He did not write for Mariah, he wrote with Mariah!

@shawnc

4 жыл бұрын

exactamente!

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@shawnc What? Genuinely curious, not in any trying to be mean.

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, It was a collaboration.

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram I would really love it if you did an in depth interview with Mariah Carey.

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

@@musicworldnow365 that would be great!

Wish they'd collaborate again. The songs they did together were magical. 🥰

@omarakram

Жыл бұрын

yes, he is great!

@rebeccaspratling2865

Жыл бұрын

@@omarakram he really is.

Music Box, the ballad age, I love this album 🥰

It's a request. Please change the title. Walter Afanasieff isn't even remotely "The man behind Mariah's Music Box and AIWFCIY" Music Box has songs whose lyrics were written by Mariah solo. Hero, Anytime You Need A Friend, Dreamlover all have Mariah as the solo lyricist. It was Mariah who came up with the melody and Walter was someone who helped her in composing difficult chord changes which could very well have been the work of a pianist too. Walter just co-composed the melody and was the co-producer. Mariah basically did 70-90% of the writing job on these songs solo, then how can Walter be "THE Man" behind the success? Walter has been an excellent producer and he has a magnificent career as a producer/co-producer. Not as a songwriter. Walter should be known for the actual work that he did.

@musicworldnow365

2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy I am not alone in wanting the title changed, thank you. I really don't have a clue what possessed a follow musician to make such an untruthful title. Walter did an amazing job on I Knew I Loved You, but when it comes to Mariah Carey, it's never for, it's with or solo. The conversation that really needs to start happening is conversations about top lining (mental songwriting) because it's just as real as non-top lining is. And until we have those much-needed conversations, there will always be a question among the ignorant of whether or not Mariah actually writes her songs, and that's not fair at all.

@naderallouche8142

6 ай бұрын

As a Mariah's fan, I completely disagree. Walter is one of the people behind Music Box's success (Tommy, Mariah and Walter) : Hero, the producing of Without You, ANYNF, Dreamlover, it's all Walter choices and Mariah herself told that Music Box was not really her style, while still her most popular and famous album... Yes, Mariah wrote or co-wrote the lyrics. Yes she had melodic ideas, but we don't know if she had it first or if they had it together. She told that he was playing on the piano and she answered by singing and it was a ping-pong session until they found an interesting melodic idea. She never told he was playing what she was singing until very recently. By the way, melodic ideas is not enough to be credited as a composer. Walter is the one who developped theses ideas in the level of a true a song. Mariah doesn't play any instrument. She doesn't have any knowledge in music composing or theory. She is not abble to recognize a note played on a piano. After 30 years in the music industry as a producer, it's very weird... I think that if Mariah wants to be credited as a composer (and she's not but by her most toxic fans - she's only credited as a producer and lyricist by the music industry), she has to deserve it, by learning music and being independant in composing. You can feel when it''s Walter or Jermaine or Babyface or David Cole, not only in terms of producing but of composing... If it was all Mariah, you wouldn't feel such a difference.

Man! I was there in his studio today! My company delivered a piano to him. This is Aleks, a russian boxer, your former neighbor from 100 Atlantic ave. Hi 👋 from my wife Katya

This productor is excellent. I wish the very best!!!

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

yes, he is one of the best! Thank you for watching!

#FACT Walter Afanasieff: The Man Behind the Piano and co-produced most of the songs in Music Box and All I Want for Christmas! MARIAH CAREY had all the ideas of her songs! She wrote them all!!!! She just needed someone who can play the piano or any musical instruments to translate them!

He is very beatiful composer.. Songwriter....

Walter Afanasieff and David Foster are my favorite producers, they made the best 90's songs

Please, change the title and statement because it's never for Mariah Carey it's with Mariah Carey.

@althea1417

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@ilmanjayasilan5390

3 жыл бұрын

Yass

@shannonbegood587

3 жыл бұрын

STFU and deal with the TRUTH... no matter how hard it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ilmanjayasilan5390

3 жыл бұрын

@@shannonbegood587 😐😐

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

@@shannonbegood587 Follow your own advice and do some research.

Wow thank you Omar for this great inspiring video. As a mucician I can say I raised up with lot of good inspiration from Walters music. Great to see you both been friends. Say my warmest hello to him next time. It would be an honor to connect with both of you guys. Keep up the good work. Regards Roberto /Sthlm Sweden

He is so humble. 🙏

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

No, he is not. Humble men don't trash the women they built their careers on.

0:22 - 0:30 this reminds me of Mariah's early ballads produced by Mariah and Walter. How I wish they would work again in future since they make such fantastic music as a team.

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they make a great team!

0:24 Vision of you? Lol you alrdy lost me there🥴

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly, this is what happens when you praise someone too much. You always end up praising them for work they didn't do. Mariah Carey wrote Vision of Love.

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

Haha your are right! " A Vision of Love". thank you🙏

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram I would love to do a documentary on you.

@philipcohen958

3 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram Walter Afanasieff had no hand in making Vision of Love. Ben and Mariah wrote that song.

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

@@musicworldnow365 sure!

Congratulations dear Maestro.👒♥♥ Maria Carey & Walter Afanasieff Ok.

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

it was great fun talking to him. Thank you for watching!

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram Mariah Carey wrote Vision of Love, not Walter Afanasieff. It's never for Mariah Carey, it's with Mariah Carey. FYI, I really wanted to like this video but couldn't due to dishonesty, and a very false title and statement from you in the beginning of the video, I still love your music.

Made music history🏆it just took many years 🐌🐢 finally it took off 🛫🌍.

Talks about Mariah starting at 6:06 thru 8:00

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, He has great stories!

Just another trivia-Walter has never contributed to the lyrics of any song. He isn't a lyricist or even a co lyricist. That alone ends the debate whether Walter is a songwriter or not, because he isn't.

@minavamp2811

3 жыл бұрын

all he did with mariah was wrote the music and producing the songs with her.

@melregissings

2 жыл бұрын

Arranging music is more difficult than lyrics. Both are needed to make a song work.

@naderallouche8142

6 ай бұрын

A lyricist is not a songwriter. A composer is! And Walter as Jermaine as Babyface as Daniel Cole is a composer.

It's Mariah's songs. Her lyrics. Her melodies. Her harmonies. Even her chords many times. Walter helped her with the chords, and the music at large. But in no way is he "the man behind Music Box or All I want for Christmas..." They had not existed without Mariah. Without Walter, they had just sounded a bit different, but they had existed. Big difference.

Mariah Carey e muito legal

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

sim ela é ótima!

@pantheraleo8376

3 жыл бұрын

Muito legal!? Ela é maravilhosa

In fairness to the man, he is really a great partner for mariah carey. They complement in terms of musicality.

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

In fairness to the women who blew his career up on an international level who keeps getting trashed due to his statements from previous interviews, she really was a great partner for Walter Afanasieff. She complemented him melodically and lyrically.

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right. They complimented each other musically very well,

@omarakram

4 жыл бұрын

He has a lot of respect for Mariah.

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram That's not what his previous interviews state. I will give Mariah more credit for not trashing him, she is a better person then most.

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram I really want to believe that but comments like the ones Walter made before hurt. All Mariah Carey has ever wanted was to be acknowledge just like Walter has for her work, I would want the same if I were in her shoes.

bruh... she didnt even know him when she wrote vision of love

No doubt Walter.E's one of the G.O.AT. love how accurately Walter did when addressing Mariah,. My few probs with this vid are the unbefitting title. More like its abt MC/the MB album and the AIWFCIY song than abt Walter . Not sure the intentions of title & how he literally dodged Celine's name when mentioning MHWGO. Just cant when the man says 'vision of '''' ' and '''...the man that ' crafted so many great songs Mariah. Maybe there's ingrained misogyny or some sorts imo. Idk, just saying .

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

Mariah didn't do anything to Walter. As for accuracy, it's not really his thing to do since he keeps changing his story.

@shawnc

4 жыл бұрын

@@musicworldnow365 YEP...i just feel the title shdnt be associated to MC bcos queen was only mentioned for a minuscule amt of time; otherwise i cant help thinking it was for clickbait purpose ,Anyway, cant wait to f/out if MC address this fallout in upcoming memoir

@musicworldnow365

4 жыл бұрын

@@shawnc True, it still does not change the fact that Walter keeps changing his story. I also want her to address, Walter has talk enough.

great stories ...I could listen for hours,but it was only 11 minutes ...what a shame

A vision of you 💀💀💀💀💀 bruh

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

haha yes! you are right. Thank you for pointing out!

I want him to work with Mariah again 🐑🐑🐑 for life😥😥😥

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

yes! They make a great musical team!

@tlo42058

3 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram agreed

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

@@tlo42058 Why?

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

You can want all you for life, but it won't happen. If he went to the press and trashed you, you wouldn't want to work with him again either. And, if you didn't know that he did that to Mariah, look it up.

@tlo42058

3 жыл бұрын

@@musicworldnow365 i think tommy strted that. He didnt really trash her i seen the beef video. Kinda petty they should work together again

The title irks me...Mariah Carey is the mastermind behind all her albums.

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

yes, of course she is the mastermind behind her albums. There are also great producers and musicians that contribute to the success of the artists' albums. Thank you for your comment.

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram Yes, Mariah is also the producer behind her albums. Women really need to start receiving their just due. Please, make a committed effort in recognizing their greatness and contributions to music. Please, do better.

@shannonbegood587

3 жыл бұрын

No she is not you contemptuous FOOL.

@shannonbegood587

3 жыл бұрын

@@musicworldnow365 STFU and stop trying to erase the HUMONGOUS part Walter played in her success. Just FYI, the majority of her music without him is 100% pure rubbish... and that's a FACT!!!!!!!!

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

@@shannonbegood587 The fool is you.

I wonder. Does he write the lyrics or just the melody. I think Mariah wrote most of her lyrics. Cuz with and without him as a producer the lyrics have a similar vocabulary and pattern. Just wondering.

@omarakram

3 жыл бұрын

He only writes and produces music, no lyrics.

@ilmanjayasilan5390

3 жыл бұрын

@@omarakram omg. Finally I understand!!

@philipcohen958

3 жыл бұрын

On this point, I would like to add that lyrics and music are not two distinct entities. The person who writes the lyrics is the one who actually comes up with the melody, over which he/she writes the lyrics. If he's a pianist/sheet music reader, he'll then make the final song on his own on the piano. If not, he'll get help from a pianist in composing the music of the bridges where a difficult chord change occurs. The latter is what Walter did to most Mariah songs like Hero, Anytime You Need A Friend, All I Want For Christmas. That is also the reason why Walter never wrote hit songs without Mariah, because he isn't an accomplished songwriter. Walter is definitely a marvellous producer. He's co produced oscar winning songs. Walter should be known more as a producer. Even he agrees on that.

@ilmanjayasilan5390

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipcohen958 Yes...they're aren't different...Totally agree....Mariah is still in my opinion a very good "lyric writer"...A writer in general...Her writings come from a very sincere place and her message is extremely inspirational

@minavamp2811

3 жыл бұрын

when they were collaborating together he and mariah wrote the music and produced the songs together, and mariah wrote all the lyrics by herself.

the man behind ?? you do realise mariah also wrote those songs

He gets to Mariah at 6:10

Sad that Walter was just a product of Sony prison and stabbed Mariah in the back after she trusted him for so many years. No wonder she talks very little about him since 1998. Tommy even held a knife to Mariah’s cheek right in front of Walter and someone else and no one protected Mariah. He may be very talented but he is a small man.

@musicworldnow365

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, thank you. That plus the continued lying will always make Walter the small man.

@tracosmo714

2 жыл бұрын

We weren’t there, we don’t know the dynamics of the entire relationship. I don’t meddle into my friends relationships. I don’t think Mariah should hold Walter accountable for an incident like that. I would be just as scared as Mariah, if the knife incident happened. Mariah should learn to forgive and leave things in the past. I love her, but her biggest flaw is being so grudge-mental. Walter has asked to be forgiven, and he shows remorse. Mariah is the bad guy here.

@rebeccaspratling2865

Жыл бұрын

I feel that. Wasn't Tommy his boss at that time too? Maybe he was scared of being canceled as well and that's why he didn't help? Who knows.

The title of the video and intro are super disrespectful to Mariah they co wrote and co produced those songs . He never solely write or produced any one song for Mariah

@musicworldnow365

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I asked him to change the title. Walter only co-wrote and co-produced the music, Mariah did her part of the music writing, producing plus solo lyric writing.

@minavamp2811

3 жыл бұрын

he did produce love takes time for mariah because tommy didn't allow mariah to produce with other song writers in her first album.

He’s a vessel not the creator. Tired of him coming for her. He played what she asked him to and was allowed to be creative in the music side. She wrote her own stuff

The music Walter makes is not relevant anymore. AIWFCIY became a hit because of Mimi’s effort of promotion not because of Walter’s writing. Mariah is correct in her memoir when she said she OUTGREW the collaborators Tommy paired her up. How many number #1s Walter co-wrote other than Mariah? 0-ZERO-NADA-NONE ! How many #1 Walter Produced without Mariah? a FEW! But Mariah has #1s that she co-composed &/or co-produced without Walter? A LOT! -14/19 Walter needs Mariah. Mariah does not need Walter. Sorry not Sorry.

That really crafted for mariah? Do research.

mariah stopped working with walter because he’s a snitch.

@minavamp2811

3 жыл бұрын

he took tommy's side and she felt betrayed and that totally ruined their working relationship to this day.