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Žanr: Fank i Soul, Pop, R&B
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EP / live album by Mariah Carey
Released June 2, 1992
Recorded March 16, 1992
Studio Kaufman Astoria Studios
(Astoria, New York)
Genre
GospelsoulR&B
Length 28:45
Label Columbia
Producer
Mariah CareyWalter Afanasieff
Mariah Carey chronology
Emotions
(1991) MTV Unplugged
(1992) Music Box
(1993)

Mariah Carey video chronology
The First Vision
(1991) MTV Unplugged +3
(1992) Here Is Mariah Carey
(1993)
MTV Unplugged is a live EP by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released in the United States on June 2, 1992, by Columbia Records. Following the success of Carey`s previous two albums and the growing critical commentary on her lack of concert tours and unsubstantial televised performances, Sony organized a live performance show at the Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York on March 16, 1992. The show, titled MTV Unplugged, originally aired on MTV to help promote Carey`s second album Emotions, as well as help shun critics who deemed Carey a possible studio artist. However, after its success, the show was released to the public as an EP, with an accompanying VHS titled MTV Unplugged +3.

Upon release, the EP garnered generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented Carey`s vocals. Commercially, the album was a success, peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200, and was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of two million copies within the United States. Additionally, the EP experienced strong success in several international markets, such as the Netherlands and New Zealand, where it reached number one and were certified 2× Platinum. MTV Unplugged peaked within the top-five in the United Kingdom, and in the-top ten in Australia and Canada.

`I`ll Be There` was chosen as the lead single from the album. Due to its critical success until that point, it was released one month before its parent EP, eventually becoming Carey`s sixth chart-topper in the United States, and one of the few songs to do so by two different acts. Globally, the song was successful, topping the charts in Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand, as well as reaching the top-five in Ireland and the United Kingdom. After its success, `If It`s Over`, a song from Carey`s second studio effort Emotions was released, due to its exposure on the show and EP.

Background
After the release of Carey`s second studio album, Emotions (1991), critics began wondering whether Carey would finally embark on a worldwide tour, having not toured to promote her self-titled debut album.[1] Although Carey had done several sporadic award show appearances, as well as television program performances, critics began accusing Carey of being a studio artist, not capable of delivering or replicating the same quality vocals live, especially her whistle register.[1] During several televised interviews, Carey addressed the accusations, claiming that she did not tour out of fear of the long travel times and distances, as well as the strain on her voice performing her songs back-to-back. However, in hopes of putting any claims of her being a manufactured artist to rest, Carey and Walter Afanasieff decided to book an appearance on MTV Unplugged, a television program aired by MTV.[1] The show`s purpose was to present name artists, and feature them `unplugged` or stripped of studio equipment. While live, the show allowed several musicians and back up vocalists, while recorded in an acoustic setting.[2] The issues Carey faced once the show was booked was the content; she didn`t know what material to present at the intimate concert. While Carey felt strongly of her more soulful and powerful songs, it was decided that her most popular content to that point would be included.[2] Days prior to the show`s taping, Carey and Afanasieff thought of adding a cover version of an older song, in order to provide something different and unexpected. They chose `I`ll Be There`, a song made popular by The Jackson 5 in 1970, rehearsing it few times before the night of the show.[2]

MTV Unplugged
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Emotions`
Mariah CareyDavid ColeRobert Clivillés
4:00
2. `If It`s Over`
CareyCarole King
3:48
3. `Someday`
CareyBen Margulies
3:57
4. `Vision of Love`
CareyMargulies
3:36
5. `Make It Happen`
CareyCole
4:16
6. `I`ll Be There` (featuring Trey Lorenz)
Berry GordyBob WestHal DavisWillie Hutch
4:42
7. `Can`t Let Go`
CareyWalter Afanasieff
4:35
Total length: 28:45

Personnel
Credits for MTV Unplugged adapted from AllMusic.[55]

Mariah Carey – arranger, producer, vocals
Walter Afanasieff – arranger, piano, producer
Vernon `Ice` Black – guitar
Henry Casper – background vocals
David Cole – piano
Laura Corcos – strings
Melonie Daniels – background vocals
Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
Darryl Douglass Workshop Company – background vocals
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Winterton Garvey – strings
Greg `Gigi` Gonaway – Drums
Peggy Harley – background vocals
David Hewitt – engineer
Cecilia Hobbs – strings
Randy Jackson – bass
Ren Klyce – bells, celeste, timpani
Trey Lorenz – vocals
Patrique McMillian – vocals
Geno Morris – vocals
Peter Moshay – production coordination
Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone
Cheree Price – background vocals
Kelly Price – background vocals
Dan Shea – harmonium, harpsichord
Liz Stewart – background vocals
Steve Turre – trombone
Spencer Washington – background vocals
Belinda Whitney-Barratt – strings
George Young – alto saxophone