Crave Records

Crave Records was a record label founded by Mariah Carey in February 1997,^[1] as an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment. It was shut down in July of the following year.^[2] The name "Crave" originates from "Demented", a song Carey wrote for the 1995 alternative rock album Someone's Ugly Daughter.^[3][4] This was kept a secret until it was revealed in her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

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Crave Records
Founded	1997
Founder	Mariah Carey
Country of origin	United States
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Acts signed to the label included DJ Company, female R&B quartet Allure, who released a self-titled album in 1997 featuring the hit singles "Head Over Heels", "All Cried Out", and "Last Chance", as well as male R&B quartet 7 Mile, who released a self-titled album in 1998.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b} McIntyre, Hugh. "Mariah Carey's History As A Record Label Owner". Forbes. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
2. ^ "Mariah Closes Record Label". Rolling Stone. 1998-07-16. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
3. ^ "Chick-Someone's Ugly Daughter". Mariah Records. September 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
4. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003), The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, New York: Billboard Books, p. 845, ISBN 0-8230-7677-6

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