emancipation emancipation tenth studio album american singer songwriter mariah carey released april emancipation considered carey comeback album critics highest selling release decade composing album singer collaborated songwriters producers including appeared featured guests select tracks carey opted use personal nickname title revealing intimate singer seen album theme emancipation personal commercial setbacks similar vocal production previous works signature ballads album encompasses dance oriented uptempo styles keeping celebratory motif critics noted theme independence lack restraint dubbing album party record contrast pop rock music styles framed previous releases emancipation showcases wider range genres exploring related styles 1970s retro gospel soul album debuted number billboard highest week sales carey career time entered albums charts canada denmark france japan emancipation best selling album second best seller worldwide april sold million copies like highest charting songs years reaching countries belong accumulated weeks number later hailed song decade billboard reached number australia number new_zealand achieved positions european countries promote album carey performed 48th grammy awards mtv_video_music_awards embarked sixth concert tour background carey experienced critical commercial personal professional struggles following poor reception debut film picture panned critics earned million dollars box office posting personally expressive letter official site carey checked hospital connecticut emotional physical breakdown following film soundtrack poor performance bought carey unprecedented million recording contract company paid million ways carey flew italy week month stay began write new studio album experiences gone recent months inspirational themes signed starting imprint entertainment carey released intended comeback album critics deemed strong improvement establish popularity early stages career enduring years critics carey planned return music november revealed website album emancipation carey recording album executive learned close friends referred singer told carey feel spirit record use title fun people don laugh diva jokes laugh breakdown jokes laugh want live life enjoy carey explained personal nickname inner circle title meant letting guard inviting fans closer thought naming album emancipation mariah carey writing recording visit recording studio carey given beat later date met american rapper backstage carey mentioned track told beat originally intended written lyrics decided collaborate track later titled following months carey wrote produced songs including floor fly like bird november felt composed good material emancipation listened album suggested singer compose strong singles ensure project commercial success based recommendation carey met atlanta brief studio session felt written best work day trip carey wrote produced shake number released album fourth singles following recording session shake briefly selected album lead single replacing contenders stay night carey later returned atlanta second meeting penned songs album belong like interview billboard carey described sentiments like production stage great feeling finished writing song flying atlanta crazy hour morning listening plane ride way home demo version felt special carey management decided release like album lead single calling right fire starter singer praised focused felt composed favorite songs album told mtv album making older executives happy making bring house ballad media dramas life tried sessions sparse like 70s soul music according carey intended album feature sound previous releases singer frustrated previous records inclusion considered unnecessary bells opted record majority emancipation live alongside band agreed decision felt live vocals album sound authentic musical style emancipation carey expressive album point according creative freedom oppressed expectations record executives past noted album motif professional cultural emancipation songs interview carey spoke album lack creative restraint felt featured album reviving carey popularity adult contemporary radio audience following decline found singer sampling 1980s melodies featuring ballads similar songs emancipation drew influence hip hop composed elevated tempo according editor vibe album includes musical pulls carey opposite directions tracks find paired hottest hip hop producers day exercises restraint groove rest comes naturally heart desire don care rap territory explores genres greg_kot chicago_tribune felt album effectively combines elements hip hop rhythm blues pop songs appeal broad cross section listeners aside ballads uptempo tracks emancipation incorporates elements soul 1970s inspired genres evident gospel tinged closing track fly like bird tracks derive instrumentation live bands musical instruments uptempo songs feature arrangements synthesizers critics considered album carey diverse record years highlighted different production choices techniques songs like written produced carey features hand verses fat man song bassline chord progression aligned piano string notes lyrics arranged portray singer celebration came party open purple taking higher lifted like slant_magazine praised lyrics beat felt song prepares listeners album party theme lyrically belong described broken hearted lament love features finger kick drums piano driven melody carey composed gospel influenced ballad fly like bird lyrics form prayer conveys message love god song features verbal recording carey pastor reads verses bible singer wrote album fifth cut features rap verses produced vibe writer described musical characterized production strange instrumentation weird melodic shifts drum patterns bed synths lyrically protagonist makes sexual advances romantic interest line worth good interpreting lyrics female role noted shy woman doesn need man attention carey wrote alongside producer ballad electronic keyboard notes rhythmic vinyl sound melodies gospel genres stay night produced carey kanye_west samples piano loop cover version wow lyrics protagonist faces dilemma spending night lover relationship number samples hook british band imagination single illusion derives production 80s esque synthesizers musical instruments described shake playful approach bitterness specifically bad apple lyrics got shake like commercial interview carey described track favorite emancipation shake apply personal dramas song lose anxiety intensity moment listen song come annoying meeting got shake editor jon new_york_times felt album follows formula apparent shake album verses stay narrow range choruses higher ends songs carey gives old sky high notes background flourish release promotion emancipation released island jam music group download mexico march april album released australia new_zealand united_kingdom emancipation distributed following day album available canada april available france japan united_states released china british japanese versions album sprung included bonus tracks special edition emancipation titled released november accompany premiere carey single don forget album released versions bonus tracks don forget written produced carey album single night featuring belong remix featuring american rappers new version single lonely originally featured carey sings additional verse second version album limited edition set dvd includes videos emancipation released like belong shake number recently filmed video don forget album domestic release video number previously released europe carey began promotional tour support album beginning april days later performed like game singer filmed appearance british music program pops performing album singles carey launched release album interview piece outdoor concert taking place times square attracting largest crowd plaza new year eve celebration concert featured singles album addition fly like bird happen following week performed belong bet awards appeared annual special broadcast live april carey performed belong late david_letterman tonight jay_leno ellen degeneres mtv_video_music_awards carey performed accompanied sung shake official remix version belong headlining performer fashion rocks november carey performed shake newly released single album release don forget half time thanksgiving game november opened 33rd annual don forget months later placed featured performer times square ball drop new year eve new_york 48th grammy awards february carey returned grammy stage time performance began pre taped video discussed importance god religion life came stage sang shortened version belong followed fly like bird performance induced standing ovation night earned praise critics singles like released album lead single january critics predicted song carey popularity mtv viewers highest charting song internationally years peaked number sixteen billboard hot belong album second single biggest hits carey career sixteenth chart topping single spending fourteen weeks hot peak longest stay song 2000s aside breaking nielsen records song named song 2000s decade billboard belong topped singles charts australia new_zealand netherlands attained peak denmark spain switzerland shake single released emancipation peaked number hot barred position carey previous single belong time billboard history female artist occupied spots chart lead artist released double number australia reached don forget fourth release album song carey seventeenth chart tying elvis_presley number singles solo artist record surpassed touch body released fifth single album time fly like bird released promotional single released single peaked number billboard chart sales tour sixteen months release album carey announced headlining tour years named hits tour carey centric fan music diary beginning july ending october tour spanned stops thirty canada africa japan tour featured singer long time friend musical director interview associated_press carey described tour direction music perform tour going working different arrangements older songs little life going sound totally different freak anybody love singing songs different music genuinely want tour new songs older hits new songs mean time life wonderful want experience fans tour received generally mixed reception critics singer vocals deemed highlight reviewers felt singer frequent costume changes pre filmed clips distracting carey played people concerts midway tour booked night concert hong_kong scheduled japanese shows performances cancelled tickets went sale carey manager said cancellation concert promoter refused pay agreed compensation promoter blamed poor ticket sales allegedly tickets sold carey outrageous demands later disputed promoter ticket sales figure saying tickets sold said carey performed long compensated regardless attendance carey ultimately sued promoter claiming million damages concert abrupt cancellation critical reception emancipation received indicating generally positive reviews metacritic website averages professional reviews critics numerical score stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic called album highly crafted piece dance pop relative comeback carey catchy thought voiced common criticism album carey voice damaged comparison glory years 1990s commented songs fly like bird wish knew carey voice sounded thin damaged billboard critical vocals writing voice lost power years showcases considerable pipes strong lyrics slick production praised emancipation carey best album butterfly called carey voice impressive concluded emancipation send carey stock star voice deserves merely entertainment_weekly editor noted song showcases carey vocal strengths reviewing fly like bird concluded moving resist interpret song plea heightened record sales help welcome emancipation sounds like fine mtv_news considered album title influenced janet_jackson based alternate persona according emancipation carey strongest effort 2000s said album took straight list guardian gave album stars calling cool focused urban new_york_times complimented carey wrote album material felt record sound fresh innovative emancipation disciplines fewer tricks sounding believable finds lesser singers granted certain constant sense control popmatters gave album seven stars claiming carey redemption previous releases praised album singles called music gave album assortment beats burns called production ill advised called carey vocals strained thin considering improvement previous releases decade concluded suffers fact vocals deteriorated simple fact voice undergone past years sal_cinquemani slant_magazine gave emancipation half stars calling redemption complimented array beats production critic thought material album stronger described carey long term plan pop domination giving vibe destiny child potent added mariah returned singing pushing limits good taste barely outfits commercial performance emancipation carey highest selling album week release debuted number billboard copies sold highest week sales carey career opened fifth number album country album debut remained months dropping number september album remained thirty consecutive weeks returned release helped album rebound number sales units emancipation best selling album nearly million units sold week year album massacre released weeks earlier album solo female artist year best selling album months release album certified times platinum riaa reached million sales mark emancipation entered australian albums_chart april number following week peaked spent week number album spent total weeks chart certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria denoting shipments unit finished number seven end year chart canada emancipation debuted peaked number canadian albums_chart week sales units album certified triple platinum shipments units emancipation debuted number seven albums_chart dated april july fourteen weeks debut album reached peak position number seven entry album spent combined weeks albums chart certified double platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi shipments copies album british sales stood units france album debuted peak position number april record spent total weeks chart certified gold signifying shipments copies months release europe certified emancipation platinum denoting shipments million units continent hong_kong awarded gold disc award issued best selling foreign albums year debuted number japanese albums_chart certified platinum units shipped end reported emancipation sold million copies globally second best selling album year best selling album solo female artist april emancipation sold million copies worldwide accolades emancipation received awards award nominations earned nominations original release received carey single year carey won best contemporary album emancipation belong carey nominated win album year emancipation record year belong song year belong best female pop vocal performance like don forget nominated winning emancipation won soul train awards best soul album vibe award album year rolling_stone ranked album number list year best albums entertainment_weekly ranked number list best albums past years belong won teen choice award world music award awards shake don forget won additional carey received award drew media attention stolen singer dressing room track listing personnel credits emancipation adapted album liner notes charts certifications
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