Mariah Carey - E=MC² Album Review

E=MC² by Mariah Carey, Album Review

E=MC² is the eleventh studio album by American pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey. The album was released on April 15, 2008 in the United States.

In typical diva style, Carey is credited as executive producer along with Antonio ‘LA’ Reid, the chairman of Def Jam records. Collaborators include, among others, Damian Marley and T-Pain on the album which, musically, ploughs the same sassy furrow as previous successes. Singles include the predictably catchy and sensual ‘Touch My Body’.

Before the confirmation of the official title, the album was planned to be named That Chick, a reference to one of the album tracks.
The album name means “(E) Emancipation (=) equals (MC) Mariah Carey (²) to the second power”. It is a play on Einstein’s famous mass–energy equivalence formula and is the sequel to her 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi.

Mariah Carey - E=MC² Track listing

1. “Migrate” (featuring T-Pain)
2. “Touch My Body”
3. “Cruise Control” (featuring Damian Marley)
4. “I Stay In Love”
5. “Side Effects” (featuring Young Jeezy)
6. “I’m That Chick”
7. “Love Story”
8. “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time”
9. “Last Kiss”
10. “Thanx 4 Nothin’”
11. “O.O.C.”
12. “For the Record”
13. “Bye Bye”
14. “I Wish You Well”

iTunes Pre-Order bonus track

15. “4real4real” (featuring Da Brat)

“Touch My Body” was chosen as the lead single off the album.
After entering the Billboard Hot 100 at #57, the song climbed to the top of the chart, becoming Carey’s 18th number one single on the chart, pushing her to second place among artists with the most number one singles in the rock era and first place as a solo artist in the same category, surpassing Elvis Presley.
The achievement was attributed to a record-breaking digital sales debut, as 286,000 copies were sold in its first week of availability. Being a song written by Carey, it has helped her break the tie with Barry Gibb and takes the third place for songwriters with most number one hits. Only Paul McCartney with 32 and John Lennon with 26 have more.

Mariah Carey - E=MC² Product Description from amazon.com

Performer and songwriter Mariah Carey has set April 15th as the in-store date for the most eagerly anticipated album of the year, E=MC². The 11th studio album of her career, E=MC� is the follow-up to The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah’s worldwide 10 million selling #1 album, which generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), 2 #1 singles and countless more industry honors during its 18-month stay on the charts. The first single from E=MC² is “Touch My Body,” written and produced by Mariah Carey, C. “Tricky” Stewart, and The-Dream, and blasting out worldwide on February 12th. The video for “Touch My Body” was directed by feature filmmaker Brett Ratner - Internet, cable and network premieres for the video will be announced in the weeks ahead. In addition to C. “Tricky” Stewart and The-Dream, other guest producers joining Mariah on E=MC² will include Jermaine Dupri, DJ Toomp, Stargate, Will I Am, Bryan Michael Cox, Nate “Danjahandz” Hills and James Poyser.. E=MC� is executive produced by Mariah Carey and Antonio “LA” Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.

The Emancipation Of Mimi, released April 12, 2005, was an industry phenomenon for the mega-platinum award-winning superstar - Soundscan’s biggest-selling album of the year, bringing total sales of Mariah’s albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, making her the most successful female recording artist in history. Mimi featured “We Belong Together” (winner of the Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song Grammys) and “Don’t Forget About Us,” Mariah’s 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley’s 17 #1’s. Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 48 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 #1 hits.

Mariah Carey - E=MC² Album Info

Released April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 52:14
Label Island
Producer Mariah Carey (executive), L.A. Reid (executive), Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, James Poyser, Swizz Beatz, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Scott Storch, Stargate

sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey’s_eleventh_studio_album and http://www.amazon.com/E-MC2-Mariah-Carey/dp/B000UMKCYC