Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

Music Box
Studio album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedAugust 31, 1993
RecordedAugust 1992–May 1993
Right Track Studios, (Sausalito, CA), The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length41:58
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
MTV Unplugged
(1992)		 Music Box
(1993)		 Merry Christmas
(1994)
Singles from Music Box
  1. "Dreamlover"
    Released: July 27, 1993
  2. "Hero"
    Released: October 19, 1993
  3. "Without You/Never Forget You"
    Released: January 24, 1994
  4. "Anytime You Need a Friend"
    Released: May 27, 1994

Music Box is the third album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 31, 1993. It is a mixture of pop, pop-soul and R&B ballads. The album was certified diamond, becoming Carey's first album to do so.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dreamlover"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Dave Hall
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Dave Hall
  • Walter Afanasieff
3:54
2."Hero"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
4:19
3."Anytime You Need a Friend"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
4:26
4."Music Box"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
4:57
5."Now That I Know"
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
4:19
6."Never Forget You"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Babyface
3:46
7."Without You"
  • Pete Ham
  • Tom Evans
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
3:36
8."Just to Hold You Once Again"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
3:59
9."I've Been Thinking About You"
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
4:48
10."All I've Ever Wanted"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
3:51

International edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Everything Fades Away"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
5:25

Latin American edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Héroe"
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
4:19

Charts and certifications

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
 US R&B
 US AC
 US Dance
 AUS
 AUT
 CAN FRA
 GER
 IRE
 ITA
 JAP NL
 NZ
 SPA
 SWE
 SWI
 UK
1993 "Dreamlover" 1 2 2 1 7 — 1 49 39 19 — — 9 2 — 31 13 9
"Hero" 1 5 2 — 7 — 3 5 41 5 — 42 13 2 — 27 — 7
1994 "Without You" 3 7 4 — 1 2 2 1 1 — — — 1 1 — 1 1 1
"Anytime You Need A Friend" 12 22 5 1 12 25 5 12 41 16 — 24 1 5 — — 15 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

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