Its first single, ' I'll Be There', became her sixth number-one song on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart. After the concert was well received by her fans and critics alike, Carey's record label- Columbia-released it as an extended play, MTV Unplugged. As she had not toured, Carey sought to establish herself as a capable live performer and disprove notions by critics that her voice was manufactured in a studio. In March 1992, following the release of her first and second studio albums Mariah Carey (1990) and Emotions (1991), Mariah Carey performed a concert on the American television program MTV Unplugged. The video also spent six weeks at number one on the Official Charts Company's music videos chart in the United Kingdom. Earning a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, it was one of the best-selling video albums of 19 in that country. 4 on the United States video album chart published by Billboard.

Although they complimented Carey's voice, many felt the non-concert scenes were redundant. Columbia Music Video released it on VHS five days later to generally positive reviews from critics. Lawrence Jordan, who collaborated with Carey on previous occasions, directed the hour-long video.Īpproximately 4,500 people attended tapings at Proctor's Theater, and 19 million watched it on television network NBC during its original broadcast on November 25, 1993. In creating the stage for the performance, production designers sought inspiration from works by Boris Aronson and Josep Maria Jujol.

She is sporadically accompanied by a band, choir, dancers, and string players. Carey performs ten songs during the video four are from her third studio album Music Box (1993), which Columbia Records commissioned Here Is Mariah Carey to promote. It presents Carey performing live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York, in July 1993 and also includes non-concert footage. Here Is Mariah Carey, also known as Mariah Carey or This Is Mariah Carey, is the third video album by American singer Mariah Carey.

Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady, New York, U.S.įantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden

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