Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

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.

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
  • Dave Hall
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • David Cole
  • Robert Clivillés
  • Babyface
  • Daryl Simmons
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

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
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • 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
[50]		 US R&B
[51]		 US AC
[52]		 US Dance
[53]		 AUS
[54]		 AUT
[2]		 CAN FRA
[55]		 GER
[56]		 IRE
[57]		 ITA
[58]		 JAP NL
[59]		 NZ
[60]		 SPA
[61]		 SWE
[61]		 SWI
[61]		 UK
[62]
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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