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''Charmbracelet'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-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 songwriters and producers, including Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 7 Aurelius and Dre & Vidal. According to Carey, love is the album's main theme, and the songs combine introspective and personal themes with celebration and fun. The album contains a mixture of pop ballads and R&B beats, and the songs incorporate elements of other genres, such as gospel and soul. Compared to ''Glitter'', which featured a variety of sampled melodies from the 1980s, ''Charmbracelet'' has a more soft rock/pop rock sound. Cam'ron, Jay-Z and Freeway also appear on the album. Critics gave ''Charmbracelet'' almost moderately negative reviews. Many wrote that although the songs were good, none of them stood out enough to make an impact. Some reviewers said that Carey's voice sounded thin, airy and damaged on the album. ''Charmbracelet'' debuted at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and sold 241,000 copies in its first week. The album peaked within the top 40 in seven countries, and attained top ten positions in Japan and Switzerland. Three singles were released to promote the album. The lead single, "Through the Rain" became the most successful, reaching the top ten in Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy and the United Kingdom. In the US, it topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, but stalled at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The follow-ups, "Boy (I Need You)" and "Bringin' On the Heartbreak", were not as commercially successful. Carey embarked on the Charmbracelet World Tour, and performed 69 shows in over eight months. She also performed on televised shows and promotional tours like the 30th annual American Music Awards, ''Today'' and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. ==Background== Before the release of ''Charmbracelet'', Carey experienced a year of critical, commercial, personal and professional struggles, following the poor reception of her debut film ''Glitter'' (2001), and her subsequent hospitalization. After divorcing her husband, Tommy Mottola, Carey released ''Butterfly'' (1997). With her next release, ''Rainbow'' (1999), Carey incorporated elements of R&B and hip-hop into her music, particularly on the lead single "Heartbreaker".〔 According to ''The Sacramento Bee'', she attempted to sound more "ghetto". She stopped working with longtime pop producers such as Babyface and Walter Afanasieff, in order to pursue a new sound and audience, and worked with writers Sean Combs and Jermaine Dupri.〔 Following the worldwide success of ''Rainbow'', Carey left Columbia Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bands A-Z: Mariah Carey )〕 Controversially, Mottola and executive Benny Medina in 1999 used several songs Carey had written and co-written for Jennifer Lopez.〔 Carey's 2001 film debut ''Glitter''〔〔 was panned by movie critics, and earned less than eight million dollars at the box office.〔〔 Carey's $100 million recording contract was bought out by Virgin Records, who paid her $28 million to leave the label.〔 Carey checked into a hospital in Connecticut, following a controversial appearance on ''Total Request Live'', in which she gave ice cream to fans, left troubling messages on her website and demonstrated what was considered by the media as "erratic behavior".〔 Carey said she had had an "emotional and physical breakdown."〔 After a fortnight's hospitalization, Carey flew to Capri, Italy, where she stayed for five months and began writing and producing material for a new studio album about her recent troubles.〔 She was signed by Island Records, and started her own imprint, MonarC Entertainment, for her intended "comeback" release, ''Charmbracelet''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charmbracelet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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