Caution
by Mariah Carey
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2018
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 705 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 496 out of 705
  2. Mixed: 67 out of 705
  3. Negative: 142 out of 705
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  1. alannahhealy
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    An amazing return for Mariah! Her best in years, this album is slick and silky. Giving me life is an instant classic and No No is amazingly repeatable.
  2. RODOLFOFERRER14
    Jun 11, 2019
    10
    Mariah prova que sempre foi a melhor. Uma cantora sem defeito com um talento incrível para compôr.
  3. Bonbonconvert
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Superb. We'll keep it short and sweet, Mariah's best output since Butterfly in 1997. Yes, I said it's better than E=MC2 and Emancipation sue me.
  4. Leonando_souza
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    That was her best record since The Emacipacition Of Mimi in 2005, she reinvented herself and made a suprising amazing album with a great producting.
  5. LilScience
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    Cuidado, Mariah está com tudo! Com Caution, ela mostra que não só voltou mas que mostra o R&B nada comum, com seu toque dos anos 90 como em faixas que nem 'A No No' que contém samples da música de Lil' Kim 'Crush On You' com Notoriosu B.I.G. e Lil' Cease.
    Se destaca pela maturidade também em comparação aos outros, ainda assim trazendo faixas românticas como 'With You' e 'GTFO'.
    Para    Cuidado, Mariah está com tudo! Com Caution, ela mostra que não só voltou mas que mostra o R&B nada comum, com seu toque dos anos 90 como em faixas que nem 'A No No' que contém samples da música de Lil' Kim 'Crush On You' com Notoriosu B.I.G. e Lil' Cease.
    Se destaca pela maturidade também em comparação aos outros, ainda assim trazendo faixas românticas como 'With You' e 'GTFO'.
    Para finalizar, Mariah durante todos os anos prova que ainda pode fazer um álbum de qualidade e comercial ao mesmo tempo sem perder sua essência.    … Expand
  6. Fantise1
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Simply amazing! Her best album in a long time, which is saying a lot since all of her recent albums have been amazing. The production is modern while the lyrics and vocals are 100 percent Mimi. What an amazing album.
  7. Gabriel5105
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    Absolutely legendary! Mariah has been in this industry for almost 30 years and still somehow always finds a way to do something new an different! An album with a fresh yet nostalgic sound! AMAZING!
  8. GFace
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    The album is amazing, she delivers in every track. Tho my personal favorites are One Mo' Gen, The Distance and Portrait
  9. ailtonsribeiro
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Beautiful. Muito adulto e atual. Qualidade superior a o que estamos vendo na última década.
  10. QueenBritney
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    an amazing album, full of R&B goodies she really delivered with this album she deserve a Grammy for this album.
  11. jadenpb
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    The production is incredible, I love how she used Drake's producer, but yet it still has that signature Mariah feel. Her songwriting is incredible as always, and vocals were perfect, not oversinging which I appreciate! This album did not disappoint! 10 out of 10 definitely
  12. KarenCarey
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Melhor álbum da Mariah desde o TEOM, impecável, cada faixa com muita qualidade ⚠❤
  13. focuscabello
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Her best album since The Emancipation Of Mimi. short but amazing. Mariah did THAT
  14. 062198
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Her best album since Butterfly. A cohesive, well-produced masterpiece. Only 10 songs, but ALL killer.
  15. MatangiRefugee
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    Absolutely brilliant album. Her best album since Butterfly, and the best album of 2018. The album could've been longer by a few tracks (2-4 more tracks would've been PERFECT).
  16. Keshadack
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Caution is not just the best album of 2018 but probably the best album by Miss Mariah Carey. After a long period without releasing a new album, Mariah created the perfect R&B album without POP influence. The best songs are Giving me Life, 8th Grade or Caution. But I love every single track on this album
  17. faithboy
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    Mariah is back, with an amazing album, with wonderful vocals, strong lyrics, an amazing production ... the album gave me a certain nostalgia. great work mariah, such a masterpiece
  18. ryanmartin
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    Her best since Butterfly. I wish Runway made the standard version of the album
  19. jpauloas
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    Mariah Carey managed to put out a piece of art that can only be described as r&b perfection. This kind of work, that required only a few components on the creation team, could only be reached by a true r&b genius. Shout out to the 28 years of reign of Mariah Carey. The others r&b girls can't relate to this energy.
  20. Milenarbds2
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    The album is incredible. It has a very current sound, but with the special touch of Mariah !!!!
  21. Robhashi
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Diva Mariah Carey gave us on of her best albuns. Caution reserved aoty. Queen!
  22. Haandy
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    8th Grade merecia vídeo e performances, merecia Grammy e mais reconhecimento
  23. MarcondesX
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Um dos meus Álbuns favoritos da Mariah. Suepr coeso, com um toque de contemporâneo R&B, Porém com uma sonoridade do atual gênero. O álbum não tem muitas em uptempo, mas provou não precisar delas para fazer um grande álbum!
  24. AX3L022
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    Caution is like a replica of Mariah's more mature Butterfly. You can clearly see the production that adjusts to the current sounds of R&B, but the way it feels very different from any hits; vocally more minimalist compared to other of his works. With 10 well-placed tracks Caution is a beat of rhythms and lyrics, starting with GFTO a song that brings back the falseto in predominance in theCaution is like a replica of Mariah's more mature Butterfly. You can clearly see the production that adjusts to the current sounds of R&B, but the way it feels very different from any hits; vocally more minimalist compared to other of his works. With 10 well-placed tracks Caution is a beat of rhythms and lyrics, starting with GFTO a song that brings back the falseto in predominance in the song without being annoying at any time, With You a beautiful romantic ballad with a spectacular closure, songs like Caution and Stay Long Love You that bring out the diva's sensuality and lightness, The Distance a song that is a youthful and mischievous bop: and greats like 8th Grade and Giving Me Life; two melancholic songs in which the production is the most remarkable, in especail of Giving Me Life with his lyrics about his old loves and with a final explosion that makes use of guitar chords and a spectral voice of Mimi. Caution with the grandeur of Caution.… Expand
  25. Kakogouveia
    Jun 10, 2019
    10
    Ótimo álbum. Do sendo uma das maiores estrelas da história da música poderia entregar um trabalho tão impecável como esse. Fico lisonjeado por ouvir e presenciar tamanho talento na terra. Obrigado por tudo.
  26. Youhenrique
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Com dez faixas no total, o novo álbum tem colaborações com os rappers Gunna, Slick Rick e Ty Dolla $ign, além do cantor Blood Orange.

    Antes de lançar "Caution", Carey liberou dois singles: "GTFO" e "With You", ambos com clipes próprios. "Realmente é um trabalho de amor. Estou muito animada para mostrar aos fãs", comentou Carey sobre o disco. "Essa sou eu nesse momento da minha vida,    Com dez faixas no total, o novo álbum tem colaborações com os rappers Gunna, Slick Rick e Ty Dolla $ign, além do cantor Blood Orange.

    Antes de lançar "Caution", Carey liberou dois singles: "GTFO" e "With You", ambos com clipes próprios.

    "Realmente é um trabalho de amor. Estou muito animada para mostrar aos fãs", comentou Carey sobre o disco. "Essa sou eu nesse momento da minha vida, podendo me expressar como compositora e cantora. Estou em um bom momento".    … Expand
  27. Aleiannone1992
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    A contemporary R&B album, but with the great Mariah Carey touch!! Explosive beats, great lyrics and a really cohesive and strong album without any filler
  28. mmarinah
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Beautiful album mariah great job, the best since teom!!! caution and give me life is a bop
  29. ruancsouza
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    A espera valeu a pena, ela conseguiu surpreender todos, muito feliz.. espero que seja um trabalho que o publico aceite porque já está sendo muito bem recebido pela critica e seus fãs!!
  30. Fsantosb
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    Mariah's best album after Emancipation, fresh, cohesive and addictive
    Perfection
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  1. Consequence
    Nov 26, 2018
    67
    Previously, Mariah Carey has made it clear that she’s been through too much to care what anyone else thinks, shrugging off critics and denying all drama. On Caution, Carey has channeled that energy into the music itself.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Nov 26, 2018
    75
    She’ll employ of-the-moment producers to add current touches to her tracks, but the way she uses them on Caution results in her fine-tuning her aesthetic, not bending to current playlist-friendly trends.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Nov 20, 2018
    100
    A neat album of only 10 tracks. We find her in life-admin mode, clearing out any dispensable trash that she no longer has time or the inclination for. ... Sublime.
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