imes ▁who ▁were ▁later ▁imprison ed <0x0A> </s> ▁Music ▁Box ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁singer ▁Maria h ▁Care y . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁album ▁compr ises ▁ball ads ▁primarily ▁co - written ▁by ▁Care y ▁and ▁Walter ▁Af anas ie ff , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁on ▁Em ot ions ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁urban ▁dance ▁tracks . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁development , ▁Care y ▁wanted ▁to ▁bro aden ▁her ▁audience , ▁choosing ▁a ▁more ▁pop / R & B ▁orient ed ▁sound . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁frame , ▁she ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁different ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁leading ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sound ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁more ▁contemporary ▁previous ▁two ▁efforts . ▁Two ▁un used ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁sessions ▁were ▁released ▁as ▁B - s ides : ▁" Do ▁You ▁Think ▁of ▁Me " ▁and ▁" Every thing ▁F ades ▁A way ". ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁successfully ▁take ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁direction , ▁Care y ▁and ▁Af anas ie ff ▁sought ▁out ▁new ▁and ▁innov ative ▁produ cers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁from ▁Care y ' s ▁previous ▁releases . ▁Kenneth ▁" B aby face " ▁Ed mond s ▁first ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁Care y ▁on ▁Music ▁Box , ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁produce ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁so fter ▁and ▁more