'s ''[[Kamikaze (Eminem album)|Kamikaze]]'' for one week, and being replaced by that album on its second week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20181123/115/|title=23 November 2018 - 29 October 2018|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|location=London|accessdate=November 23, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219015002/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20181123/115/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Australia's [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]], it entered and peaked at number 15, before leaving the chart entirely the following week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-hits-fifth-week-at-1|title=A Star Is Born Soundtrack hits fifth week at #1|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=November 24, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125120056/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-hits-fifth-week-at-1|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked inside the top-twenty in Canada, Croatia, and Spain; the top-thirty in Japan, Greece and Portugal; and the top-forty in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
Outside the US, the album also performed poorly. The album debuted and peaked at number 40 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], before leaving the chart completely the following week.<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/michael-buble-scores-his-fourth-number-1-with-love-on-the-official-uk-albums-chart__24792/|title=Michael Buble scores his fourth Number 1 with Love on the Official UK Albums Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=November 23, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124003730/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/michael-buble-scores-his-fourth-number-1-with-love-on-the-official-uk-albums-chart__24792/|archive-date=November 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The album became Carey's tenth number-one album on the [[UK R&B Albums]] chart, debuting at the top spot of the chart, replacing [[Eminem]]'s ''[[Kamikaze (Eminem album)|Kamikaze]]'' for one week, and being replaced by that album on its second week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20181123/115/|title=23 November 2018 - 29 October 2018|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|location=London|accessdate=November 23, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219015002/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20181123/115/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Australia's [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]], it entered and peaked at number 15, before leaving the chart entirely the following week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-hits-fifth-week-at-1|title=A Star Is Born Soundtrack hits fifth week at #1|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=November 24, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125120056/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-hits-fifth-week-at-1|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked inside the top-twenty in Canada, Croatia, and Spain; the top-thirty in Japan, Greece and Portugal; and the top-forty in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland. The two singles from the album, "With You" and "A No No", both failed to chart on any major music chart internationally. ''Caution'' became Carey's lowest selling studio album, selling a total of 80,000 units globally.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 10:58, 1 June 2022

Caution
A blue-tinted image of Carey in a dark strapped dress, against a light-pink background.
Studio album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
RecordedJanuary–August 2018
Studio
  • Cha Cha (Beverly Hills)
  • Chalice (Los Angeles)
  • Electric Lady (New York City)
  • Murray Soundlab (Kennesaw)
  • Sanctuary (Albany, Bahamas)
  • Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas)
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length38:26
LabelEpic
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
#1 to Infinity
(2015) 		Caution
(2018) 		The Live Debut – 1990
(2020)
Singles from Caution
  1. "With You"
    Released: October 4, 2018
  2. "A No No"
    Released: March 4, 2019

Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter, and record producer Mariah Carey. It was released on November 16, 2018, by Epic Records. Her first studio album in four years, Carey collaborated with Ty Dolla Sign, Slick Rick, Blood Orange, and Gunna on the album's songs and worked with a variety of producers. Musically, Caution is a R&B, pop and hip hop record. Upon release, the album received critical acclaim from music critics according to Metacritic, with many calling it her most consistent work in over a decade and appeared on several year-end music lists of 2018.

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units, of which 43,000 were pure album sales. It was supported by the singles "With You" and "A No No", both, however, failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Carey promoted Caution through a series of public appearances and televised performances. She also embarked on the Caution World Tour in support of the album.

Background

After low sales from Carey's fourteenth studio album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse,[6] Carey secured a multi-album record deal with Epic in January 2015, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.[7] She subsequently came out with her sixth compilation album, #1 to Infinity, which includes its first and only single "Infinity" and a residency deal to perform at The Colosseum at the Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas.[8] In 2017, Carey released the single "I Don't", featuring American rapper YG, which peaked at number eighty-nine on the US Billboard Hot 100,[9] and the song "The Star", from the soundtrack for the movie of the same name.[10]

In January 2018, Carey confirmed that she had begun work on a new album.[11] In a March 2018 interview with Vanity Fair, Carey stated that she had recently begun work on the album.[12] Carey finished the album in August 2018 when she recorded the title track "Caution".[13][14] The track inspired Carey to change the record's original title "Portrait" to its official title "Caution".[13]

Music and lyrics

Sure there are love songs and moments of inward reflection, but the majority of the tracks are kiss-offs aimed at those who have doubted her or left her scorned... While big, emotional ballads were the groundwork of Carey’s early years, there is only one truly heavy moment on the album: final song "Portrait." Following the lyrical curves, R&B coos and stellar production, it’s a starkly heavy moment that feels like a throwback to a bygone era of power ballads for vocalists of her calibre.

 — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone

Consisting of 10 songs and two additional tracks featured exclusively on its Japanese issue, Caution is an R&B,[1][2] hip hop[5] and pop[3][4] record that incorporates elements of EDM,[15] psychedelia[16] and Latin pop.[17] Jumi Akinfenwa from Clash Magazine views the album as a "homage to the sounds prevalent at different stages of her [Mariah's] career".[18] Mike Wass from Idolator hailed it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" such as Carey.[19]

Writing for NOW Magazine, Kevin Hegge remarked that "despite the variety of styles, the most notable element of the album was its succinctness".[20] Hegge further juxtaposed Carey's "collaborations with a handful of hot artists and producers" with the fact that she wasn't "pandering to trends" in her music. Similarly, Andrew Unterberger from Billboard summarized Caution as being "a resolutely mid tempo album", praising the production for being "uniform but not stagnant" in its "lush chillness and steady trending".[21] Within his review, Unterberger took note of the "incredible roster of producers" credited on the album, describing them as "bending their trademark sonics" to fit into Carey's "pop-n-B comfort zone". Winston Cook-Wilson from Spin described the album's production as being the apotheosis of "trends in contemporary R&B music, absent its glitchier, experimental tendencies";[22] he did cite the track "Giving Me Life" as a notable exception to this rule.

Thematically, Caution has been described as "a concept album about relationships", featuring "songs about them falling apart, bops about new love and others that celebrate something more lasting".[23] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly similarly interpreted the album as being "a study in various degrees of incline".[16] Nick Smith from MusicOMH felt that Carey was "at her most ethereal and reflective"[24] on Caution, commenting that its overall narrative focused on the relationship the singer has with herself.[24]

Composition

The album opens with "GTFO", described as a "ghostly, tender record with a magnetic rhythm".[25] Its EDM-influenced instrumentation is based around a sample of "Goodbye to a World" by Porter Robinson.[26] In the song, Carey focuses on the aftermath of "a doomed relationship", her vocal delivery adding "a gratifying edge to the song’s delightful kiss-off hook".[27] As noted by the critic Sal Cinquemani in a review for Slant Magazine, "beneath Mariah’s nonchalant delivery and kitschy patois... belies a heaviness that's perhaps informed by the song's apocalyptic source material".[28] "With You" is a "velvety" classic R&B/soul ballad "built from little more than gospel piano and booming 808s".[29] Its lyrics tell the story of a woman seeking safety and security in her potential partner's promises of unconditional love, with Carey viewing "romance with an open-eyed caginess".[30]

The title-track "Caution" is a "sleek, pop-R&B hybrid",[23] presenting Carey "on the amber traffic light; vulnerable and tentative, yet honest and hopeful about embarking on a new journey".[24] Within the song, she considers the ephemerality of her current relationship before warning her lover to "proceed with caution", conflating the triviality of factors such as "material possessions" with her desire for her lover to "commit" to being her "everything".[31] "A No No" is a "jagged, jazzy" hip hop track which "channels the spirit...and cadences...of TLC's "No Scrubs" while Carey exterminates "snakes in the grass" before musing on "the fact that no is the same across languages" in the song's bridge.[30] The track itself notably contains a sample from "Rain Dance" by the Jeff Lorber Fusion, and "Crush on You" by Lil' Kim featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Cease.[32] "The Distance" featuring Ty Dolla Sign is described as being "sleek, slow funk", with Carey speaking out against the detractors who doubted her relationship with her lover would "go the distance", setting the song during the "warm days" and "cold nights" of "late October".[33]

"Giving Me Life", featuring Slick Rick and Blood Orange, is a psychedelia-inspired track that sees Carey admit that "a summertime love has her thinking back to being 17 and "feeling myself like I'm Norma Jeane".[34] Lasting six minutes and 8 seconds, "she entices a lover to follow her "on another tangent" within a "big, dusky [musical] landscape"[35] which eventually "dissolves into woozy, guitar-laced spaciousness"[34] towards the end of the song. "One Mo' Gen" is a "bedroom anthem" that "evokes 90's R&B without sounding dated";[36] it sees Carey "throb with desire" over her and her lover's sexual chemistry.[37] The Timbaland-produced "8th Grade" is an "old-school R&B"[36] song where Carey "coos over crisp digital fingersnaps and mentholated synths",[34] expressing an angst towards her lover's motivations.

The Gunna-assisted "Stay Long Love You" weaves "retro influences into a modern sound palette" containing heavy trap inflections, with Carey expressing desire through "a slightly quicker tempo and party vibe".[38] Album-closer "Portrait" has been described as a "slow burning and vintage Mariah ballad".[39] It sees the singer reveal "the inner emotional tension of having her own crosses to bear but wanting to keep them hidden from the world".[40]

Promotion

See also: Caution World Tour
Carey during her Caution World Tour in Amsterdam, June 2019

Carey performed "GTFO" for the first time when she headlined the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21, 2018.[41] Later, she performed the album's lead single "With You" at the 2018 American Music Awards on October 9, 2018.[42] On November 16, 2018, Carey and American singer Ty Dolla Sign performed "The Distance" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.[43] On November 19, 2018, Carey also performed "With You" on Good Morning America.[44] On May 1, 2019, Carey performed the album's second single "A No No" at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards along with a medley of "Always Be My Baby", "Emotions", "We Belong Together" and "Hero".[45]

To promote the album, Carey embarked on the Caution World Tour. It included 34 shows: twenty in the United States, three in Canada, ten in Europe, and one in Curaçao.[46]

Singles

"With You" was released as the album's lead single on October 4, 2018.[47] Its music video, directed by Sarah McColgan, premiered on October 10, 2018, on her YouTube account. The song reached the top 10 in Hungary and became Carey's 23rd top 10 hit on the US Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number seven.[48] Initially released as a promotional single on November 1, 2018,[49][50] "A No No" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 4, 2019, serving as the album's second single.

"GTFO" was released as the first promotional single from Caution on September 13, 2018.[51] "The Distance", which features American singer Ty Dolla Sign, succeeded it as the second promotional single from the album on October 18, 2018.[52] Both songs reached the top 20 on the US R&B Digital Songs chart, peaking at number four[53] and number thirteen[53] respectively.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[54]
Metacritic82/100[55]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash8/10[56]
Consequence of SoundB-[57]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[58]
musicOMH[59]
Pitchfork7.5/10[60]
Rolling Stone[4]
Slant Magazine[61]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Caution received an average score of 82, based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim", which became the highest Metascore for any of Carey's albums.[55] Maura Johnston from Pitchfork felt that the record represented a "celebration of the ultimate-diva status" of Carey's brand of music.[62] Brittany Spanos from Rolling Stone summarised the record as being "pure hip-hop-leaning pop bliss",[63] praising Carey's ability to deliver "an honest album, full of truths" through a "slow-burning R&B sound".

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Andy Kellman wrote that Carey's [themes of] "flirtatious enticement, celebration, reminiscence, perseverance, rejection" were "highly energized".[64] MusicOMH gave it a score of all five stars and stated: "[Carey] is vulnerable and tentative, yet honest and hopeful about embarking on a new journey".[65] Spencer Kornhaber from The Atlantic stated that the album "shores up the idea of Carey the wit, the craftswoman, and the game player".[66]

The album also appeared on several year-end lists.[67] Bianca Gracie from Billboard stated that the record signposted Carey as "a crafty songwriter and inimitable singer".[68] Ranking atop Paper magazine's year-end list, Michael Love Michael commented on the significance of Caution's "tales of passion and peace" in a "politically fraught 2018",[69] describing its ability to "resonate with women everywhere" through "the graceful pain of lived experience" as "a quiet, but nonetheless radical beauty". At the end of 2019, Caution appeared on Rated R&B's "50 Best R&B Albums of The Decade (2010s)" list.[70]

Accolades

A summary of accolades by publication and rank
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks 39 [71]
Billboard The 10 Best R&B Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks 3 [72]
City Pages The 5 Best Albums of 2018 5 [73]
Complex The Best Albums of 2018 48 [74]
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 2018 50 [75]
Paper The 20 Best Albums of 2018 1 [76]
Rolling Stone The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018 8 [3]
Slant The 25 Best Albums of 2018 12 [77]
Slant The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 91 [78]
Spin The 51 Best Albums of 2018 12 [79]

Commercial performance

Caution opened at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units, which included 43,000 pure album sales, becoming Carey's eighteenth top-ten album in the United States.[80] Additionally, Caution debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, her eighth number-one album on the chart.[81] It also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B Albums chart, becoming her second number-one album on the chart, with her first being Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014).[82] However, in its second week the album sold 5,000 units in the US, dropping fifty places from number five to number fifty-five on the Billboard 200, and dropping from number one to eight on the Top R&B Albums chart, being replaced with her own Merry Christmas holiday album.[83]

Outside the US, the album also performed poorly. The album debuted and peaked at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart, before leaving the chart completely the following week.[84] The album became Carey's tenth number-one album on the UK R&B Albums chart, debuting at the top spot of the chart, replacing Eminem's Kamikaze for one week, and being replaced by that album on its second week.[85] On Australia's ARIA Albums Chart, it entered and peaked at number 15, before leaving the chart entirely the following week.[86] It peaked inside the top-twenty in Canada, Croatia, and Spain; the top-thirty in Japan, Greece and Portugal; and the top-forty in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland. The two singles from the album, "With You" and "A No No", both failed to chart on any major music chart internationally. Caution became Carey's lowest selling studio album, selling a total of 80,000 units globally.

Track listing

Caution
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."GTFO"
3:27
2."With You"
3:47
3."Caution"
3:15
4."A No No"
3:07
5."The Distance" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
3:27
6."Giving Me Life" (featuring Slick Rick and Blood Orange)
  • Carey
  • Hynes
6:08
7."One Mo' Gen"
3:25
8."8th Grade"
4:48
9."Stay Long Love You" (featuring Gunna)
3:01
10."Portrait"
  • Carey
  • Daniel Moore II
  • Carey
  • Moore II
4:01
Total length:38:26
Caution Japanese release bonus track[87]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Runway"
  • Carey
  • Moore
  • Losnegård
  • Hamilton
  • Carey
  • Skrillex
3:41
Total length:42:07
Caution Japanese digital release bonus tracks[88]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Runway" (featuring KOHH)
  • Carey
  • Moore
  • Losnegård
  • Hamilton
  • Carey
  • Skrillex
3:41
Total length:45:48

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies additional production

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[89]

Performance

Instrumentation

Production

Technical

Artwork

  • Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction and design
  • An Le – photography

Charts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Caution – Mariah Carey". AllMusic. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Gamboa, Glenn (November 14, 2018). "Caution review". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2018. "Caution" is packed with midtempo R&B ballads that don't stray too far from the successful form of "We Belong Together" that reinstated her at the top of the charts
  3. ^ a b c Spanos, Brittany; Sheffield, Rob (December 14, 2018). "20 Best Pop Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Spanos, Brittany (November 16, 2018). "Review: Mariah Carey Stays Current Without Losing Her Charm on 'Caution'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2018. Caution is pure hip-hop-leaning pop bliss
  5. ^ a b "Stream Mariah Carey's New Album 'Caution'". Rap-Up. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2018. hybrid hip-hop/R&B album
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Coldplay Chills For Second Week At No. 1, Mariah Carey Debuts At No. 3". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Halperin, Shirley; Hampp, Andrew (January 30, 2015). "The Inside Story of How Mariah Carey and L.A. Reid Reunited (at a Fraction of Her Former $80 Million Deal)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Mariah Carey Announces Caesars Palace Residency". Billboard. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Mariah Carey Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Hermanson, Wendy. "'The Star' Soundtrack Features Kelsea Ballerini, Jake Owen, More". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "She's Coming! Mariah Carey Begins Work On New Album – That Grape Juice". thatgrapejuice.net. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "Me, Myself, & Mariah | V Magazine". vmagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Carey, Mariah. "Mariah Carey Talks Biggie Almost Being on the "Honey Remix" + Possible Collab w/ Cardi & Lil Kim?". Youtube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Mariah Carey on Instagram: "Last day of the vacay 😩"". Instagram. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "5 Things We Want From Mariah Carey's 'Caution' Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Mariah Carey is pleasingly defiant on 'Caution': EW review". EW.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  17. ^ Leight, Elias (November 21, 2018). "Mariah Carey Made Her Best Album of the Decade by Taking Back Control". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "Mariah Carey – Caution". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "Mariah Carey's 'Caution': Track-By-Track Album Review". Idolator. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  20. ^ Hegge, Kevin (November 29, 2018). "Have we been underestimating Mariah Carey?". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  21. ^ "Mariah Carey's 'Caution' Is the Perfect 2018 Mariah Carey Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  22. ^ "Mariah Carey 'Caution' Review". Spin. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Mariah Carey's 'Caution': Track-By-Track Album Review". idolator. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  24. ^ a b c "Mariah Carey – Caution | Albums". musicOMH. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  25. ^ "Mariah Carey – "GTFO": Listen". Spin. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  26. ^ Meadow, Matthew (September 14, 2018). "Mariah Carey Drops New Song Sampling Porter Robinson [MUST LISTEN]". Your EDM. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  27. ^ Blistein, Jon (September 13, 2018). "Hear Mariah Carey's New Kiss-Off, 'GTFO'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  28. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Review: Mariah Carey, Caution". Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  29. ^ "While You Were Laughing At Mariah Carey She Was Making Yet Another Dope Album". Stereogum. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  30. ^ a b Kornhaber, Spencer (November 16, 2018). "Mariah Carey on the Warpath". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  31. ^ Caution, archived from the original on June 8, 2019, retrieved June 7, 2019
  32. ^ "Oh Yes Indeed, Mariah Carey's New Song 'A No No' Samples Lil' Kim". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  33. ^ "Mariah Carey's Caution Is an Invitation and a Warning". vulture.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  34. ^ a b c "Mariah Carey is pleasingly defiant on 'Caution': EW review". EW.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  35. ^ Kornhaber, Hannah Giorgis, Spencer (December 20, 2018). "The 27 Best Music Moments of 2018". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  36. ^ a b "Mariah Carey's 'Caution': Track-By-Track Album Review". idolator. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  37. ^ "Mariah Carey's Caution Is an Invitation and a Warning". vulture.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  38. ^ "Mariah Carey's 'Caution': Track-By-Track Album Review". idolator. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  39. ^ "Mariah Carey – Caution | Albums". musicOMH. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  40. ^ Spanos, Brittany (November 16, 2018). "Review: Mariah Carey Stays Current Without Losing Her Charm on 'Caution'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  41. ^ Aniftos, Rania (June 5, 2018). "Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Jack White & Carrie Underwood Lead iHeartRadio Music Festival 2018 Lineup". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  42. ^ "Mariah Carey Performs New Single 'With You' for the First on TV at 2018 AMAs". Billboard. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  43. ^ Kreps, Daniel (November 17, 2018). "See Mariah Carey Perform 'The Distance,' Talk 'Glitter' Justice on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  44. ^ "Mariah Carey Performs 'With You' on 'GMA'". Rap-Up. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  45. ^ Aniftos, Rania (April 11, 2019). "Mariah Carey to Receive Icon Award at 2019 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  46. ^ "Mariah Carey Adds 'Caution' World Tour Dates". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  47. ^ William Cowen, Trace (October 4, 2018). "Mariah Carey Drops Mustard-Produced New Single 'With You'". Complex. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  48. ^ Trust, Gary (February 4, 2019). "Mariah Carey's 'With You' Becomes Her 23rd Top 10 on Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  49. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 1, 2018). "Mariah Carey Reveals 'Caution' Track List, Drops 'A No No'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  50. ^ Blistein, Jon (November 1, 2018). "Hear Mariah Carey Reinvent Lil Kim Classic on New Song 'A No No'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  51. ^ "Listen to Mariah Carey's New Single 'GTFO' – HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  52. ^ Wass, Mike (October 18, 2018). "'The Distance' Is The Best Track From Mariah Carey's 'Caution' LP Yet". Idolator. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  53. ^ a b "Mariah Carey". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  54. ^ "Caution by Mariah Carey reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  55. ^ a b "Caution by Mariah Carey Critic Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  56. ^ Akinfenwa, Jumi (November 16, 2018). "Mariah Carey – Caution". Clash. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  57. ^ Barr, Natalia (November 26, 2018). "Mariah Carey – Caution". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  58. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (November 16, 2018). "Mariah Carey is pleasingly defiant on Caution". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  59. ^ Smith, Nick (November 20, 2018). "Mariah Carey – Caution". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  60. ^ Johnston, Maura (November 22, 2018). "Mariah Carey: Caution Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  61. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (November 15, 2018). "Mariah Carey: Caution". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  62. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  63. ^ Spanos, Brittany (November 16, 2018). "Review: Mariah Carey Stays Current Without Losing Her Charm on 'Caution'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  64. ^ "Caution – Mariah Carey – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  65. ^ "Mariah Carey – Caution – Albums". musicomh.com. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  66. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (November 16, 2018). "Mariah Carey on the Warpath". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  67. ^ "Caution by Mariah Carey". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  68. ^ "Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  69. ^ "PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2018". Paper. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  70. ^ ratedrnbcom (December 31, 2019). "The 50 Best R&B Albums of The Decade (2010s)". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  71. ^ "Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  72. ^ "Billboard's 10 Best R&B Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  73. ^ "Here's what City Pages writers were listening to in 2018". City Pages. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  74. ^ khal. "The Best Albums of 2018Mariah Carey, 'Caution'". Complex. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  75. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2018". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  76. ^ "PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2018". PAPER. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  77. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2018 – Feature". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  78. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s – Feature". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  79. ^ "51 Best Albums of 2018: Staff Picks". spin.com. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  80. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (November 25, 2018). "Mumford & Sons Score Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Delta'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  81. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. December 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  82. ^ "Billboard Top R&B Albums". Billboard. December 1, 2018. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  83. ^ Anderson, Trevor (December 7, 2018). "Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  84. ^ Copsey, Rob (November 23, 2018). "Michael Buble scores his fourth Number 1 with Love on the Official UK Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  85. ^ "23 November 2018 - 29 October 2018". London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  86. ^ "A Star Is Born Soundtrack hits fifth week at #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  87. ^ "Caution [Japan Bonus Track] Mariah CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  88. ^ "Caution (Japan Version)". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  89. ^ "Caution/ Mariah Carey". listen.tidal.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  90. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  91. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Urban Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 26, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  92. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  93. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  94. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  95. ^ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  96. ^ "Top of the Shops – službena tjedna lista prodanih albuma u Hrvatskoj". Hdu-toplista.com. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  97. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 47.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  98. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  99. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 47, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  100. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  101. ^ "IFPI Charts". Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  102. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mariah Carey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  103. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  104. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-11-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  105. ^ "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  106. ^ "ALBUMŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  107. ^ "Charts.nz – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  108. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  109. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  110. ^ "SK – ALBUMS – TOP 100: MARIAH CAREY – Caution". ČNS IFPI. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  111. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  112. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  113. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  114. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  115. ^ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  116. ^ "Top Current Albums: Year-End". Billboard. December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Caution_(Mariah_Carey_album)&oldid=1090958402"