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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BC)" title="Mariah Carey (албум) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Mariah Carey (албум)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mariah Carey (album)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(Album)" title="Mariah Carey (Album) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mariah Carey (Album)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(%C3%A1lbum)" title="Mariah Carey (álbum) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mariah Carey (álbum)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C_(%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85)" title="ماریا کری (آلبوم) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماریا کری (آلبوم)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mariah Carey (album)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(%EC%9D%8C%EB%B0%98)" title="Mariah Carey (음반) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="Mariah Carey (음반)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mariah Carey (album)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9D)" title="Mariah Carey (אלבום) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Mariah Carey (אלבום)" data-language-autonym="עברית" 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The words "MARIAH CAREY" on the top of the image, upper-cased." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/97/Mariah_Carey_-_album.png/220px-Mariah_Carey_-_album.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/Mariah_Carey_-_album.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">June 12, 1990<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">December 1988 – March 1990</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a><a href="#cite_note-complex-2">[2]</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">46:44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a></li> <li>Mariah Carey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhett_Lawrence" title="Rhett Lawrence">Rhett Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Wake" title="Ric Wake">Ric Wake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"> </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">Mariah Carey (1990) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><a href="/wiki/Emotions_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Emotions (Mariah Carey album)">Emotions</a> (1991) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from Mariah Carey </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>" Released: May 15, 1990</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Takes_Time" title="Love Takes Time">Love Takes Time</a>" Released: August 22, 1990</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Someday (Mariah Carey song)">Someday</a>" Released: November 28, 1990</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Cry" title="I Don't Wanna Cry">I Don't Wanna Cry</a>" Released: March 1991</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Got_to_Be_a_Way" title="There's Got to Be a Way">There's Got to Be a Way</a>" Released: May 20, 1991</li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> Mariah Carey is the debut <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a> by American <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, released on June 12, 1990, by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>. Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of <a href="/wiki/Love_song" title="Love song">slow ballads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">up-tempo</a> tracks. Originally, Carey wrote four songs with <a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a>, which solely constituted her demo tape. After Carey was signed to Columbia, all four songs, after being altered and partially re-recorded, made the final cut for the album. Aside from Margulies, Carey worked with a range of professional writers and producers, all of whom were hired by Columbia <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Mottola" title="Tommy Mottola">Tommy Mottola</a>. Mariah Carey featured production and writing from <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Lawrence" title="Rhett Lawrence">Rhett Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ric_Wake" title="Ric Wake">Ric Wake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a>, all of whom were top record producers at the time. Together with Carey, they conceived the album and reconstructed her original demo tape. Mariah Carey generally received positive reviews, with critics praising Carey's vocal performance and technique, but were ambivalent towards the songwriting. It became a commercial success, topping the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> album chart for 11 consecutive weeks. Mariah Carey was certified nine-times <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">Platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA), denoting shipments of nine million copies in the United States. The album experienced similar success in Canada, where it topped the charts and was certified seven times <a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Platinum</a>. Mariah Carey fared well in other worldwide territories, reaching the top ten in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 15 million copies. Five singles were released from the album, four of which became number-one hits on the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>. Her debut single, "<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>" was chosen as the album's lead single, topping the charts in Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The song was critically lauded, and is regarded as one of the greatest debut singles by a female artist. With the following three singles, "<a href="/wiki/Love_Takes_Time" title="Love Takes Time">Love Takes Time</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Someday_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Someday (Mariah Carey song)">Someday</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Cry" title="I Don't Wanna Cry">I Don't Wanna Cry</a>" reaching number one in the U.S., Carey became the first artist since <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a> to have their first four singles top the charts in the United States. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> In 1988, a 19-year-old Carey moved out of her mother's house in Long Island, and into a small apartment in Manhattan.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> She had a demo tape consisting of four songs, which she had written during her high school years with <a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> As 1988 unfolded, Carey, still without a record deal, struggled to draw the attention of record executives in New York. While working several jobs, she continued writing and producing music with Margulies, making changes and additions to the demo.<a href="#cite_note-nick2-4">[4]</a> After months of difficulty, Carey met with singer <a href="/wiki/Brenda_K._Starr" title="Brenda K. Starr">Brenda K. Starr</a>, and soon began singing back-up for her.<a href="#cite_note-nick2-4">[4]</a> Eventually, Starr began hearing what she described as "glimpses" of Carey's voice throughout sessions, and noticed her "gifted voice".<a href="#cite_note-nick3-5">[5]</a> She realized Carey was capable of achieving success, but only needed help to break through into mainstream music.<a href="#cite_note-nick3-5">[5]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:28%; ; padding:8px"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> "I really didn't want to do it, but I said its gotta be better than what I'm doing now. So I went to the audition, and Brenda was such a great person." </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Carey, on auditioning for her position as back-up with Starr<a href="#cite_note-nick2-4">[4]</a></cite></div> </div> One night, Starr took Carey to a record industry gala, attempting to convince a record label executive to listen her demo.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_L._Greenberg" title="Jerry L. Greenberg">Jerry L. Greenberg</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a> took notice of her.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> As Carey handed him the record, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Mottola" title="Tommy Mottola">Tommy Mottola</a> quickly grabbed the tape, insisting that he would deal with "the project".<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> As Mottola got into his limousine later that evening, he played Carey's demo and quickly realized the talent that he had just discovered. He quickly returned to the event, but a discouraged Carey had already left.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:27%; ; padding:8px"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> "For this particular time, she is my number one priority. We don't look at her as a dance-pop artist. We look at her as a franchise." </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<a href="/wiki/Don_Ienner" title="Don Ienner">Don Ienner</a>, president of Columbia Records, on his plans for working with Carey<a href="#cite_note-nick5-7">[7]</a></cite></div> </div> After a week of tracking her down through Starr's management, Mottola got in touch with Carey and brought her over to <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> After meeting with Carey and her mother Patricia for the first time, Mottola said, "When I heard and saw Mariah, there was absolutely no doubt that she was in every way destined for super-stardom." After a few brief meetings, Carey was signed to Columbia in December 1988.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> Mottola had assumed the top position at <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony</a>, the parent label of Columbia, and began taking the company through various stages of change.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> One he felt was very important for the label's success was to discover a young and very talented female vocalist, to rival <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> from <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>, or a pop star to match <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>, who was signed to <a href="/wiki/Sire_Records" title="Sire Records">Sire Records</a> at the time.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> He felt that Carey represented both. Mottola's confidence in Carey led him to hire a range of talented and well-known musicians and songwriters to assist with Carey's demo, as well as to create new material. Among them were Ric Wake, Narada Michael Walden and Rhett Lawrence.<a href="#cite_note-nick4-6">[6]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recording_and_composition">Recording and composition</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recording and composition">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Mariah_Carey_-_I_don%27t_wanna_cry(1).ogg" title="File:Mariah Carey - I don't wanna cry(1).ogg">"I Don't Wanna Cry"</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="Mariah_Carey_-_I_don't_wanna_cry(1).ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Mariah_Carey_-_I_don%27t_wanna_cry%281%29.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/2/23/Mariah_Carey_-_I_don%27t_wanna_cry%281%29.ogg/Mariah_Carey_-_I_don%27t_wanna_cry%281%29.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">A sample of the song, featuring the yearning lyrics and tempo Carey incorporated with Walden.</div></div><hr /><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:All_in_Your_Mind.ogg" class="mw-redirect" title="File:All in Your Mind.ogg">"All in Your Mind"</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="30" data-mwtitle="All_in_Your_Mind_(Mariah_Carey_song_-_sample).ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/All_in_Your_Mind_%28Mariah_Carey_song_-_sample%29.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/d/d0/All_in_Your_Mind_%28Mariah_Carey_song_-_sample%29.ogg/All_in_Your_Mind_%28Mariah_Carey_song_-_sample%29.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">A sample of the song, featuring the vocal flip Carey described as a highlight during the album's recording.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr />Problems playing these files? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</div> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:31%; ; padding:8px"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> "When we met she was 17 years old and I was 24. We worked together for a three-year period developing most of the songs on the first album. She had the ability just to hear things in the air and to start developing songs out of them. Often I would sit down and start playing something, and from the feel of a chord, she would start singing melody lines and coming up with a concept." </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Ben Margulies, about his collaboration with Carey<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></cite></div> </div> Carey and Ben Margulies began writing prior to Carey's signing, and had composed over fourteen songs; seven of which earned a place on the album.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> Originally, Carey and Margulies planned to produce the entire album as well, an idea her label did not permit.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> On the album, Carey worked with a range of producers and writers, including from <a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Lawrence" title="Rhett Lawrence">Rhett Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ric_Wake" title="Ric Wake">Ric Wake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a>; the latter would continue working extensively with Carey on future projects.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> As production for the album began, Carey worked with Walden in New York, where they produced "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Cry" title="I Don't Wanna Cry">I Don't Wanna Cry</a>". While he described Carey as "very shy", he noted how professional she was for someone her age.<a href="#cite_note-nick6-9">[9]</a> Additionally, Carey wrote "There's Got to Be a Way" during her first recording session with Wake.<a href="#cite_note-nick7-10">[10]</a> During the session, they wrote four songs, but they only produced the latter song for the album. After flying to New York and working with Carey, Walden was astonished by her voice.<a href="#cite_note-nick7-10">[10]</a> Together, they collaborated on transforming many of the demo's songs into more commercial recordings, which took place in Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> For her work with Lawrence, Carey traveled to New York once again. In the studio, she presented him with the demo of "Vision of Love" which she had written with Margulies years prior. Lawrence saw "potential" in the song, but he did not think much of it in its early stages.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> He described the song's sound as having a "fifties sort of shuffle".<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> According to Lawrence, Carey needed a more contemporary sound, so they met in the studio alongside Margulies and producer Chris Toland. They added a new arrangement to the original <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">chord progression</a>, while Carey changed the song's melody and <a href="/wiki/Key_(music)" title="Key (music)">key</a>. Afterwards, Margulies added few drum <a href="/wiki/Musical_note" title="Musical note">notes</a> to the arrangement, including additional <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bass_drum" title="Bass drum">bass</a> notes.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:31%; ; padding:8px"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> "I was using my upper register...what happened was at the end of it, I did these vocal flips. When I was doing it, my voice split and went into a harmony. If you hear it, it splits. I was saying, 'Get rid of that,' but everyone was saying 'No way, we're keeping that'." </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Carey, on the high notes she hit while experimenting with her voice in the studio<a href="#cite_note-nick10-12">[12]</a></cite></div> </div> When Carey worked with Walden on "I Don't Wanna Cry", they worked on several other songs.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> Together, they decided to "slow down the tempo" and create a "crying type of ballad", one which according to him, featured a direct inspiration from gospel genres.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> After they completed the song, Lawrence noted how much of a perfectionist Carey was. He said that after finishing the song, she returned to the studio the following week, all in order to correct "one line" that troubled her.<a href="#cite_note-nick8-11">[11]</a> As one of the four original songs she gave to Mottola, "<a href="/wiki/Someday_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Someday (Mariah Carey song)">Someday</a>" became Wake's favorite from the start, "I loved that song right from the beginning...Then Mariah called me one day and said 'I'd love to do it if you want to do it.' It was great, I'm glad she called me."<a href="#cite_note-nick9-13">[13]</a> During its recording, Carey revealed how the song came into existence. She had been working on the demo with Margulies in his studio.<a href="#cite_note-nick9-13">[13]</a> As he began playing different notes on the electric keyboard, Carey directed him on the chord changes, while providing the chorus, lyrics and melody.<a href="#cite_note-nick9-13">[13]</a> In "All in Your Mind", Carey does a great vocal performance, doing <a href="/wiki/Staccato" title="Staccato">staccatos</a> up to F7.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> According to the artist, her voice "split" while doing those <a href="/wiki/Ornament_(music)" title="Ornament (music)">ornaments</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nick10-12">[12]</a> While she thought to remove it from the song's recording, Wake and Walden were very impressed by the vocal flips, claiming that it would fit in perfectly.<a href="#cite_note-nick10-12">[12]</a> The debut album was completed and being mastered when Carey wrote "<a href="/wiki/Love_Takes_Time" title="Love Takes Time">Love Takes Time</a>" with Ben Margulies. Margulies said, "It was sort of a gospelish thing I was improvising, then we began working on it. It was on a work tape that we had...and we recorded a very quick demo. It was just a piano vocal demo – I played live piano, and she sang it." Carey was on a mini-tour of ten states, playing acoustically with a piano player and three back-up singers. While on a company plane, she played the demo of "Love Takes Time" for <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> president <a href="/wiki/Don_Ienner" title="Don Ienner">Don Ienner</a>. "All the important guys were on the plane," Margulies said. "Tommy Mottola, Ienner, and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Colomby" title="Bobby Colomby">Bobby Colomby</a>." Carey was told the song was a "career-maker", and that it had to go on the first album. She protested – her album was already being mastered, and she intended this ballad for her next release. The demo was sent to producer Afanasieff. When Carey flew west to work with Narada Michael Walden on some tracks for her first album, Tommy Mottola and Don Ienner were impressed with Afanasieff's work and gave him an executive staff producer job with the label. "I guess to see if he made the right choice, (Tommy) called me up one day," remembers Afanasieff. "He said, 'We've got this Mariah Carey album done, but there's a song that she and Ben Margulies wrote that is phenomenal, and I want to try everything we can to put it on the album.' I said, 'What do you want me to do?' and he said, 'You only have a couple of days, but are you ready to cut it?' I couldn't believe the opportunity that it was. I'd never produced anything by myself up until that time." The demo was very close to what Mottola wanted the finished product to be, according to Afanasieff. "We cut the song and the music and the basics in about a day – and the only reason is this deadline. It was do it or we were gonna miss out on the whole thing. We got the tape and recorded everything and we got on the plane and went to New York (and) did her vocals. She did all the backgrounds, practically sang all night...We came back to the studio that afternoon, and we had to fix one line very quickly, and then (engineer) Dana (Jon Chapelle) and I got back on the plane with the tape, went back to the studio in Sausalito, and mixed it. So it was a three-day process: a day and a half for music, kind of like a day for vocals, and a day for mixing." Afanasieff heard from Columbia executives as soon as they received the mix. They wanted Carey's vocal a little louder, so a remix was quickly completed. The producer asked if the song would still make the debut album, and was told, "We're going to do our best." On the first copies of the album that were printed, "Love Takes Time" was not listed on the cassette or compact disc liner notes, even though the song was on the cassette or CD itself. "(On) some of the original first copies of the record, they didn't have time to print the name of the song," Margulies laughs. "And so the song's on there, but it doesn't say that it's on there. It was a song that actually was strong enough to stop the pressing...I don't know if they had to throw away a few hundred copies."<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotion">Promotion</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Promotion">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg/180px-Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg/270px-Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Mariah_Carey_1990_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption>Carey (pictured in 1990) promoting "Vision of Love" on The Wogan Show</figcaption></figure> Aside from the heavy marketing and promotional campaign held by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music</a>, Carey performed on several television programs and award ceremonies, stateside and throughout Europe. Carey's first televised appearance was at <a href="/wiki/The_Arsenio_Hall_Show" title="The Arsenio Hall Show">The Arsenio Hall Show</a>, where she sang "<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>" for the first time, on June 1, 1990. Four days after the performance, she appeared at the <a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 NBA Playoffs">1990 NBA Playoffs</a> where she sang "<a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful" title="America the Beautiful">America the Beautiful</a>".<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> Soon after, she performed "Vision of Love" back-to-back on both <a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a> and her second appearance at The Arsenio Hall Show.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> In September 1990, Carey appeared on <a href="/wiki/Good_Morning_America" title="Good Morning America">Good Morning America</a> where she performed an a cappella version of "Vision of Love", alongside the Billy T. Scott Ensemble.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> "Vision of Love" was performed on various other American television shows such as <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a>, <a href="/wiki/Showtime_at_the_Apollo" title="Showtime at the Apollo">Showtime at the Apollo</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a> and the <a href="/wiki/33rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Grammy Awards">1991 Grammy Awards</a>, as well as European programs such as <a href="/wiki/Countdown_(Dutch_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Countdown (Dutch TV series)">The Veronica Countdown</a> (the Netherlands), Le monde est la vous (France), Kulan (Sweden) and <a href="/wiki/Wogan" title="Wogan">Wogan</a> (United Kingdom). Carey has performed "Vision of Love" on most of her tours, except her <a href="/wiki/Angels_Advocate_Tour" title="Angels Advocate Tour">Angels Advocate Tour</a> in 2010, where it was absent from the setlist.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> Promotion for the album continued with Carey's follow-up singles. "Love Takes Time" was performed on The Arsenio Hall Show, Showtime at the Apollo and <a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson" title="The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson">The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson</a>, as well as Carey's debut showcase at The Tattoo Club. In Europe, "Love Takes Time" was also performed in Pop Formule (the Netherlands), Kulan (Sweden) and <a href="/wiki/Des_O%27Connor_Tonight" title="Des O'Connor Tonight">Des O'Connor Tonight</a> (United Kingdom).<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> The third single from Mariah Carey, "Someday", was performed at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1991" title="American Music Awards of 1991">1991 American Music Awards</a> which helped it reach number one in the United States. Carey's fourth single "I Don't Wanna Cry", reached the top of the Hot 100 without any immediate promotion, as Carey had not performed the song until her <a href="/wiki/Music_Box_Tour" title="Music Box Tour">Music Box Tour</a> in 1993.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> As promotion for Mariah Carey ended, Sony released a fifth single "There's Got to Be a Way", in the UK. Most of the album's singles were performed live throughout Carey's short Music Box Tour. Both "Vision of Love" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" were performed on Carey's Asian and European <a href="/wiki/Daydream_World_Tour" title="Daydream World Tour">Daydream World Tour</a> (1996).<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Singles">edit</a>]</div> "<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>" was the first single released from the album and became one of the most popular and critically praised songs of Carey's career.<a href="#cite_note-nick-3">[3]</a> Additionally, "Vision of Love" is credited with bringing the use of <a href="/wiki/Melisma" title="Melisma">melisma</a> to the 1990s and inspiring various future talents. "Vision of Love" was nominated for three 1991 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Pop_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</a> (which it won), <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-awardz-17">[17]</a> The song received the <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B/Soul_Single,_Female" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female">Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female</a> and a Songwriter Award at the <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_Music_Incorporated" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadcast Music Incorporated">BMI</a> Pop Awards.<a href="#cite_note-awardz-17">[17]</a> In the United States, it peaked at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Hot 100</a>, during the week of August 2, 1990, staying atop the chart for four consecutive weeks.<a href="#cite_note-bronson-18">[18]</a> "Vision of Love" reached number one in Canada and New Zealand as well, and appeared within the top ten in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Aside from its chart success, the song was lauded by music critics. In a retrospective review on the album in 2005, <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a> called the song "inspired" and complimented Carey's use of the <a href="/wiki/Whistle_register" title="Whistle register">whistle register</a> in the song.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> said that "the fluttering strings of notes that decorate songs like 'Vision of Love', inspired the entire American Idol vocal school, for better or worse, and virtually every other female R&B singer since the nineties."<a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-Nov2008-20">[20]</a> Bill Lamb from <a href="/wiki/About.com" class="mw-redirect" title="About.com">About.com</a> said that "'Vision of Love' is one of the best songs of Mariah's recording career [...] It is simply one of the most stunning debut releases ever by a pop recording artist."<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> "Love Takes Time" served as the album's second single, released on August 22, 1990.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> The song became Carey's second single to top the Billboard Hot 100.<a href="#cite_note-Hot_100-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> While the song achieved strong success stateside, "Love Takes Time" peaked at number two in Canada, it barely charted inside the top ten in New Zealand and outside the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> "Someday" (the album's third single) followed a similar pattern as "Love Takes Time", reaching number one in the US and Canada.<a href="#cite_note-Hot_100-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In Australia, it peaked outside the top 40, and hit number 38 in France and the UK.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> "I Don't Wanna Cry", the album's fourth single, also topped the charts in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-Hot_100-23">[23]</a> The song became Carey's fourth chart topper in the US, finishing number 25 on <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard's</a> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Year-End" title="Billboard Year-End">year-end chart</a>. Aside from peaking at number two in Canada, it charted at number 49 in Australia.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> A fifth single, "There's Got to Be a Way", was released in Europe but only charted in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number fifty-four.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical reception">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Herald" title="Boston Herald">Boston Herald</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B+<a href="#cite_note-Katz-30">[30]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Chatelaine_(magazine)" title="Chatelaine (magazine)">Chatelaine</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-31">[31]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-CT-32">[32]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B−<a href="#cite_note-EWreviews-33">[33]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Knoxville_News-Sentinel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Knoxville News-Sentinel">The Knoxville News-Sentinel</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Campbell-34">[34]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/New_Straits_Times" title="New Straits Times">New Straits Times</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-New_Straits_Times-35">[35]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Moon-36">[36]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits" title="Smash Hits">Smash Hits</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<a href="#cite_note-Cokell-37">[37]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post" title="South China Morning Post">South China Morning Post</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">C<a href="#cite_note-CG-39">[39]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> In a contemporary review, <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a> wrote that Carey possessed an "astonishing vocal range and high ideals", but criticized the album's lyrical content.<a href="#cite_note-EWreviews-33">[33]</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> was more critical in <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a>, unenthusiastically touching on the <a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a> roots of Carey's mother while finding much of the material clueless about its love themes.<a href="#cite_note-CG-39">[39]</a> Jan DeKnock from the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a> was more impressed by the album, finding it abundant with "sparkling tracks" that showcase Carey's songwriting and production talents, particularly "<a href="/wiki/Vanishing_(song)" title="Vanishing (song)">Vanishing</a>".<a href="#cite_note-CT-32">[32]</a> Mariah Carey was nominated for the 1991 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Grammy Award for Album of the Year</a>, while "Vision of Love" received nominations in the categories of <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Pop_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</a>. Carey won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also received the award for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Artist" title="Grammy Award for Best New Artist">Best New Artist</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nick3-5">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retrospective">Retrospective</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Retrospective">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" 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href="#cite_note-Larkin-45">[45]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> In <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a> (2004), Arion Berger later wrote that "Carey debuted with an album of uplifting dance pop and R&B ballads, each song's composition co-credited to Carey and each providing an opportunity to unleash her wide vocal range."<a href="#cite_note-Berger-43">[43]</a> Ashley S. Battel from <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> found the record "extremely impressive" and described the songs as "smooth-sounding ballads and uplifting dance/R&B cuts" on an album that served "as a springboard for future successes". "Carey establishes a strong standard of comparison for other breakthrough artists of this genre", Battel concluded.<a href="#cite_note-allmusic-40">[40]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accolades">edit</a>]</div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <caption>Accolades for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Publication </th> <th>Accolade </th> <th>Rank </th> <th class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a> </td> <td>The Best R&B Albums of '90s </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">50</div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commercial performance">edit</a>]</div> Mariah Carey entered the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> at number 80, and reached the top 20 in its fourth week. The album topped the chart in its 36th week, due to the success of "Someday" and then later Carey's exposure at the <a href="/wiki/33rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Grammy Awards">33rd Annual Grammy Awards</a>, and stayed there for 11 consecutive weeks; to date, it is the longest stay at number one in Carey's career.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> It remained in the top 20 for 65 weeks and on the Billboard 200 for 113 weeks.<a href="#cite_note-nick11-16">[16]</a> Mariah Carey was certified nine-times Platinum by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> on December 15, 1999. The album has sold 4,885,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which began counting sales after January 1, 1991.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> It became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_year_in_the_United_States" title="List of best-selling albums by year in the United States">best-selling album of 1991 in the United States</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Billboard_end_of_1991-48">[48]</a> In Canada, the album peaked at number one on the <a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">Canadian RPM Albums Chart</a> during the week of April 20, 1991.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> To date, Mariah Carey is certified seven-times <a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Recording Industry Association">Canadian Recording Industry Association</a> (CRIA), denoting shipments of 700,000 copies.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> During the week of September 15, 1990, Mariah Carey entered the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a> at its peak of number six.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> After spending 40 weeks fluctuating in the chart, the album was certified Platinum by the <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a> (BPI), denoting shipments of 300,000 copies.<a href="#cite_note-BPI_certification-database-52">[52]</a> In Sweden, the album debuted at number 29 during the week of August 1, 1990, before peaking at number eight on its fourth week, spending 16 weeks on the charts, and eventually being certified Platinum in the country.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> In the Netherlands, the album debuted at number 91 during the week of July 21, 1990, eventually peaking at number 6 on its tenth week, spending a total of 46 weeks on the charts and being certified Platinum. In Norway, the album debuted at number 19, and reached its peak at number four on its seventh week. Elsewhere in Europe, Mariah Carey reached the top-twenty in Switzerland; the top-thirty in Germany and Finland; and the top-forty in Hungary and Spain. The album peaked at number six in Australia, where it went 5× Platinum and finished sixth on the <a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA Charts</a> year-end top 50 albums chart of 1991.<a href="#cite_note-ryan-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-ariacerti-55">[55]</a> In New Zealand, the album debuted at number 12 during the week of September 2, 1990, before peaking at number four two weeks later, spending a total of 57 weeks on the charts and being certified 4× Platinum in the country, where it finished 12th on the <a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a> year-end chart of 1991.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Worldwide sales of the album stand at 15 million copies.<a href="#cite_note-wwsales-57">[57]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy_and_influence">Legacy and influence</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legacy and influence">edit</a>]</div> <style 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1990", Anderson further states that the record helped Carey carve a place as the foremost musician of her generation.<a href="#cite_note-MCA1-58">[58]</a> The widespread influence of Carey's vocal delivery on the album, particularly "Vision of Love", has also been noted by critics. Writing for <a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a>, Elena Bergeron described the record as "the album that launched a million runs", stating that it "gave an entire generation of would-be divas something to sing into their hairbrushes".<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> said that she began doing vocal "runs" after listening to "Vision of Love" for the first time, stating that it inspired her to follow a path into the music industry.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> Pop singer <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a> has also stated how Carey's album had the biggest influence on her vocal stylings and delivery. According to the Pier Dominguez, author of Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made, Carey's carefully choreographed image of a grown woman struck a chord with Aguilera, whose influence also stemmed from the fact that both were of mixed heritage.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> Carey's two wins at the <a href="/wiki/33rd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="33rd Annual Grammy Awards">33rd Annual Grammy Awards</a> was also commented upon by critics, particularly in regards to the lip-syncing controversy surrounding <a href="/wiki/Milli_Vanilli" title="Milli Vanilli">Milli Vanilli</a> the prior year. Speaking to the press after winning <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Artist" title="Grammy Award for Best New Artist">Best New Artist</a>, Carey stated: "With all the controversy surrounding this award, I hope to bring it back to a real singer-songwriter category, where everyone else following me can be as proud as I am to receive this honor".<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> The singer's performance of "Vision of Love" at the ceremony has consistently been ranked as one of the greatest award show performances of all time. Andrew Unterberger of Billboard described it as showcasing Carey "in full beast mode, tracing her unprecedented vocal runs with her hands and occasionally running out of room in the process; not excessively showy but unafraid of demonstrating".<a href="#cite_note-MCA2-63">[63]</a> Unterberger further commented on Carey's exposure to the wider pop landscape following her debut at the award show, commenting on how "Mariah's self-titled debut LP shot to the top of the Billboard 200 and stayed there for 11 weeks" in the wake of her appearance.<a href="#cite_note-MCA2-63">[63]</a> The singer's outspokenness about her own multi-racial heritage at the time of her debut's release has also been commented upon by both music critics and sociologists alike. As noted by Professor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Eric_Dyson" title="Michael Eric Dyson">Michael Eric Dyson</a> in his book, Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture, Carey's "refusal to bow to public pressure" surrounding the nature of her ethnicity exposed "the messy, sometimes arbitrary, politics of definition and categorisation" and "the racial contradictions at the centre of contemporary pop music" at the time.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Sika Dagbovie-Mullins of <a href="/wiki/Florida_Atlantic_University" title="Florida Atlantic University">Florida Atlantic University</a> further credited Carey for breaking down existent racial barriers between pop and R&B, hailing her being a "multiracial heroine" for generations of mixed-race singers and songwriters.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Track listing">edit</a>]</div> Credits adapted from the album's <a href="/wiki/Liner_notes" title="Liner notes">liner notes</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Album_booklet-66">[66]</a> All tracks written by <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a>, except where noted. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Mariah Carey <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style>– Standard edition</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Love" title="Vision of Love">Vision of Love</a>"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rhett_Lawrence" title="Rhett Lawrence">Rhett Lawrence</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:29</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Got_to_Be_a_Way" title="There's Got to Be a Way">There's Got to Be a Way</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Carey</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Wake" title="Ric Wake">Ric Wake</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Walden</li><li>Wake</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Cry" title="I Don't Wanna Cry">I Don't Wanna Cry</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Carey</li><li>Walden</li></ul></div></td><td>Walden</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Someday (Mariah Carey song)">Someday</a>"</td><td> </td><td>Wake</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Vanishing_(song)" title="Vanishing (song)">Vanishing</a>"</td><td> </td><td>Carey</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"All in Your Mind"</td><td> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Margulies</li><li>Wake</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:44</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Alone in Love"</td><td> </td><td>Lawrence</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"You Need Me"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Carey</li><li>Lawrence</li></ul></div></td><td>Lawrence</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Sent from Up Above"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Carey</li><li>Lawrence</li></ul></div></td><td>Lawrence</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Prisoner"</td><td> </td><td>Wake</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:24</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Takes_Time" title="Love Takes Time">Love Takes Time</a>"</td><td> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:49</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>46:44</td></tr></tbody></table></div> Notes <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><a href="#ref_a">^[a]</a> signifies an additional producer</li> <li>The original pressings of Mariah Carey either do not list "Love Takes Time" on the back cover while it is included, mistakenly list it as included on the promotional messaging when it is not included, or do not include the song at all, with no mentioning of its exclusion. This is due to the track being considered for the album, with the mastering and finalization process beginning for the song, only after album pressings had started worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personnel">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Mariah Carey – <a href="/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">vocals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist" title="Backing vocalist">background vocals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">arranger</a>, vocal arrangements</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Margulies" title="Ben Margulies">Ben Margulies</a> – <a href="/wiki/Drum" title="Drum">drums</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Programming_(music)" title="Programming (music)">programming</a>, arranger</li> <li>Narada Michael Walden – drums, arranger, additional production, rhythm arrangement</li> <li>Ren Klyce – <a href="/wiki/Linn_9000" title="Linn 9000">Linn drums</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight programming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Franco" title="Joey Franco">Joe Franco</a> – drums, <a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">percussion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drum_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Drum programming">drum programming</a></li> <li>Ric Wake – drum programming, additional arrangement</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Hakim" title="Omar Hakim">Omar Hakim</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ripp" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Ripp">Jimmy Rip</a> – <a href="/wiki/Guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Guitars">guitars</a></li> <li>Chris Camozzi – <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(guitarist)" title="David Williams (guitarist)">David Williams</a> – guitars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Landau" title="Michael Landau">Michael Landau</a> – guitars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Reid" title="Vernon Reid">Vernon Reid</a> – guitars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nile_Rodgers" title="Nile Rodgers">Nile Rodgers</a> – guitars</li> <li>Rhett Lawrence – keyboards, recording, mixing, arranger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Biancaniello" title="Louis Biancaniello">Louis Biancaniello</a> – keyboards, <a href="/wiki/Bass_synth" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass synth">bass</a>, programming, rhythm programming</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Tee" title="Richard Tee">Richard Tee</a> – <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Miller" title="Marcus Miller">Marcus Miller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fretless_bass" title="Fretless bass">Fretless bass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synth horns</a>, keyboards, <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Synth_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Synth bass">synth bass</a>, arranger</li> <li>Billy T. Scott – background vocals</li> <li>The Billy T. Scott Ensemble – background vocals</li> <li>Fonzie Thornton – background vocals</li> <li>Chris Toland – arranger, additional engineering</li> <li>Rich Tancredi – additional arrangement</li> <li>Patrick Dillett – <a href="/wiki/Engineer" title="Engineer">engineer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">recording</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)" title="Audio mixing (recorded music)">mixing</a></li> <li>Bob Cadway – engineer, recording, mixing</li> <li>Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer, mixing, additional engineering</li> <li>Manny LaCarrubba – additional engineering</li> <li>Larry Alexander – mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ludwig" title="Bob Ludwig">Bob Ludwig</a> – mastering, (at <a href="/wiki/Masterdisk" title="Masterdisk">Masterdisk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Weinberg" title="Howie Weinberg">Howie Weinburg</a> – mastering (at Masterdisk)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Mottola" title="Tommy Mottola">Tommy Mottola</a> – executive producer</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Charts">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Weekly charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Weekly chart performance for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1990–1991) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Mariah_Carey-69">[69]</a> </th> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a>)<a href="#cite_note-group=-70">[70]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canadian Albums (<a href="/wiki/The_Record_(magazine)" title="The Record (magazine)">The Record</a>)<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Mariah_Carey-72">[72]</a> </th> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Top 100 Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Music_%26_Media" title="Music & Media">Music & Media</a>)<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finnish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_Finnish_Charts" title="Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Mariah_Carey-75">[75]</a> </th> <td align="center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Hungarian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Association_of_Hungarian_Record_Companies" title="Association of Hungarian Record Companies">MAHASZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Hungary_-76">[76]</a> </th> <td align="center">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon_Albums_Chart" title="Oricon Albums Chart">Oricon</a>)<a href="#cite_note-jap-77">[77]</a> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Mariah_Carey-78">[78]</a> </th> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Mariah_Carey-79">[79]</a> </th> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spanish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<a href="#cite_note-spain-80">[80]</a> </th> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Mariah_Carey-81">[81]</a> </th> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Mariah_Carey-82">[82]</a> </th> <td align="center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_UK2_-83">[83]</a> </th> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums (<a href="/wiki/MRIB" class="mw-redirect" title="MRIB">MRIB</a>)<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> </th> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Dance Albums (<a href="/wiki/Music_Week" title="Music Week">Music Week</a>)<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Mariah_Carey-86">[86]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mariah_Carey-87">[87]</a> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top 200 Albums (<a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cash Box</a>)<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US R&B Albums (<a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cash Box</a>)<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> </th> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1994–1995) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-scotland1994-90">[90]</a> </th> <td align="center">91 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a href="#cite_note-sweden1994-91">[91]</a> </th> <td align="center">43 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-nl1995-92">[92]</a> </th> <td align="center">53 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-uk1994-93">[93]</a> </th> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ukr&b1994-94">[94]</a> </th> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_Catalog_Albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Catalog Albums">Top Catalog Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardCatalog_Mariah_Carey-95">[95]</a> </th> <td align="center">30 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2010) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">South Korean International Albums (<a href="/wiki/Circle_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Circle Music Chart">Circle</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_KoreaInt_-96">[96]</a> </th> <td align="center">77 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2020–2022) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-97">[97]</a> </th> <td align="center">46 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Albums Sales (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </th> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ukr&b2022-99">[99]</a> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_Albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl Albums">Vinyl Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardVinyl_Mariah_Carey-100">[100]</a> </th> <td align="center">21 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Year-end charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Year-end chart performance for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1990) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (ARIA)<a href="#cite_note-ryan-54">[54]</a> </th> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> </th> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> </th> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (Oricon)<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> </th> <td>87 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (RMNZ)<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> </th> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Summer Period Albums (VG-lista)<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> </th> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-bilb1-107">[107]</a> </th> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-bilb1-107">[107]</a> </th> <td>30 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1991) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (ARIA)<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> </th> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> </th> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (RMNZ)<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-bilb2-112">[112]</a> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-bilb2-112">[112]</a> </th> <td>6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decade-end_charts">Decade-end charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Decade-end charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Decade-end chart performance for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1990–99) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-1990sbb-113">[113]</a> </th> <td>27 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_charts">All-time charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: All-time charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>All-time chart performance for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> </th> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200 (Women)<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> </th> <td>18 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Certifications">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications and sales for Mariah Carey </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AustraliaMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-116">[116]</a> </th> <td>5× Platinum </td> <td>350,000‡ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a>)<a href="#cite_note-CanadaMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-117">[117]</a> </th> <td>7× Platinum </td> <td>700,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan" title="Recording Industry Association of Japan">RIAJ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> </th> <td>3× Platinum </td> <td>600,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">NVPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NetherlandsMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-119">[119]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>100,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-New_ZealandMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-120">[120]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>15,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spain (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<a href="#cite_note-spain-80">[80]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>50,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Swedish Recording Industry Association">GLF</a>)<a href="#cite_note-SwedenMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-121">[121]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>100,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Switzerland)<a href="#cite_note-SwitzerlandMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-122">[122]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-123">[123]</a> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>300,000^ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-United_StatesMariah_CareyMariah_CareyalbumCertRef-124">[124]</a> </th> <td>9× Platinum </td> <td>9,000,000^ </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Summaries </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Worldwide </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>15,000,000<a href="#cite_note-wwsales-57">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_1991" title="List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1991">List of number one albums of 1991 (U.S.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_women" title="List of best-selling albums by women">List of bestselling albums by women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Year-End_number-one_singles_and_albums" title="List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums">List of Billboard Year-End number-one albums and singles</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey_(album)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Citations">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Christmas (Mariah Carey album)">Merry Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daydream_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Daydream (Mariah Carey album)">Daydream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)">Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)">Rainbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glitter_(soundtrack)" title="Glitter (soundtrack)">Glitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charmbracelet" title="Charmbracelet">Charmbracelet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi" title="The Emancipation of Mimi">The Emancipation of Mimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E%3DMC%C2%B2_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)">E=MC²</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memoirs_of_an_Imperfect_Angel" title="Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel">Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas_II_You" title="Merry Christmas II You">Merry Christmas II You</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Me._I_Am_Mariah..._The_Elusive_Chanteuse" title="Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse">Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caution_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Caution (Mariah Carey album)">Caution</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Number_1%27s_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)">#1's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey album)">Greatest Hits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Remixes_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="The Remixes (Mariah Carey album)">The Remixes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ballads_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="The Ballads (Mariah Carey album)">The Ballads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Number_1_to_Infinity" title="Number 1 to Infinity">#1 to Infinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rarities_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="The Rarities (Mariah Carey album)">The Rarities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_(Mariah_Carey_EP)" title="MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP)">MTV Unplugged</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_First_Vision" title="The First Vision">The First Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Unplugged +3">MTV Unplugged +3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Here_Is_Mariah_Carey" title="Here Is Mariah Carey">Here Is Mariah Carey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantasy:_Mariah_Carey_at_Madison_Square_Garden" title="Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden">Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_(video)" class="mw-redirect" title="Around the World (video)">Around the World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mimi_(video)" title="The Adventures of Mimi (video)">The Adventures of Mimi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_Box_Tour" title="Music Box Tour">Music Box Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daydream_World_Tour" title="Daydream World Tour">Daydream World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_World_Tour" title="Butterfly World Tour">Butterfly World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_World_Tour" title="Rainbow World Tour">Rainbow World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charmbracelet_World_Tour" title="Charmbracelet World Tour">Charmbracelet World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Mimi" title="The Adventures of Mimi">The Adventures of Mimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angels_Advocate_Tour" title="Angels Advocate Tour">Angels Advocate Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Tour_2013_(Mariah_Carey)" title="Australian Tour 2013 (Mariah Carey)">Australian Tour 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Elusive_Chanteuse_Show" title="The Elusive Chanteuse Show">The Elusive Chanteuse Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sweet_Sweet_Fantasy_Tour" title="The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour">The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_the_Hits_Tour_(Lionel_Richie_and_Mariah_Carey)" title="All the Hits Tour (Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey)">All the Hits Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey:_Live_in_Concert" title="Mariah Carey: Live in Concert">Mariah Carey: Live in Concert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caution_World_Tour" title="Caution World Tour">Caution World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas_to_All!" class="mw-redirect" title="Merry Christmas to All!">Merry Christmas to All!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas_One_and_All!" title="Merry Christmas One and All!">Merry Christmas One and All!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey%27s_Christmas_Time" title="Mariah Carey's Christmas Time">Mariah Carey's Christmas Time</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert residencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Pearl" title="Live at the Pearl">Live at the Pearl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You:_A_Night_of_Joy_and_Festivity" title="All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity">All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Number_1_to_Infinity_(concert_residency)" title="Number 1 to Infinity (concert residency)">#1 to Infinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Butterfly_Returns" title="The Butterfly Returns">The Butterfly Returns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Celebration_of_Mimi" title="The Celebration of Mimi">The Celebration of Mimi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Meaning_of_Mariah_Carey" title="The Meaning of Mariah Carey">The Meaning of Mariah Carey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Melody" title="A Christmas Melody">A Christmas Melody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah%27s_World" title="Mariah's World">Mariah's World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey%27s_Magical_Christmas_Special" title="Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special">Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Works about Mariah Carey</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey:_Her_Story" title="Mariah Carey: Her Story">Mariah Carey: Her Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Why_Mariah_Carey_Matters" title="Why Mariah Carey Matters">Why Mariah Carey Matters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Cannon" title="Nick Cannon">Nick Cannon</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_don%27t_know_her" title="I don't know her">I don't know her</a>"</li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Calypso_(album)" title="Calypso (album)">Calypso</a> – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Broadway_cast_recording)" title="My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)">Music</a> from <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Broadway_cast_recording)" title="My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)">Music</a> from <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/The_Music_from_Peter_Gunn" title="The Music from Peter Gunn">The Music from Peter Gunn</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>1960: Music from <a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music" title="The Sound of Music">The Sound of Music</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Camelot_(musical)" title="Camelot (musical)">Camelot</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1964: Music from <a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a> – Original Cast</li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)" title="Mary Poppins (film)">Mary Poppins</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins:_Original_Cast_Soundtrack" title="Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack">Original Cast Soundtrack</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Whipped_Cream_%26_Other_Delights" title="Whipped Cream & Other Delights">Whipped Cream & Other Delights</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/More_of_the_Monkees" title="More of the Monkees">More of the Monkees</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees" title="The Monkees">The Monkees</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Are_You_Experienced" title="Are You Experienced">Are You Experienced</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jimi Hendrix Experience">The Jimi Hendrix Experience</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida_(album)" title="In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)">In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</a> – <a href="/wiki/Iron_Butterfly" title="Iron Butterfly">Iron Butterfly</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water" title="Bridge over Troubled Water">Bridge over Troubled Water</a> – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(album)" title="Jesus Christ Superstar (album)">Jesus Christ Superstar</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album)" title="Harvest (Neil Young album)">Harvest</a> – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto" title="The World Is a Ghetto">The World Is a Ghetto</a> – <a href="/wiki/War_(band)" title="War (band)">War</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road" title="Goodbye Yellow Brick Road">Goodbye Yellow Brick Road</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Elton_John_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Elton John album)">Greatest Hits</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive!" title="Frampton Comes Alive!">Frampton Comes Alive!</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Rumours_(album)" title="Rumours (album)">Rumours</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/52nd_Street_(album)" title="52nd Street (album)">52nd Street</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/The_Wall" title="The Wall">The Wall</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Hi_Infidelity" title="Hi Infidelity">Hi Infidelity</a> – <a href="/wiki/REO_Speedwagon" title="REO Speedwagon">REO Speedwagon</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Asia_(Asia_album)" title="Asia (Asia album)">Asia</a> – <a href="/wiki/Asia_(band)" title="Asia (band)">Asia</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston_(album)" title="Whitney Houston (album)">Whitney Houston</a> – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" title="Faith (George Michael album)">Faith</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Be_Cruel_(album)" title="Don't Be Cruel (album)">Don't Be Cruel</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown" title="Bobby Brown">Bobby Brown</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814">Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</a> – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></li> <li>1991: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mariah Carey</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Ropin%27_the_Wind" title="Ropin' the Wind">Ropin' the Wind</a> – <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> – Soundtrack</li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/The_Sign_(Ace_of_Base_album)" title="The Sign (Ace of Base album)">The Sign</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Base" title="Ace of Base">Ace of Base</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie & the Blowfish">Hootie & the Blowfish</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Spice_(album)" title="Spice (album)">Spice</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice 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