Does Mariah Carey Write Her Own Songs?

The ‘90s was an extraordinary year for five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey who released a colossal 14 number one hits throughout the decade, shortly followed by a further four number ones in the ‘00s. Aren’t you just itching to know who writes Mariah’s hit singles?

Mariah writes her own songs in cooperation with other songwriters. She has an extensive list of songwriting credits and has writing credits on all the songs that have created her legendary legacy.

Read on if you’d like to learn more about Mariah’s ‘90s hit singles and who she has co-written them with. 

Hit Singles in the ‘90s

In the ‘90s, Mariah released hit singles: Vision of Love, I Don’t Wanna Cry, Love Takes Time, Emotions, Whenever You Call, My All, Honey, Always Be My Baby, One Sweet Day, Fantasy, Hero, Dreamlover and Someday. The fourteenth hit single Mariah released was a Jackson 5 cover, I’ll Be There that she didn’t write. 

Vision of Love (1990)

Vision of Love is a song about being grateful to God and not a lover, peaking the charts at number 1 in August of 1990, remaining on the charts for 22 weeks. Mariah co-wrote the song with Ben Margulies, a fellow Grammy-nominated songwriter, who shares a record label with Tresona.