

“This is for Mariah,” she said before launching into an impressive A cappella version of the song from a cabin bathroom. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as Clarkson hunkered down at her Montana ranch with her family, she recorded a video for fans of her singing Carey’s song “Vanishing.” It isn’t the first time the three-time Grammy winner paid tribute to the pop legend. Kelly Clarkson's Cover of Mariah Carey's Vanishing “She’s rocking it because of what she’s done, I just mean I think people think of her as a songbird and they don’t think of her as like the writer that she is,” Clarkson said. (Fun fact: Lowe insisted Carey wrote the song in just seven minutes on a Casio keyboard). According to Songwriters Hall of Fame, Carey either wrote or co-wrote a staggering 18 of her 19 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 list, including the iconic “All I Want for Christmas is You.”Īs of last year, the Christmas time favorite continued to hold its spot at No.

It definitely isn’t the only song Carey has penned. RELATED: Kelly Clarkson Covered Madonna's "Like a Prayer" The topic came up after Clarkson shared her love for Carey’s song “Side Effects,” describing it as a “song actually that I love.”

“People give her credit as like a singer, I don’t think people give her credit as a writer.” “People don’t give her enough credit,” she said. While promoting her new album Chemistry, Clarkson told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe that she didn’t feel Carey got “enough credit” for her songwriting talents.
