Jan 2006

'The Emancipation Of Mimi', Mariah Carey's tenth studio album, is the long-awaited follow-up to 2002's Charmbracelet. The new album finds Mariah's broad range of musical talents on full display, as every one of its fourteen songs bears her signature as writer and co-producer. Carey continues to work with today's top RnB and hip-hop producers, such as the Neptunes, who lend their signature production style to two tracks: 'To The Floor' (featuring Nelly) and 'Say Somethin' (featuring Snoop Dogg ). The album's other featured guest is Twista, who shows up on 'One and Only'. The first single, 'It's Like That' is one of four songs co-produced by Mariah and Jermaine Dupri, along with 'Get Your Number', 'Shake It Off' and 'We Belong Together'.

Fellow Def Jam artist Kanye West collaborates with Mariah on 'Stay the Night'. On other tracks she works with Scram Jones ('Your Girl'), Mahogany ('When I Feel It') and James Poyser ('Mine Again'). Three tracks are co-written and co-produced by Mariah and James "Big Jim" Wright (of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Productions), including 'I Wish You Knew', 'Circles', and 'Fly Like a Bird'.

'The Emancipation Of Mimi' is the tenth studio album from Mariah Carey and her second for the legendary Def Jam label. Featuring a whole host of guest producers and vocalists including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, and Kanye West, the album sees Carey once again mixing pop, R&B, and hip hop with her unique vocal abilities. This re-released version also contains bonus remixes and unreleased tracks.

With her multi-octave voice and more than 80 million records sold worldwide, it's no surprise that pop diva Mariah Carey is viewed as the successor to Whitney Houston. She emerged as the premier R&B/pop songstress of the 1990s, and by the end of the decade had shifted gears a bit by collaborating with the likes of Ol' Dirty Bastard and incorporating elements of hip-hop into her sound. Though her 2001 big-screen debut, GLITTER, was a total flop and something of a blow to Carey's seemingly Teflon career, her 2005 comeback record, THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, solidified her status as a true pop-music diva.