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Charmbracelet
Charmbracelet is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on December 3, 2002 through MonarC Entertainment and Island Records. The album was her first release since her breakdown following the release of her film "Glitter" (2001) and its accompanying soundtrack album, both of which were critical and commercial failures from the previous year. Critics described "Charmbracelet" as one of her most personal records, following 1997's "Butterfly". Throughout the project, Carey collaborated with several musicians, including
and wrote, "Though there's nothing as immediate as 'Fantasy' or 'My All' here, Charmbracelet is significantly less contrived than 1999's "Rainbow" and almost as creatively liberating as "Butterfly". British columnist Angus Batey, writing for Yahoo! Music UK called the songs on "Charmbracelet" forgettable, and wrote, "She used to take risks, but "Charmbracelet" is conservative, unadventurous and uninspiring; and, while it's understandable that simply to make another record marks a triumph of sorts