." ▁Dennis ▁H unt ▁was ▁particularly ▁critical ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁writing ▁that ▁Care y ' s ▁pop - s oul ▁songs ▁still ▁lack ed ▁em otion ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁had ▁" ton ed ▁down ▁her ▁vocal ▁show bo ating ". ▁He ▁accused ▁Music ▁Box ▁of ▁being ▁ge ared ▁toward ▁an ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁audience ▁that ▁" lik es ▁its ▁soul ▁white w ashed ▁and ▁in ▁small ▁dos es ". ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁critic ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁l abeled ▁it ▁a ▁" d ud ", ▁indicating ▁" a ▁bad ▁record ▁whose ▁details ▁rarely ▁mer it ▁further ▁thought ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review ▁for ▁All Music , ▁Ron ▁W yn n ▁de emed ▁Music ▁Box ▁" part ly ▁successful " ▁and ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁smart ▁of ▁Care y ▁to ▁explore ▁her ▁vocal ▁approach ▁differently , ▁but ▁she ▁ended ▁up ▁sound ing ▁" det ached ▁on ▁several ▁se lections ". ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁" H ero " ▁and ▁" D ream lo ver ", ▁the ▁other ▁songs ▁lack ed ▁her ▁usual ▁" person ality ▁and ▁intensity ", ▁according ▁to ▁W yn n . ▁Q ▁was ▁more ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁record , ▁writing ▁that ▁" this ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁all - con qu ering ▁power ▁of ▁love ▁was ▁her ▁defining ▁moment ". ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁Music ▁Box ▁entered ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁at ▁number ▁two , ▁with ▁ 1 7 4 , 0 0 0