Mariah Carey - Music Box (1993) [Full Album] - YouTube Mariah Carey - Music Box (1993) [Full Album] Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012 Category Mariah Carey: Music Box - Music on Google Play 1 2 Andrea Kasem Classic I love her music, always relatable and beautiful yet fun and bouncy. Mrs. Carey is one of my greatest musical influences. She made her mark with this album as well. Great sound, very clear. <3 Kenneth Phillips Cannot get enough of Carey Her Vocals are unreal. Say what you must. But Mariah created the soundtrack for the 90's.. She never went with others are doing Fahad Al-Farraji Loved it One of the best 90's seller at that time. Amazing, those was my teenage songs. I think it was her first album .. C. Newton Probably Mariah's Greatest Album!

Mariah with peak vocals, Hero and stellar ballads. Toss up between this, Daydream and Butterfly, as her best album of all time, but this takes the cake IMO. R Arbogast Full Review Kenneth Phillips April 16, 2014 Cannot get enough of Carey Her Vocals are unreal. Say what you must. But Mariah created the soundtrack for the 90's.. She never went with others are doing Full Review Fahad Al-Farraji November 30, 2014 Loved it One of the best 90's seller at that time. Amazing, those was my teenage songs. I think it was her first album .. Full Review C. Newton September 20, 2015 Probably Mariah's Greatest Album! Mariah with peak vocals, Hero and stellar ballads. Toss up between this, Daydream and Butterfly, as her best album of all time, but this takes the cake IMO. R Arbogast April 13, 2013 Marian Carey ~ "Music Box" Breathtaking songs. Her best release, in my opinion!

Full Review Alyssa horan July 31, 2014 She is an amazing person inside and out without you explains her farther and also my Nana iptyr melody is perfect you go Mariah!!! Full Review Paisley Fao June 12, 2015 Amazing Everything is just amazing by this woman. One of my favorite things to do is listen to the beautiful music of my childhood by mariah. Full Review A Google User August 22, 2012 Music box I love the song and the album!! Really A+mazing!! I love dreamlover,hero,anytime you need a friend, music box,etc...! Charles Vrabel July 27, 2013 P One of the best voices ever. Marvin Nicoleau February 19, 2015 Excellent This album is so silky smooth, yet bouncy. Loved her in this era Vivian Marie April 13, 2013 She's the best!

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4, 2014 Best Love it, memories Natasha Paton August 9, 2014 Miss I love it Ashley Mcglohon November 12, 2015 Love her music Mariah Carey's Music Box LP (1993) revisited with co-writer Walter Afanasieff | Return To The Classics | SoulCulture Mariah Carey's Music Box LP (1993) revisited with co-writer Walter Afanasieff | Return To The Classics July 3, 2011 Music Box was released on August 31, 1993 by Columbia Records.

After selling over 15 million copies of her self-titled debut album, Mariah Carey decided to experiment with her sound for her follow up album, Emotions, but failed to make the same type of commercial impact as her debut. Carey returned to the studio determined to broaden her listening audience and produce another high quality album not only for herself, but for legions of her beloved fans. As a result, her career ascended to extraordinary heights. This album would see Carey asserting her control over all aspects of her musical sound. It was mutually agreed upon to take her sound in a more pop-friendly direction over the heavy R&B/Soul influence from her previous album. Alongside her writing partner Walter Afanasieff, Carey was able to carve out a niche where many of her contemporaries failed to. Music Box introduced a young producer named David Hall, welcomed back the long time production duo of David Cole and Robert Cliviles and ushered in the arrival of Babyface and Daryl Simmons on a Mariah Carey led album. Carey’s five octave range was on full display once again, which left an indelible mark on the majority of songs on the album.

Mariah Carey came from a musical family where her mother was a singer for the New York City Opera as well as being a vocal coach. At the tender age of 3, she began singing and by the time she reached high school Carey was cutting records as a demo singer for a local recording studio in her native Long Island. It was during this juncture where she received tutelage from the legendary Gavin Christopher and began writing with Ben Marguiles. From her association with Marguiles, Carey was able to write and record songs for her demo tape, which ended up on her debut album, Mariah Carey. As the story goes, Carey would go on to become a backup vocalist for then popular recording artist, Brenda K. Starr. At a industry party in 1988, Carey’s demo tape ended up in the hands of Columbia Records executive, Tommy Mottola. She eventually received her big break in the fall of the same year. Her debut album Mariah Carey only foreshadowed what was to come and three years later she found herself in a league of her own.

Between the months of August 1992-May 1993, Music Box was recorded at Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California. SoulCulture recently sat down with Walter Afanasieff, the co-writer, producer and studio musician for the album to share their blueprint for creating a classic record. Afanasieff remembers how he first became involved with Carey on her previous albums. “I actually did work on her first album,” says Afanasieff. “I was sort of the arranger and co-producer to a gentleman named Narada Michael Walden. I was his right hand guy, his keyboardist, co-writer, arranger, co-producer sort of guy. He was hired to do a few songs on the first album. We actually worked on the “ Vision of Love ” song from the first album as well as “Someday” and “I Don’t Wanna Cry.” I was involved at that time as a musician. When Tommy Mottola and Mariah were in California working on her album with Narada Michael Walden, we all met.

In the meeting with Tommy and Mariah, we exchanged the knowledge that this was a cool opportunity for us to be acquainted and to continue working together. “Tommy gave me a challenge and he said, ‘We have one more song that we want to record for the first album and the album is already pressed and in the CD cases, but I’m going to halt the presses. And if this song that you do, Walter turns out good we’ll put that song on the first album again on the second pressing.’ So he gave me this challenge and I delivered the last song for that first album called “ Love Takes Time .” “Love Takes Time” ended up being Mariah’s second single, which went to number 1 after “Vision of Love” went to number one. It was my first production and that’s how we started our relationship. “I started to score points with her and them because they thought I was good enough to become her writing partner. So her and I started to write for her second album. The meeting of the first, led to writing on the second and that led to Music Box being a really serious music collaboration.

The first album where we worked very hard and closely together was the Emotions album and there we ironed out some of the creases and it wasn’t perfect. We weren’t exactly on point yet, but with Music Box we were definitely on point.” Afanasieff describes the direction they wanted to pursue for the album. “It was never a purposeful idea, it was always about what Mariah was writing and feeling,” says Afanasieff. “Mariah is a simple songwriter. She writes about what she’s going through. She writes about her feelings and she writes about the climate the world is in musically. So at the time Music Box was written for and being put together, it was all about what we were doing. It had nothing to do with a direction decision. She simply went through her first album and on her second album, Emotions we tried a lot of different things that we were writing and feeling and we started writing different songs after that and we got into a different spirit, which led to the Music Box record. “We didn’t have any orders coming down from the music executives to tell us to make the record more pop, more soulful or softer, nothing like that.

It was strictly about what she was feeling and how she felt is how we wrote the songs and those ended up being on the album. I would write something at the piano with her and the challenge at that point becomes how do we produce a modern, hit sounding track based on what we just finished writing at the piano. So that production and arrangement is what makes the song sound the way it sounds. She would take the tracks that I did for her and she would vibe on those. And then she would layer her vocals a certain way and it was just a building process from there that you take step by step. It was never a decision that it was going to be a certain way before it happened. He continues, “Mariah is her own melodious. She is the one that comes up with the vocal. Whenever she ends up singing what you hear her singing it comes from her. The writing partnership that her and I had and I can’t speak for her other songwriting partners, but if you could see us in the room I would hit a chord and play a little melody on the piano and she would say, ‘Oh, that’s nice,’ and she would sing that melody and then she adds a little bit to it.

I would then play it back and then she would say, ‘Yea, that’s good’ so it instantly becomes this partnership where eventually she’ll have a melody and then the melody would prompt her to start thinking about this feeling she wants to put into words. This would eventually become the theme of the song. Melody wise it was also a partnership that developed her melodies and it was really her that took the direction lyrically. She would write the majority of the lyrics herself.” Afanasieff recalls how he became involved with the lead single “Dreamlover” from the album. “’Dreamlover,’ for instance, was a song that Mariah was doing on the side,” says Afanasieff. “She had a particular need for up-tempo records and more of a cutting edge sound. I won’t say I was only the balladeer, but the more softer, melodic, more ballad and songs like that I was at the helm with her for those records. She would always have this little area of her album where David Cole and Robert Clivilles would be featured. Unfortunately, it was just a one shot type of deal from my understanding of it. A gentleman named Dave Hall produced the song.

He was this up and coming producer, writer, track guy in the New York area. “She went off and wrote ‘Dreamlover’ with Dave. I had nothing to do with the writing or even the initial production of the first draft, but when the song was delivered to the record company Tommy Mottola and Columbia Records decided the record needed a little bit more something to it. In their opinion, it was a little too dark and a little unexciting I guess to put on the radio in its form. So they gave it to me and I added a few little bits and pieces to it. I added a Hammond B3 organ to it to make it bounce a little bit better and I added some drums to replace some of the drum parts. I remixed it and added some sprinkles and sparks on it. It was very nice to be involved on that song and I got to be listed as a co-producer on it.” “Dreamlover” landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, #2 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #9 on the UK Singles Chart and it helped to engineer success for Music Box after its release.

Carey’s second single from the album was the iconic “Hero” and Afanasieff tells a fascinating story of how the song came together with assistance from Tommy Mottola. “One of my favorite stories of the Mariah Carey era was when I was asked to write a song for a film that was being finished in Hollywood that Sony/Columbia Pictures was putting out,” says Afanasieff. “Being intertwined with Sony Music you’re sort of connected to the company next door which is Sony Pictures. So a lot of times Sony Pictures calls upon Sony Music to produce the music for the movie, which is a pretty standard procedure. They asked me if I would come in and screen a movie called “Hero” which was a Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia movie. “At this particular time, they asked Gloria Estefan to sing this song and they asked me to write and produce a song for the movie. I was carrying this bit of information in my head when I came to New York City to work with Mariah on her album. We were getting together to do some writing for her album. One day, while we were at Right Track Studios I told her about this project I was working on and asked her if she wanted to write this song with me.

I told her it was pretty cool and the concept of the movie. I started playing the piano part at the beginning of the song and she asked me, ‘Is that your idea for it?’ I told her, ‘Yea, this is what I’ve been working on for it.’ She goes, ‘Yea, that’s really pretty. Let’s try it.’ So we sat there and tried it. “Within the next two hours we had the bulk of the song done. She started to not be Mariah Carey, the singer, she started to become the songwriter for someone else. She wasn’t really worried about it being for her and her style. She just came out of the box and we wrote “Hero.” At that time, Tommy Mottola walked in and asked us what we were doing. We told him we just wrote this song for the movie “Hero.” He said ‘Let me hear it.’ and after he heard it he looked at us and he said, ‘There’s absolutely no way you’re giving that song to that movie. This is your song, Mariah.’ “She said, ‘What? I’m not going to sing this song. This song is not for me. This isn’t what I want.

This isn’t my style.’ He told her, ‘No, trust me. If you put this song on your album and put this out, it’s genius. This will be one of your biggest songs I promise you.’ She said, ‘I don’t want to. This isn’t who I want to be. I want to be less smaltzy. I want to be less pop and less ballad driven.’ He said, ‘Trust me. You have to record this song.’ So she ended up recording it herself. We didn’t give it to the movie and I didn’t write anything for the movie. Low and behold it was one of the biggest hits of her career.” “Hero” peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, #5 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #7 on the UK Singles Chart and it generated more success for Carey. The next single to follow “Hero” was “Without You,” which was a remake of the popular 1970 hit written by the British rock group, Badfinger. Afanasieff spoke on how strong the response was for it in Europe.

“The song that she loved and wanted to do a remake of was “Without You” by the British rock group Badfinger and remade by Harry Nilsson,” says Afanasieff. “Mariah was always influenced by the Beatles, George Michael, Stevie Wonder and many other artists. “Without You” was a personal favorite of hers. “I wanted to get closer to the version that I believed the integrity of the song belonged to which was the Harry Nilsson version because it had the power, the piano and the big sound. I went to work on our version of the track and Mariah came in and slayed her vocal and it turned out pretty powerful. At that time, I think there was a climate in the world especially from Europe because you have to understand there were other girls out there in the mid-’90s like Celine Dion who were really raising the bar. Europe loved the song “Without You” and then it caught on here in the US.” “Without You” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, #7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

The fourth single to be revealed to the public at large would be the Babyface and Daryl Simmons produced song entitled, “Never Forget You.” “Never Forget You” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and #7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart. “Never Forget You”: The final single to be released from the album would be “Anytime You Need A Friend.” It showcased a pair of newcomers Kelly Price and Melonie Daniels on background vocals. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, #22 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Afanasieff gives a glimpse into how the song was formulated. “Mariah was a huminguous lover of gospel music and the church,” says Afanasieff. “We were always in the company of these wonderful singers reared in the church. Her background singers like Melonie Daniels and Kelly Price grew up in the church. We were messing around with the fact that we were going to do a gospel type song. We had done a couple of songs on her second album.

One was called “And You Don’t Remember” that we wrote and it had that 6,8 churchy, gospel type sound. We wanted to do something like that again. “Mariah also loved a song that she had on her first album called “I Don’t Wanna Cry.” The substance of “I Don’t Wanna Cry” and the gospel quality of “And You Don’t Remember” led this sort of melodic, melancholy theme that we wanted to bust out into some big harmony gospel singing type of chorus. This is how we came up with “Anytime You Need a Friend.” “It was very much driven by me being at the piano. When I’m playing the piano I’m playing a million different things. When I would be playing the piano Mariah would say ‘What’s that?’ and I’ll say ‘Which one?’ and she would say ‘Yea, I like it.’ and then when I would go on and play a hundred more things and she would do the same thing. I would play the minor sad melody, the chord progression and the verse she would say ‘What’s that? I love that.’ Then she would figure out the theme of the song.

It was a combination of what we did on “I Don’t Wanna Cry” and “And You Don’t Remember” alongside the beautiful singing her girls were going to provide. Mariah gave the world that sick female harmony almost choir sounding style of hers. She loved arranging and adding as many harmonies as possible.” Afanasieff goes on to provide insight on how the final tracks of the album came together and his disappointment in a decision made by the record company regarding the final printed version of the album. “Mariah was very influenced by George Michael and his album Faith,” says Afanasieff. “She asked me if I had a sound that she really loved, which was a special organ sound. I remember being at Right Track Studios and we scoured the city to find the keyboard that was used to create the sound on that one George Michael song that she really loved. So we came back to the studio with a bunch of keyboards and I tried to come up with the sound and it didn’t work out.

I finally got a Roland Juno 106 synthesizer delivered and in that bank of organ keyboard sounds she said, ‘Yeah, that’s the sound I really love.’ “So we started playing around with me hitting these chords on this organ sound and I started to play a chord progression and she immediately started to go into this beautiful musical trance. She started singing lovely melodies of my chord changes on the keyboard. This the melody that is now the song called ‘Music Box.’ It was so beautiful that we added this little music box sound to it. It was all based on this keyboard that George Michael started using years before that influenced Mariah when she was a younger girl.” “Music Box”: “’Just to Hold You Once Again’ was a lyric that she wrote after the music was written and the feeling of the music inspired Mariah to put these words down. I had a very classical upbringing and an intense life of classical training, piano lessons and music school. So I’m a really accomplished musician and I’m extremely versatile when it comes to different music genres. As I said earlier, I would play a chord progression and Mariah would like it and we would go off on that vibe.

“And with ‘Just To Hold You Once Again’ we had these really cool chord progressions that made her go into a place of really missing someone, being sad and wanting to be with that person. She wrote this really beautiful lyric about how she would wish to hold that person one more time. A lot of people were quick to assume that she was lonely and sad. Just because someone wrote a sad song doesn’t mean that’s what they are. It was just a feeling that the song brought out. A good songwriter can get into the actual mood of the song. Mariah has such a gift for composing and song writing.” “Just To Hold You Once Again”: “We kind of did a song on every album that had a similarity to each other and it was a little wave that her and I caught on the first real big project we worked on together, which was the album Emotions. There was this chord progression we always liked to remind ourselves of. It was one of those times where we ended up writing a song that really was just a very comfortable place that we would always go into. It was something that naturally came out. There were a couple of songs that we ended up with.

My favorite song from the Music Box album wasn’t on the US version, but it was on the international version of the album it was “Everything Fades Away.” It kind of broke my heart to be honest. “Everything Fades Away”: “Record companies always have their rules. They always feel like there’s too many songs on an album or not enough songs on an album or not enough of this kind of song on an album. It’s usually a decision made by a corporate mind and they’re usually wrong. “Everything Fades Away” one was of the favorites that many Europeans always say and I had wished it went on the American release. Because it didn’t make the American release we put the other song ‘All I’ve Ever Wanted’ on the album.

It’s in that area of where it was a ballad type of song and it was really comfortable for us.” The remaining two songs on Music Box were two infectious up-tempo songs produced by David Cole and Robert Cliviles, “Now That I Know” and “I’ve Been Thinking About You.” Music Box peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the early winter of 1993 and it found its way back to the top of the charts three different times in three different countries (U.S., UK and Australia) and has went on to sell more than 32 million albums worldwide. The album has achieved multi-platinum status in 11 countries and landed at #26 on the Billboard End of Decade Album Chart in 1999 proving its staying power and effect on popular culture. To this day, it’s regarded as the one of the greatest albums from the 1990s and remains the highest selling album of her career. This album earned a plethora of Grammy, American Music Award and Soul Train Music Award nominations. Music Box set the standard for other Pop infused R&B records for the remainder of the decade.

It will continue to be a bellwether of what quality music should sound like for the coming generations of music fans. Afanasieff speaks on his fond memories of working with Carey and creating Music Box. “I was lucky enough to be involved 18 years ago with Mariah Carey to form a union to inspire, write and produce music that ended up on album called Music Box,” says Afanasieff. “It is now being hailed as a classic album because it sold so many records worldwide. It garnered so many beautiful songs and hits. It saved people’s lives and still does. When people hear “Hero” and someone is deeply troubled they’ll play the song and will be reminded that the hero is inside of them not anyone else. That message will stand the test of time. “The album was a real masterpiece. It was a cumulative work of art that was due to an atmosphere where we enjoyed and challenged ourselves. Record companies today won’t even sign people let alone put out songs because some survey says it won’t sell or some 13 year old won’t download it on ITunes.

I think we’re better than that and we deserve better than that.” Mariah Carey's Biography | Fox News Mariah Carey's Biography Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, in Huntington, Long Island, in New York. She was born to parents Patricia Hickey, a voice coach and former opera singer of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of African/Venezuelan descent, and has two older siblings. Because the Careys were an interracial family, they often endured harassment and hostility. The racial slurs and occasional violence caused them to relocate throughout New York and Rhode Island. When Mariah was 3, the strain of the issue caused her parents to divorce. After that, Mariah didn't have much contact with her father, and her mother worked several jobs in order to support the family. Mariah turned to music as an outlet when she was alone, began singing at 3 and was writing her own songs by junior high. She graduated from Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, N.Y., but was often absent due to her popularity as a demo singer for local recording studios.

Consequently, her friends nicknamed her "Mirage." Due to her local fame, Mariah had the chance to work with musicians such as Gavin Christopher and Ben Margulies. Soon after, Mariah moved to New York City to pursue her career, working several part time jobs and taking beauty school courses. After a while, Mariah became a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr. In 1988, Mariah met Tommy Mottola, Columbia Records executive and her future husband. Starr gave him Mariah's demo tape, and he was impressed. He ended up tracking her down, and signed her to a recording contract. Her debut album entitled "Mariah Carey" was released in 1990. Mariah co-wrote all of the original material on the album, a task which she continues to do for almost all of her material to this day. The album reached No. 1 on the charts, and produced four No. 1 singles. She won two Grammys that year, for "Best New Artist" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance." Mariah released her second album, "Emotions," in 1991, but it wasn't as commercially successful as her debut.

But the album marked the start of her co-producing most of her own material. Early on, stage fright kept Mariah from performing live. But her first major televised performance was on "MTV Unplugged" in 1992, and the performance showed her ability to recreate her vocal skills outside of the studio. Many called the live recorded album her best performance yet. In June 1993, Mariah and Mottola married. Later that year, Mariah released the album "Music Box," which became her most successful album worldwide. In 1994, Mariah released "Merry Christmas," a holiday album, which produced "All I Want For Christmas Is You," Mariah's first No. 1 hit in Japan. The album became the most successful Christmas album of all time. In 1995, Mariah released "Daydream," though Columbia apparently didn't approve of her vision for the album. The reviews for the album were Mariah's career-best, and several of the songs hit No. 1. In 1996, Mariah and Mottola separated. She claimed that she had felt controlled by him, and their divorce became final in 1998.

Soon afterward, Mariah hired a new lawyer and manager, and an independent publicist. In 1997, Mariah released the album, "Butterfly," which yielded the number one single, "Honey," which many saw as a more overtly sexual picture of Mariah. Mariah stated that this album was the first time she was able to have full creative control over her work. While that album was being produced, Mariah and Derek Jeter became involved, though they soon parted, claiming media interference as the cause. In 1998, Mariah released an album of her No. 1s, including some new material. In 1999, she began seeing singer Luis Miguel. That same year, she released the album "Rainbow," which included more hip-hop and R&B sounds than the previous albums. While critics had a generally positive reaction, and two songs reached No. 1, the album was Mariah's lowest selling LP. Also in 1999, Mariah made her film debut in "The Bachelor" with Chris O'Donnell, playing an opera singer.

In 2001, Mariah received Billboard's Artist of the Decade Award, as well as the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium. She then parted from Columbia Records and signed with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million. In July 2001, it was reported that Mariah was suffering a physical and emotional breakdown. Her relationship with Miguel was ending, and a much publicized appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" in which she did a striptease and handed out Popsicles to the audience further fueled the claim. By the end of the month, Mariah had checked into a hospital, and her publicist announced that she would be taking a break from any public appearances. That year, Mariah's semi-autobiographical film "Glitter" was released, and it was a box-office flop. The album "Glitter" was also unsuccessful, and the following "Greatest Hits" didn't fare much better. In 2002, Virgin bought out Mariah's contract for $28 million. That same year, Mariah signed a $20 million contract with Island Records' Def Jam, and launched the record label MonarC.

That summer, her father died of cancer. Mariah then released the album "CharmBracelet," which she called "a new lease on life" for her. Sales were only moderate, and critics panned her vocals on the album. Also in 2002, Mariah starred alongside Mira Sorvino and Melora Walters in the independent film, "Wisegirls." In 2003, Mariah guest-starred on a Busta Rhymes single, "I Know What You Want," which made the top five on the charts. In 2005, Mariah released "The Emancipation of Mimi," which became the year's best-selling album in the U.S. and gave her terrific reviews. The three No. 1 hits from the album -- including "We Belong Together," which was heralded as her comeback single -- brought Mariah's total count of U.S. No. 1 hits to 17, tying her with Elvis Presley for most No. 1 hits by a solo act. "Shake It Off" was also on that CD and made Carey the only solo female artist to occupy the two top positions of the Hot 100's simultaneously.

In mid-2006, Mariah started "The Adventures of Mimi Tour," the most successful tour of her career, despite several concert date cancellations. In 2007, Mariah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That same year, she appeared clothed on the cover of the March edition of Playboy magazine. Mariah was set to appear on "American Idol" on April 16, 2008, to promote her new CD, "E=MC2," scheduled to hit stores on April 15. Discography: Mariah Carey | Biography, News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com News Pictures Video Film Music Footage Press Comments Quotes RSS Biography Mariah Carey (born 27.3.1970) Mariah Carey is an American R&B and pop singer / songwriter. She first found chart success in the 1990s and her musical career has continued for over a decade. Net worth: Mariah Carey's net worth was estimated at $510 million in 2013. (Celebritynetworth) Childhood: Mariah Carey was born in New York.

Her parents are Patricia Hickey (an opera singer and vocal coach) and Alfred Carey (an aeronautical engineer). Mariah's parents divorced when she was three and Carey's mother began teaching Mariah to sing. After graduating from Harborfields High School, Mariah moved to New York City. In 1988, she attended a party at which she met Tommy Mottola, a Columbia Records executive. Mottola was given Mariah's demo tape and liked the tape so much that he tracked her down after the party and gave her a record deal with Columbia. Career: Mariah Carey's eponymous debut album was released in 1990. She co-wrote the tracks on the album and has continued to do so since. Mariah Carey reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Four number one singles were released from the album and Carey won two Grammys - Best New Artist and Best Female Vocal Pop Performance (for 'Vision of Love.') The second album, Emotions was a tribute to Motown. Released in 1991, Emotions did not sell as well as her debut, nor did it fare as well with the music press.

However, when the title track was released as a single, Mariah Carey became the only act in history to have their first five singles go to number one in the US. Eager to quash rumours that her voice was heavily effected in the studio, Carey overcame the stage fright that prevented her from touring and featured on MTV Unplugged in 1992. In 1993, her third album, Music Box was released and spawned her first UK number one single, a cover of Badfinger's 'Without You'. 'Dreamlover' and ''Hero' were both US number ones. The next year, Carey duetted with Luther Vandross on a cover of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross' 'Endless Love'. The track was a hit and Carey followed it up with a festive album, Merry Christmas. The original track, 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' was a huge worldwide hit (her first in Japan). The album became the most successful Christmas album of all time. 1995 saw the release of Mariah Carey's fifth album, Daydream.

'Fantasy', the single featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, debuted at number one and the album became her biggest selling release in the US, as well as gaining her six Grammy award nominations. Butterfly was released in 1997 and although it was a success, failed to achieve the sales of her previous releases. In 1998, Mariah Carey recorded a duet with Whitney Houston. 'When You Believe' was recorded for the Prince of Egypt soundtrack and won an Academy Award. Rainbow was Carey's seventh album, released in 1999. 'Heartbreaker', featuring Jay-Z, was a number one single and made Carey the only artist to have had a number one in each year of the 1990s. Leaving Columbia records at the turn of the century, Carey signed a contract with EMI. The deal was reported to be worth $80 million. When Carey eventually released Glitter, (the semi-autobiographical film and accompanying soundtrack that she had been working on for some time), it was largely derided by the press and proved to be Mariah's worst selling release. Shortly after the release of Glitter, Columbia released a Greatest Hits album.

However, this also failed to sell well. In 2002, Virgin bought out Carey's contract for $28 million. With a new contract under her belt, Carey released Charmbracelet. The album preformed badly in the album charts and her vocal abilities were criticised in the media. In 2004, however, she was awarded the Chopard Diamond award for selling more than 100 million albums worldwide. The Emancipation of Mimi was Carey's 10th album, released in 2005. The album became the best-selling album of the year in the US. Two years later, she received a 'recording star' on the Hollywood Wall of Fame. She was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame the same year. E=MC2, Carey's 11th album, as released in 2008. The lead single, 'Touch My Body' became her 18th number one in the Billboard Hot 100, making her second only to The Beatles, who have had 21 number one singles. E=MC2 was her sixth number one album.

In 2008, she appeared briefly in the comedy 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan' opposite Adam Sandler. The following year she appeared in the drama 'Precious' with Gabourey Sidibe. Her twelfth studio album was 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' which became her lowest selling album so far. It featured the single 'Obsessed' which was thought to include a dig at Eminem after his Nick Cannon gibe. She celebrated the release with her Angels Advocate Tour. In 2010, she performed 'Hero' during President Barack Obama's Neighborhood Inaugural Ball. She then released a second Christmas album entitled 'Merry Christmas II You' - a follow up to her best-selling festive album. She also sang a duet of 'When Do The Bells Ring For Me' with Tony Bennett which appeared on his 'Duets II' album. 2011 saw her record a duet of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' with Justin Bieber for his 'Under the Mistletoe' album.

She appeared on 'American Idol' as a judge for the twelfth season, but later revealed not to have enjoyed it due to several spats with co-panellist Nicki Minaj. In 2013, she appeared alongside Forest Whitaker in Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'. That year she recorded 'Almost Home' for the movie 'Oz the Great and Powerful'. The next year she unveiled her thirteenth album 'Me. I Am Mariah' which included the single 'Beautiful' featuring Miguel. Personal Life: Mariah Carey married Tommy Mottola in 1993 before divorcing in 1998 due partly to his controlling behaviour. Mariah Carey surprised celebrity news sites everywhere when she married Nick Cannon in a secret ceremony in 2008. Their marriage came after just 6 weeks of dating. The pair subsequently gave birth to twins named Monroe and Moroccan in 2011, having previously suffered a miscarriage the previous year. Mariah suffered many complications during the pregnancy including pre-eclampsia, and gestational diabetes.

Biography by Contactmusic.com Mariah Carey – Hero Lyrics | Genius Lyrics The Evolution of Beyoncé About “Hero” “Hero” is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 1993 by Columbia Records as the second single from Carey’s third studio album, Music Box (1993). Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. While writing the song, Carey did not connect to its style or sound, therefore forfeiting it over to the soundtrack of the film of the same name. However, after being convinced to keep it, she personalized it, giving it a more pop and R&B melody,[citation needed] as well as changing some of the lyrics to more precisely fit her personality.

Lyrically, the song is regarded as one of Carey’s most inspirational and personal ballads, with its protagonist declaring that even though we may feel discouraged or down at times, in reality we are “heroes” if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner strength; in time, it will help us “find the way.” The song received mixed reviews by contemporary music critics for its lyrical content, while Carey’s vocal performance was praised. Aside from its lyrics, “Hero” derived its hook and sound from several musical instruments such as the guitar, piano and organ. The song experienced strong success in several international markets, and also became Carey’s eighth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, it was ranked number 53 on the Decade-End Chart. Outside the United States, “Hero” enjoyed strong charting, reaching the top five in Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway and the top ten in Australia and the United Kingdom. Due to its extended popularity, “Hero” was covered by the 2008 UK X Factor finalists and released as a single, topping the charts in Ireland the UK and becoming one of the biggest selling songs in British history.

Hidden This page is accessible to Verified artists on the song Locked This song has been locked and is considered "done." You need 600 IQ to add annotations to locked songs. "Hero" Track Info Mariah Carey: #1 to Infinity - Music on Google Play 1 63 Anthony Carey #1 to Infinity Mariah the biggest selling artist EVER showcases her 18 number ones unmatched by any other solo artist in history! A compilation of the true greatest hits of our generation including Billboards longest running number 1 in history "One Sweet Day" plus the song of the decade "We Belong Together" this cd captivates every emotion of a career spanning 25 years. Concluding the set is the masterpiece track #Infinity only available on this release! There is only one true diva still standing - Miss Mariah Carey. J Chanel "To infinityyyyyyyeeeeee heeeeeeee" Having already purchased her 13#1's back in the day. I didn't see the point of getting this one. But I do love the Infinity song its really catchy. And not over flowed with whistle tones. Good Job Mariah!

Will Bolton Full Review J Chanel June 25, 2015 "To infinityyyyyyyeeeeee heeeeeeee" Having already purchased her 13#1's back in the day. I didn't see the point of getting this one. But I do love the Infinity song its really catchy. And not over flowed with whistle tones. Good Job Mariah! Will Bolton June 18, 2015 Crap Not good. Don't waste money on this crap and buy my everything Full Review Tonia Macken May 15, 2015 L4L Love this album, even though we heard the content already it's brilliant to have it all together with a new single. Love mariah, she is underrated xxx Full Review Tin Švagelj May 23, 2015 Really good I mean, let's be honest, she will never be as good as Ariana Grande, but it's a cute album. Mariah Carey, keep being as good as you are, I really like some of your music (other isn't really worth listening).

Full Review Ryan Tan May 22, 2015 Queen of Ballads No one can write a ballad and singing it quite like Mariah can. She is a music icon and I will support a true performer/artist forever. Infinity is a great song! Full Review April Lovatt July 9, 2015 Alway have and always will love Mariah Amazing lady. Anything Mariah sings or is involved with is amazing to me xx Full Review Simple Boy November 25, 2015 Not great Elvis is still king with 19 numder ones and she's still miles behind Madonna in sales. Full Review akhanak889 October 22, 2015 Mariah VOICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!CANT BE COMPARED 2 ANY ONE SHES ONE OFF VOICE THAT WE WILL HEAR AND SHES A SONG WRITER 2 SONG BIRD !

B-) Hoe Vhab May 21, 2015 Really bad Just a really high pitched and annoying Full Review Fraser John Bamber July 16, 2015 #1 To Infinity All of Mariah's most successful songs from her 25+ year career on 1 CD. I bought this on iTunes. Full Review Louise Dwyer August 13, 2015 One in a million idol She is the best female singer in my book she is my idol xx Psychic Ryan Gooding May 17, 2015 Amazing All 18 number one hits one after another! What more could you want! X Mihaela Lazar March 26, 2016 I love Mariah Carey she's probably the best singer of all time after Whitney Houston Dr Doodle May 25, 2015 MC y'all This diva reigns supreme.

Terri Mullett June 14, 2015 Great songs that have stood the test of time Masha Mason January 12, 2016 All the song She a legend Singer James Klimo May 21, 2015 LIVING LEGEND AND INSPIRATION #1 to Infinity...true classy classic. Bruno Bastos May 25, 2015 Great! I love Mariah, but this photoshopED cover sucks ANGELA Golding August 24, 2015 1 to infinity I love all of Mariah Carey songs Revelino Heskey October 22, 2015 Her voice is amazeing Lynnette Mcallister May 21, 2015 Mariah Carey infinity Good cover on the front of the album Nicholas Barber May 29, 2015 Wow! Chiko Kamfwa October 3, 2015 Love her songs She's amazing Nadya Sweet June 12, 2015 I love this album!

Question: Which singer released a 1993 album entitled ‘Music Box’?
Answer: Mariah Carey