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...Mariah Carey “The Emancipation of Mimi” (Island) 3 Stars...
...grown ass man. So I probably shouldn’t enjoy Mariah Carey’s latest album, “The Emancipation of Mimi,” nearly as much as I do. Carey has made her career peddling sentimental pop to teenyboppers and watered down R&B to the adult contemporary set—no self-respecting man belongs to either of those categories. And yet, at this very moment, “Mimi” is blaring from my laptop speakers, and I can’t tear myself away...
...some ways “Mimi” is manlier than previous Carey outings. Hip-hop impresario Jermaine Dupri produced the album’s chart-topping singles, including “We Belong Together.” Hip-hop is manly, right? It probably bears mentioning that Dupri is best known for his work with the pint-sized rap prodigy Lil’ Bow Wow. The kid is no Tupac, but he’s street, or at least pretends...
What “Mimi” lacks in street credibility it makes up for in soul. One of the album’s funkier tracks is “Mine Again,” a collaboration between Carey and legendary neo-soul producer James Poysner. The track is structured around a plaintive Wurlitzer melody; a killer horn section provides harmonic counterpoint; high-hat snares keep a steady rhythm in the background, and Carey’s five-octave voice takes center stage. The lyrics are standard pop fare, but Carey tackles them with surprising conviction...
...think of anything else," says Rose. Levy's team discovered that the Virgin label wasn't integrated into the business, so essentially two separate music companies were operating within EMI. Record sales were clearly not recovering, either. Indeed, after her Glitter album tanked, EMI had to pay Mariah Carey $28 million to extricate itself from the $80 million contract it had signed with her. In February 2002, EMI issued another profit warning. Record sales were clearly not recovering. A month later, it announced a restructuring plan to trim $175 million in costs. That process included cutting 1,800 jobs...