Audio CD review:
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi

Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi

Band: Mariah Carey Title: The Emancipation of Mimi Rating: Release Date: 12 April, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: It’s Like That 2: We Belong Together 3: Shake It Off 4: Mine Again 5: Say Somethin’ featuring Snoop Dogg 6: Stay The Night 7: Get Your Number featuring Jermaine Dupri 8: One And Only featuring Twista 9: Circles 10: Your Girl 11: I Wish You Knew 12: To The Floor featuring Nelly 13: Joy Ride 14: Fly Like A Bird

Editoral Review But because of the small army of talent involved in its assembly, the album is way more than just a comeback vehicle. Early buzz on The Emancipation of Mimi predicted that this would be the disc to mark "the return of the voice"--the voice being that glass-shattering instrument that propelled Carey to bestselling female artist of all time status--and mostly it is. For proof, try straight-ahead, look-out-Beyonce-Mimi's-still-got-it "Mine Again," or '70s-soul cuddle-up, "Circles:" a don't-attempt-on-American-Idol love song, or the gospel dazzlers "Fly Like a Bird," and "Stay the Night. " But for songs that steer this disc directly into 2005, no looking back, scan the jewel case for the tracks followed by the word "featuring": "To the Floor," with Nelly, bumps along to maximum booty-shaking effect, while Twista spins his natural-disaster-force vocals into "One and Only. " Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, and Jermaine Dupri also pitch in; between them and the highwire vocals, Emancipation works the kind of pure-pop magic that sets us all free. --Tammy La Gorce More from Mariah Mariah Carey Emotions Music Box Merry Christmas # 1's Glitter .. You can see a complete list of all Mariah Carey discography, or go back to the Mariah Carey tabs