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Walter Afanasieff: Hitmaker for Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You & My Heart Will Go On

Episode 58 - It’s that time of year when Walter Afanasieff takes over the charts. Walter is the writer and producer of “All I Want for Christmas Is You”—the biggest Christmas song of all time—and he also produced “My Heart Will Go On.” But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. From writing and producing with Mariah Carey to working with Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand, Walter has been behind some of the most unforgettable songs in music history. He co-wrote dozens of hits with Mariah Carey, including “Hero” and “One Sweet Day”—the record-breaking duet with Boyz II Men that held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks. And let’s not forget “My Heart Will Go On”—yes, the Titanic theme with Celine Dion—which earned him a GRAMMY for Record of the Year. Walter also won the Producer of the Year GRAMMY in 2000. This year, he’s nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media for his song "Love Will Survive" with Barbra Streisand from the miniseries The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Walter co-wrote the piece with Hans Zimmer, Charlie Midnight, and Kara Talve, and produced it alongside Peter Asher. In this episode, we dig into Walter’s incredible journey through the music world. From his early days working with Narada Michael Walden (fun fact: Walter played synths on “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”) to collaborating with some of the biggest voices in history, Walter is an absolute legend. He’s also a dear friend, and I’m so excited to share our conversation with you today. Let’s go! 0:00:00 - INTRO 0:02:31 - AWARD NOMINATIONS 0:03:12 - MARIAH CAREY, NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN 0:11:02 - SIGNING WITH MARIAH CAREY, TOMMY MOTTOLA 0:12:32 - WORKING ON MARIAH'S 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' ALBUM 0:15:10 - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU 0:24:35 - MY HEART WILL GO ON, PROGRAMMING DRUMS 0:26:49 - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU, 30 YEARS LATER 0:31:07 - ONE SWEET DAY, BOYZ II MEN 0:35:31 - STUDIO SESSION WITH BOYZ II MEN AND MARIAH CAREY 0:37:25 - BOYZ II MEN AND BACKSTREET BOYS UNRELEASED SONG 0:38:47 - ONE SWEET DAY 0:40:37 - TRACKING VOCALS WITH MARIAH CAREY 0:41:22 - CREATING 'HERO' BY MARIAH CAREY 0:48:10 - PROGRAMMED DRUMS 0:51:07 - VINNIE COLAIUTA, ROBBY DRACO ROSA, RICKEY MARTIN 0:52:33 - CREATING MY HEART WILL GO ON WITH CELINE DION 0:57:44 - TRACKING VOCALS WITH CELINE DION 0:59:12 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST WITH CELINE DION 1:01:34 - CREATING ALADDIN'S 'A WHOLE NEW WORLD' 1:02:35 - GET A PUBLICIST... WIN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 1:04:16 - NOMINATED THIS YEAR WITH BARBRA STREISAND, HANS ZIMMER, PETER ASHER 1:06:29 - NARADA WALDEN, WHITNEY HOUSTON, RANDY JACKSON, ‘I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY’ 1:09:24 - TRACKING ‘I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY’ 1:10:52 - BEST LESSONS FROM NARADA WALDEN 1:12:38 - STANDOUT VOCAL PERFORMERS 1:19:00 - BARBRA STRIESHAND 1:21:17 - ‘ENDLESS LOVE’ WITH LUTHER VANDROSS, MARIAH CAREY ‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights. Please SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW this podcast to catch new episodes as soon as they drop! Your likes, comments and shares are much appreciated! Listen to the audio form of this podcast wherever you get your podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/gowithelmo Follow Walter:   / wafanasieff   Follow Go With Elmo:   / gowithelmo   Follow Elmo Lovano:   / elmolovano     / elmolovano