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Mariah's debut album had been at the mastering stage when Mariah and Ben Margulies came up with a song that they thought would be the first single off her second long-player. Margulies had come up with the initial idea, an improvised gospel-flavoured piece of music, which the due then began working on together. "It was on a work tape that we had... and we recorded a very quick demo. I played live and she sang it."
When the subject of the next album came up, Mariah played the tape and was immediately told that this song was, in music industry speak, a "career-maker". It simply had to go on the new album! But how could it be done? It seemed crazy to entrust the task to someone who'd never produced anything on his own at that point - but that's what Columbia did. Brazilian-born Walter Afanasieff had impressed the label when he'd been working on Mariah's album with producer Narada Michael Walden, and had been taken onto the payroll as executive staff producer. It was to be quite a baptism of fire!
"Tommy Mottola called me up," he explains, "and said that we've got the album done but there's a track she and Ben wrote that is phenomenal. I want to try everything we can to get it on the album... you only have a couple of days." The only solution was for Afanasieff to cut the backing track, then put the tape in the suitcase and fly to New York to record Mariah's vocals over the top. "She did all the backgrounds, practically sang all night," he recalls. Then he leapt back on the plane and retraced his steps to the Sausalito studio to remix it.
"Love Takes Time" was finally debuted on NBC's prestigious Saturday Night Live in late October, and just three weeks later had hit the top.
 
In the year 2005 a book will be published by mcarchives.com, with everything Mariah has ever released, as far as possible. But for this they need your help. If you have a release of Love Takes Time not listed below, or with a different cover, or from a different country, please let them know. Because they want to make the book a reliable work of reference, you need to send a scan of the front- and back-cover of your item (because the book will be printed, the scans need to be at least 400 x 400 pixels). In return you will be mentioned in the book. You can sent the info (format, country, catalogue number, tracklisting, front-cover, back-cover and, if possible, any additional information) to deridder@sitewise.nl.  

 
5" CD-single from the USA
CSK 73455
promo
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
 
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5" CD-single from the USA
CSK 73455
promo
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
 
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7" vinyl single from Spain
ARIC 2517
1-side promo
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
 
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cassette single from the UK
XPC 4054
promo
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
 
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3" CD-single from Austria
656149 1
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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3" CD-single from Japan
CSDS 8166
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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5" CD-single from Australia
656149 2
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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5" CD-single from Australia
73455-4
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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7" vinyl single from Australia
656149 7
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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7" vinyl single from Holland
656149 7
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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7" vinyl single from the UK
656364 7
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Vanishing
 
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7" vinyl single from the USA
38-73455
without picture sleeve
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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cassette single from Australia
656149 4
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Vanishing
 
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cassette single from the UK
656364 4
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Vanishing
 
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cassette single from the USA
38T 73455
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
 
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3" CD-single from Austria
656149 3
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
3. Vanishing
 
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3" CD-single from Holland
656149 3
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
3. Vanishing
 
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5" CD-single from the UK
656364 2
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Vanishing
3. You Need Me
 
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12" vinyl single from Holland
656149 6
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Sent From Up Above
3. Vanishing
 
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12" vinyl single from the UK
656264 6
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. You Need Me
3. Vanishing
 
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5" CD-single from England
656364 5
limited edition picture CD without cover
 
Tracklisting:
1. Love Takes Time
2. Vanishing
3. You Need Me
4. Vision Of Love