page_title: One Child (Mariah Carey song)
section_title: Background and composition
hierarchical_section_title: One Child (Mariah Carey song) / Background and composition
caption_attribution_description: English: Cropped version of full image Composer Marc Shaiman (some elements have been photoshopped out)
context_page_description: "One Child" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, Merry Christmas II You. It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Backed by a children's choir, the lyrics are about the birth of Jesus. "One Child" received a mixed to negative response from critics, many of whom disapproved of the overbearing sentiment. In the United States, the track peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Gospel Digital Chart, and on the lower regions of the South Korea international single's charts. Carey performed the song at the Christmas in Washington event in November 2010.
context_section_description: Carey wrote and produced "One Child" with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. It was reported by Showbiz411 in August 2010 that Carey had enlisted Shaiman to work on the then untitled album; the magazine described the pairing as "unusual" but noted that the outcome could be "colossal". Lasting for a duration of four minutes and twenty-five seconds, the song is one of two original ballads included on Merry Christmas II You. It encompasses a range of genres, including Christmas, adult contemporary, urban contemporary and religious music.
  The music and Carey's vocals recorded by Brian Garten at several recording studios, which included Henson Studios and 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, Guardian Angel Studios Bel Air, Germano Studios New York City and  Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. It was mixed by Phil Tan at The Ninja beat Club in Atlanta. Damien Lewis served as his assistant. "One Child" was arranged by Shaiman, and he carried out the orchestration with Brad Dechter. The song, in the key of C major, has a "tenderly" feel and a tempo of 64 beats per minute. The track is backed by a children's chorus, which was recorded by Martin Cooke. Assisted by Kenta Yonesaka, Alex Gulper, Peter Stanislaus, Charlie Paakkari, Tim Lauber, Tom Steel, Greg Dennon and Denis St. Amand. The children who participated in the chorus were Mariah Britt, Joshua Britt, Evyn Johnson, Makiah Johnson, Mason Johnson, Delaney Meyer, Elsie Moon and Cayla Nisperos; their voices span from G₃ to F♯₅. Carey provided her background vocals alongside Melonie Daniels, Sharlotte Gibson, Sherry McGhee and Nicki Richards.
caption: Carey wrote and produced "One Child" with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman.
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