Haha I think you had your dates mixed up, because in 1993 Mariah was really a very successful artist, she had sold 58vmillion albums Worldwide after Music Box 1993, she had the most played MTV Unplugged in history, she had 8 #1 singles including the first live performance to hit #1, 2 Grammy's, and Music Box alone sold 32 million copies. Every single artist just got schooled on how to pull a 15 year old song and make it better without stripping it's essence. "All hail and bow to Mariah Carey, The Queen of Divas, Protector of the vocal skills from the realm, Archiduchess of Vocal range/registers, Empress of agility, The unmatched, The Mellisma mother, The Goddess of Songwriting and producing, The one often imitated, but never duplicated, The embodiment of pure success",. My simpleton ears are not worthy of your talent but a simple sung phrase will be enough to heal me for all eternity.
What some people refer as Mimi's cry is perfectly exemplified in this song. The belting she is singing here has a piercing quality to it, it allows her to have huge dynamics in a song because of the huge contrast between her low chest and upperchest seems like os 2 different people. Mimi's cry has quality to it that makes her convey an emotions such as desperation in this song where she is telling her loved one that he or she is her love and she can't conceive a life separate of him or her. Almost as if she is crying but also angry to the fcmact the other person is not sympathizing to the pain is causing to her. What a marvelous song, what a marvelous singer. Often imitated, never duplicated. Her hands movements are as if she is visualizing an empty sheet music and placing the notes accordingly.
Love your reaction! You know your stuff. I'm a sucker for the nuances. She's so much more than high notes and big belts. You'll definitely love the extended version she put on streaming. It's four extra minutes of what feels like a jam session as she segues into jazz and gospel. Even if you don't react to it, it's worth a listen.
