The New York Times Magazine polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to choose the 30 greatest living American songwriters. One artist who made the list was Mariah Carey. The writer Danyel Smith met Carey in Los Angeles to talk about writing era-defining hits like “Fantasy” and “Always Be My Baby,” the pleasures of collaboration and some of the ways she’s been undercredited as a writer — despite having created more No. 1 hits than any other American.
Interview by Danyel Smith Directed by Joshua Charow Video Credits Camera Operator: Mike Dalton Sound Mixer: Tessa Murphy Gaffer: Michael Tellup Editor: Abraham Howard Colorist: Stephen Derluguian Post Sound Mixer: Bobb Barito Archival Image Credits Mariah and Patricia Carey: from Mariah Carey; Carey and Dupri: Scott Gries/Getty Images; Videos: YouTube.
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