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Music Box
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1993
RecordedAugust 1992–May 1993
Right Track Studios, (Sausalito, CA), The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length41:58
LabelColumbia
Producer
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

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.

Track listing

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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
  • 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

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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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