song "Vision of Love"

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single song

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

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
albumType	debut studio album →
artist	Mariah Carey →
award	Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance nomination → Grammy Award for Best New Artist win for Mariah Carey (supported) → Grammy Award for Record of the Year nomination → Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination →
bSide	Sent from Up Above →
chartPeakCountry	Australia → Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom → United States →
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	1 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creditedFor	influencing 1990s pop and R&B vocal style → popularizing the use of melisma in mainstream music →
criticalReception	widespread acclaim →
genre	Pop → R&B → Soul →
hasLivePerformance	1990 MTV Video Music Awards → The Arsenio Hall Show 1990 →
hasMusicVideo	yes →
includedIn	greatest hits compilations of Mariah Carey →
key	B♭ major →
labelCatalogNumber	Columbia 38T-73450 (US cassette single) →
language	English →
length	3:29 →
musicVideoDirector	Andy Morahan →
notableFor	debut single of Mariah Carey → establishing Mariah Carey as a major pop vocalist →
partOfAlbum	Mariah Carey →
performer	Mariah Carey →
producer	Narada Michael Walden → Rhett Lawrence →
recordingPeriod	1989 →
recordLabel	CBS Records → Columbia Records →
releaseDate	1990-05-15 →
songwriter	Ben Margulies → Mariah Carey →
tempo	slow →
timeSignature	4/4 →
vocalRangeShowcased	powerful vocal range →
vocalTechnique	melisma →
vocalType	pop-R&B ballad →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mariah Carey →	notableWork