Mariah Carey | ||||
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Released | June 12, 1990 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | December 1988—March 1990 at the Skyline Studios New York City, NY, Cove City Studios, Glen Cove, NY; May 1990, Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA | |||
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Length | 46:41 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Mariah Carey is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on June 12, 1990 on Columbia Records. It reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Her four singles "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" all reached number one in the US.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vision of Love" |
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3:28 |
2. | "There's Got to Be a Way" |
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4:53 |
3. | "I Don't Wanna Cry" |
| N. M. Walden | 4:47 |
4. | "Someday" |
| Ric Wake | 4:06 |
5. | "Vanishing" |
| Mariah Carey | 4:11 |
6. | "All in Your Mind" |
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4:43 |
7. | "Alone in Love" |
| Rhett Lawrence | 4:11 |
8. | "You Need Me" |
| Rhett Lawrence | 3:51 |
9. | "Sent from Up Above" |
| Rhett Lawrence | 4:05 |
10. | "Prisoner" |
| Ric Wake | 4:22 |
11. | "Love Takes Time" |
| Walter Afanasieff | 3:48 |
Charts[change | change source]
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Certifications[change | change source]
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Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[16] | 27 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
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US [17] |
US R&B [18] |
US AC [19] |
US Dance [19] |
AUS [20] |
AUT | CAN [11] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
IRE [23] |
ITA [24] |
JAP | NL [25] |
NZ [26] |
SPA [27] |
SWE [27] |
SWI [27] |
UK [28] | |||
1990 | "Vision of Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 25 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 17 | 24 | 9 | |
"Love Takes Time" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | — | 1 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | 37 |
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1991 | "Someday" | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 44 | — | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | 48 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | 38 |
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"I Don't Wanna Cry" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 49 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"There's Got to Be a Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
Studio albums | Mariah Carey (1990) · Emotions (1991) · Music Box (1993) · Merry Christmas (1994) · Daydream (1995) · Butterfly (1997) · Rainbow (1999) · Glitter (2001) · Charmbracelet (2002) · The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) · E=MC² (2008) · Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009) · Merry Christmas II You (2010) · Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014) · Caution (2018) |
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Compilation albums | #1's (1998) · Valentines (2000) · Greatest Hits (2001) · The Remixes (2003) · The Ballads (2008) · The Essential Mariah Carey (2011) · #1 to Infinity (2015) |
Live albums | MTV Unplugged (1992) |
Video compilations | The First Vision (1991) · MTV Unplugged +3 (1992) · Here Is Mariah Carey (1993) · Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1996) · Around the World (1998) · #1's (1999) · The Adventures of Mimi (2007) |
Concert tours | Music Box Tour (1993) · Daydream World Tour (1996) · Butterfly World Tour (1998) · Rainbow World Tour (2000) · Charmbracelet World Tour (2003-2004) · The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006) · Live at the Pearl (2009) · World Tour (2009/2010) |
Selected filmography | The Bachelor (1999) · Glitter (2001) · WiseGirls (2002) · Ally McBeal (2002) · State Property 2 (2005) · You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) · Tennessee (2008) · Precious (2009) |
Charities | Fresh Air Fund · Make-a-Wish Foundation · Save the Music Foundation |
Related articles | Discography · Videography · Tours · Awards · Crave Records · MonarC Entertainment · Mariah Carey Wish Icon Award |