The Ballads (Mariah Carey album)

The Ballads
The Ballads
Compilation album by Mariah Carey
Released	October 11, 2008
Recorded	1990–2001
Genre	Soul; R&B;
Length	70:41 (UK); 75:32 (U.S.); 76:10 (Japan);
Label	Legacy; Columbia; Virgin;
Producer	Mariah Carey; Walter Afanasieff; Jermaine Dupri; Manuel Seal; Rhett Lawrence; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; Dave Hall; DJ Clue; Trackmasters; Stevie J; Mike Mason; Steve Mac;
Mariah Carey chronology

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Album	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

International Tracklisting
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hero"	4:19
2.	"Vision of Love"	3:31
3.	"Without You"	3:34
4.	"Always Be My Baby"	4:18
5.	"My All"	3:50
6.	"How Much" (feat. Usher)	3:31
7.	"Dreamlover"	3:53
8.	"Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)	5:09
9.	"The Roof (Back in Time)"	5:14
10.	"One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)	4:41
11.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	4:26
12.	"I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)	4:43
13.	"I Still Believe"	3:54
14.	"Reflections (Care Enough)"	3:23
15.	"Open Arms"	3:30
16.	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (feat. Westlife)	3:25
17.	"Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)	4:18
18.	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	4:01
Total length:		70:20

Japan Tracklisting
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hero"	4:19
2.	"One Sweet Day" (feat. Boyz II Men)	4:41
3.	"Endless Love" (feat. Luther Vandross)	4:18
4.	"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"	4:32
5.	"Open Arms"	3:30
6.	"Reflections (Care Enough)"	3:23
7.	"Butterfly"	4:35
8.	"Love Takes Time"	3:49
9.	"My All"	3:50
10.	"Without You"	3:34
11.	"Always Be My Baby"	4:18
12.	"Vision of Love"	3:31
13.	"Can't Let Go"	4:27
14.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	4:26
15.	"Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix feat. Joe and Nas)	5:09
16.	"I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)	4:43
17.	"I Still Believe"	3:54
18.	"Never Too Far"	3:55
19.	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	4:01
Total length:		75:35

iTunes US bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
19.	"The Roof" (Mobb Deep Extended Version)"	5:30
20.	"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix feat. Da Brat and Xscape)"	4:39
Total length:		82:20

iTunes International bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Anytime You Need a Friend" (Ministry of Sound Mix)"	9:44
20.	"Always Be My Baby" (Always Club)"	10:25
Total length:		90:29

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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↑ Amazon.de
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↑ Amazon.fr
↑ Ballads(グレイテストヒッツ)【CD】-Mariah Carey (マライアキャリー)｜R&B/ダンス｜ダンス＆ソウル｜音楽｜HMV ONLINE オンラインショッピング・情報サイト
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↑ Google Tradutor
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↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
↑ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2008" (PDF). OCC. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

[1] Mariah Carey - The Ballads - cd di Mariah Carey - - disco di Mariah Carey - IBS

[2] "Mariah Carey - The Ballads (South Korea)". 21 November 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[3] Amazon.de

[4] The Ballads: Mariah Carey: Amazon.de: Musik

[5] "Ballads (Carey, Mariah): Music: BIGWentertainment.com.au". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2012-07-15.

[6] Amazon.fr

[7] Ballads(グレイテストヒッツ)【CD】-Mariah Carey (マライアキャリー)｜R&B/ダンス｜ダンス＆ソウル｜音楽｜HMV ONLINE オンラインショッピング・情報サイト

[8] "The Ballads - Saraiva.com.br". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2012-07-15.

[9] "博客來音樂館>瑪麗亞凱莉 / 藏愛-冠軍情歌精選". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-15.

[10] Google Tradutor

[11] Amazon.com: The Ballads: Mariah Carey: Music

[12] Mariah Carey reúne 17 de sus mejores canciones de amor en 'The ballads', a la venta el 3 de febrero. europapress.es

[13] "The ARIA Report: Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Denmark_Mariah_Carey-14] "Danishcharts.dk – Mariah Carey – The Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Netherlands_Mariah_Carey-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – The Ballads" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[16] "Eurocharts". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[17] "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

[18] "irish-charts.com – Discography Mariah Carey". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Italy_Mariah_Carey-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.

[ac_New_Zealand_Mariah_Carey-21] "Charts.nz – Mariah Carey – The Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Sweden_Mariah_Carey-23] "Swedishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – The Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_UK2_-24] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_UKR&B_-25] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Mariah_Carey-26] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mariah_Carey-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.

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