Mariah Carey Charmbracelet Release Date: 2002 12 03 Label: Island
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From the demure photos gracing the artwork (the tight shorts of Rainbow are long gone) and the first single/opening track "Through the Rain," a slow ballad designed as "Vision of Love" meets "Hero," it's evident that Mariah is back in the adult contemporary camp. She hasn't completely abandoned hip-hop -- Jay-Z and Freeway guest on "You Got Me," there's a the club-ready groove for "You Had Your Chance" (built on the same bassline as "Nuthin' But a G Thang"), and a take-off of Cam'ron's "Oh Boy" on "Boy (I Need You)" (which he endorses with a cameo); there's the crackling vinyl used as ambient noise on "Irresistible," and the use of dripping water as percussion on "I Only Wanted." She also covers Def Leppard's power ballad classic "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | | 1 | Through the Rain | Cole, Carey | 4:48 | | 2 | Boy (I Need You) | Carey, Smith, Whitfield | 5:14 | | 3 | One | Bryan Michael Cox, Carey, Cox, Dupri | 4:08 | | 4 | Yours | James Harris III, Lewis, Carey, Wright, Harris | 5:06 | | 5 | You Got Me | Carter, Carey, Pridgen, Smith, Carter | 4:22 | | 6 | I Only Wanted | Carey, Cole | 3:38 | | 7 | Clown | Carey, Davis, Tatum, Harris | 3:17 | | 8 | My Saving Grace | Jackson, Carey, Crouch, Lawrence | 4:09 | | 9 | You Had Your Chance | Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Haywood, Cox, Carey | 4:22 | | 10 | Lullaby | Davis, Harris, Carey | 4:56 | | 11 | Irresistible (West Side Connection) | Jackson, Jackson, Wansel, Carey, Life, Quincy Jones III, Life, Young, Young | 5:04 | | 12 | Subtle Invitation | Smith, Crouch, Seven Aurelius, Carey, Jackson, Bacon | 4:27 | | 13 | Bringin' on the Heartbreak | Elliot, Peter Andrew Willis, Clark, Elliott, Willis, Steven Mayhard Clark | 4:34 | | 14 | Sunflowers for Alfred Roy | Carey, Cole | 2:59 | | 15 | Through the Rain [Remix] | Crouch, Carey, Cole, Jackson | 3:32 |
Releases:
| Year | Type | Label | | 2002 | CS | Island | | 2002 | CD | MonarC/Island | | 2002 | CD | Universal Distribution | | 2002 | LP | Island | | 2007 | CD | Universal Distribution | | 2002 | CD | Mercury |
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