The Emancipation of Mimi

The Emancipation of Mimi is the fourteenth album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. "Mimi" is said to be a nickname for Carey previously used only by close friends; Carey says she wanted the title to be "representative of where I'm at as an artist.... This is the fun side, the real me, and not the image and the baggage that comes with the whole 'Mariah Carey' thing." The album was released in the United States by Island Records on April 12 2005 (see 2005 in music) and, accompanied by generally positive reviews, it debuted at number one with the highest first-week sales of Carey's career.

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American - Mariah Carey - Island Records - April 12 - 2005 - 2005 in music

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The album has been certified triple platinum, and has remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 for twenty-two weeks. It is Carey's best-selling in the U.S. since Butterfly (1997), and has produced three singles — "It's Like That", which reached the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100; "We Belong Together", her sixteenth number-one single; and the number two single "Shake It Off". Forthcoming singles from the album include "Get Your Number" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) and "Don't Forget About Us" (the next U.S. single from the album).

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Billboard 200 - Butterfly - 1997 - It's Like That - Billboard Hot 100 - We Belong Together - Shake It Off - Get Your Number - Jermaine Dupri - Don't Forget About Us

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