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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Columbia Europe
Salesrank: 104902
Released: September 6, 1993 |
| Our Price: $5.31 |
| Used Price: $1.36 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Music Box Track Listing:
1. Dreamlover
2. Hero
3. Anytime You Need a Friend
4. Music Box
5. Now That I Know
6. Never Forget You
7. Without You
8. Just to Hold You Once Again
9. I've Been Thinking About You
10. All I've Ever Wanted
11. Everything Fades Away [*]
Editorial Review:
Includes A Bonus Track.
Description of Music Box:
Linda Ronstadt was America's sweetheart of the '70s, because she was able to combine a pretty face, a pretty voice and a safe personality. Her songs might be full of big notes and high emotions, but they satisfied every predictable expectation of a love ballad or good-time rocker. Mariah Carey is America's sweetheart of the '90s for the exact same reasons. Music Box topped the Billboard album charts, yielding number-one singles like "Dreamlover" and "Hero." The titles, one a hollow Minnie Riperton knock-off and the other a stiff Barbra Streisand imitation, are tip-offs to Carey's reliance on untethered fantasy (she's the fantasizer in the lyrics and the fantasy object in the videos). These songs, coªwritten and co-produced like most of the album by Walter Anasieff and Carey herself, are constructed to show off her dizzying soprano, not to provide an original approach to a well-worn subject. Even when she gets a strong ballad to sing, like her current singles--Babyface's "Never Forget You" or Badfinger/Nilsson's "Without You"--she overdoes the self-pity bit so much that the song loses its dramatic tension. --Geoffrey Himes
Music Box Reviews:
Emotional and moving 
2009-11-30 - Mariah expresses much emotion in these well written songs. The lyrics are moving and her singing is fantastic. If you like the Mariah that is known for her sweet style of singing ballads you will love Music Box.
Classy Pop 
2009-04-10 - Music Box is Mariah Carey's best-selling album, and it's easy to see why. It includes some of her best-loved hits, then and now. "Dreamlover" is a breezy, mid-tempo track that ranks among Mariah's greatest material, thanks in part to its breathy harmonies and an enthusiastic Hammond B-3 organ performance from Walter Afanasieff. "Anytime You Need a Friend" is an excellent gospel-tinged number with a powerful back-up choir. The title track is a slow-burn, R&B-inspired song with a beautifully subdued vocal. Perhaps the most famous track, "Hero" doesn't quite measure up to the other songs. A heavily-produced big ballad with encouraging lyrics, it has become Mariah's signature song. While it's undeniably schmaltzy and a bit contrived, she sings with conviction. On Music Box, Mariah Carey showed considerable growth as a songwriter and as a producer. The vocal arrangements on every track are impeccable; after listening to this record for years, I'm still finding new harmony parts I didn't recognize before. By toning down the histrionics, Mariah comes across as a better singer who is more invested in the material. Music Box is the epitome of polished pop, and it fits her voice perfectly. 4 Stars.
Spotty but has some classics
2009-03-20 - Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RAR1PRO7SU42A
One of her bests
2009-01-25 - Music Box is forty-two minutes long and was released on August 31, 1993. Music Box went to #1 on the US Billboard Album 200 charts and spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at number one. The album was certified Diamond; which is ten million in sales. Music Box was Mariah's third studio album. Music Box produce five singles and two went to number one. The music is simply great to listen and she has an excellent voice to go with each song. If you are a Mariah Carey, then Music Box is highly recommended. Music Box gets an AAAA++++.
Side One
Dreamlover
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (eight weeks at #1)
#2 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
#2 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic To 40 (six weeks at #1)
#1 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream (eight weeks at #1)
#1 Cash Box Magazine Top Singles (four weeks at #1)
Hero
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (four weeks at #1)
#2 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
#5 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles
#2 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40
#1 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream (five weeks at #1)
Anytime You Need a Friend
#12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
#5 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
#22 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles
#14 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40
#5 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
Music Box
Now That I Know
Side Two
Never Forget You
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
#7 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles
Without You
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
#2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
#5 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40
#2 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
Just To Hold You Once Again
All I've Ever Wanted
Mariah's Bestseller
2009-01-20 - I was just a couple months old when this album came out. It sold more than 30 million units since 1993 when it was released, with its hits "Hero", "Dreamlover", the remake of "Without You", and "Anytime You Need A Friend." What can I say, Mariah at her best.
