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Mariah Carey – Vanishing (1990) | Track profile | Dork

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Vanishing

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Vanishing

Release date: 11th June 1990

From Mariah Carey

Track 5

4:12

R&B/Soul Music Contemporary R&B Electronic

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About This Track

"Vanishing" is a track by Mariah Carey, from the album Mariah Carey, released 11th June 1990. The track is 4:12 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Mariah Carey.

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Mariah Carey

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Lyrics

Vanishing

If I could recapture
All of the memories
And bring them to life
Surely I would
Hear the distant laughter
Wasn't it you and me
Surviving the night
You're fading out of my sight
Swiftly
You're vanishing
Drifting away
You're vanishing
Oh, I was so enraptured
No sensibility
To open my eyes
I misunderstood
Now you're fading faster
It's suddenly hard to see
You're taking the light
Letting the shadows inside
Swiftly
You're vanishing
Drifting away
You're vanishing, oh
You're vanishing
Drifting away
You're vanishing, oh
Reaching out into the distance
Searching for spirits of the past
Just a trace of your existence to grasp
And if somehow I could recapture
All of the memories
And bring them to life
Lord knows I would
But now you're fading faster
Getting so hard to see
Taking the light
Letting the darkness inside
Swiftly
You're vanishing
Drifting away
You're vanishing, oh
You're vanishing
Drifting so far away
Oh, (vanishing) vanishing, oh yeah (vanishing) away

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Track details

From Mariah Carey

4:121990

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Album

Track number

5

Release year

1990

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3:29
2There's Got to Be a Way
4:52
3I Don't Wanna Cry
4:47
4Someday

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ben Margulies, Mariah Carey
Writer: Ben Margulies, Mariah Carey
Producer: Mariah Carey
Producer: Mariah Carey
Engineer: Patrick Dillett
Arranger: Ben Margulies, Mariah Carey
Background Vocals: Mariah Carey
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig
Mixing Engineer: Patrick Dillett
Piano: Richard Tee
Recording Engineer: Patrick Dillett