Here Is Mariah Carey

Here Is Mariah Carey
Here Is Mariah Carey
Video by Mariah Carey
Released	November 30, 1993
Recorded	July 14–16, 1993 (performances)
Venue	Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Length	~60:00
Label	Columbia Music Video
Director	Lawrence Jordan
Mariah Carey chronology

Here Is Mariah Carey, also known as Mariah Carey or This Is Mariah Carey,^[a] is the third video album by American singer Mariah Carey. It presents Carey performing live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York, in July 1993, and also includes non-concert footage. 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. She is sporadically accompanied by a band, choir, dancers, and string musicians. In creating the stage for the performance, production designers sought inspiration from works by Boris Aronson and Josep Maria Jujol. Lawrence Jordan, who collaborated with Carey on previous occasions, directed the hour-long video.

Approximately 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. Columbia Music Video released it on VHS five days later to generally positive reviews from critics. Although they complimented Carey's voice, many felt the non-concert scenes were redundant. Here Is Mariah Carey peaked at number four on the United States video album chart published by Billboard. Earning a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, it was one of the best-selling video albums of 1994 and 1995 in that country. The video also spent six weeks at number one on the Official Charts Company's music videos chart in the United Kingdom.

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^ "Gold & Platinum – Here Is Mariah Carey". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.
^ "Award – Here Is Mariah Carey". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021.
^ "Les certifications – This Is Mariah Carey" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.
^ Richey, Rodney (September 26, 1993). "Did you miss me?". R&R. The Muncie Star. pp. 1B, 11B. ProQuest 2399798231.
^ "Mariah Carey chart history – Music Video Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.
^ Applefield, Catherine, ed. (December 25, 1993). "Video previews". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. p. 85. ProQuest 226997235.
^ Winslow, Harriet (November 21, 1993). "Pop diva marks holiday with music". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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[RIAA-2] "Gold & Platinum – Here Is Mariah Carey". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.

[BPI-3] "Award – Here Is Mariah Carey". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021.

[SNEP-4] "Les certifications – This Is Mariah Carey" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.

[5] Richey, Rodney (September 26, 1993). "Did you miss me?". R&R. The Muncie Star. pp. 1B, 11B. ProQuest 2399798231.

[MVS-6] "Mariah Carey chart history – Music Video Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021.

[Applefield_1993-7] Applefield, Catherine, ed. (December 25, 1993). "Video previews". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. p. 85. ProQuest 226997235.

[8] Winslow, Harriet (November 21, 1993). "Pop diva marks holiday with music". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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