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Music : CharmbraceletIn association with Amazon.comby: Mariah Carey  Amazon.com's Price: $13.98 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0044006346724 Label: Island Manufacturer: Island Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: Island Release Date: December 03, 2002 Studio: Island Sales Rank: 7084 MPN: 063467 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Mariah Carey's ninth album has been touted as her comeback album, coming as it does after the belly flop that produced the overwrought soundtrack to her ill-fated film, Glitter. With Charmbracelet, Carey goes out of her way to fix all those aesthetic glitches, tempering the overblown vocals, simpering lyrics, and uninspired funk covers of her last album and returning to what she does best--showcasing her magnificent five-octave voice and pillaging her lift history for inspiration. After her breakup with superstar Luis Miguel, MTV meltdown, hospitalization for exhaustion, and the death of her father, Carey had a lot of emotional baggage to sift through. She has and, as a result, has created an inspired and diverse 15-song opus that finds her skipping from an impassioned Aretha Franklin-like gospel ("Saving Grace") to an impish cover of Def Leppard's power ballad "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." Though he's not mentioned by name, rapper Eminem is given a pointed drubbing on "Clowns" for hinting in the press and in his own song "Superman" of a relationship with Carey. There hasn't been such a compelling musical soap opera since Carly Simon's '70s roman à clef, "You're So Vain." However, the disc's most inspiring moment comes on "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy," a wistful elegy for her father that recounts his final days in his hospital room. This is a stunning return to form for Carey. --Jaan Uhelszki Average Rating:
 Rating:  - no case-Music is great, no doubt. I just wanna complain to the sender that no case was included, and there are many scratch on the disc which is still readable by CD player. But the condition posted was "excellent"-it is NOT! I would like to change it with better condition's one. Rating: - bland and boring...I know Mariah could have done better on this album. The only song I like from this album was Through the rain, everything else was so dead. It was a complete borefest. There was no passion, no excitement, no sparks. It didn't really feel like a Mariah Carey album. It was like she was completely absent on this. I wanted her to show off her beautiful vocals that made her famous, but all I got was whispers. People may think that Glitter was her worst, but I don't think they have seen worst yet compared ... Read More Rating:  - "You're no superhero..."Charmbracelet by Mariah Carey is anything but a treasure. This was the album after her so-called breakdown and the music here is mostly filler, the songs are just messy and uninspiring. I used to love Mariah's albums but this one is her second worst after the horrific Rainbow. The only song with spunk and a sense of humor is the Eminem diss track, Clown. Bringin' on the Heartache is a so-so cover and Through the Rain is a complete snooze fest. I hate her r & b style songs, wish she would go back ... Read More Rating:  - Underrated and Unappreciated : But Also Unlistenable : A Curious Oddity"Charmbracelet" confuses me. Something tells me I'm SUPPOSED To like it, since I usually like anything by Mariah, but its the only album in her catalog that I have consistently tried to revisit, but somehow can't quite get into it. I consider her soundtrack to "Glitter" superior to this. The problem is that either Mariah thought she could blend way too many genres together, or she just wasn't very interested. Either way, its evident that the primary reason this ranks low in her catalog is ... Read More Rating:  - mariah, mariah, mariah!I have to say that once I gave this another chance, I found that it was better than I initially thought. I appreciate all the times where she belts instead of whispering here and there. Here's my review: through the rain * whispering vocals, slightly inspirational but too long. nice ending. 3.5/5 boy * too long also. otherwise, fun, bouncy approach and lyrics. 4/5 the one * lyrics are the strong point. nice notes at the finish. 4.25/5 yours * the second strongest ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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