The song selection is nice, with beautifully voiced Jackson 5 cover "I'll Be There" being the flagship hit. The Carole King collaboration "If It's Over" sounds perfectly at home in this small setting, and this EP/unplugged version of "Make It Happen" beats the studio version on Emotions by a mile, sounding joyful and spontaneous instead of asthmatic and timid as on the original. And then "Can't Let Go" acquires a closeness that eludes the original and makes the song sound more emotional, like sitting in the living room of the broken-hearted one listening to her sobbing. The lyrics may remain the high-school ramblings that Carey never outgrew, but the feeling is vastly more authentic.
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