Emotions era

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The Emotions era refers to the period in Mariah Carey's career surrounding her 1991 album "Emotions," marked by her early-1990s vocal peak, retro-soul and gospel influences, and a string of powerhouse ballads and dance tracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf career era ⓘ
period in music career ⓘ
associatedWith Mariah Carey ⓘ
centeredOn Emotions (album) ⓘ
chartSuccessWith Can’t Let Go ⓘ
Emotions (song) ⓘ
Make It Happen ⓘ
criticalReception noted for retro-soul direction ⓘ
praised for vocal performance ⓘ
endTime early 1990s ⓘ
eraOf early Mariah Carey live television performances ⓘ
follows Mariah Carey debut era ⓘ
hasCharacteristic powerhouse ballads ⓘ
uptempo dance tracks ⓘ
vocal peak ⓘ
hasGenreInfluence adult contemporary ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
retro soul ⓘ
includesSingle Can’t Let Go ⓘ
Emotions (song) ⓘ
Make It Happen ⓘ
includesTrack If It’s Over ⓘ
linked to: If It's Over

So Blessed ⓘ
The Wind ⓘ
Till the End of Time ⓘ
You’re So Cold ⓘ
linked to: You're So Cold
influencedBy 1960s soul ⓘ
Motown sound ⓘ
linked to: Motown

gospel choir arrangements ⓘ
label Columbia Records ⓘ
notablePerformance MTV Unplugged (1992) period ⓘ
notableTheme emotional vulnerability ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
spiritual perseverance ⓘ
precedes Music Box era ⓘ
linked to: Music Box
producerCollaboration Clivillés and Cole ⓘ
David Cole ⓘ
Robert Clivillés ⓘ
Walter Afanasieff ⓘ
startTime 1991 ⓘ
subjectOf Mariah Carey discography discussions ⓘ
vocalFeatures melismatic runs ⓘ
multi-octave range ⓘ
whistle register usage ⓘ

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Make It Happen → associatedEra → Emotions era ⓘ