Vision of Love

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"Vision of Love" is the debut single by the American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on May 15, 1990, for her first album Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden through Columbia Records. The slow dance song introduces her whistle register vocal embellishments. The lyrics of the song represent her past life filled with "alienation", and how she had dreamed of achieving her triumph over adversity up to the moment when it finally came to fruition as the "vision of love" that she had always believed in. "Vision of Love" received universal acclaim from music critics, being praised for Carey's showy vocals and her wide singing range. It has been credited with popularizing the use of melisma in contemporary popular music and for inspiring several artists to pursue a music career. The New Yorker named "Vision of Love" the "Magna Carta of melisma" for its and Carey's influence on pop and R&B singers and American...

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