Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Mariah Carey - E=MC²
The Diva of all Divas is back with a brand new album! Mariah Carey releases E=MC² after the best-selling album of 2005, The Emancipation of Mimi in 2005. Mariah has just hit a career high with her latest hit single, 'Touch My Body', reaching the # 1 spot on the Billboard charts! She has already eclipsed Elvis Presley’s previous record of 17 #1 hit singles and is just 2 spots away from the Beatles record of 20 #1s. Other key singles to check out from the album include, 'Bye Bye' and 'I’m that Chick'.
Check out our review of E=MC² in our Mar/Apr 2008 issue of Choices:
This 11th studio album by pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey aims to repeat the success of her critically acclaimed previous album, The Emancipation Of Mimi.
Without even trying, Carey manages to duplicate that success with first single, 'Touch My Body', which became her 18th number one single, pushing her to second place in the list of artistes with the most number one singles. The rest of the album features Carey’s familiar R&B beats; nothing ground-breaking or out of the ordinary. She tries to insert her personal experiences in her songs though, which is a commendable effort – she talks about her marriage to Tommy Mottola in 'Side Effects', and her second single, 'Bye Bye', is about the loss of her father who died of cancer in 2002. Oh, and by the way, the album name means Emancipation (E) of (=) Mariah Carey (MC) to the second power (²), a reference to both Einstein’s famous formula and previous album The Emancipation Of Mimi.
What We Like: Touch My Body, Cruise Control, I Stay In Love, Bye Bye
Spin Factor: 3 out of 5
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