Charmbracelet

Charmbracelet is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on December 3, 2002 through Island Records and MonarC Entertainment. The album was her first release since facing a breakdown following the release of her film Glitter (2001) and its accompanying soundtrack album, both of which were critical and commercial disappointments. Described as one of her most personal records, following 1997's Butterfly, Charmbracelet was designed to recoup with Carey's former audience. Throughout the project, Carey collaborated with many songwriters and producers which she had worked with in the past, including Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as first-time musicians like 7 Aurelius and Dre & Vidal. According to Carey, the songs in Charmbracelet combine introspective and personal themes, and also addresses celebratory and fun anecdotes, with love being the prevalent theme of the album. Musically, the album continued Carey's calculated mixture of pop...