The Ballads (Mariah Carey album)

The Ballads is the third compilation album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 11, 2008 and featured mainly ballads that Carey sang throughout the early part of her career.

The Ballads
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
Recorded1990–2001
Genre
Length
  • 70:41 (UK)
  • 75:32 (U.S.)
  • 76:10 (Japan)
Label
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
E=MC²
(2008)
The Ballads
(2008)
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
(2009)

Track listing

No. TitleAlbum Length
1. "Hero"  Music Box 4:19
2. "One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)Daydream 4:41
3. "Vision of Love"  Mariah Carey 3:31
4. "Without You"  Music Box 3:34
5. "Can't Let Go"  Emotions 4:27
6. "Love Takes Time"  Mariah Carey 3:49
7. "I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)MTV Unplugged 4:43
8. "Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)Rainbow 5:09
9. "Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)Songs 4:18
10. "I Still Believe"  #1's 3:54
11. "My All"  Butterfly 3:50
12. "The Roof (Back in Time)"  Butterfly 5:14
13. "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston)#1's 4:31
14. "Anytime You Need a Friend"  Music Box 4:26
15. "Always Be My Baby"  Daydream 4:18
16. "Dreamlover"  Music Box 3:53
17. "How Much" (feat. Usher)Rainbow 3:31
18. "Reflections (Care Enough)"  Glitter 3:23
Total length:
72:11

Release history

  • Italy – October 17, 2008[1]
  • South Korea and Argentina – October 21, 2008[2]
  • Hong Kong – October 22, 2008
  • Germany – October 24, 2008;[3] April 10, 2009[4]
  • Australia – November 3, 2008[5]
  • France – November 17, 2008[6]
  • Japan – November 26, 2008[7]
  • Canada – November 2008
  • Brazil – December 2, 2008[8]
  • Taiwan – December 30, 2008[9]
  • Portugal – January 19, 2009[10]
  • US – January 20, 2009[11]
  • Spain – February 3, 2009[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 79
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 5
European Albums (Top 100)[16] 42
French Compilations (SNEP)[17] 39
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 56
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 13
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] 1
US Billboard 200[26] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 126

References

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  12. Mariah Carey reúne 17 de sus mejores canciones de amor en 'The ballads', a la venta el 3 de febrero. europapress.es
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  16. "Eurocharts". Billboard. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Billboard-Magazine.htm. Retrieved October 15, 2015. 
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  19. "Italiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – The Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  20. "マライア・キャリーのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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  22. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  23. "Swedishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – The Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  24. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  25. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  26. "Mariah Carey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  27. "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  28. "The Official UK Albums Chart 2008" (PDF). OCC. Retrieved October 16, 2015.