Always Be My Baby

~ Recording by Mariah Carey

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • FR1995-08-28
  • AT1995-09-28
  • XE1995-09-28
  • DE1995-09-28
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 481367 2
1.5Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyDaydream (iTunes/Deezer/Spotify)Mariah CareyAlbum
  • XW1995-09-26
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • JP1995-09-30
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 7821
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • US1995-10-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66700
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • CA1995-10-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66700
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)481367 2
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)COL 481367 9
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydream (booklet's picture's in black frame)Mariah CareyAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)481367 2
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66700
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)COL 481367 2
1.5Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah CareyAlways Be My BabyMariah CareySingle
  • US1996-03-19
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)44K 78277
1.5Always Be My Baby (album version)4:18Mariah CareyAlways Be My BabyMariah CareySingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 663104 2
1.1Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah CareyAlways Be My BabyMariah CareySingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)38T 78276
1.6Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah Carey#1’sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1’sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1998-11-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491956 2
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1998-11-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69670
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • AT1998-11-16
  • GB1998-11-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)492 604 2, COL 492 604 2
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)492604-2
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1998-11-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)491956 2
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1’sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69670
1.6Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-17
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69670
1.6Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-17
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CK 69670, D 128132
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1998-11-18
SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”)SRCS 8820
1.6Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1’sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 492604 8
1.6Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah Carey#1'sMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-09-14
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 69670
2.2Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyGreatest HitsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-12-04
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 85960
2.2Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyGreatest Hits (Japan Limited Edition)Mariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-12-12
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-77, SICP-78
2.2Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyGreatest HitsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)2 505461, 5054612000, COL 505461 2
2.2Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyGreatest HitsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)5053972000
1.5Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah CareyWomen in RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special ProductsOPCD-1133
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydream / ButterflyMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697168572
1.4Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyThe BalladsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-20
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697392412
1.4Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyThe BalladsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Som Livre1347-2
1.15Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyThe BalladsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-01-20
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 41303 2
1.4Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyThe BalladsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697433932
1.4Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyLovesongsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010-02-09
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)
2.2Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyThe Essential Mariah CareyMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-01-10
Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydream / ButterflyMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697168572
2.2Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyThe Essential Mariah CareyMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
88691968082
1.39Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah Carey90 Sweet 90s Hits!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.11Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah Carey#1 to InfinityMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-05-18
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88843083522
1.11Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah Carey#1 to InfinityMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G010003331272Z
1.11Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah Carey#1 to InfinityMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.11Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah Carey#1 to InfinityMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-05-18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88875102552
1.3Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyJapan BestMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2018-10-17
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-31220
1.5Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • US2019-09-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19075957171
1.5Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbum
  • XE2020-11-06
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)19439776401
1.5Always Be My Baby4:14Mariah CareyBillboard Top 100 of the 90s (1996)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.5Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyDaydreamMariah CareyAlbumColumbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.14Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyTM Century: GoldDisc 276Various ArtistsAlbum + CompilationTM Century276
Promotion
1.4Always Be My Baby4:17Mariah CareyPromo Only: Mainstream Radio, March 1996Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
1.15Always Be My Baby4:17Mariah CareyPromo Only: Urban Radio, February 1996Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
1.1Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah CareyAlways Be My BabyMariah CareySingle
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)38K 78276
1.7Always Be My Baby (album version)4:19Mariah CareySony Music Sampler 049Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
51.18Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
Bootleg
2.10Always Be My Baby4:19Mariah CareyGreatest HitsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark19572-1/2
2.11Always Be My Baby4:17Mariah CareyGreatest HitsMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
Island (bootlegs)24218
1.26Always Be My Baby4:20Mariah CareyThe Best Songs R&BMariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2013
1.47Always Be My Baby4:18Mariah CareyBest 200 Hits of the 90’s (Street market release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.5Always Be My Baby4:21Mariah CareyMillenium Hits 2000Mariah CareyAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.2Always Be My Baby4:16Mariah CareyVoicesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

sound engineer:Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
additional engineer:Jay Healy
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
co-engineer:Kurt Lundvall
Glen Marchese
Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.)
engineer:Jay Healy
co-producer:Manuel Seal
producer:Mariah Carey
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
mixer:Mick Guzauski
background vocals:Mariah Carey
Melonie Daniels
Kelly Price
Shanrae Price
arranger:Mariah Carey
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1995)
recorded at:Crave Studios in New York, United States
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:Crave Studios in New York, United States
has remixes:Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey) by Asura (Los Angeles-based electronic artist Ryan York)
Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri mix) by Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat & Xscape
sampled by:Like Mariah by Fifth Harmony feat. Tyga
recording of:Always Be My Baby

Always Be My Baby

lyricist:Mariah Carey
composer:Mariah Carey
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
publisher:Air Control Music, Inc.
EMI April Music Inc.
EMI Full Keel Music
Rye Songs
So So Def
Sony Songs Inc.