Vision of Love

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"Vision of Love" is Mariah Carey's debut single, a soulful pop-R&B ballad widely credited with showcasing her powerful vocal range and popularizing the use of melisma in 1990s pop music.

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Vision of Love canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
achievedNumberOneIn United States of America
surface form: United States
album Mariah Carey
artist Mariah Carey
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creditedWith popularizing melisma in 1990s pop music
genre Pop
R&B
Soul
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics
hasInfluenceOn 1990s pop vocal style
contemporary R&B vocalists
hasLivePerformanceFeature frequent inclusion in Mariah Carey's concert setlists
hasMusicalFeature extensive use of melisma
multi-octave vocal range
hasTheme gratitude and love
includedIn album "Mariah Carey"
surface form: Mariah Carey (album)
isDebutSingleOf Mariah Carey
isSignatureSongOf Mariah Carey
language English
musicVideoPerformer Mariah Carey
notableFor showcasing Mariah Carey's powerful vocal range
performer Mariah Carey
producer Narada Michael Walden
Rhett Lawrence
recordLabel Columbia Records
releasedAsSingleFrom album "Mariah Carey"
surface form: Mariah Carey (album)
releaseType lead single
releaseYear 1990
tempo slow
vocalStyle gospel-influenced
vocalType soulful pop-R&B ballad
writer Ben Margulies
Mariah Carey

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album "Mariah Carey" hasSingle Vision of Love
subject surface form: Mariah Carey (album)
album "Mariah Carey" includesTrack Vision of Love
subject surface form: Mariah Carey (album)
#1's (album) includesWork Vision of Love
Rhett Lawrence notableWork Vision of Love
Love Takes Time follows Vision of Love
Ben Margulies notableWork Vision of Love
Ben Margulies coWrote Vision of Love