▁studio ▁effort , ▁Music ▁Box . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁notice able ▁differences ▁from ▁Music ▁Box ▁and ▁Care y ' s ▁previous ▁albums ▁is ▁its ▁sound . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Af anas ie ff ▁as ▁a ▁so fter ▁and ▁more ▁pop - orient ed ▁album , ▁" fill ing ▁the ▁songs ▁with ▁air ", ▁and ▁allowing ▁far ▁more ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁sound . ▁Another ▁notice able ▁change ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁album ' s ▁production . ▁When ▁Maria h ▁Care y ▁was ▁released , ▁critics ▁took ▁notice ▁of ▁its ▁" over ly ▁produced " ▁and ▁" studio ▁perfect " ▁quality , ▁where ▁in ▁comparison , ▁Em ot ions ▁maintain s ▁a ▁" raw , ▁live ▁sound ." ▁Music ▁Box ▁however , ▁falls ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁a ▁decision ▁made ▁by ▁Care y ▁during ▁the ▁album ' s ▁production . ▁She ▁would ▁layer ▁each ▁track ▁with ▁live ▁backing ▁vocals , ▁so ▁not ▁to ▁sound ▁too ▁over ly ▁produced , ▁but ▁still ▁kept ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁musical ▁synth es izers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Marc ▁Sh api ro , ▁Music ▁Box ▁reflect s ▁signs ▁of ▁Care y ' s ▁vocal ▁m atur ity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁representing ▁an ▁album ▁she ▁was ▁truly ▁proud ▁of . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁first ▁single ▁" D ream lo ver " ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" sl ight ▁piece ▁of ▁pop ▁fl uff ," ▁representing ▁a ▁more ▁commercial ▁side ▁to ▁Care y ▁than ▁the ▁" more ▁am bit ious ," ▁" V ision ▁of ▁Love