Charmbracelet - Mariah Carey
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Metascore
43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics What's this?

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 88 Ratings

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  • Summary: After proving that all that Glitters is not gold, can the best-selling female artist of the 1990s manage a hit in the 21st century?

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Amazon.com
    80
    An inspired and diverse 15-song opus.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    She has a fine technical voice but the emotional resonance of a car park. [Feb 2003, p.98]
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  3. Blender
    60
    For most of Charmbracelet, she sticks to a gauzy, breathy, phone-sex coo, muzzling her inner diva until the final verse or a few ultrasonic high notes in the fade-out. [#13, p.92]
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  4. Dot Music
    30
    A plodding collection of ballads carefully designed to show-off her jaw-dropping vocal range to the fullest.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 62
  3. Negative: 19 out of 62
  1. laurenf
    10
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  2. JohnnyC
    10
    This album is really really good. There are songs on this album that weren't given the time to shine and that is why i think it wasn9;t a blockbuster success. "Through The Rain" and "You Got Me" are just two of the GREAT tracks on this album!… Expand
  3. HeatSeeker
    8
    Charmbracelet is an acquired taste that will probably only be loved by her closest fans, though there are flashes of brilliance for everyone to enjoy, from the final explosive chorus of "Through The Rain" to the rock-influenced drama of "Bringing On The Heartbreak". The album's biggest fallback is its insistence on undersinging, which is all the more infuriating coming from a woman known for her voice. Looking past that however, there melodies are solid, the lyrics are fresh, and the album works together well as a whole.… Expand
  4. john
    0
    This cd took away over 64 minutes of my life and I want it back.

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