![]() David from L.a., CaYes, thanks for Mariah.Very powerful song sang at the height of her ability and beauty. ![]() Don't even remember most of her other hits, but this song still resonates today. Shawn from Green Bay, WiBy far the best song Mariah ever did.Jay from Calgary, AbIf you listen to the beginning of Chicago's 1982 hit Hard To Say I'm Sorry, you will notice a striking resemblance to the lead chord progression in Mariah's song Hero.Afanasieff recalled that Mottola responded, "Are you kidding me? You can't give this song to this movie. When it was nearly finished, they played the song to the president and COO of Sony Music Entertainment and Carey's fiancé Tommy Mottola (later her husband), explaining that it was a song for the film Hero. And we went into an area that Mariah didn't really go into - in her words, it was a little bit too schmaltzy or too pop ballady or too old-fashioned as far as melody and lyrics." ![]() In her mind, we were writing a song for Gloria Estefan for this movie. Within two hours, we had this incredible seed for this song, 'Hero.'" Afanasieff added: "It was never meant for Mariah to sing. He was recording the Music Box album with Carey at the time, and during a break he "was sitting at the piano and told Mariah about this movie. Walter Afanasieff explained in Fred Bronson's Billboard Book Of #1 Hits that the original intention was that Gloria Estefan would be asked to sing the title theme. The producers of the movie used Luther Vandross' "Heart Of A Hero" instead. The "Hero" segment was also used as the song's music video, directed by Larry Jordan.Ĭarey claims this was intended for the 1992 Dustin Hoffman movie, also called Hero. The Schenectady concert was also released on video as Here Is Mariah Carey in 1993. I had fans! And soon they would become another source of my strength." It wasn't until that moment in Schenectady that I began to realize the degree of my popularity. She wrote: "He had my life, but I had my music. Her movements were tightly controlled by her husband, Tommy Mottola, and she spent most of her time in the studio or in seclusion at their mansion in upstate New York. Despite releasing two hugely successful albums, Mariah hadn't understood the magnitude of her work. She was shocked to learn they were preparations for her throng of fans. ![]() Upon arriving at the venue, she was surprised to see police officers and barricades and wondered if there was something wrong. In her 2020 memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, the singer said it was the first time she realized her popularity. Mariah performed this live for the first time during a small concert at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York, as part of her 1993 Thanksgiving special for NBC. ![]()
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