Mariah Carey • “Love Takes Time” LIVE • 1991 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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[@tylermills4812]

She has most fascinating and amazing tone. It's not even about how high she can go; it's that unique timbre. Just phenomenal. She was unsurpassable in her prime.

[@raliballen1]

It’s called soul and you either have it or you don’t, you can’t learn it. Mariah was born with it a gift from god.

[@ErinNorthcuttEvans]

It’s hers lows I love

[@taddyd1]

​@@ErinNorthcuttEvanslike Bing, Ella and ReRe

[@ericwinter2005]

This, the purity of her tone, the pitch control, the timbre and vocal color is just something otherworldly.

[@grzegorzkulma8191]

In those years she was beautiful and natural

[@ilovetati91]

Unbeatable in her prime. Wow, what a stunning performance

[@mangacie]

There was 1 stunning performance that need uploaded here, Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton - We're not making love anymore.

[@mikeghor932]

Her voice is shaky here and kinda all over the place

[@ilovetati91]

@@mikeghor932 straight-up delusional hatred.

[@mikeghor932]

@@ilovetati91 LOL! The delusional ones are a lot of you who won't admit Mariah has had her failure moments and that her technique has never been imperfect, and your only argument will always be her tone. What I said is something others (including vocal coaches) have said about her voice in various performances during her debut era.

[@MariaSilvaHelena]

​@@mikeghor932very amateur!

[@wilsvgaddiction4456]

A lot of singers woulr just lip sync but Mariah always killed it live.

[@joshsantiago4397]

Imagine being this talented. I would never stop singing.

[@aaronboogie4469]

Her tone, her transitions, her key changes! TALENT!!

[@rggarrison]

She is so beautiful here. But OMG, I have never seen her perform this song so confidently and be so free. She is FEELING IT MAMA!!! Woooooww!! As a Lamb since the very beginning, this is definitely an amazing Christmas gift to the Lambily!!! Love it!!!

[@Amaniaan1314]

😂😢😅❤是啊,年輕真好，充滿了衝勁跟現在享福 發腫遲鈍是迥然不同的😂

[@Fan-vv8wb]

The greatest vocalist of all time

[@Bidoesmeaningvidoes]

Sorry that’s go’s to Whitney Houston

[@jeonjungkookie1209]

@@BidoesmeaningvidoesSorry but you're wrong lol

[@GCKelloch]

Outside of Jazz or Opera, Shaka Khan. Much better musician than those two as well.

[@contragica8609]

@@Bidoesmeaningvidoes Aretha Franklin?

[@Scott-ws1nw]

​​@@Bidoesmeaningvidoessorry, that "GOES" to... 😅

[@mcfanrobinhood]

Her tone is beautiful in every damn possible register. That’s really her forte! It’s God given

[@nomeames2164]

Only true fans know that

[@ares6953]

Mariah´s low voice has such a nice texture , so rich and smooth it´s so beautiful to listen too !😊

[@Hdhshshs-el2h]

I love this. You can tell she hated how that climax came out, she's visibly anxious but that's normal when you're just so young in the spotlight. A unique talent for sure.

[@ilovetati91]

Idk why because she sounded absolutely incredible. I think she’s just a perfectionist.

[@Sttephy30]

Why would she hate it? It was great and raw

[@sim0an]

@@Sttephy30 because she is incredibly self-critical. It sounds amazing to us but she picks herself apart with every performance - she has talked about this a lot throughout the years. It's crazy to even think that anyone could hear that and think it sounded bad whatsoever but most of us are critical of ourselves.

[@sim0an]

Agreed. She missed the higher note in the whistle (which is actually the first time I've seen her do that, if she hadn't dodged it completely) but it still sounds so incredible. Her face at the end of the performance said a lot to me. If only she knew how amazing it actually sounds.

[@Sttephy30]

@@sim0an well that’s just unhealthy and stupid. She sounds great

[@ivyc3500]

From the very first time I heard her sing I knew there was no turning back.

[@rebeccans7729]

Her voice was incredible here. It’s also amazing hearing the “imperfections” (if we can call them that) when she was still a baby in the industry and learning how to master herself on a stage. This was all hunger and passion- a legend on the rise ❤

[@ilovetati91]

this is about as pitch perfect of a performance as you're going to get from a human being lol

[@newyearsevemariah9314]

@@ilovetati91it’s really not. There’s so many flat and sharp parts it’s crazy. Not to mention her tempo was off. But that’s okay. She was still inexperienced

[@ilovetati91]

@@newyearsevemariah9314 you haters are so weirdly delusional it's wild. her pitch is incredible here.

[@newyearsevemariah9314]

@@ilovetati91 her tone is gorgeous. But she’s still pitchy lol. Being objective isn’t being a hater. The first LET you go was flat on the E5. The second chorus it was sharp. In the bridge “you might say that it’s over” the Eb5’s are very flat. And the whistle descending run was off key. Idk what to tell you and those are only a few examples off hand because I have perfect pitch

[@ilovetati91]

@@newyearsevemariah9314 I have a spectogram and those belts are all completely on pitch or around 5 cents off which is not nearly close enough to label it as flat. please get a job.

[@interlakeorganics]

Doesnt get any better than this and most likely never will, nobody can come close to Mariah . The voice and the face of an angel .

[@larissanascimento1035]

3:34-3:43 What beautiful whistles and they perfectly matched the music and even better than the studio version..

[@Versace24_7]

Mariah Carey will stand the TEST of TIME. Often imitated BUT NEVER duplicated ❤

[@migzakamiggy]

Simply, the GREATEST vocalist of all time. A true living LEGEND! Let's not forget that she writes her own songs cause most people are not aware of that! WOW!!!!

[@aozorafreak]

It never gets bored to watch her early career till early 2000s

[@LaCheleWallace]

This is rare. I just love this song. She really put her foot in this performance. I'd love to see the performance she did for _Vanishing._

[@bjrrell]

Love a rare performance I haven’t seen 😍😍😍

[@adonis-uo3dy]

If you guys have Mariah Carey's and Michael Bolton's whole performance of "We're not making love anymore" share it please 😭💗💗✨

[@rjosef1983]

Will be shared tomorrow!

[@treatmelikeaslut]

I guess they saw your comment cuz they uploaded it

[@sketchingsketch9163]

Amazing vocal prowess! So cute to see she was annoyed by the tail end of her whistle lol. Perfectionist MiMi!

[@renanrpm]

The lightning-fast vibrato on the two “LET you go” at 2:47 and 3:55 😩 She was FEELING the song and the performance! It is really rare seeing her being so loose and energetic at her first career years as we can see here.

[@itsmeangie123]

Thank you Mariah for giving 1000% of your heart & soul while singing your song.

[@narmerjimz689]

I have been a fan of Mariah since 1990 , it’s incredible to see her amazing career still going strong today ! She is the best !

[@Sttephy30]

This was great. I love how passionate she was singing here. She let herself go and just told the story of the song. 🎧 I love this song too. My 4th fave from her debut

[@originaldeftom]

OMG..... Jesus she was in tip top shape here and really sang her heart ❤️ out. Truly spectacular.

[@ikerina]

Okay but I love her hair and earrings. She's so pretty.

[@chicklit8604]

As Brenda k. Starr had said ‘she (Mariah) is extremely pretty’

[@leanwest]

Love her curly hair and her fit body , and obviously her best voice in that period

[@af4735]

My goodness..I really missed these times….

[@aidenchan]

Amazing performance at her prime.

[@AngelHoll]

I love mariah and sailor moon!!!

[@marianunez2442]

​@@AngelHoll😍😍

[@mosorio5575]

One of the most passionate performances I've seen from her! I've always felt her "feeling down and cold" an octave down even went better with in terms of interpretation. Very nice!

[@WarmoutEnt]

The best. Simply the best

[@WarmoutEnt]

I'm crying now. It's just the best.. She's the best. In 90-s where was I? Why hadn't I seen all these videos of Mariah Carey performances? b.e.s.t

[@skyhawk142]

One of my top 2 fave ballad songs from MC. Best version of herself in the 90s when she first debuted! ❤❤❤

[@solarambala]

her voice is beautiful and powerful

[@marcomarquesmaia]

We wanna see the others performances! Thank you for this amazing unexpected gift.

[@orlandoa4569]

I don’t wanna cry was supposedly performed this night too

[@marianunez2442]

​@@orlandoa4569It was! Vision of Love, Someday, Love Takes Time, Vanishing, I Don't Wanna Cry, and Don't Play That Song.

[@carljoselleladica7081]

Wow!!!! The second chorus tho “to let you go” the best belting with vibrato I’ve ever heard❤😍

[@dailyquotes_guru]

She's got to be an angel sent to earth!

[@HallOfMimi]

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE ALL THE FULL PERFORMANCES??!! THANK YOU

[@andilamont]

Id kill for the I Dont Wanna Cry performance

[@alfy80mc]

What was the setlist?

[@tylermills4812]

@@alfy80mc Love Takes Time, Someday, Vanishing, Vision of Love, I Don't Wanna Cry, and Don't Play That Song.

[@malibupromqueen]

@@tylermills4812oh we NEEEED to hear i don't wanna cry and someday

[@danielrushjr.5788]

PLEASE RELEASE THEM ITS CRUEL NOT TO

[@alexd1121]

This is when she was still allowed to sound human. The gorgeously infectious sound alternating impossibly breathy near whisper controlled vocals with huge clear resonant belts without any apparent effort is something she crafted in the studio but was impossible to replicate live sustainably. Here she sounds like a great singer but a human one. That vocal style that made its debut on Butterfly and evolved into I Still Believe and Mariah’s Theme and peaked on Glitter was simply not sustainable live. She fell in the trap of having to live up to it until she and her chords burned out. Everything after Glitter sounds engineered. Amazing often but engineered.

[@daddykarl3312]

Besides the unbelievable Mariah's performance...i am impressed with the backup vocals arrangements...extra ordinary...

[@ChrisV092]

Its a christmas miracle!!!

[@achul]

She always smiling even now.... 😊

[@MCBox1]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING

[@Chamsk]

She felt Every words who cames out of her mouth that’s the difference between Mariah and others in the industry she feel the music

[@jmatt4life]

REMARKABLE!!! This is the first time I see this clip and I was taken back to when Mariah was new and fresh and unknown in the music seen. I felt it! It was WONDERFUL!!! ❤️🙏🏼❤️🤭❤️🙌🏻❤️🥳❤️🎉❤️

[@808kiker]

Just a BEAST !! 3:34

[@Sttephy30]

Now release the Vanishing performance.

[@CyprusHot]

4:09 love that ! Don’t wanna BE there

[@pedrolopes8105]

I love her voice!!!

[@cosm-o]

thank you thank you thank you for FINALLY sharing more from this night!

[@DanielAdamG]

She looked so amazing here 😳

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

Man, I was so in love with Mariah in the 90s!

[@mimi817499]

The end gave me literal goosebumps this woman is a beast at singing ❤

[@soulfulvoices2341]

Beautiful !! What a great singer she is. Mariah’s ballads are everything !

[@tiagosprung1154]

I dare to say this is one of her best Love takes time performances ever

[@dumpaccnitaylor6578]

Please release more hidden footage of Mariah Carey!!!

[@linda-mamabear]

I love Mariah Carey I can't wait for her Daughters Debut!!!!

[@sanyrub]

OMG absolutely unbelievable at 20 years old!!!!!

[@PorAqui_]

I DON’T WANNA CRY PLEEEEASEEEEE 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@indokim]

Love this life version of Love takes time from Mariah Carey . Thank you for sharing this video .

[@Mickeymallory22]

My 5 year old is going to grow up and look exactly like this lady. She can already hit notes that drop me to the ground. And i was a percussionist for 15 years.

[@blueparadise15]

Mariah Carey is absolute queen

[@vitaliscarey]

Unbeatable

[@MariaSilvaHelena]

😂😂😂😂

[@ilovetati91]

@@MariaSilvaHelena damn you are bitter with a capital B. you know he's right or you wouldnt be crying in random comment sections repeatedly. that's how pressed her greatness has you

[@ArtbyKurtisEdwards]

@@ilovetati91 "random comment sections repeatedly" thats rich coming from you

[@ilovetati91]

@@ArtbyKurtisEdwards oh you're mad lol

[@stevewagner2282]

My neice was named after her. Definitely a God gifted voice and range.

[@briqtrader2296]

Incomparable.

[@jenpot25]

Thank you for this!!! Goosies only Mariah delivers to me at least.

[@alvinmedina7121]

brillant . I hope she enjoyed this year

[@andilamont]

We need the Michael Bolton duet video! Please!!!

[@UmidaNasirova-z2s]

Величайшая на все времена

[@whitneyandmariahremasters8597]

Yesssss!!! Finally😭❤️

[@baglady2652]

I'm in tears. Thank you

[@lisacush6996]

I loved her singing so much better back then

[@ogaparinmueblesparaguay]

A M A Z I N G ..NO WORDS ..MY LORD !!

[@jdfodio]

I miss this gospel-influenced, still-anointed Mariah.

[@baglady2652]

What a voice

[@natashaarnfield2788]

Cannot imagine a world without legends like Mariah. The music, the miracle and now the Mom. She's a true icon ❤🦋

[@PNWOlygurl66]

She looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous!❤

[@LarsStJohn-m3n]

That Voice!!!!!!

[@DanielleA2023]

Genius songwriter 🦋 Greatest voice ever ❤

[@rashidirahimrick3607]

"But I know that you do, and I feel that you do, insideeeeeeeeeeeee"

[@eliseke81]

Now this is a wonderful Christmas present for the lambily 😍

[@bealambwouldya]

🤣can yall just release all Mariah rares. 🥹😭feed us please

[@andyycarey]

UP UP UP

[@andyycarey]

PLEASEEEE

[@cosm-o]

please! they have SO MANY unreleased goodies!

[@MarcosSilva-lw8wr]

​@@cosm-oreally? I hope they releases i dont wanna cry and vanishing

[@daydream10.18]

​@@MarcosSilva-lw8wr she performed IDWC here?! OMG!

[@skyhawk142]

Pure and organic vocal from Mariah. A joy to listen to her magical voice! ❤❤❤

[@themusic7605]

Please publish more rare/unseen footage of Mariah 🙏

[@jacobplaylists]

Please! Can we PLEASE get We’re Not Making Love Anymore with Mariah and Michael Bolton 1990? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@alejandrotassone7826]

That's already on KZbin

[@jacobplaylists]

@@alejandrotassone7826 the video, not just the audio

[@alejandrotassone7826]

@@jacobplaylists i'm sure at some point they'll release it.

[@applaudent2945]

They uploaded it yesterday! Amazing rare footage

[@lolachiconila7650]

Love this song Mariah - bring back your Pop music

[@mrsheatherteske]

Cried to this song many times in elementary achool after crushes didn't like me back.

[@andymehappy7761]

I had it all, but I let it slip away Couldn't see I treated you wrong Now I wander around, feeling down and cold Trying to believe that you're gone Love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I was blind To let you go I can't escape the pain inside 'Cause love takes time I don't wanna be here I don't wanna be here alone, ooh Losing my mind from this hollow in my heart Suddenly I'm so incomplete, yeah Lord, I'm needing you now, tell me how to stop the rain Tears are falling down endlessly, woah Love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I was blind To let you go I can't escape the pain inside 'Cause love takes time And I don't wanna be here I don't wanna be here alone You might say that it's over You might say that you don't care, oh You might say you don't miss me, you don't need me But I know that you do And I feel that you do inside Oh, love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I, I was so blind To let you go I can't escape the pain inside 'Cause love takes time And I don't wanna be there I don't wanna be there alone, oh oh

[@blackbeauty5717]

Fantastic voice

[@filisildaanino5725]

LIVING LEGEND!!!

[@chicobrandao6771]

Canta passarinho... suprema. ❤❤❤❤

[@AgenDunia-g1w]

I love you Mariah!

[@freddiemontanez8461]

Love takes time. Brings me memories of Oneal Neville back in 1991 in Texarkana Texas. Thanks Mariah for this beautiful song❤. Watching the video.2/8/24 7:53am.

[@keyblade5916]

Damn! Mariah really grinded from start to finish. Back to back work.

[@Lam-t6q]

!! 4:09 "I don't wanna be there" is new arrange.. I love this arrange version.

[@tammajam4769]

More ❤❤❤❤❤😢thank you Mariah . Thank God

[@CapriMIX]

I WANT MARIAH CAREY - VANISHING IN NARM CONVENTION 1990

[@AngelHoll]

She was 18 in 1990

[@debutriah]

@@AngelHollshe was 19 in 1990 and turned 20 in march

[@AngelHoll]

@@debutriah oh ok thank you

[@tazirishlamb]

hi, do you have Mariah's performance with Michael Bolton - "we're not making love anymore" from the same year?

[@fabiolamfialho]

She's THE LEGEND

[@biancawise7494]

Amazing! The best ever ❤