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Jul 1, 2014While the album may have its flaws, it is for the most part a successful period piece that clearly displays Carey's appreciation for all that has come before her.
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While Carey has never been a particularly confessional musician, Glitter seems a step in a more cathartic direction, from which subsequent albums should no doubt benefit.
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BlenderAfter years of trading her signature flourishes for a radio-ready purr, she's left with almost no presence at all. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.118]
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She throws so much sparkle, shine and, yes, glitter at us that even tracks about her friend's suicide and her recent breakup are as glossy as her latest publicity shot.
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''Glitter'' is a mess, but its shameless genre hopping (and Carey's crash) makes it an unintentional concept album about the toll of relentless careerism.
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The downside of Glitter is the downside of all Mariah Carey albums. They're called "ballads," and Mariah still likes them big and goopy, with zero melodic or emotional punch.
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Q MagazineGlitter continues her slump from gifted to grievous via gratuitous power ballads, dismal disco/R&B and criminal covers of '80s classics. [Oct 2001, p.117]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 142 out of 322
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Mixed: 10 out of 322
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Negative: 170 out of 322
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Nov 4, 2022Just slightly better then the god awful film its based around. Glitter is a prime example of how to not make a successful soundtrack album.
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Nov 9, 2022
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Feb 16, 2019only 1 decent song, the rest of the album is a mess, the production is all over the place and lyric wise there is not much to talk about