Charmbracelet
Charmbracelet ( Engl.: charm bracelet ) is the ninth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was published on 3 December 2002 as the first on this record label, with Iceland Records. It was also the first album after her film Glitter and accompanying soundtrack album Glitter. The Glitter project had not been a success and had relatively modest sales achieved as well as receive below-average reviews. Charmbracelet sold more copies and reached platinum status in the U.S., however, did not yield any hit singles that could reach the Top 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold over five million copies.
Emergence and success
On Charmbracelet Carey collaborated again with different hip hop and R & B artists. These included Cam'ron, Jay -Z, Freeway - You Got Me was released in 2003 on his album Philadelphia Freeway - Westside Connection as well as Kelly Price and Joe. I Know What You Want was a collaboration with Busta Rhymes, while Bringin ' On the Heartbreak is a cover of Def Leppard, which was produced in collaboration with Randy Jackson. Before the album was released in December 2002 in time before Christmas, the first single was coupled out in October 2002, Through the Rain, reached number 81 on the Billboard charts. However, the land in Canada and the UK could reach the top ten. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 a, with about 240,000 units sold in the first week, but the publications of Shania Twain and Tim McGraw could not surpass. For the album release and a MTV special, Shining Through the Rain was shot. The second single Boy (I Need You ) could not reach the Billboard Hot 100, Irresistible ( West Side Connection) made it to # 81 Hot R & B / Hip- Hop Songs. Actually, The One should appear as the second single, but this was changed by the label.
Nevertheless, the Charmbracelet World Tour was: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey with eight months' duration, the longest career. She was accompanied by the publication of Bringin ' On the Heartbreak as the third single. The album was released in Europe and Asia as a limited tour edition with bonus tracks and videos. The album was honored by the RIAA platinum. My Saving Grace was released in May 2005 on a promo single for Gospel radio stations together with Fly Like a Bird by The Emancipation of Mimi
Criticism
The album received mixed to average reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that there is a problem with Carey's voice sounded thin and tired on the album. In addition, the production is weak and the songs formless. He gave the album two out of five stars. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly gave the album the note C and wrote that there were a few charming moments, but too much of the material on the album was stuck in the mud on the median strip of the road.