Mariah Carey‘s ‘Charmbracelet’ is sparkling once again.
Fresh from ‘E=MC2‘ blasting its way to the top of the iTunes tally, Mimi’s 2002 LP is following suit.
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As at writing, the oft-underrated set has climbed to #6 on the US iTunes store:
Released as the follow-up to 2001’s career-threatening ‘Glitter,’ ‘Charmbracelet’ was the first fruit of Mimi’s then-new union with Def Jam.
Debuting and peaking at #3, the set was critically acclaimed but didn’t yield the sales or hits expected from a diva of her stature.
Instead, it’d function as the appetizer ahead of the main meal slay that ended up being ‘The Emancipation Of Mimi’ released three years later.
Still, it houses many a gem such as the blazing ballads ‘Through The Rain,’ ‘Bringing On The Heartbreak,’ and ‘My Saving Grace.’
Here’s hoping this renewed interest introduces a new set of ears to these gems and perhaps encourages Carey to integrate them into her present-day sets.
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I love the charmbracelet record. My favorite tracks are The One and You Had Your Chance.
All the albums that have rocketed to the top of ITunes are already on my music shelf 😂🤳🏽 I’m trying to figure out why some having been sleeping on the great music and buying Lil Pump? 🤔 🤣
😅 wondering the same here.
Because of Spotify manipulation. For example Ed Sheeran is in 800 playlists made by Spotify. Did you see Michael Jackson in any majör playlist? Noo
“You Had Your Chance” “Lullaby” and of course “Subtle Invitation” stay in heavy rotation for me. An amazing album!!!
Charmbracelet was really the starter.
The Emancipation Of Mimi was the Main course.
EMC2 was the desert.
The lambs will have Rainbow, MOAIA, MIATEC & Caution hitting number one soon.
Let’s hope they can get one of her old singles to number 1 on billboard. Anything is possible as you’ve seen with AIWFCIY.
Charmbracelet’s single choices was doomed from the start.
IDJ should’ve released these in the following order:
The One
Lullaby
Subtle Invitation
Through The Rain
My Saving Grace
AMENNNNNN
We need tiktok or some challange
I was buying everything starting with Daydream, and then this release became my most regrettable purchase from Mariah. I was so disappointed that it took me a little while before I bought the Emancipation album.
thru the rain dance remix is da s-h-I-t!!!
Love MC but this is easily the worst album of her stellar career. Not a single song I love and Through the Rain is the only one deserving a repeat listen
I only wanted is a classic ballad
This album was definitely a great body of work lyrically, however you tell that her heart was not in it she was very disconnected vocally, and I understand to a degree after the whole ordeal with glitter. These were still anti Mariah years. I will go on record and say Mariah has one of the best musical catalogs in all of music.
I’m just here for the Emancipation Of Mimi comments.
It was a good album. My top 3 songs
1. You had your chance
2. Clown
3. Subtle Invitation
E=MC2 was her best album to date. I listened to that on repeat for months.
It’s not her best album, some songs sound very dated, more dated that songs that are older.
But she’s got some great tracks here. It was a very intimate record. She used her breathy register way too much.
I love I Only Wanted and Clown.
I also like My Saving Grace Subtle Invitation, her cover of BOTH, The One (the remix version).
Yasss Subtle Invitation stays on repeat
I liked Charmbracelet but I didnt love it either.
Like others have pointed out her vocal damage is most present on this record. Thank God it improved on EOMM.
I didnt understand the Oh Boy I Need You sample.
The only songs I loved were Yours and the Eminem diss record Tears of a Clown.
Not really, she was just doing a lot more whispering. She was still killin it though.
Subtle Invitation is my favorite Mariah track and stays in rotation over here!!!!
“Yours”, “The One”, “Clown” are the best tracks.
THE ONE should ave been the first single.
Followed by YOURS
and YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
She left the best singles on the cutting room floor for that messy BOY I NEED YOU and boring THROUGH THE RAIN. Great album poor single choices.
I loved this album because she was so subdued.
Yessss to everything you stated. I forgot about The One. That was my favorite bop then and now.
The One should have been a first single.. absolutely.
The Songbird Supreme !
*Dj Khaled voice* And another one….
And I know what’s next. ;p
I certainly believe charmbracelet as some of the best vocal I have ever hear – especially “Through the rain”. JUSTICE FOR CHARMBRACELET. LOVE @ YOU MARIAH CAREY!!!
Vegas residency has probably helped with the album sales