Here Is Mariah Carey

Here Is Mariah Carey, also known simply as Mariah Carey or Mariah's Thanksgiving NBC Special, was Mariah Carey's third DVD/video release. It presents Carey performing live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York on July 16, 1993. The video was originally released in late 1993, and the DVD was released on September 12, 2006.

Here Is Mariah Carey
Video by Mariah Carey
Released	December 1, 1993 (VHS/Laserdisc) September 12, 2006 (DVD)
Recorded	July 16, 1993
Venue	Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, New York)
Genre	Pop soul R&B
Length	65:00
Label	Columbia
Director	Lawrence Jordan
Producer	Mariah Carey Jack Gulick Randy Hoffman Al Smith
Mariah Carey chronology
MTV Unplugged +3 (1992) Here Is Mariah Carey (1993) Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1996)

First shown as a television special on Thanksgiving 1993 on NBC, the video presents Carey performing a concert to celebrate and promote her Music Box album. She performed four songs from Music Box: "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Without You", and "Anytime You Need a Friend". This concert was the first public performance of these songs. Carey also performed five older hits: "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", "Emotions", and "Make It Happen". In addition to the performances, an alternate version of the duet "I'll Be There" by Carey and Trey Lorenz was also shown. This song was also filmed at Proctor's Theatre with members of the Albany Police Athletic League on stage with Mariah.

Much of this material would later be featured in Carey's late 1993 Music Box Tour.

The video release comes with the music video of "Dreamlover". Performances of "Dreamlover" and "Hero" from this concert were later used for audio release as official live versions on commercial/promo singles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Emotions"	Mariah Carey Robert Clivillés David Cole
2.	"Hero"	Carey Walter Afanasieff
3.	"Someday"	Carey Ben Margulies
4.	"Without You"	Pete Ham Tom Evans
5.	"Make It Happen"	Carey Clivillés Cole
6.	"Dreamlover"	Carey Dave Hall
7.	"Love Takes Time"	Carey Margulies
8.	"Anytime You Need a Friend"	Carey Afanasieff
9.	"Vision of Love"	Carey Margulies
10.	"I'll Be There"	Berry Gordy Bob West Hal Davis Willie Hutch
11.	"Dreamlover" (music video; directed by Diane Martel)	Carey Hall

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales
French Music DVD Chart[1]		Gold	10,000[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Music Video[3]	4	Platinum	100,000[4]

References

1. French Music DVD Chart
2. SNEP Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
3. U.S. Billboard Top Music Video
4. "American video certifications – Mariah Carey – Here Is Mariah Carey". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH.