Tracks

1. It's Like That

2. We Belong Together

3. Shake It Off

4. Mine Again

5. Say Somethin'

6. Stay The Night

7. Get Your Number

8. One And Only

9. Circles

10. Your Girl

11. I Wish You Knew

12. To The Floor

13. Joy Ride

14. Fly Like A Bird

Performer Notes

Personnel: Mariah Carey (background vocals); Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell Williams (vocals); Joe Romano (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jeff Dieterie (trombone, bass trombone); James Poyser, Loris Holland, James "Big Jim" Wright (keyboards); Sherry Tatum, Courtney Bradley, Johnta Austin, Melonie Daniels, Trey Lorenz (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Jermaine Dupri; Patrick Viala; Phil Tan.
Recording information: Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy; CRC Studios, Chicago, IL; Honeywest Studios, New York, NY; Marsha And Jan Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Right Track Studios, New York, NY; SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Markus Klinko.
With the lofty title THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, it's clear that Mariah Carey wants listeners to know she's releasing an important record. Here she aims to reveal an aspect of herself that has previously been held back by career missteps and tabloid-worthy drama. It's refreshing, then, that 2005's EMANCIPATION returns the focus to Carey's remarkable voice, as the singer makes her most accomplished record in over a decade.
Carey opens the album by exhibiting some of the most sincerely soulful vocals of her career on the one-two punch of the up-tempo "It's Like That" and the beautiful ballad "We Belong Together." Her able voice expertly complements both the hazy hip-hop of Snoop Dogg on "Say Somethin'" and the acrobatics of Twista on the dream-like "One and Only." In her early years, Carey would have adorned the latter track with vocal tricks to show off her five-octave voice, but she has wisely learned to rein in her frills. In fact, restraint is the key word on THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, a straightforward and satisfying pop-R&B collection.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (No. 815, p.76) - "[E]very song on EMANCIPATION showcases Carey's undeniable vocal strengths..." - Grade: B

Vibe (pp.139-140) - 4 discs out of 5 - "Mariah gets back to her winning formula on MIMI. Her yin and yang method, with its schizophrenic mix of the '80s and 21st-cetnury hip hop, works wonders for EMANCIPATION."

Album: The Emancipation of Mimi. Edition Bonus Track]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It's Like That
2)	We Belong Together
3)	Shake It Off
4)	Mine Again
5)	Say Somethin'
6)	Stay the Night
7)	Get Your Number
8)	One and Only
9)	Circles
10)	Your Girl
11)	I Wish You Knew
12)	To the Floor
13)	Joy Ride
14)	Fly Like a Bird

Album: The Emancipation of Mimi. Edition Bonus Track]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It's Like That
2)	We Belong Together
3)	Shake It Off
4)	Mine Again
5)	Say Somethin'
6)	Stay the Night
7)	Get Your Number
8)	One and Only
9)	Circles
10)	Your Girl
11)	I Wish You Knew
12)	To the Floor
13)	Joy Ride
14)	Fly Like a Bird