Released: August 31, 1993

Rating:

Genre: pop

Quotable: --

Album Tracks:

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

Sales:

10 million
1.5 million
--
27.5 million

Peak:

1 ⁸
1 ⁶

Singles/Hit Songs:

• Dreamlover (8/7/93) #1 US, #9 UK, #1 RB, #2 AC. Platinum single.
• Hero (10/23/93) #1 US, #7 UK, #5 RB, #2 AC. Platinum single.
• Without You (1/29/94) #2a US, #1 UK, #4 AC. Gold single.
• Never Forget You (1/29/94) #7 RB. Gold single (B-side of “Without You”)
• Anytime You Need a Friend (5/28/94) #8a US, #8 UK, #22 RB, #5 AC

Awards:

“Well, she was partly successful; she trimmed the volume on Music Box. Unfortunately, she also cut the energy level; Carey sounds detached on several selections. She scored a couple of huge hits, Hero and Dreamlover, where she did inject some personality and intensity into the leads” (Wynn).

“Most other times, Carey blended into the background and let the tracks guide her, instead of pushing and exploding through them. It was wise for Carey to display other elements of her approach, but sometimes excessive spirit is preferable to an absence of passion” (Wynn).