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Vision of Love

"Vision of Love" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was Carey's first single and the first from her self-titled debut album. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, "Vision of Love" was released on May 15, 1990, by Columbia Records. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. It was Carey's first Billboard Hot 100 number one.

"Vision of Love"
Single by Mariah Carey
from Mariah Carey"
B-side
  • "Sent from Up Above"
  • "Prisoner/All in Your Mind/Someday"
ReleasedMay 15, 1990 (1990-05-15)
RecordedJanuary 1989
StudioSkyline Studios
(New York, United States)
Genre
Length3:29
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"'"
(1990) 		"Love Takes Time"
(1990)

Formats and track listings

  • Worldwide 7" single[1]
  1. "Vision of Love"
  2. Special excerpts from the debut release "Prisoner/All in Your Mind/Someday"
  • UK 7" single[2]
  1. "Vision of Love"
  2. "Sent from Up Above"
  • UK CD maxi-single[3]
  1. "Vision of Love"
  2. "Sent from Up Above"
  3. Special excerpts from the debut release "Prisoner/All in Your Mind/Someday"

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Mariah Carey linear notes.[4]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 14
Canada (The Record)[7] 1
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles 1
Illegal chart entered Canadaadultcontemporary 1
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8] 14
France (SNEP)[9] 25
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 17
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 8
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] 8
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 17
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[15] 24
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 1

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–99) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 91

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 66
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[23] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 52
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 72
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 79
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[28] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] 5

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[29] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom — 198,000[30]
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000 

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Vision Of Love Media

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ Vision of Love (7-inch Single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1990. 38-73348. 
  2. ↑ Vision of Love (UK 7-inch Single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1990. 655932 0. 
  3. ↑ Vision of Love (UK CD Maxi-Single liner notes). Mariah Carey. Columbia Records. 1990. 655932 2. 
  4. ↑ Carey, Mariah (1990). Mariah Carey (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Mariah Carey. New York City, New York: Columbia Records. 
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard: 69. September 8, 1990. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-09-08.pdf. Retrieved June 1, 2015. 
  8. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard: 80. September 29, 1990. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-09-29.pdf. Retrieved May 25, 2015. 
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mariah Carey - Vision of Love" (in Deutsch). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Mariah Carey – Vision of Love swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mariah Carey: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=379 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=341 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=367 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. December 25, 1999. https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Gavin Ryan (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1990" (in Nederlands). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1990" (in Nederlands). GfK Dutch Charts. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1990". RIANZ. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1990 wg sprzedaży" (in polski). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "The Year in Music: 1990". Billboard. December 22, 1990. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/Billboard-1990-12-22.pdf. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 
  29. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  30. ↑ Copsey, Rob (November 14, 2018). "Mariah Carey's Top 40 biggest singles on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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