Talk:Mariah Carey (album)

Prisoner
I've never heard read or seen anything that ever stated that the song "Prisoner" was scheduled for release as a single after "I Don't Wanna Cry" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.232.130.23 (talk) 17:34, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Diamond
It's not: it's 9x platinum, not 10x

Royalty Dispute
There is no information about the dispute between Mariah and Ben over royalty percentages.144.53.251.2 01:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 05:16, 1 July 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.89.172.94 (talk) 00:07, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Mariah Carey (album)
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Mariah Carey (album)'s orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "austria": From Music Box (Mariah Carey album):  From Fantasy (Mariah Carey song):  From One Sweet Day:  From Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song):  From Rainbow (Mariah Carey album):  From Charmbracelet:  From Butterfly (Mariah Carey album):  From Emotions (Mariah Carey album): </li> <li>From MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP): </li> </ul>

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 08:16, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Cassette cover art
The cover art is vertical, but it is further detailed. Shall I include it or replace the longstanding infobox image? George Ho (talk) 17:55, 23 August 2015 (UTC) --George Ho (talk) 20:48, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * On the album/CD, was the image complete, with white sides? I think the guideline is to include the cover art as it appears on the cover of the released media. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 02:10, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The CD and vinyl editions cropped out some details, Jack. --George Ho (talk) 14:51, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * That doesn't appear to be the point. What is the point is that you need a RS that states that this is vitally important and not just some trivial bit. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 15:25, 9 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment: I don't understand the question of this RfC. Is this about the infobox image being clipped? FoCuS contribs ;  talk to me!  00:45, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll clarify, FoCuSandLeArN, assuming you haven't owned the album: the CD/vinyl artwork is a headshot of the woman with her shoulders and black straps. The cassette artwork shows her dress and arms. And no, the image is not clipped; the CD artwork is just the way it is. --George Ho (talk) 15:05, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Ha! No, I haven't. So what do you want to replace the infobox image with? FoCuS contribs ;  talk to me!  19:27, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It depends on consensus. That means whatever you want, FoCuSandLeArN: one or two images in an infobox. Do you want the cassette image and/or CD image in the infobox? --George Ho (talk) 02:24, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Is the cassette image even on Commons? FoCuS contribs ;  talk to me!  02:32, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Front cover is non-free and not in Commons, FoCuSandLeArN. George Ho (talk) 02:59, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I would keep the current picture in the infobox. This is far from being the only album where the cover of the cassette version is the same photo as used on LP/CD but cropped differently because of the dimensions of the inlay card/cassette case – in fact, I would go so far as to say it became the norm from the early 1980s onwards to use differently cropped versions of the same photo for LP/CD and for cassette, so we would have to consider the majority of the albums released during this decade if we wanted to decide which cover art to use in Wikipedia articles. Apart from being easier to include in the infobox, the square version is the better one to use because I would imagine that far more people are familiar with and bought the CD rather than the cassette. It's also the picture that will be used on Amazon, AllMusic, and any other website where people look for information. Richard3120 (talk) 20:16, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree with Richard. Kaldari (talk) 05:59, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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Certifications
Mariah Carey's debut album is certified 4x Platinum in New Zealand, not just platinum

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart go to "List of certified albums" Justabadguy (talk) 16:28, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Certifications
Platinum certifications in New Zealand are 15,000 units for albums, and not 10,000, so the sales are 60,000 :) Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart Justabadguy (talk) 18:11, 28 June 2024 (UTC)