Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel
by Mariah Carey
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Sep 29, 2009
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 392 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 195 out of 392
  2. Mixed: 75 out of 392
  3. Negative: 122 out of 392

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  1. ScooterC.
    Oct 5, 2009
    6
    This album is ALL over the place! The lyrics are fascinating, yet a bit forced. Mariah's voice is a whisper or high whistle notes. Arrangements are intensely over produced or very simple, like my favorite LANGUISHING. H.A.T.E.U. is good, so is OBSESSED, but enough with the remixes BORING!
  2. BurtB.
    Sep 30, 2009
    5
    Another age inappropriate album from a former pop heavyweight.
  3. ajd
    Sep 29, 2009
    4
    Yawn...when will she ever evolve musically??? A true artist is the one who tries different music styles and keeps their music fresh! But she has been serving her close minded fans the same crap for the last few decades! Same old boring slow jams, Same old hooks, same old themes....same old Mariah!! The best songs are the Up-tempo ones, other then that, its pretty....yawn.....ZZZ...oh Yawn...when will she ever evolve musically??? A true artist is the one who tries different music styles and keeps their music fresh! But she has been serving her close minded fans the same crap for the last few decades! Same old boring slow jams, Same old hooks, same old themes....same old Mariah!! The best songs are the Up-tempo ones, other then that, its pretty....yawn.....ZZZ...oh sorry.....Lame!… Collapse
  4. svetapiatakova
    Feb 13, 2011
    6
    This is a mature, solid album with a few surprises (her 'ode' to Eminem) and plenty of old school r and b... my favorite is It's a Wrap, so classic yet so inventive... Mariah is at the top of her game.

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#14 Most Discussed Album of 2009
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#29 Most Shared Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    70
    The album was composed by R&B's best songwriters of the late 2000s, Terius Nash (The-Dream) and Christopher Stewart (Tricky); they give each song the intelligent mid-tempo bump-and-grind they've made into a specialty.
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  2. Billboard.com
    71
    Overall, Carey's throwback vibe on Memoirs is refreshing and much welcomed.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    It's puzzling to hear one of music's most powerful voices continually corralled into a feathery R&B midrange; imperfections are nowhere to be found on Memoirs, but neither are many true revelations.
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