Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on December 4, 2001, by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits double album: CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995, while CD 2 is primarily a collection of hits from 1995 to 2000. In 2011, the album was re-issued outside the US with the same track listing, titled The Essential Mariah Carey.
Carey had previously released the compilation album #1's (1998), but the release of her Greatest Hits album was a contractual agreement beyond her control, since she had left Columbia Records and had moved on to Virgin Records. The idea of a greatest hits album was part of a four-album agreement between Columbia Records and Carey to terminate her contract with them. The album had little creative input from Carey and there are no personal messages within its liner notes, unlike #1's.
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Upon release, the compilation album received positive reviews. Sal Cinquemani, writer for Slant, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.[3] Cinquemani stated that with this album, Carey's ex-husband and company attempt to "cash in Carey's pre-borderline Columbia Years".[3] He also agreed that "Carey's greatest hits have often fallen short of the Billboard perch".[3] He gave high praise to " Make It Happen", Carey's cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You" and "Underneath the Stars" stating that they "have certainly earned their spots" next to hits like "Hero" and "One Sweet Day".[3] Devon Powers of PopMatters also praised the album calling Carey a "pop princess, hammering out fast numbers with a zeal and determination" highlight that the album moves "chronologically through [her] remarkable career".[4] 2ff7e9595c
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