Glitter
| Mariah Carey
Glitter
Glitter is the soundtrack album from the film of the same name, and the eighth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released on September 11, 2001, by Virgin Records America. The album was a complete musical departure from any of Carey's previous releases, focusing heavily on recreating a 1980s disco era to accompany the film, set in 1983. By covering or heavily sampling several older tunes and songs, Carey created Glitter as an album that would help viewers connect with the film, as well as incorporating newly written ballads. The singer collaborated with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and DJ Clue, who co-produced the album.-Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Mariah still hasn’t found her theme song, the one people will remember her voice by. Glitter is good enough to make you hope she finds it.
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Slant Magazine
While the album may have its flaws, it is for the most part a successful period piece that clearly displays her appreciation for all that has come before her.
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Mariah Carey Archives
After getting suitably shocked by the abundance of skin and lack of musically interesting bits, you'll be happy to know that this soundtrack harkens to to days Carey sang really good tunes.
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All Music
This touches on everything she tried before, but nothing works -- not the oversinging, not the sentimental, not the desperate attempts for street cred.
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Entertainment Weekly
It’s Mariah, business as usual: a few overemoted ballads, a few doses of lite-FM hip-hop, all of it as gauzy and shapeless as her previous work.
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RTE
It's definitely not gold, but in life as on record, it finds her at a crossroads: choose the urban path and get the street cred or console herself with ballads she's bound to hear every time she sets foot in a hotel lift. No contest there.
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Pop Dirt
I personally like the album and I recommend it to anybody who’s willing to give her chance.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
She pays tribute to the post-disco, synth-heavy dance music of the period.
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