Caution
by Mariah Carey
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2018
User Score
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. lisagoesgaga
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Why is she still making records nobody buys? She's a has been whos only fans are petty gay men who hide behind her past achievements.
  2. vinidornellas
    May 29, 2023
    10
    Um dos melhores e mais coesos trabalhos feitos por Mariah Carey. Bem produzido, boas composições, videoclipes, etc.
  3. AliCautiion
    Mar 23, 2023
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns dela, extremamente agradável e bem produzido! Embora a capa seja cafona, o álbum serve muito
  4. georgianaeliza
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
    Muito bom o álbum, uma obra muito lírica, muito coeso, no lirismo muito suave, um tom suave das melodias.
  5. chico-smith
    Dec 13, 2022
    9
    Imagine giving that level of music and vocals 30 years into the game… challenging your own classics.. with nothing short of a perfect album.. only the goat, mother of lambs, could do it..
  6. LestrangeLeo
    Nov 28, 2022
    10
    https://twitter.com/Famouss_Hot/status/1597412694826844160?t=AlTy7Nza8TGCrJjNIB9Irg&s=19
  7. Helldrasd
    Nov 9, 2022
    0
    "You Don't wanna hear about 9/11" - Mariah Carey

    The only thing more tragic then a national tragedy is the fact this woman still thinks she can sing lol
  8. someonewhocares
    Aug 7, 2022
    10
    To put it in words, "Caution", is carey's best modern-day R&B effort, with most tracks out of the 10 from the tracklist being some of her greatest of the 2010s, and possibly, to date! Caution should be an essential listen to all new lambily, and will be remembered for its iconic place in her discography.

    Standout tracks: GTFO, With You, Giving Me Life, One Mo Gen, Stay Long Love You,    To put it in words, "Caution", is carey's best modern-day R&B effort, with most tracks out of the 10 from the tracklist being some of her greatest of the 2010s, and possibly, to date! Caution should be an essential listen to all new lambily, and will be remembered for its iconic place in her discography.

    Standout tracks: GTFO, With You, Giving Me Life, One Mo Gen, Stay Long Love You, 8th Grade.

    Weakest tracks: Caution, Portrait.    … Expand
  9. moonlightb4e
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Best r&b album of the 10s. VERY underrated. Top tracks are giving me life, caution and portrait in my opinion. Giving me life is such a throwback to 90s rnb. Caution too. And portrait is so personal, it’s beautifully written.
  10. Saintnick
    May 28, 2022
    10
    Wow! Such a banger for her 15th album! An R&B staple icon such as Mariah can not and will never be beat! This album showcases her vocals, songwriting, and everything that is fundamental Mariah!
  11. Butter97
    May 24, 2022
    10
    Mariah Carey is flawless this phenomenal work. Clean, power. All the songs on "Caution" are a masterpiece.
  12. Haandy
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    8th Grade merecia vídeo e performances, merecia Grammy e mais reconhecimento
  13. nathansherlock
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    This album is just magnificent. The lyrics to these songs are out of this world. Hands down the best album of 2018.
  14. BrokenDisc0
    Oct 16, 2021
    8
    Carey's 15 studio effort proves that she is an industry chameleon; having the ability to change herself, and her music in a way that best fits the demand and the sound of the whatever period and climate of the music industry is; while also retaining her identity and unique touch. Something that she has established throughout decades of her illustrious career.
  15. MaxFarell
    Aug 22, 2021
    9
    I would call this Mimi’s best outputs since the Emancipation album. The diva once again shows her versatility and the ability to shift sound while still maintaining the lyricism and R&Besque Carey trademark. A highly underrated album.
  16. mystified
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    This album is SO good. I dare to say this is her best work since butterfly (Emancipation is good but a few tracks ruined it in my opinion). Thank god for the Devonté Hynes collaboration, Giving Me Life changed my vision on R&B music forever! This is Mariah's more experimental album while still having some vulnerable songs as always. One of her best, and being her last album this good we'reThis album is SO good. I dare to say this is her best work since butterfly (Emancipation is good but a few tracks ruined it in my opinion). Thank god for the Devonté Hynes collaboration, Giving Me Life changed my vision on R&B music forever! This is Mariah's more experimental album while still having some vulnerable songs as always. One of her best, and being her last album this good we're excited af for the next one!!… Expand
  17. bluefeeling
    Jun 1, 2021
    10
    The queen of r&b AND pop completely did it with this album like seriously, all these years into her career and she's still making excellent bodies of work. Songs like "Portrait" Stay Long Love You" "Giving me life" are honestly some of THEE best songs she's released this decade.
  18. 1122cesar
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    I can simply say that it is R & b perfection packed into 10 songs, one of the best projects in Carey's life and in the music industry in general.
  19. samueell
    Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Caution reflects a modernization of Carey's image, departing from the image used since Emancipation of Mimi, and it would've been very successful if her record label promoted it. Reflects a try of connecting with the modern general public with its colors and very fresh sounds. In this record, Mariah experiments much more with her now greater low register, and less with her overexploitedCaution reflects a modernization of Carey's image, departing from the image used since Emancipation of Mimi, and it would've been very successful if her record label promoted it. Reflects a try of connecting with the modern general public with its colors and very fresh sounds. In this record, Mariah experiments much more with her now greater low register, and less with her overexploited high register that has been used since her career beginning. This album shows that a shorter and more concise record turns out to be better and with higher quality than a longer one as it was The Elusive Chanteuse (2014). In comparison with that record, this one, musically sounds more fresh with its beat drops and suits the modern scene of R&B and hip-hop, reflected in songs like One More Gen and Caution. This is her best body of work since The Emancipation of Mimi, and she had to do a lot of work since that album release to got the opportunity to make this album. Congrats Mariah.… Expand
  20. ivan_msmsmsm
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
    One of her best albums. LOVEEE IT. The Distance & GTFO two of my favorite songs of all the time
  21. PEDROMFR
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    With this album, Mariah redeems herself from some past not so good moments in her career, proving that after so many years, she still can deliver a beautiful album.
    Top Track: With You
    Worst Track: Stay Long Love You ft Gunna
  22. carlosmenac
    Jan 18, 2021
    10
    This a short but outstanding LP! MC has been around and it's the GOLD standard. It's her best album since The Emancipation Of Mimi for sure. #WithYou #GTFO #GivingMeLife are outstanding but the rest of the album is the same. May be MC shortest record but lyrically speaking she's still one of the best songwriters. Vocals were not showing her fully range but at this point, who cares? SheThis a short but outstanding LP! MC has been around and it's the GOLD standard. It's her best album since The Emancipation Of Mimi for sure. #WithYou #GTFO #GivingMeLife are outstanding but the rest of the album is the same. May be MC shortest record but lyrically speaking she's still one of the best songwriters. Vocals were not showing her fully range but at this point, who cares? She have the most beautiful voice in history, she can do whatever she wants and people should appreciate her for reinvented herself all the time. If you haven't got the chance, listen the album and BUY IT!… Expand
  23. Specmoe
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    This album should deserve more because all song in this album she wrote frome herself and it's her style.
  24. at99
    Nov 5, 2020
    10
    The perfect R&B album. So many hits accompanied by the greatest vocals of all time
  25. alexlbert
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    álbum incrível e super coeso. o melhor desde o the emancipation of mimi. maravilhoso!
  26. Mark99CS
    Oct 6, 2020
    8
    Caution is the diva resurrection of Mariah Carey after The Emancipation of Mimi. There aren't bad moments in the album, all the songs are shining by their own with a classic R&B sound.
    The Distance, Givin' Me Life, Portrait and 8th Grade are masterpieces.
  27. 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
  28. yaniss
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Incredible, amazing body of work, lyrically beautiful, so refreshing but the same time it has old vibes of R&B and that's amazing.
  29. AlessioMatrix
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Excellent album, beautiful melodies mariahs melodies are on fire, shes proven again to be a force to be reckoned with even 30 years into her career.
  30. Ang133
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    Es un álbum en el cual se pudo adapta a la música que está de moda y canciones como With you son muy buenas y merecen más reconocimiento
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Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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