He signed Carey within a month to establish her as Columbia Records's answer to Whitney Houston of Arista Records. Tommy Mottola, president of CBS Records Group, obtained Carey's demo tape at the gala and was immediately impressed by her voice. Starr to a record industry party in late 1988. Then-backup singer Mariah Carey accompanied Brenda K. Carey's former husband Tommy Mottola considers her lack of creative control during the production process a factor in the demise of their relationship. She performed "I Don't Wanna Cry" during the 1993 Music Box Tour, the 1996 Daydream World Tour, and the 2015 concert residency #1 to Infinity. His director's cut version includes scenes that Columbia thought projected a sexualized image of Carey. Larry Jordan directed the accompanying music video, which shows Carey and a male model brooding over their tainted relationship. Internationally, "I Don't Wanna Cry" reached the top ten on sales and airplay charts in Canada and the top twenty in New Zealand. The Recording Industry Association of America certified it Gold. It became Carey's fourth consecutive number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, making her the second act to have their first four entries reach number one. The song received high airplay across American adult contemporary, urban contemporary, and contemporary hit radio stations. Varying from whispering to belting, Carey's vocal range spans more than two octaves.Ĭritics viewed "I Don't Wanna Cry" as a standout track from Mariah Carey and complimented the dynamic between Carey's vocals and Walden's production. Modulations occur between these segments that emphasize the singer's emotions. It features drums, guitars, digital synthesizers, and a prototypical song structure with highly delineated section roles. A Latin soul-influenced pop ballad, the torch song describes the end of romance. Written by Carey and producer Narada Michael Walden, Columbia Records released it as the album's fourth single in March 1991. " I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album Mariah Carey (1990).
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