Saturday 1 March 2008

A first listen to Carey's eleventh studio album

At a private listening party hosted by L.A. Reid, Rolling Stone recently got a chance to check out Mariah Carey's eleventh studio album, the follow-up to 2005's blockbuster The Emancipation of Mimi. Due April 15th, E=MC˛ jumps from hip-hop-flavored jams like the Young Jeezy-assisted "Side Effects" to bright, mega-catchy stuff like the disco "That Chick".

The album also tosses in a couple of big-voiced ballads ("Bye Bye", a piano-based song about losing someone close to you) and beats from big-name producers like Jermaine Dupri, Will.i.am and Scott Storch. In a notable departure from earlier albums, Carey sings in a lighter, less showy voice than we're used to on a few tracks, including lead single "Touch My Body". A horny jam about a "secret rendezvous", the single was co-written by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, the team that co-penned Rihanna's "Umbrella".

Nate "Danja" Hills, who produced "Migrate" (which features T-Pain), tells RS that on that track Carey "definitely opens up towards the end of the song and shows what Mariah does. It's a different array of her vocal range on this record, but she keeps it pretty mid-range and then toward the end she lets loose. She was singing in the room, and I was just blown away by how good it sounded without her even trying. It's incredible, I see why she is who she is."

Tracks confirmed for Mariah Carey's E=MC˛ (more songs may be added, and this is not the final track order):

"Migrate"

"Touch My Body"

"Last Kiss"

"Lovin You Long Time"

"Thanx For Nothin'"

"That Chick"

"Cruise Control"

"Side Effects"

"Love Story"

"OOC"

"Bye Bye"

(Rolling Stone)



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