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Mariah Carey / Music Box 30th anniversary reissue

1993 album reissued as 3CD and 4LP sets

By Paul Sinclair

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Mariah Carey’s 1993 album Music Box is being reissued and expanded for its 30th anniversary.

Carey’s third album was a massive success and features the singles ‘Dreamlover’ and ‘Hero’ which both topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Third single, a cover of Badfinger’s classic ‘Without You’ was number one on the UK singles chart and around Europe and while the final 45, ‘Anytime You Need A Friend’, didn’t quite match the success of the first three, but still reached the top 10 and top 20 around the world.

This reissue is offered in 3CD and 4LP deluxe formats with the same tracklistings for both editions. It appends the international bonus track ‘Everything Fades Away’ to the album and offers a selection of 15 rarities on CD 2 (and across LPs 2 & 3). Amongst these are what Sony claim are previously unreleased tracks such as ‘Workin’ Hard’, ‘All I Live For (Extended Version)’, ‘My Prayer’, ‘Hero (2009 Version)’, ‘Anytime You Need A Friend (Extended Mix)’, ‘Music Box (A Capella)’ and two live performances from Top of the Pops: ‘Dreamlover’ and ‘Without You’.

The anniversary edition also features a variety of previously unreleased tracks including Mariah’s duet with Luther Vandross on ‘Endless Love’ is also included, as is two brand new remixes from DJ Terry Hunter: ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’ and ‘Workin’ Hard’.

The final CD and vinyl LP in these deluxe editions features Carey ‘Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993’ which features 10 tracks, eight of which are previously unreleased (Hero and Dreamlover being the previously released cuts).

Music Box will be reissued on 2 February 2024 via Sony Music.

Tracklisting

Music Box Mariah Carey / 30th anniversary edition

    • CD 1
      1. Dreamlover
      2. Hero
      3. Anytime You Need A Friend
      4. Music Box
      5. Now That I Know
      6. Never Forget You
      7. Without You
      8. Just To Hold You Once Again
      9. I’ve Been Thinking About You
      10. All I’ve Ever Wanted
      11. Everything Fades Away
    • CD 2
      1. All I live For (Extended Version)
      2. Endless Love (duet with Luther Vandross)
      3. Do You Think Of Me
      4. Workin’ Hard
      5. My Prayer
      6. Hero (2009 Version)
      7. Anytime You Need A Friend (Extended Mix)
      8. Music Box (A Capella)
      9. Dreamlover (Live from Top Of The Pops)
      10. Without You (Live from Top Of The Pops)
      11. Dreamlover (Def Club Mix)
      12. Anytime You Need A Friend (C&C Club Version)
      13. Anytime You Need A Friend (Soul Convention Remix)
      14. I’ve Been Thinking About You (Terry Hunter Remix)
      15. Workin’ Hard (Terry Hunter Remix)
    • CD 3
      1. Emotions (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      2. Hero (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      3. Someday (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      4. Without You (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      5. Make It Happen (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      6. Dreamlover (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      7. Love Takes Time (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      8. Anytime You Need A Friend (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      9. Vision Of Love (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)
      10. I’ll Be There (featuring Trey Lorenz) (Live at Proctor’s Theater, NY – 1993)

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