Mariah Carey: Music Box

This Music CD is used but still in very good condition. There is some damage to the jewel case and item cover, as it has some scuffs, scratches, cracks, and holes. The cover art and liner notes are included. There is minimal wear on the exterior of the item. The CD plays well, and doesn't skip.

Mariah Carey's Music Box topped the Billboard album charts, yielding number-one singles like "Dreamlover" and "Hero." The titles, one a hollow Minnie Riperton knock-off and the other a stiff Barbra Streisand imitation, are tip-offs to Carey's reliance on untethered fantasy (she's the fantasizer in the lyrics and the fantasy object in the videos). These songs, co-written and co-produced like most of the album by Walter Anasieff and Carey herself, are constructed to show off her dizzying soprano, not to provide an original approach to a well-worn subject. Even when she gets a strong ballad to sing, like her current singles--Babyface's "Never Forget You" or Badfinger/Nilsson's "Without You"--she overdoes the self-pity bit so much that the song loses its dramatic tension.

ISBN: 0-7464-53205-26