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"Vision of Love" is a song written by American singer Mariah Carey for her debut album, '' Mariah Carey ''. It was co-written by Ben Margulies and produced by Rhett Lawrence . The song contains an almost Science Fiction -like intro leading into Carey's vocal performance, finally climaxing with a section at the bridge of the song (which is even more exaggerated to the point of absolute silence in live performances). It was released as the album's first Single in the second quarter of 1990 in the United States and the third quarter of 1990 elsewhere (see 1990 In Music ). The song's impact on worldwide charts was very large for a debut single: it topped the U.S. charts and became very successful in several other markets. COMPOSITION AND INSPIRATION "Vision of Love" was one of the five songs on the Demo Tape that Carey had produced in her attempts to secure a recording contract, which was eventually given to her when the tape was handed by Brenda K. Starr to executive Tommy Mottola . The final album version of the song was altered from the version on the demo, which had a 1950s-style Shuffle . Executives at Sony, Mottola included, thought that Carey's debut needed a more contemporary sound to ensure commercial success. Sony would not give Carey creative leeway at this early stage in her career, particularly in the field of production. Carey and Lawrence began to rework the song in the studio. The Tempo of the song was changed, an intro was added, and new vocals recorded (although some from the original recording were used in the final track on the second verse). Session musicians were brought in to add guitars and Bass . The song's protagonist describes having a "vision of love", and of being eternally grateful not to a lover, but to '' wrote: "from those opening sci-fi-esque synths to that signature dog-whistle high note, Mariah's very first single is inspired". {Link without Title} RECEPTION Vision of Love" was a successful start to Carey's career as it topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the first of Carey's numerous U.S. number one singles. It was mildly popular in other countries, but did not gain her a large worldwide fanbase. By far the most successful single from ''Mariah Carey'', it was responsible for making her a huge star in the U.S. The song first became popular on U.S. radio, with its chart and was also successful with an older audience, topping the Adult Contemporary Chart . "Vision of Love" was successful in some other major markets, and topped the charts in Canada , helping to establish a strong Carey fanbase there. It peaked within the top ten in both Australia and the United Kingdom , and it went to number-one in New Zealand (where it was the sixth biggest-selling single of 1990) and also Brazil , where it was popular on radio. It was ranked first on the year-end charts, making it the biggest single of the year there. Its success across continental Europe , however, was limited. ''Mariah Carey'' achieved considerable success on the charts in Japan and went Platinum , but "Vision of Love" was not a huge hit there. The song was nominated for three 1991 Grammy Award s, winning only for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . Its other nominations included Song Of The Year , which Carey lost to " From A Distance " written by Julie Gold , and Record Of The Year , which went to " Another Day In Paradise " by Phil Collins . Carey accepted an invitation to perform at the awards ceremony, where she sang "Vision of Love". The arrangement and production of the song during the performance was true to the arrangement that Carey and Lawrence worked on together for the record, and Lawrence accompanied Carey live. The song received many other awards, including the Soul Train Music Award for best R&B/ Urban Contemporary Single, Female (her only single at this point to do so), as well as a BMI Pop Award, which many of her singles have received. MUSIC VIDEOS AND OTHER VERSIONS The making of the single's Video was accompanied by several minor disputes. Carey had wanted to wear a Bikini for it, but her idea was vetoed by producers and executives. Once the video was complete, producers requested that a new video be filmed, as they felt the original was not satisfactory and knew that a single's music video can be crucial to record sales. The resulting video, directed by Bojan Bazelli , features Carey on a darkly-lit stage against a background of moving clouds and a staircase. Carey has declared her hatred for the video, as she did not like its tone or her hairstyle. In one shot, she can even be seen snapping off her own hair accidentally. Sources indicate that the total cost of both the videos came to around US$ 450,000 (very large for a debut single), but label executive Don Ienner stated: "If we're gonna take the time and effort that we did with Mariah, on every level, then we're going to image her the right way. If it costs a few extra dollars to make a splash in terms of the right imaging, you go ahead and do it". {Link without Title} As "Vision of Love" was Carey's debut single and she had not quite solidified her position as a music star, no '' (1996), and can be found on most European singles of " Open Arms " (1996). TRACK LISTINGS
#"Vision of Love" #Medley featuring excerpts from ''Mariah Carey'': "Prisoner"/"All in Your Mind"/" Someday "
#"Vision of Love" #"Sent up from Above" #Medley featuring excerpts from ''Mariah Carey'': "Prisoner"/"All in Your Mind"/"Someday" CHARTS SEE ALSO NOTES REFERENCES
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