▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁nom ination ▁for ▁" H ero " ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁ ▁After ▁its ▁release , ▁Music ▁Box ▁received ▁generally ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁The ▁album ▁faced ▁criticism ▁regarding ▁Care y ' s ▁more ▁m ellow ▁and ▁lazy ▁tone ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁her ▁previous ▁work . ▁Com mer cially , ▁the ▁album ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Austria , ▁Belg ium , ▁Den mark , ▁Finland , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Portugal , ▁Scotland , ▁Switzerland , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁cert ified ▁it ▁Diam ond , ▁for ▁ship ments ▁of ▁ten ▁million ▁copies ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Music ▁Box ▁remains ▁Care y ' s ▁highest ▁s eller ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁million ▁copies ▁sold ▁world wide ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Care y ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Tommy ▁M ott ola , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Records , ▁and ▁was ▁prompt ly ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁label . ▁Care y ' s ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁studio ▁album , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁focused ▁on ▁re - rec ording ▁and ▁master ing ▁several ▁songs ▁she ▁had ▁already ▁written ▁in ▁high ▁school