Which Mariah Carey album includes the single "Dreamlover"?

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The Mariah Carey album that includes the single “Dreamlover” is Music Box.

Music Box is Carey’s third studio album, released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993. “Dreamlover” serves as its lead single and opens the original ten-track edition. The song was released on July 27, 1993, and became one of Carey’s defining early-1990s pop hits.

Carey recorded the album between October 1992 and May 1993, working with producers and writers including Walter Afanasieff, Dave Hall, Babyface, David Cole, and Robert Clivillés. Compared with her earlier work, Music Box adopted a more radio-friendly pop and R&B sound, with softer production and a strong emphasis on ballads.

“Dreamlover” is especially notable for its bright, rhythmic arrangement and its use of a sample from “Blind Alley” by The Emotions. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for eight weeks. Common mix-ups arise because Rainbow, Butterfly, and Emotions are also Mariah Carey albums, but none contains “Dreamlover” as its original album track.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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