Mariah Carey "Love Takes Time" RIAA Gold Single Award Tony Connor By 1993 the release was

By 1993 the release was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold

The album's title track has been covered by countless metal acts

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Note that a Gold level record award for this album should have been issued as a RIAA "flower hologram" style award (made from 1986-89) since by 1990 the album was already 2x Multi-Platinum

Mariah Carey "Love Takes Time" RIAA Gold Single Award Tony Connor By 1993 the release wasRIAA Gold Single Award for Mariah Carey track "Love Takes Time". Released on Aug. 21, 1990, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Nov. 6, 1990.* Carey's second hit single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped or placed in the top 10 on many charts worldwide. It won a BMI R&B Award for Song of the Year and also a Soul Train Music Award in 1991. By 2023 the track was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies