''#1's'' is
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
's sixth
VHS/
DVD
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release. A collection of the music videos of her U.S. number-one singles (songs that reached number one on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100) up to that time, the home video was originally released on
VHS in December 7, 1999, while the
DVD
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was released on February 1, 2000. A year before this, Carey had released a greatest hits compilation, ''
#1's'', which included her thirteen U.S. number-one singles up to that point. The DVD of the same name is based on that album, but by the time of its release, Carey had already scored a fourteenth U.S. number one, "
Heartbreaker
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*''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff
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", from her latest studio release ''
Rainbow
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''. Its music video and the video of its remix (as a bonus track) were thus included on the DVD. During the month of the DVD's release, Carey had also earned her fifteenth number one single, "
Thank God I Found You
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".
The DVD does not include the official music videos for "
Vision of Love
"Vision of Love" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia Records, the song wa ...
", "
Love Takes Time
"Love Takes Time" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her Mariah Carey (album), eponymous debut studio album (1990). Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, while produced by Walter Afanasieff, the song was released as ...
", and "
Someday," as she admitted that she did not like some of her early music videos. They are replaced by live performances culled from previous DVD/video releases. The video for "
I Don't Wanna Cry
"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). Written by Carey and Narada Michael Walden, and produced by the latter, the song was released as the album's fourth ...
" presented on this release is a director's cut, which removes sepia sequences that were originally aired and that Carey also disliked.
''#1's'' was re-released in 2008 as part of ''Mariah Carey: DVD Collection'', a 2 DVD set including also ''
Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden''. The video features a shortened version from the original, without the introductory sections per track.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
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Mariah Carey video albums