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E=MC2
by Mariah Carey


7.2

based on 16 reviews
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Official Artist Site

The follow-up to 2005's "The Emancipation of Mimi" features T-Pain, Damian Marley, and Young Jeezy as guests.

LABEL:	Island
RELEASE DATE:	15 April 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	R&B, Pop

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Entertainment Weekly

The result is a largely enjoyable mix of flirtatious club jams, midtempo love songs, and emotional ballads anchored by hip hop beats that hansomely showcase the singer's powerful vocal range. [18 Apr 2008, p.63]

Observer Music Monthly

The production is glossed to within an inch of its life, the mood is cheerfully upbeat--or 'festive' as Carey might put it herself--and the entire confection rings out with bold, sassy, brutally executed intent.

The Guardian

She is on fine vocal form throughout E=MC2, whether belting out massive ballads ('Thanx 4 Nothin') or layering her voice into a swooning bank of a hundred Mariahs ('I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time').

Billboard

Carey's made a pop album with equal parts levity and gravity.

Blender

E=MC2 is Carey's most-fun album, and her best.

Dot Music

It's still very much a Mariah album--and a very slick and stylish one--with all the sweetness and swagger that entails.

New Musical Express

A strident, self-assured album.

Prefix Magazine

It’s all pretty cohesive, yet the album relies too heavily on its slick production and lyrical arrangements.

Boston Globe

As sequels go, E=MC2 is better than most, boasting a higher, and more consistent, quotient of slinky, dance-floor charm and stronger ballads than "Mimi."

All Music Guide

Like so much of "Emancipation" and E=MC2, which is a virtual replica of its predecessor in almost every way, 'Touch My Body' is all about sound, rhythm, and texture and not so much about song, something that helps sustain Mariah Carey's run at the top the charts, but something that also pushes melodic hooks, and in the process singing, into the background.

Rolling Stone

Nearly every song confines Carey to four-note verses, offering little room for her glorious range, and the six ballads are drenched in yearbook-quote lyrics that never quite work themselves into the froth of "The Emancipation of Mimi."

Hartford Courant

That leaves the expected collection of highly buffed beats, a dozen producers deep, which occasionally generates material that ranks with Mariah's best.

NOW Magazine

There is some insubstantial filler here, but more often than not, E = MC2 hits the mark.

Los Angeles Times

E=MC2 is a little better--the songwriting is more consistent, the feel a bit more natural--but it too lacks a ruling temperament or artistic vision.

The New York Times

It is in the same vein [as "The Emancipation of Mimi"], but much less good.

PopMatters

At the end of the day, however, E=MC2 is nothing more than a shallow imitation of its predecessor, the unexciting kid cousin of an arena-sized R&B watermark.

The average user rating for this album is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 98 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dec M. gave it a7:
On a whole it's a very good album with songs like "I stay in love" and "i wish u well" displaying the famous 8 octave vocal range but many tracks limit her vocals and if her name and picture were not on the album cover they could easily be mistaken for a mariah wannabe like beyonce....Also this album although quite good is full of forgettable tracks....Would love to see the old mariah back where she wasn't a product of media culture ie the daydream era was possibly her at her best.

MakMak gave it a10:
Hottest MC record since Butterfly. Her best as a singer and songwriter. Gotta give her props! 2008 is the Year of Mariah once more.

Jorge S. gave it a10:
Mariah's best since "Butterfly". I love every song.

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Best Album Ever... May Better Than Madonna's New CD Trust Me I Know I Heard It.... So Ahead Get The Mariah Carey Album Now.

Laura W. gave it a9:
Mariah Carey has a nice album .It is the best piece of work she has done in years. she still has that amazing voice. Once again, she come outs with hot hits. Keep doing your thing girl.

Secardin O. gave it a4:
Mediocre album and no artistic ambition.

Martin C. gave it a1:
She recycled her previous album... again. Just no.

E=MC2 by Mariah Carey

E=MC2
by Mariah Carey