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She could have stayed in hiding.

April 3, 1998

Their appearances seem more to have more to do with promotion than gals getting together for a grand time.

October 30, 1998

November 20, 1998

April 2, 1999

October 28, 1999

November 8, 1999

December 19, 1999

"Glitter" is an absolute mess that'll go down as an annoying blemish on a career that, while not always critically heralded, was at least nearly consistently successful.

September 16, 2001

It looks as if Carey will continue scrambling to hold on to her career after "Charmbracelet" reveals she's up to the same old old tricks.

December 12, 2002

Won't get Carey out of the career-crisis mode that's dimmed her star, but it's loads better than another greatest-hits collection.

October 23, 2003

Easily her least generic and most consistent CD since her over-rated debut, 1990's self-titled effort.

April 21, 2005

"E=MC2" boasts a perfectly polished mix of up-to-the-minute R&B-pop with just enough shiny hip-hop bits to give Carey a quarter-ounce of street cred.

May 4, 2008