After divorcing her husband, Tommy Mottola, Carey released Butterfly (1997). īefore the release of Charmbracelet, Carey experienced a year of critical, commercial and personal struggles, following the poor reception of her debut film Glitter (2001) and its accompanying soundtrack, as well as her subsequent hospitalization.
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I learned a little more about how to work hard but also how to be healthy and take care of myself, and now, in general, in my life, I'm in a really good, happy place." "I had worked myself very very hard for many many years and I never took a break, and last year, I had just become very very exhausted and ended up just not really in a good place physically and emotionally. Internationally, she traveled to several countries to promote the record she made an appearance in Brazil, performing on the program Fantástico, in addition to several acoustic performances and interviews on MTV Europe and MTV UK. She also performed on televised shows such as the 30th annual American Music Awards, Today, The View, the Soul Train Music Awards and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Carey embarked on the Charmbracelet World Tour, and performed 69 shows in over eight months. In the US, it topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, but stalled at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. The lead single, " Through the Rain" reached the top-ten in Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy and the United Kingdom. Three singles were released to promote the album. Internationally, the album reached the top-ten in Japan and Switzerland, and peaked inside the top-forty in seven other countries. Cam'ron, Jay-Z and Freeway also appear on the album.Ĭharmbracelet debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 241,000 copies in its first week. Compared to Glitter, which featured a variety of sampled melodies from the 1980s, Charmbracelet has a softer hip hop and R&B sound to it. The album contains a mixture of R&B beats, and the songs incorporate elements of other genres, such as gospel and soul. Throughout the project, she collaborated with several musicians, including Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 7 Aurelius and Dre & Vidal.Īccording to Carey, love is the album's main theme, and the songs combine introspective and personal themes with celebration and fun. Critics described Charmbracelet as one of Carey's most personal records, following 1997's Butterfly. The album was Carey's first release since her breakdown following the release of her film Glitter (2001) and its accompanying soundtrack album.
Charmbracelet is the ninth studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey, released on December 3, 2002, through MonarC Entertainment and Island Records.
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