vision love song american singer songwriter mariah carey served carey debut single self titled debut album written carey vision love released columbia_records featured carey demo tape columbia song sung produced vision love features slow dance theme tempo backing vocals sung carey introduces usage whistle register lyrically song describes past present relationship lover carey describes vision love dreamed present love feels song music video filmed april features carey large cathedral sings large carved window vision love performed television award ceremonies hall 33rd annual grammy awards performed carey concerts tours featured carey live album compilation albums number greatest_hits vision love lauded contemporary music critics production song typical late 1980s pop vocals expressing wider range artists popular time credited use modern popular music inspiring artists pursue career music new_yorker named vision love carey influence pop singers american idol contestants additionally rolling_stone said strings notes songs like vision love inspired entire american idol vocal school better worse virtually female singer song topped singles charts canada new_zealand united_states spent weeks atop chart background recording carey begun writing music high school composing song friend started fame carey met young drummer songwriter initially meeting friends pair began spending time father old studio writing material composing new songs song compiled titled song carey composition recorded year wore composed seven songs carey demo tape rough unfinished version vision love interview carey described met came work needed play keyboards song called couldn come accident ben ben came session play keyboards drummer day kept touch sort writers meeting introduced future head song professional studio assistance producers carey flew los_angeles work album main producers hearing original version song lawrence described having 50s sort shuffle carey agreed alter song lawrence tempo vision love recorded new_york featured lawrence keyboard drums bassist drum programmer guitarist lawrence took carey vocals original demo version background vocals song final version adding different instrumentation song lawrence produced vision love composition vision love love song pop influences incorporates heavy backup vocals song bridge features usage carey whistle register author described song vocals vision love perfect introduction voice ideal slow dancing tempo managed swing mariah background vocals multi tracked answering lead final chorus voice flew trademark high notes instruments drop leaving mariah sing way tune climax according sheet music published vision love set common time key major carey vocal range spans low note high whistle note song lyrics melody written composed carey miller rip lawrence produced song heavily original version carey demo entertainment_weekly wrote song instrumentation vocals opening sci esque synths signature dog whistle high note mariah single inspired folks object trademark vocal hard pressed fault gospel tinged song finding needed lyrical content song lyrics subject interpretations suggested relationships critics noted relationship carey god point lover carey yielded claiming connection childhood obstacles growing wrote clear celebrating secular love relationship higher power ballad near religious listening experience interview carey spoke song lyrics success consider lyrics prayed nights felt suffered carried weight strong believed know succeeded finding place conceived young doesn mean haven hard life difficult moving having grow basically parents divorced felt kind different neighborhoods different person problem look certain way everybody goes white girl according carey chose express feelings songs depressed bitter hardships life look inside find inner strength proud going critical reception vision love lauded contemporary music critics lyrical content vocals use retrospective review album entertainment_weekly called song inspired complimented carey use whistle register song jones new_yorker named song carey influence pop singers american idol contestants additionally rolling_stone said strings notes songs like vision love inspired entire american idol vocal school better worse virtually female singer slant_magazine critic wrote think vision love vision future world separate review wrote half vision love starting bridge series intense mariah step momentum additionally complimented usage whistle register song whistle note final vocal run like roller coaster track think aren proves wrong way word sort bill_lamb said vision love best songs mariah recording career simply stunning debut releases pop recording artist legacy vision love nominated grammy awards 33rd annual ceremony held february record year song year best female pop vocal performance winning additionally song received female song year award bmi pop awards popmatters stated release carey greatest_hits album mariah greatest_hits moves remarkable career beginning vision love single introduced singer instant stardom years songs far best best simple testament incredible pipes gave permanent place pop cultural memory powers added moments song demands legendary crash low mariah gospel inspired vocals vh1 named vision love 14th greatest song 1990s ranked fourth pop hits list 28th pop songs 1990s list entertainment_weekly included great list karaoke song saying song seriously lung like fun challenge minutes octaves second note later realize conquer vision love conquered usa_today critic picked vision love intriguing tracks saying mariah best song research team discovered vision love songs effects depressed female singer said began vocal runs listening vision love time similarly pop singers rihanna christina_aguilera cited song carey big influences career singer interview early stages career said totally looked mariah came song featured late episode daytime soap opera children episodes young restless chart performance united_states vision love entered billboard hot number week june reached chart summit weeks later song remained atop chart consecutive weeks ranked sixth hot year end chart weeks number fell number spent seven weeks lingering topped weeks weeks august recording_industry_association_of_america riaa certified song gold denoting shipments units canada vision love entered number week july eighth week chart song reached number remained chart total weeks vision love finished eighth hit tracks vision love entered australian_singles_chart number week august peaked number spent total weeks australian_recording_industry_association aria certified song gold denoting shipments units netherlands song entered singles chart number week july spent total weeks chart spending weeks peak position number vision love entered number november peaked number spending weeks position total chart ireland song peaked number spent weeks singles chart vision love topped chart new_zealand spending consecutive weeks atop singles chart fluctuating weeks chart song certified gold recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand rianz denoting shipments units united_kingdom song entered singles chart number week august vision love peaked number seventh week spent total weeks chart according mtv sales estimated units music video background completing album sony hired direct song music video filming video version record label executives felt result sub par comparison quality music scrapped video filmed director changing plot scenery imagery word got videos sony employee spoke press carey saying special treatment upset felt treated carey differently artist signed label viewed higher priority claimed carey reason filmed spend video mariah doesn like big deal employee estimated figure videos reports president sony refuted claims calling total admitting going time effort mariah level going image right way costs extra dollars splash terms right imaging ahead synopsis video takes place large cathedral like room large winding video scenery changes times cloudy sunny day glowing sunset time shifts seen large carved window cathedral video begins carey hair long golden wearing skin tight black sits large window staring different colors sky video progresses carey joined small black dog accompanies large song second verse large microphone seen middle room scenes carey singing standing window interchange scenes carey staring meadow smiling according author scenes carey large window obvious praying god connecting creator felt alongside song lyrics faith prayer video moments meditation truly went hand hand live performances serving debut single carey performed vision love live television award appearances europe carey live performance song hall joined stage trio male background vocalists additionally sang televised appearance new_york_city club gave live rendition don play song lied live segment interview carey appeared july gave live performance song months carey performed song live tonight starring johnny 33rd annual grammy awards europe carey performed vision love united_kingdom est france carey performed song released home video year respectively july carey recorded live concert performance included vision love taped released mariah carey december additionally song song set list bet blueprint carey performed july vision love performed carey tours concert shows featured length tour song performances carey donned large black trench coat matching pants leather boots featured signature locks joined world tour carey included song tour set list shows tokyo dome tokyo japan carey donned long black gown teased straightened hair matching head band european leg tour carey wore long white gown joined additional background vocalists carey included song set list featured trio supporting singers performances donned sheer mini dress long golden hair additionally wore cream colored long sleeve sheer matching high vision love included carey intimate evening mariah carey elusive carey performed song select shows performances song donned long yellow cocktail gown black pumps featured stage addition different female singers carey performed song billboard music awards infinity promote number infinity album carey included song las_vegas residency mariah carey number chronicle number hits song chronological setlist performance carey donned black gown signature formats track listings credits personnel credits adapted mariah carey linear notes songwriting mariah carey ben production programming engineering michael background vocals mariah carey programming ben charts certifications
Vision of Love