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Mariah Carey (album)

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.

Mariah Carey
Studio album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedJune 12, 1990 (U.S.)
RecordedDecember 1988—March 1990 at the Skyline Studios New York City, NY, Cove City Studios, Glen Cove, NY; May 1990, Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Genre
Length46:41
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Mariah Carey
(1990) 		Emotions
(1991)
Singles from Mariah Carey
  1. "Vision of Love"
    Released: May 15, 1990
  2. "Love Takes Time"
    Released: September 9, 1990
  3. "Someday"
    Released: November 13, 1990
  4. "I Don't Wanna Cry"
    Released: April 25, 1991
  5. "There's Got to Be a Way"
    Released: May 6, 1991

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Vision of Love"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
  • Rhett Lawrence
  • Narada Michael Walden
 3:28
2. "There's Got to Be a Way"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ric Wake
 4:53
3. "I Don't Wanna Cry"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Narada Michael Walden
N. M. Walden 4:47
4. "Someday"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
Ric Wake 4:06
5. "Vanishing"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
Mariah Carey 4:11
6. "All in Your Mind"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
  • Ben Margulies
  • Ric Wake
 4:43
7. "Alone in Love"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
Rhett Lawrence 4:11
8. "You Need Me"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Rhett Lawrence
Rhett Lawrence 3:51
9. "Sent from Up Above"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Rhett Lawrence
Rhett Lawrence 4:05
10. "Prisoner"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
Ric Wake 4:22
11. "Love Takes Time"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Ben Margulies
Walter Afanasieff 3:48

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report 6
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[1] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[2] 53
French Albums Chart[3] 17
German Albums Chart[4] 24
Japanese Albums Chart[5] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[2] 4
Spanish Albums Chart[7] 35
Swedish Albums Chart[2] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[2] 15
UK Albums Chart[8] 6
U.S. Billboard 200[9] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 3

Certifications

Country (Provider) Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA) Platinum
Canada (CRIA) 7× Platinum[11]
Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum
New Zealand (RIANZ) 4× Platinum[12]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold[7]
Sweden (IFPI) Platinum[13]
Switzerland (IFPI) Gold[14]
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum
United States (RIAA) 9× Multi-Platinum[15]

Decade-end chart

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[16] 27

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
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
1991 "Someday" 1 3 5 1 44 — 5 38 — — — 48 29 14 — — — 38
"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.

Mariah Carey (album) Media

  • Carey (pictured in 1990) promoting "Vision of Love" on The Wogin Show

References

  1. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 53, No. 20, April 20, 1991". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. 1984-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey – World Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Album Runs" (in français). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Carey, Mariah / Longplay" (in Deutsch). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Profile of Mariah Carey" (in 日本語). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey". Charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ↑ "ChartStats – Mariah Carey". Chartstats.com. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Top 200 Albums". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). 1991-03-02. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200?chartDate=1991-03-02. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  10. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week Ending October 20, 1990". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). 1990-10-20. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/album/mariah-carey/mariah-carey/3767. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gold and Platinum – Mariah Carey". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  13. ↑ "IFPI Sweden Certifications 1987–1998" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  14. ↑ "Swiss Award – Mariah Carey". Swiss Music Charts. 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey". Recording Industry Association of America. 1999-12-15. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  16. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (1999-12-25). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  17. ↑ "Billboard – Artists – Mariah Carey". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/48340. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  18. ↑ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/48340?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/. Retrieved 7 June 2021. 
  20. ↑ "Australian Charts > Mariah Carey". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  21. ↑ "French Charts > Mariah Carey" (in français). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  22. ↑ "Chartverfolgung/Carey, Mariah/Single" (in Deutsch). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  23. ↑ "irishcharts.com - Discography mariah carey". www.irish-charts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Dutch Top 40 > Mariah Carey". Stichting Nederlands Top 40. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  26. ↑ "New Zealand Charts > Mariah Carey". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "Swiss Charts > Mariah Carey" (in Deutsch). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  28. ↑ "Chart Stats > Mariah Carey". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  29. ↑ "Gold & Platinum > Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  30. ↑ "All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey". Mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

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