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The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey

Oh man, was Glitter bad. It was such a flop, such a disaster that Mariah Carey's label had to pay her in order to kill their contract. Charmbracelet, her 2002 follow-up, was not much better. So while 2005's Mimi may not have had very high expectations, it bowled over the naysayers like a diamond-studded billy club. Produced by a myriad of studio stars - including Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, and The Neptunes - the album debuted at #1. The hit single "We Belong Together" made Carey the third most successful singles artist of all time (behind Elvis and The Beatles) and the most successful female one ever. We think that qualifies as a comeback.

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Colson

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Dec 2 08 1:22 PM

I do think Tina's PD belongs ahead of TEOM b/c Tina completely came out of obscurity to have a hit album. At least Mariah was still somewhat in the news. I'm not sure about the order of the other ones on this list, though.

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Dec 2 08 1:57 PM

Colson wrote:

I do think Tina's PD belongs ahead of TEOM b/c Tina completely came out of obscurity to have a hit album. At least Mariah was still somewhat in the news. I'm not sure about the order of the other ones on this list, though.

that is false. She was well known when she was singing with her husband. Proud Mary..?

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Colson

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Dec 2 08 2:20 PM

MMMIII123 wrote:
Colson wrote:

I do think Tina's PD belongs ahead of TEOM b/c Tina completely came out of obscurity to have a hit album. At least Mariah was still somewhat in the news. I'm not sure about the order of the other ones on this list, though.

that is false. She was well known when she was singing with her husband. Proud Mary..?


Ok, I used the wrong noun, but you knew what I meant.image

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Dec 2 08 2:55 PM

1. American Recordings, Johnny Cash


2. Bat out of Hell II, Meatloaf


3. American Idiot, Green Day


4. Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland


5. Private Dancer, Tina Turner


6. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan


7. Graceland, Paul Simon


8. Smile, Brian Wilson


9. The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey


10. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Dec 2 08 4:57 PM

^ Yeah. If you look on their other top tens, if they are ranked they have a "#1" next to each title to indicate such.

Anyway, aside from Meatloaf all their entries are pretty significant, respected artists. And with the younger artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Mariah) I think their comebacks pretty much sealed their deals to be viewed as such.

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Dec 2 08 11:33 PM

CAREYGOGO wrote:
American Recordings, Johnny Cash


Bat out of Hell II, Meatloaf


American Idiot, Green Day


Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland


Private Dancer, Tina Turner


Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan


Graceland, Paul Simon


Smile, Brian Wilson


The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey


Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Last Edited By: CAREYGOGO Dec 2 08 11:36 PM. Edited 1 time.

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Dec 3 08 9:13 AM

It's too bad people couldn't maintain interest after The Emancipation of Mimi, but a year after Say Something came out Rhianna created new competition for all the older pop stars, so there you have it. We now have the "Rhianna Model" that the record industry goes by which is why E=MC2 didn't do very well.

I couldn't understand how American Idiot was a "comeback album", but whatever. Green Day had been doing steadily on Alternative Rock radio up until that time, American Idiot and Wake Me Up When September Ends just gave them two more pop hits.

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heightsgarage

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Dec 4 08 1:51 AM

Judy and Johnny Cash are well deserved as well....

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