Rainbow is the seventh
studio album by American recording artist
Mariah Carey. It was released on November 2, 1999, by
Columbia Records. The album followed the same pattern as Carey's previous album,
Butterfly (1997), in which she began her transition into the
R&B market.
Rainbow contains a mix of
hip-hop-influenced R&B jams, as well as a variety of slow ballads. On the album, Carey worked with
David Foster and
Diane Warren, who replaced
Walter Afanasieff, the main balladeer Carey worked with throughout the 90s. As a result of her separation from her husband,
Tommy Mottola, Carey had more control over the musical style of this album, so she collaborated with several artists such as
Jay-Z,
Usher, and
Snoop Dogg.