Released on May 15, 1990, "Vision Of Love" was Mariah Carey's first single. The song debuted at #73 in America, but two months later, in August, spent four weeks at the #1 spot. The orchestral ballad showcased Carey's outrageous vocal range and the video provided a great look at the singer, with lots of close-ups. Carey built off the song's success and became the top-selling female artist of the '90s.
Seventeen-year-old Mariah Carey was working as a waitress to support her budding music career when she met the song's co-writer, Ben Margulies. She needed a keyboard player for a recording session of a different song and - although he was mainly a drummer - Margulies offered his services. The pair hit it off and they started writing songs together. Margulies also played drums on this track.
This won the 1990 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. Carey also won the Best New Artist Grammy for that year - a far better choice than the previous winner, Milli Vanilli.
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