Caution (Mariah Carey album)

Caution
Caution
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Released	November 16, 2018
Studio	Cha Cha (Beverly Hills); Chalice (Los Angeles); Electric Lady (New York City); Murray Soundlab (Kennesaw, Georgia); Sanctuary (Albany, Bahamas); Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas); Westlake (Los Angeles);
Genre	Electronica; hip hop; R&B;
Length	38:26
Label	Epic
Producer	Mariah Carey (also exec.); Fred Ball; Poo Bear; Lido; Angel Lopez; Luca Polizzi; DJ Mustard; Nineteen85; No I.D.; Blood Orange; Skrillex; SLMN; The Stereotypes; Shea Taylor; Timbaland; Federico Vindver; Daniel Moore II;
Mariah Carey chronology
Singles from Caution
	"With You"; Released: October 4, 2018; "A No No"; Released: March 4, 2019;

Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 16, 2018, through Epic Records. Carey collaborated with Ty Dolla Sign, Slick Rick, Blood Orange and Gunna on the album's songs and worked with a variety of producers. It is her first studio album in four years, Caution was praised upon release and appeared on several year-end lists and to promote the album Carey went on the Caution World Tour

Track listing

Caution – Standard edition^[1]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"GTFO"	Carey Nineteen85 Manswell^[a]	3:27
2.	"With You"	Carey Mustard	3:47
3.	"Caution"	Carey No ID SLMN Luca	3:15
4.	"A No No"	Carey Shea Taylor Jermaine Dupri^[b]	3:07
5.	"The Distance" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Carey Skrillex Lido Poo Bear	3:27
6.	"Giving Me Life" (featuring Slick Rick and Blood Orange)	Carey Hynes	6:08
7.	"One Mo' Gen"	Carey Fred Ball WondaGurl Dupri^[b]	3:25
8.	"8th Grade"	Carey Timbaland Lopez^[a] Vindver^[a] Dopson^[a]	4:48
9.	"Stay Long Love You" (featuring Gunna)	Carey The Stereotypes	3:01
10.	"Portrait"	Carey Moore II	4:01
Total length:			38:26

Caution – Japanese CD and iTunes Store (bonus track)^[2]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Runway"	Carey	3:41
Total length:			42:07

Caution – Japanese iTunes Store (bonus track)^[3]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Runway" (featuring KOHH)	Carey	3:41
Total length:			45:48

Notes

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

Sample credits

"GTFO" contains a sample of "Goodbye to a World" by Porter Robinson.
"A No No" 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.
"Giving Me Life" contains dialogue from the film Trading Places, performed by Eddie Murphy and James D. Turner.
"Runway" contains a sample from "Butterfly" and an interpolation of "We Belong Together", both by Carey.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

Performance

Mariah Carey – primary artist, strings (track 10), executive production, production (tracks 1-12)
Ty Dolla Sign – featured artist (track 5)
Dev Hynes – featured artist (as Blood Orange) (track 6), production (track 6)
Slick Rick – featured artist (track 6)
Gunna – featured artist (track 9)
KOHH – featured artist (track 12)
Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals (track 4)
Priscilla Renea – background vocals (track 4)
Timbaland – background vocals (track 8), production (track 8)

Instrumentation

Larrance Dopson – keyboards (tracks 7 and 8), co-production (track 8)
Angel Lopez – keyboards (track 8), co-production (track 8), programming (track 8), engineering assistance (track 8)
Federico Vindver – keyboards (track 8), co-production (track 8), programming (track 8), engineering assistance (track 8)
Ray McCullough II – bass (track 9)
Ray Romulus – drums (track 9)
Jeremy Reeves – percussion (track 9)
Jonathan Yip – synthesizer (track 9)
Daniel Moore II – piano (track 10)
Josh Baker – percussion (track 10)
Serena McKinney Göransson – strings (track 10), violin (track 10)

Production

Nineteen85 – production (track 1)
DJ Mustard – production (track 2)
Luca – production (track 3)
No I.D. – production (track 3)
SLMN – production (track 3)
Shea Taylor – production (track 4)
Lido – production (tracks 5, 11, and 12), programming (track 5)
Poo Bear – production (track 5), additional production (tracks 7 and 8)
Skrillex – production (tracks 5, 11, and 12), mixing (track 5)
Fred Ball – production (track 7)
WondaGurl – production (track 7)
The Stereotypes – production (track 9)
Daniel Moore II – production (track 10)
Jermaine Dupri – additional production (tracks 4 and 7)
Jordan Manswell – co-production (track 1)

Technical

Brian Garten – mixing (tracks 1-3), recording (tracks 1-10)
Phil Tan – mixing (tracks 1-4)
Chris Gehringer – mixing (track 2), mastering (tracks 2-7, 9, and 10)
Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 5, 7, and 9)
Tom Norris – mixing (track 5)
Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing (track 6)
Chris Galland – mixing (track 8)
Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 8)
James Royo – recording (track 5)
Bill Zimmerman – engineering assistance (tracks 1-4)
Jeremy Nichols – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4-10)
Will Quinnell – engineering assistance (tracks 2-7, 9, and 10)
Brendan Morwaski – engineering assistance (track 3)
Richard Evatt – engineering assistance (track 3)
Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (tracks 5,7, and 9)
Mike Seaberg – engineering assistance (tracks 5, 7, and 9)
Rashawn McLean – engineering assistance (tracks 5, 7, and 9)
Zach Brown – engineering assistance (track 6)
Jason Patterson – engineering assistance (track 8)
Matt Anthony – engineering assistance (track 8)
Robin Florent – engineering assistance (track 8)
Scott Desmarais – engineering assistance (track 8)
Jared Schuerman – engineering assistance (track 10)
Colin Leonard – mastering (track 1)
Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	15
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)^[6]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	37
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10]	15
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[11]	55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	38
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	67
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[15]	25
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[16]	63
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[17]	35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[18]	30
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[19]	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[20]	40
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[21]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[22]	55
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[23]	55
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[24]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[25]	35
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)^[26]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	40
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[28]	1
US Billboard 200^[29]	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[30]	1

Related pages

References

↑
- "Caution – Mariah Carey". iTunes Store. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- "Caution – Mariah Carey". Amazon.com.
↑ "Caution [Japan Bonus Track] Mariah Carey CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
↑ "Caution (Japan Version)". iTunes Store. 16 November 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
↑ "Caution/ Mariah Carey". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Urban Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201847 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ "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.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
↑ "IFPI Charts". Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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↑ "Italiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
↑ "Taiwan 47/2018" (in Chinese). Five-Music. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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[1] 
"Caution – Mariah Carey". iTunes Store. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

"Caution – Mariah Carey". Amazon.com.

[2] "Caution – Mariah Carey". iTunes Store. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[3] "Caution – Mariah Carey". Amazon.com.

[2] "Caution [Japan Bonus Track] Mariah Carey CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[3] "Caution (Japan Version)". iTunes Store. 16 November 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

[4] "Caution/ Mariah Carey". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.

[ac_Australia_Mariah_Carey-5] "Australiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[6] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Urban Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[ac_Austria_Mariah_Carey-7] "Austriancharts.at – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Mariah_Carey-8] "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[ac_Wallonia_Mariah_Carey-9] "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Mariah_Carey-10] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[ac_Czech_-11] "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201847 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[ac_Netherlands_Mariah_Carey-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[13] "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.

[ac_Germany4_Mariah_Carey-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – Mariah Carey – Caution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[15] "IFPI Charts". Retrieved March 11, 2019.

[ac_Ireland2_Mariah_Carey-16] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mariah Carey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[ac_Italy_Mariah_Carey-17] "Italiancharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[ac_Oricon_-18] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-11-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

[19] "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[ac_New_Zealand_Mariah_Carey-20] "Charts.nz – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[ac_Portugal_Mariah_Carey-21] "Portuguesecharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

[ac_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[23] "SK – ALBUMS – TOP 100: MARIAH CAREY – Caution". ČNS IFPI. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[ac_Spain_Mariah_Carey-24] "Spanishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Mariah_Carey-25] "Swisscharts.com – Mariah Carey – Caution". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[taiwan-26] "Taiwan 47/2018" (in Chinese). Five-Music. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[ac_UK2_-27] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[ac_UKR&B_-28] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[BB200-29] Caulfield, Keith (November 25, 2018). "Mumford & Sons Score Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Delta'". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mariah_Carey-30] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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