E=MC2
by Mariah Carey
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Apr 15, 2008
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. The A.V. Club
    Nov 19, 2018
    75
    It's skillful and winsome enough that the other hits it spins off will stay pleasant, if not revelatory.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    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]
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    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.
  5. The Guardian
    80
    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').
  6. Billboard
    80
    Carey's made a pop album with equal parts levity and gravity.
  7. Boston Globe
    70
    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."
  8. Blender
    80
    E=MC2 is Carey's most-fun album, and her best.
  9. Dot Music
    70
    It's still very much a Mariah album--and a very slick and stylish one--with all the sweetness and swagger that entails.
  10. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    A strident, self-assured album.
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  11. Prefix Magazine
    70
    It’s all pretty cohesive, yet the album relies too heavily on its slick production and lyrical arrangements.

Awards & Rankings

19
#19 Most Discussed Album of 2008
56
#56 Most Shared Album of 2008

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 382 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 194 out of 382
  2. Mixed: 90 out of 382
  3. Negative: 98 out of 382
  1. PEDROMFR
    Feb 18, 2021
    5
    So, yes, definitely this album is a breath of fresh air after Mariah's last projects, since it brings a bigger pop influence, making the albumSo, yes, definitely this album is a breath of fresh air after Mariah's last projects, since it brings a bigger pop influence, making the album more pleasant to listen to, but it still has too many ordinary songs, that nothing add to the singer's discography. "I Stay In Love" is, without a shadow of a doubt, the highlight of the album.… Full Review »
  2. HonestMuusic
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
    The Follow up to the hugely successful "Emancipation" Mariah finds a mellow R&B Groove and doesn't stray to far from the formula, although theThe Follow up to the hugely successful "Emancipation" Mariah finds a mellow R&B Groove and doesn't stray to far from the formula, although the Auto-Tune especially in a few of the opening tracks becomes an annoyance they are still at least perfectly calculated tracks to keep our interest.… Full Review »
  3. italoverdade
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    album with great commercial potential as well as mixtures one Mariá more fri and classy, dipping into R & B and hip hop if not for thealbum with great commercial potential as well as mixtures one Mariá more fri and classy, dipping into R & B and hip hop if not for the mismanagement of his label would have been higher than the last.… Full Review »
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