naval23 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) In 1992, Mariah was scheduled to perform on MTV Unplugged. She was informed fairly last-minute that singers usually include 1 cover in their set, so she scraped together a cover of 'I'll Be There' by the Jackson 5. Once the special aired, her label received so much demand for an official release of this cover that they clipped a radio edit from the live performance and released it as a single. It shot to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the only single from MTV Unplugged to go #1 and spent 8 weeks at #1 on radio Shook? Edited May 22, 2023 by naval23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaSpring Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Its a perfect live song and no surprise people gagged over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 a live cover going #1 from the best-selling female live album ever. Who else but Mariah in her prime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaintsorry Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It’s pretty remarkable that a live performance of a cover went #1. Not many pl can say they have that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I mean, it's THAT powerful, the first time I heard it I was blown away, another beautiful song by the one and only Mimi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Palmer Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Did we ever get a studio recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaynsus Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It's a shame that we never got a studio recording of the song, it would've been perfect for Music Box and they could've released it as the fourth single before AYNAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power love Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 DEMAND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpthomas Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 everything about her and her career is just remarkable, yet so overlooked. she bagged so many records and milestones, but somehow she wasn't taken seriously enough and still isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetea Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 it's such a great song. it's remarkable that this became such a huge hit, who else but mariah could do that. it ended up spending 5 weeks at #1 in my country and being the 5th biggest hit of 1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown away Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Her power back then was insane. She turned a quick cover into a global hit like it was nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 The demand for her during those years was absolutely insane, only THE queen could do that Not only was it a huge hit in the US it also became her biggest hit worldwide up until that point (until Without You came along ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, helpthomas said: everything about her and her career is just remarkable, yet so overlooked. she bagged so many records and milestones, but somehow she wasn't taken seriously enough and still isn't I don't really think that's the case anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lestat111 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 her performance of that song was amazing, but most of the credit goes to michael himself, he made that song so powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAddams Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterfly Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 How about her sitting and hitting those G5s like it was nothing https://www.google.com/search?q=mariah+ill+be+there+acapella&client=ms-android-verizon&ei=dhRsZOjbENmE0PEP34CQqAE&oq=mariah+ill+be+there+acapella&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAMyBwghEKABEAoyBwghEKABEAo6CggAEEcQ1gQQsAM6AggpOggIIRAWEB4QHToFCCEQqwI6BggAEBYQHjoHCCEQqwIQCjoICAAQFhAeEAo6CAgAEAgQHhANSgQIQRgASgUIQBIBMUoFCEASATFQkQdYqiZgzSdoAXABeACAAaIBiAHYEpIBBDMuMTeYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:edf642ac,vid:Ye0FeizKzGU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalay Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I was awestruck when I first heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konril Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 As a Millennial, this is the version I grew up with. A classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr33dy4Ari Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 This is why Ariana called her the Vocalist Queen. Because she really is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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