The First Vision

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The First Vision
Video by Mariah Carey
Released Mar 20, 1991(VHS)
September 12, 2006(DVD)
Recorded 1990
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 45 minutes
Label Columbia Records
Professional reviews
Mariah Carey video chronology
The First Vision
(1991)
MTV Unplugged +3
(1992)

The First Vision was Mariah Carey's first DVD/video release. It is a collection of music videos, live performances, and behind-the-scenes footage detailing the creation of Carey's debut album Mariah Carey. The home video was originally released in 1991, while the DVD was released in Japan in late 2004.

Carey in a scene from Vision of Love music video.
Carey in a scene from Vision of Love music video.

Music videos of four Mariah Carey singles - "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", and "I Don't Wanna Cry" - are featured on this collection; snippets of the album's other single, "There's Got to Be a Way", are also included. The collection also includes the debut showcase (the first public showing of a recording artist to the press and the media) of Carey at The Tattoo Club. Carey performs her singles "Vision of Love" and "Love Takes Time", her album track "Vanishing", and a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Don't Play That Song". (She also performed "I Don't Wanna Cry" at this showcase, but it is not included in this collection.)

Behind-the-scenes footage includes Carey rehearsing for Saturday Night Live, goofing off with friends like Trey Lorenz, and giving candid interviews detailing her life, dreams, and music. She is also seen singing brief snippets of the album track "All in Your Mind" and the Jackson 5's "Who's Lovin' You?". Performances of "Don't Play That Song" and "Vanishing" from this concert would later be used for audio release as official live versions on the Australian special edition of the Mariah Carey album.

[edit] Tracklisting

  1. "Vision of Love" (music video)
  2. "Vanishing" (live)
  3. "Love Takes Time" (music video)
  4. "Don't Play That Song" (live)
  5. "I Don't Wanna Cry" (music video)
  6. "Someday" (New 12" Jackswing) (music video)
  7. "Love Takes Time" (live)
  8. "Vision of Love" (live)