I wanted it to sound authentic so got a real Fender Rhodes type sound. “There's a song called ‘Underneath The Stars’ which we did and it was my idea to have a '70's type, Minnie Riperton era vibe. Certain songs don't have the usual, predictable, Walter/Mariah thing,” Mariah said about their working process. “This album is even more of a true collaboration between us. Songwriting partner Walter Afanasieff co-wrote seven of the twelve songs on the album. I listen to hip-hop a lot, and have grown up with it, in a sense, as a listener.” And that's really the music that I like to listen to. I think we really came together and created something that was just my sound with more of an edge - an updated version of where I kind of went with ‘Dreamlover.’ On this album there are more songs in that vein. “I don't think that I've gotten lost in those tracks.

I enjoy working with different producers, some of the more street-influenced producers, because it does add a different element to my sound,” she explained. “There's a very fine line for me between changing and maintaining what people have latched onto about me. The album features collaborations with Walter Afanasieff, Jermaine Dupri, Dave Hall and Babyface, as well as the “Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix),” co-produced by Mariah and David Morales.ĭaydream saw Mariah working with Jermaine Dupri for the first time and her music evolving towards a more R&B sound. On March 27, 2022, it was certified 11x Multi-Platinum. On December 18, 1998, Daydream became Mariah's second album to be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting shipments of over 10 million units. It stayed at the top spot for six non-consecutive weeks and in the top ten for 29 weeks, becoming the second best-selling album of 1996, and the eighteenth best-selling album of the 1990s in the US. Mariah's fifth studio album, Daydream, was released on October 3, 1995, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 after selling 224,00 copies.

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