Mariah Carey (album)

Production
Mariah Carey – arranger, vocal arrangements
Ben Margulies – arranger
Chris Toland – arranger, additional engineering
Walter Afanasieff – arranger
Narada Michael Walden – arranger, additional production, rhythm arrangement
Ric Wake – additional arrangement
Rich Tancredi – additional arrangement
Patrick Dillett – engineer, recording, mixing
Bob Cadway – engineer, recording, mixing
Rhett Lawrence – recording, mixing, arranger
Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer, mixing, additional engineering
Manny LaCarrubba – additional engineering
Larry Alexander – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering, Masterdisk
Howie Weisburg – mastering, Masterdisk
Tommy Mottola – executive producer

Chart Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[31] 6
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[32] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[33] 5
French Albums Chart[34] 17
German Albums Chart[35] 24
Hungarian Albums Chart[36] 35
Japanese Albums Chart[37] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[33] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[33] 4
Spanish Albums Chart[38] 35
Swedish Albums Chart[33] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[33] 15
UK Albums Chart[39] 6
U.S. Billboard 200[40] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[41] 3

End of decade charts
Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[42] 27

Certifications
Country (Provider) Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum[31]
Canada (CRIA) 7× Platinum[43]
Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum[44]
New Zealand (RIANZ) 4× Platinum[45]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold[38]
Sweden (IFPI) Platinum[46]
Switzerland (IFPI) Gold[47]
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum[48]
United States (RIAA) 9× Multi-Platinum.[49]

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[50] US R&B
[51] AUS
[52] CAN
[43] FRA
[53] GER
[54] NL
[55] NZ
[56] SWI
[57] UK
[39]
1990 "Vision of Love" 1 1 9 1 25 17 8 1 24 9
AU: Gold[31]
NZ: Gold[45]
US: Gold[49]
UK Sales: 170,000[58]
"Love Takes Time" 1 1 14 1 — 57 24 9 — 37
US: Gold[49]
1991 "Someday" 1 3 44 5 38 — 29 14 — 38
US: Gold[49]
"I Don't Wanna Cry" 1 2 49 7 — — — 13 — — —
"There's Got to Be a Way" — — — — — — — — — 54 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.