Sarah Rodman
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Glitter
Boston, MA, USA
Carey makes some strides in stripping away the gloppy veneer on which she's staked her divahood.
3/4
September 11, 2001
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Charmbracelet
Boston, MA, USA
A musical white flag that finds the New York singer-songwriter surrendering to her most commercially appealing persona.
2.5/4
December 3, 2002
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E=MC²
As sequels go, "E=MC2" is better than most, boasting a higher, and more consistent, quotient of slinky, dance-floor charm and stronger ballads than "Mimi".
April 14, 2008
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Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse
Boston, MA, USA
What is unfortunately not elusive on the album are a clutch of interchangeable slow-to-midtempo tunes long on pulsating atmosphere—several with distractingly fidgety rhythmic tracks—but short on melody or verve.
May 26, 2014