Mariah Carey's E = MC2 is Good, But it's No Emancipation of Mimi

Mariah Carey is one of the biggest names in the history of music. She is the third highest selling female artist of all time and has had 41 singles chart on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Along with numerous Grammy's and other awards, Mariah is a living a legend. Now Mariah is back with her eleventh studio album, E = MC². Will E = MC² be as successful as her previous album, The Emancipation of Mimi, which went on to sell 6 million records?

The first single off of E = MC² is Touch My Body co-produced and co-written by Mariah Care along with Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. The duo is responsible for chart toppers like Rihanna's Umbrella, Mary J. Blige's Just Fine and J Holiday's Bed.

The second single is Mariah's tribute to her father Bye Bye. The track is produced by StarGate and co-written by Johnta Austin. The song is a vintage StarGate mid-tempo track. The song is one of the best tracks on the album.

I'm That Chick is produced by StarGate and channels the magic of their previous collaborations with Ne-Yo. The song is interesting and one of the better on the album.

The Nate "Danjahandz" Hills produced Migrate features in demand artist T-Pain. The song however just does not pop. The song can definitely be seen as a disappointment as the collaborators are greater than the whole of the song.

Young Jeezy joins Mariah on the Scott Storch produced Side Effects. The production is harder and less commercial than you expect from Mariah. The highlight of the song is the verse and the ad-libs from Young Jeezy.

Love Story is one of the big ballads of the album. The track was produced by Jermaine Dupri.

I Wish You Well is a soulful song which shows off Mariah's lush voice. The song is the most heartfelt and well delivered track on the album.

Last Kiss is another track produced by Jermaine Dupri and tries to capture the essence of previous hits like Shake It Off musically.

Cruise Control teams Mariah Carey with Damien Marley and Jermaine Dupri. The song just does not have much to it.

I Stay In Love is produced by Bryan Michael Cox. The song is fairly solid and one of the better efforts on the album.

"E = MC2" is a fairly solid album, but it is hard to top "The Emancipation Of Mimi."

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