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Music Box is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993. The album comprises ballads primarily written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff , with whom she had previously worked on Emotions (1991), and a few urban dance tracks.
Mariah Carey (/ m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə; [1]: 0:01 born March 27, 1969) [a] is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register.
From 1993 to 2000, Carey toured for her albums: Music Box, [3] Daydream, [4] Butterfly [5] and Rainbow. [6] In 2001, Carey did not tour for the soundtrack to her film Glitter due to being hospitalized for "extreme exhaustion". [7] Her first performance after her 'breakdown' was a performance of "Hero" at America: A Tribute to Heroes. [8]
Then the rest of the '90s, despite 11 consecutive No. 1s, blockbuster sales, and indelible classics, Carey remained trophy-less. In 1996, she was nominated for six awards for the Fantasy album ...
The singer's fifth studio album Daydream was released in 1995 and became her second Diamond certified album by the RIAA, with worldwide sales of 20 million copies. [ 12 ] Carey's sixth studio album Butterfly , and the compilation album, #1's , were both certified five-time platinum in the US; the latter remains the best-selling album in Japan ...
In 1995, as Carey was recording what would become her hit album Daydream, the R&B icon quietly recorded a grunge album. Despite being in the peak of the alt-rock boom in the mid-'90s, record label ...
Backed by a band led by stellar pianist Daniel Moore and featuring on-stage musical contributions from her 12-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, Carey commanded the stage and kept the action ...
With sales of over 28 million copies worldwide, Music Box and Daydream rank among the best-selling albums of all time. [118] With her debut album and The Emancipation of Mimi becoming the best-selling albums of the year in the U.S. in 1991 and 2005, respectively, Carey became the second woman after Whitney Houston to achieve that feat.