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Early buzz on The Emancipation of Mimi predicted that this would be the disc to mark "the return of the voice"--the voice being that glass-shattering instrument that propelled Carey to bestselling female artist of all time status--and mostly it is. But because of the small army of talent involved in its assembly, the album is way more than just a comeback vehicle. For proof, try the straight-ahead, look-out-Beyoncé-Mimi's-still-got-it "Mine Again"; the '70s-soul cuddle-up "Circles," a don't-attempt-on-American Idol love song; or the gospel dazzlers "Fly Like a Bird" and "Stay the Night." But for songs that steer this disc directly into 2005, no looking back, scan the jewel case for tracks followed by the word "featuring": "To the Floor," with Nelly, bumps along to maximum booty-shaking effect, while Twista spins his natural-disaster-force vocals into "One and Only." Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, and Jermaine Dupri also pitch in; between them and the highwire vocals, Emancipation works the kind of pure-pop magic that sets us all free.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 It's Like That 3:23
2 We Belong Together 3:22
3 Shake It Off 3:52
4 Mine Again 4:01
5 Say Somethin' 3:44
6 Stay the Night 3:57
7 Get Your Number / Jermaine Dupri 3:15
8 One and Only / Twista 3:14
9 Circles 3:30
10 Your Girl 2:46
11 I Wish You Knew 3:34
12 To the Floor / Nelly 3:27
13 Joy Ride
14 Fly Like a Bird 3:53
15 Don't Forget About Us
16 Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do) / Jermaine Dupri
17 So Lonely (One & Only, Pt. 2) / Twista
18 We Belong Together / Styles P
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