E=MC²

Rating

Album: E=MC²
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Migrate Album Version	More Info...	4:18
2)	Touch My Body Album Version	More Info...	3:25
3)	Cruise Control Album Version	More Info...	3:33
4)	I Stay In Love Album Version	More Info...	3:32
5)	Side Effects Album Version	More Info...	4:22
6)	I'm That Chick Album Version	More Info...	3:31
7)	Love Story Album Version	More Info...	3:56
8)	I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time Album Version	More Info...	3:01
9)	Last Kiss Album Version	More Info...	3:36
10)	Thanx 4 Nothin' Album Version	More Info...	3:05
11)	O.O.C. Album Version	More Info...	3:26
12)	For The Record Album Version	More Info...	3:26
13)	Bye Bye Album Version	More Info...	4:27
14)	I Wish You Well Album Version	More Info...	4:35
2)	Touch My Body	More Info...	0:03
3)	Cruise Control (Feat. Damian Marley)	More Info...	0:03
4)	I Stay in Love	More Info...	0:03
5)	Side Effects (Feat. Young Jeezy)	More Info...	0:04
6)	I'm That Chick	More Info...	0:03
7)	Love Story	More Info...	0:04
8)	I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time	More Info...	0:03
9)	Last Kiss	More Info...	0:03
10)	Thanx 4 Nothin'	More Info...	0:03
11)	O.O.C.	More Info...	0:03
12)	For the Record	More Info...	0:03
13)	Bye Bye	More Info...	0:04
14)	I Wish You Well	More Info...	0:04

Album: E=MC²
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Migrate Album Version	More Info...	4:18
2)	Touch My Body Album Version	More Info...	3:25
3)	Cruise Control Album Version	More Info...	3:33
4)	I Stay In Love Album Version	More Info...	3:32
5)	Side Effects Album Version	More Info...	4:22
6)	I'm That Chick Album Version	More Info...	3:31
7)	Love Story Album Version	More Info...	3:56
8)	I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time Album Version	More Info...	3:01
9)	Last Kiss Album Version	More Info...	3:36
10)	Thanx 4 Nothin' Album Version	More Info...	3:05
11)	O.O.C. Album Version	More Info...	3:26
12)	For The Record Album Version	More Info...	3:26
13)	Bye Bye Album Version	More Info...	4:27
14)	I Wish You Well Album Version	More Info...	4:35
2)	Touch My Body	More Info...	0:03
3)	Cruise Control (Feat. Damian Marley)	More Info...	0:03
4)	I Stay in Love	More Info...	0:03
5)	Side Effects (Feat. Young Jeezy)	More Info...	0:04
6)	I'm That Chick	More Info...	0:03
7)	Love Story	More Info...	0:04
8)	I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time	More Info...	0:03
9)	Last Kiss	More Info...	0:03
10)	Thanx 4 Nothin'	More Info...	0:03
11)	O.O.C.	More Info...	0:03
12)	For the Record	More Info...	0:03
13)	Bye Bye	More Info...	0:04
14)	I Wish You Well	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Personnel: Mariah Carey (background vocals); Crystal Johnson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jaycen Joshua; Dave Pensado; Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro; Jermaine Dupri; Marcella Araica; Phil Tan; Fabian Marasciullo; Brian Garten.
Recording information: Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; Exclusivity Studios, Angulla, B.W.I; Honeysouth Studios, N. Miami, FL; Legacy Studios, New York, NY; Oasis Studios, St. Martin; Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY; Soundtrap, Atlanta, GA; SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA; Stone Groove Studios, New York, NY; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Mario Sorrenti.
The arrival of E=MC2 in 2008 indicated that Mariah Carey's reign as the queen of pop, and her status as one of the most popular and best-selling artists of all time, wasn't likely to end soon. The follow-up to the 2005 multi-platinum, chart-topping, Grammy-sweeping THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, E=MC2 reveals no slackening of focus or ambition, thanks in part to an all-star line-up of production help that includes The Dream, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am, Stargate, DJ Troomp, and Antonio "LA" Reid (who co-produced the album with Carey).
As usual, Carey's concentration isn't on club-oriented dance tracks but on smooth, mid-tempo R&B that pulses with sexy glamour. The lead-off single, "Touch My Body," is a case in point, a breathy invocation that induces both romantic feelings and swaying hips, and is classic Carey. Other album highlights include opener "Migrate," a moody, slinky jam; the disco-flavored "I'm That Chick"; and the ballads "I Stay in Love" and "Love Story." Nothing here is a radical departure, but Carey just seems to get better at what she does best: making sexy, listenable, flawlessly crafted R&B.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (p.63) - "Carey remains a romantic at heart. With the ballads 'Love Story' and 'Last Kiss,' she reunites with Dupri to recapture the passionate splendor of 2005's 'We Belong Together.'" -- Grade: A-

Blender (Magazine) (p.75) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[This is] Carey's most-fun album, and her best. Not coincidentally, it's also her most propulsive, with strong contributions from A-list producers including Jermaine Dupri, SwizzBeatz, Stargate and Tricky Stewart."