Music

Music Box 1993

pop, dance-pop, adult contemporary, contemporary r&b 47 min 11 tracks Columbia

Music Box is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 31, 1993, by Columbia Records. In an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, Carey sought a radio-friendly approach for Music Box.

pop dance-pop adult contemporary contemporary r&b pop soul

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Character

Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven
gravecomic

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The Detroit News1/4 ★
Entertainment WeeklyC+
Los Angeles Times1.5/4 ★
The Philadelphia Inquirer2/4 ★
Regina Leader-Post2/5 ★
Rolling Stone3/5 ★
AllMusic4/5 ★
Billboard4/5 ★
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★

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Tracks

1Dreamlover3:54
2Hero4:20
3Anytime You Need a Friend4:26
4Music Box4:58
5Now That I Know4:19
6Never Forget You3:47
7Without You3:36
8Just to Hold You Once Again3:59
9I've Been Thinking About You4:48
10All I've Ever Wanted3:52
11Everything Fades Away (Bonustrack)5:28

11 tracks, 47 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: XE

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