Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

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.

Music Box
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Released	August 31, 1993
Recorded	August 1992–May 1993 Right Track Studios, (Sausalito, CA), The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop pop-soul R&B
Length	41:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mariah Carey Dave Hall Walter Afanasieff David Cole Robert Clivillés Babyface Daryl Simmons
Mariah Carey chronology
MTV Unplugged (1992) Music Box (1993) Merry Christmas (1994)
Singles from Music Box
"Dreamlover" Released: July 27, 1993 "Hero" Released: October 19, 1993 "Without You/Never Forget You" Released: January 24, 1994 "Anytime You Need a Friend" Released: May 27, 1994

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Everything Fades Away"	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff	5:25

Latin American edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Héroe"	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff	4:19

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart[1] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[2] 1 Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop 50 Albums Chart[3] 3 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] 2 Dutch Albums Chart[5] 1 French Albums Chart[6] 1 German Albums Chart[5] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[7] 4 Italian Albums Chart[8] 2 Japanese Albums Chart[9] 2 New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 2 Norwegian Albums Chart[11] 2 Spanish Albums Chart[12] 2 Swedish Albums Chart[13] 3 Swiss Albums Chart[14] 1 UK Albums Chart[15] 1 US Billboard 200[16] 1 US R&B/Hip hop Albums[17] 1 Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Austrian Albums Chart[18] 1 Australian Albums Chart[19] 1 Canadian Albums Chart[20] 2 French Albums Chart[21] 2 Swiss Albums Chart[22] 1 End of decade charts Chart (1990–1999) Position Austrian Albums Chart[23] 32 U.S. Billboard 200[24] 26

All time charts Chart Position Australian Albums Chart[1] 10 Dutch Albums Chart[5] 23 New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 20 Norwegian Albums Chart[25] 33 Swiss Albums Chart[26] 23 Swedish Albums Chart[13] 22 Certifications Country (Provider) Certifications Argentina (CAPIF) 2× Platinum[27] Australia (ARIA) 12× Platinum[28] Austria (IFPI) 2× Platinum[29] Belgium (IFPI) 2× Platinum[30] Brazil (ABPD) Gold[31] Canada (CRIA) 7× Platinum[32] Finland (IFPI) Gold[33] France (SNEP) Diamond[34] Germany (BVMI) 2× Platinum Hong Kong (IFPI) 5× Platinum[35] Italy (FIMI) 4× Platinum[36] Japan (RIAJ) 11× Platinum[37] Mexico (AMPROFON) Platinum[38] Netherlands (NVPI) 6× Platinum[39] New Zealand (RIANZ) 5× Platinum[40] Norway (IFPI) Platinum[41] Poland (ZPAV) Platinum[42] Singapore (RIAS) 8× Platinum[43] South Korea (RIAK) 10× Platinum[44] Spain (PROMUSICAE) 4× Platinum[12] Sweden (IFPI) Platinum[45] Switzerland (IFPI) 4× Platinum[46] Taiwan (IFPI) 10× Platinum[47] United Kingdom (BPI) 5× Platinum[48] United States (RIAA) Diamond[49]

Singles

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	AUS Gold [63] NZ Gold[64] US Platinum[65]
	"Hero"	1	5	2	—	7	—	3	5	41	5	—	42	13	2	—	27	—	7	AUS Platinum [63] FRA Silver[66] NZ Platinum [64] US Platinum [65]
1994	"Without You"	3	7	4	—	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	AUS Gold [63] AUT Platinum [67] FRA Gold[68] GER Platinum[69] NED Platinum[70] NZ Platinum[64] SWI Gold[71] US Gold[65] UK Gold[72]
	"Anytime You Need A Friend"	12	22	5	1	12	25	5	12	41	16	—	24	1	5	—	—	15	8	NZ Gold[64]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.