Emancipation Of Mimi, The - Mariah Carey

Advantages: Platinum Edition comes with DVD
Disadvantages: None

MARIAH CAREY - "THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI" (Platinum Edition [CD + DVD] Special Edition) - £12.99 in the high street & from around £8.99 + postage new from Amazon. I paid £8.32 (Including delivery) from Amazon, but you can purchase it cheaper used or shop around on other websites. The Emanicpation of Mimi is Mariah Carey's 14th album release (released in 2005), since her debut self titled album release in 1990. Her 15 year career has endured many ...
...come back strong with "The Emancipation of Mimi". The one thing I feel Mariah has badly let herself down with is the image, as it is obvious she has had some work done and - to me - looks much more plastic these days, which spoils her natural beauty. Spoilt her looks may be, but the music has come back as strong as ever. Mariah is described by some as a bit of a "screamer" ... I haven't been that fortunate to actually meet her and subsequently spend ... Read review

Advantages: One of Mariah's best albums to date
Disadvantages: A bit too R'n'B for some fans

This album got rave reviews from critics. They were saying Mariah has created a great comeback. She's gone back to basics with good old school R'n'B and she uses that amazing voice that has won millions of fans around the world over. Her first single It's Like that was a R'n'B headbanger. It had a hardbeat and repetitive lyrics. It wasn't until the major smash We Belong Together was released that everyone knew Mariah was the best out at the moment. ...
...and the video she did for it. It was number one for over 16 weeks in the US and went down in History. Shake it off was another upbeat song but not too Hardcore, it is a song which can be played in the background over and over again without getting annoying. However my favoruite tracks on the album are Stay the Night, which was produced by Kanye West. This song is soo rhythm driven it makes you just wanna get to the nearest club and get your jiggy ... Read review

Advantages: 15 tracks, something for everyone, suprisingly cool
Disadvantages: a few too many ballads.

Mariah Carey was on the verge of hitting rock bottom, average albums, suggested insanity and a film career in tatters before it had even left the ground. Then came The Emancipation, possibly one of the greatest come-back albums ever. It has a host of great tracks that I will review each one on an individual basis in track-list order; 01. It's Like That ----------------------- The first single to be taken from the album featuring the hardworking ...
...role. This doesn't pretend to be something it's not, It's Like That was made for the clubs and it proceeded to rip up dancefloors for months and was ever present in the Billboard chart for well over half a year. A great opening track and a great comeback track which made R&B heads stand up and listen, Mariah was back. 02. We Belong together --------------------- Written by Johnta Austin, We Belong Together was Mariah's massive R&B ballad which ... Read review

very very good, probably is her best album since she transformmed her sound into hip hop. the best tracks for me wer can i get your number, we belong together, its like that, and say something.

Advantages: mixed songs
Disadvantages: none

I wasn’t to keen on Mariah Carey’s music until she made a come back last year. To be completely honest with you her voice really annoyed me when she sing’s really high. It wasn’t until she released ‘we belong together’ did I start to like her but only because that song means something to me. Then when she released her other song after that (shake it off) then I realised maybe she is good so I decided to buy her album and I was impressed the whole ...
...it sounds grate when it’s really sunny out side and you put it on. I don’t think theirs even a bad song on there. And what’s so grate about this album is every song is different, you’ve got slow songs, fast songs, and some feel good songs if she brings out another album I’m definitely going to go and buy it. And now because of this album I’ve taken my word back about what I thought of her and also she is such a nice down to earth person I watched ... Read review

Advantages: its enjoyable, it is sung so beautifully
Disadvantages: NONE!!

...The emancipation of Mimi- 2005 This single surprised Mariah Carey fans as it was gripping and instantly I knew I had to buy it. R&B is its genre and lots of my friends loved this album as it seriously was too good to be true. With her remarkable voice, she has released her most focused record in over a decade. Carey opens the album by exhibiting some of the most sincerely soulful vocals of her career on the one-two punch of the up-tempo "It's Like That" and the beautiful ballad "We Belong Together." Her able voice expertly complements both the hazy hip-hop of Snoop Dogg on "Say Somethin'" and the acrobatics of Twista on the dream-like "One and Only." In her early years Track 1- it's Like That This song is so good, and it instantly makes you want to dance. It was in its right place as the first track as it starts you off... Read review

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Advantages: Contains some of the best RnB music realised in 2005
Disadvantages: The Platinum Addition is available now with more tracks

...Mariah was last heard on Busta Rhymes track "I Know What You Want" way back in 2003. After that I think a lot of people had written Mariah Carey off and who was to say otherwise, the girl had been around for a long time, and no one lasts forever..right? but it seems Mariah Carey was not done yet.. On April 12, 2005 Mariah Carey returned with her fourteenth album (ninth studio album) release "The Emancipation Of Mimi" It debuted at number one with the highest first-week sales of Carey's career. It has been certified Six times Platinum by the RIAA, and is Carey's best-selling in the U.S. since Daydream (1995). And to top it off won a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album! The album has produced seven singles (Not at all surprising as it's filled with great tracks from the very start to the end) 1. "It's Like That... Read review

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Advantages: A great combination of urban and ballads
Disadvantages: Very commercial, but hey...!

...As a Mariah fan, The Emancipation of Mimi was eagerly awaited! After Charmbracelet, where Mariah opted to use whispery vocals pretty much throughout, early reviews stating Mariah had returned to form by using her fantastic full voice was exciting. Whilst her vocals still can't be compared to those on her early albums, they certainly are a massive improvement. And there's a great range of songs on the album. One obvious highlight is We Belong Together - an amazing modern love song, which has become Mariah's biggest hit yet. The only downside to the cd, is it's lack of true artistic creativeness. Each song is very commercial sounding and radio friendly - for somebody so talented at song-writing as Mariah, she has taken little risk with this song. But I guess that was what she needed to bring her back into the spotlight and produce... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful