▁alongside ▁class mate , ▁Ben ▁Marg ul ies . ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁seven ▁songs ▁taken ▁from ▁Care y ' s ▁demo ▁t ape , ▁four ▁other ▁tracks ▁were ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁and ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁f amed ▁record ▁produ cers . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁compl iment ed ▁by ▁critics , ▁who ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁m ature ▁debut , ▁full ▁of ▁various ▁genre ▁influ ences ▁r anging ▁from ▁pop , ▁R & B ▁and ▁soul . ▁The ▁album ▁became ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁s elling ▁fifteen ▁million ▁units ▁glob ally . ▁While ▁making ▁a ▁strong ▁impact ▁on ▁pop ▁music , ▁Care y ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁alter ing ▁her ▁sound , ▁and ▁devi ating ▁from ▁pop ▁music ▁for ▁her ▁second ▁studio ▁effort , ▁Em ot ions ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁her ▁debut , ▁Columbia ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁take ▁more ▁control ▁over ▁her ▁musical ▁departure , ▁en abling ▁her ▁to ▁change ▁her ▁genre ▁inf us ions , ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁production . ▁ ▁With ▁Care y ▁in ▁the ▁captain ' s ▁chair , ▁having ▁more ▁control ▁than ▁she ▁had ▁on ▁any ▁other ▁album , ▁she ▁took ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁direction , ▁alongside ▁Af anas ie ff . ▁For ▁Care y ' s ▁third ▁studio ▁effort , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁song writ ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁record ▁produ cers . ▁As ide ▁from ▁Af anas ie ff , ▁Kenneth ▁" B aby face " ▁Ed mond s