1990 was also the year that we heard of a complete unknown 21-year-old New Yorker, an attractive songstress possessing a remarkable eight-octave vocal range who excelled to become the best-selling female artist of all time... #360DEGREESOFGRADUATION Vision of Love - MARIAH CAREY Mariahs storybook rise began in 1988 when her demo tape found its way into the hands of Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola (the man whom Carey would later wed and eventually divorce) at a party. Although such a gambit rarely works, the story concludes with Mr. Mottola popping the demo into the tape deck of his limousine. After the first two songs, he was so enamored of Careys voice that he returned to the event, only to find that she had left. In what has been widely described by critics as a modern day Cinderella tale, after searching for Carey for two weeks, he immediately signed her and began mapping out her commercial debut. Despite its romantic inception, Ms. Careys seeming overnight success has been anything but simple fortune. Carey was soon signed to the label and with the release of her massively successful eponymous debut in 1990, achieved overnight success. With strong follow-up efforts establishing Carey as one of the premier vocalists of the decade (she had a number one single each year of the 1990s, her songs spending more time at the Billboard top spot than any recording artist in history) it was only a matter of time before the established singer attempted to expand her career. Mariah Carey has sold more than nine million copies in the United States, fifteen millions worldwide and produced four No. 1 singles -- Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, Someday and I Dont Wanna Cry. Dont we all miss that early 90s Mariah?
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:16:45 +0000
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