Album Review: E=MC2

Artiste: Mariah Carey
Album Title: E=MC²
Genre: Pop ,R&B
Producers: Mariah Carey (executive)L.A. Reid (executive)[3]Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, James Poyser, Swizz Beatz, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Scott Storch, Stargate
Release Date: 15 April 2008

As usual, the expectation for Mariah Carey's album is sky high and as expected her debut got into No. 1 in the Billboard 200 with 463,000 copies sold. My first impression when i start listening to the album was the "slutty" Mariah Carey is back with her "slutty/sexually playful" songs but it changed dramatically after the second song when she experiment with a bit of reggae beat feat Damien Marley in "Cruise Control". After that comes my personal fav,"I Stay In Love" and i thought..hey this is getting much much better as it goes on and true enough it gets better. Then came some of the meaningful songs namely "bye bye"a memorial for a lost loved one and capping the album off with Bible-quoting, upright-piano gospel "I Wish You Well".

My disappointment was that she didn't really display her vocal ability but don't get me wrong she still goes for the glass breaking high pitch but nothing compared to "Mine again" from her previous album "The Emancipation of Mimi". Nevertheless we couldn't demand more from this diva on her 6th No.1 album. A very good achievement as she is tied to the likes of Madonna and Janet Jackson in the U.S . Catch her next single "Love Story" which is coming out soon

The Verdict: If you don't have extra cash to purchase this album then i would recommend you to not buy as it is not really a great album but if you still want it, Download it.

My Rating: 7/10 it's not great but overall it is still a good album.

Last but not least let me leave you with her 2nd single,a very nice&meaningful song "Bye Bye"