Mariah Carey celebrates the twentieth anniversary of her tenth album “The Emancipation of Mimi” – authentic watershed of her career – with a celebratory reissue released on May 30th for Def Jam Records/Ume.
The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition) will be available in an elegant collector's vinyl collection box (5 LP) in limited edition, personally edited by the artist, and will include the original album, the additional tracks of the Ultra Platinum Edition and numerous unpublished content: KaytraNada and Esentrik rumix, chapel versions, instrumental songs and rare collaborations.
The box also includes a selection of rarity like When I Feel It, never published first for samples related issues, and the intimate We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix). A 28 -page booklet with exclusive photographs and a letter written by Mariah for fans complete the edition.
In parallel, a digital version Extended Deluxe will be published, with some exclusive tracks.
After the Residency in Las Vegas, The Celebration of Mimi, which ended in February, the singer is expected for a new world tour. Meanwhile, this re -edition celebrates not only music, but also a decisive moment of his artistic and personal emancipation.
History
Originally published on April 12, 2005 for Island/Def Jam Records, “The Emancipation of Mimi” sees Mariah collaborating with the most appreciated and coveted talents of the time, including Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Twista, Nelly, Pharrell Williams and Neptunes, and James “Big Jim” Wright. Acclaimed by fans and critics, the project that reported it on the great international scene is considered.
“The Emancipation of Mimi” was an overwhelming triumph both on a personal and professional level, representing Mariah's reconquest of his throne as a undisputed queen of pop and R&B. From the bass rhythmic and the sparkling voice of the opening song “It's like that” to the sinuous mid-tempo of “Shake it off”, to the timeless romantic ballad “We Belong Together” (remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a good 14 weeks, the longest period of any song of the 2000s, was subsequently declared by the magazine “Song of the decade”). “The Emancipation of Mimi” reveals a production that still sounds fresh today as it was in 2005.
Reaching the first place in the standings with over 400,000 copies sold in the first week of release, “The Emancipation of Mimi” was Mariah's first album, after 1997 “Butterfly”, to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 ranking, becoming the most sold album in 2005 in the United States with almost 5 million physical copies. Worldwide, it was the second best -selling album of the year and reached the top 5 in Canada, Denmark, France and Japan. The Ultra Platinum Edition, published in November 2005 with several new songs, including “Don't Forget About Us”, would have kept the album in the Top 5 for many months and would have given Mariah his seventeenth Hit #1, allowing her to reach the primacy with Elvis Presley for the largest number of solo singles at the top of the ranking (a record that would later pass). Overall, the two albums would have earned ten nominations to the Grammy Award: eight in 2006 for the original version and two in 2007 for the Ultra Platinum Edition. In 2006, Mariah won the Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best Female Vocal Performance prizes with the song “We Belong Together”.
To date, The Emancipation of Mimi has sold over 15 million copies all over the world, becoming the best -selling album of Mariah's career.
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The tracklist
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Side a
1. It's like that
2. We Belong Together
3. Shake it off
4. Mine Again
5. Say Somethin '
Side b
1. Stay the night
2. Get your number
3. One and Only
4. Circles
5. Your Girl
Side c
1. I Wish You Knew
2. To the Floor
3. Joy Ride
4. Fly Like a Bird
5. Don't forget About Us
Side D
1. Makin 'it last all night (what it do)
2. We Belong Together (remix)
3. Secret Love
4. Sprung
5. We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix)
Side and
1. It's like that (no rap)
2. It's like that (David Morales Classic Mix)
3. It's like that Remix (Scott Storch, Fat Joe)
4. It's like that instrual
Side f
1. We Belong Together Peter Rauhofer Radio Mix
2. We Belong Together Atlantic Soul Radio Mix
3. We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine Mix) (Extended)
4. We Belong Together Instrumental *
Side G
1. Shake It Off (Remix) Jay Z & Jeezy
2. Shake It Off (Instrumental)
3. Shake it off (Acapella) *
Side h side
1. So Lonely (One & Only Pt. II)
2. Say Somethin 'feat. DEM Franchize Boyz – So I know Def Remix Radio Edit
3. Say Somethin ' – David Morales Radio Edit
4. Say Somethin ' – Instrumental
5. Circles (Acapella) *
Side i
1. Your Girl (Diplomat Remix) feat. Cam'ron & Juelz Santa
2. Your Girl (Remix) feat. Nore
3. Don't forget About Us – Desert Storm Remix feat. Fabolous & Styles P
4. Don't forget About Us Remix – Ft. Juelz Santana and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
5
J side
1. When I Feel It *
2. It's like that (Esentrik Remix) *
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4. Don't forget About Us (KaytraNada Remix) *
* Unpublished
2LP Deluxe Edition
Side a
1. It's like that
2. We Belong Together
3. Shake it off
4. Mine Again
5. Say Somethin
Side b
1. Stay the night
2. Get your number
3. One and Only
4. Circles
5. Your Girl
Side c
1. I Wish You Knew
2. To the Floor
3. Joy Ride
4. Fly Like a Bird
5. Don't forget About Us
Side D
1. Makin 'it last all night (what it do)
2. We Belong Together (remix)
3. Secret Love
4. Sprung
5. We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix)
Web & Social
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