Maria Carey, the name that rings a million bells in the hearts of her fans, as much for her beauty as her talent, who is described as a “diva” by many, is all set to take the world by storm again with her physics savvy E=MC2.
I am sure this formula needs no explanation, what with her status of superstardom. E=MC2 is her latest album, that was released recently on April 15.
Maria Carey is known to embrace extremes and this album, which is her tenth studio album, is no different. The songs start in a club and end in a church.
With the release of E=MC2, Maria climbed one more step up the ladder of fame, by getting closer to the Beatles, who hold the No. 1 title for the most Hot 100 singles with 20, whereas Maria is at No. 2 currently with 18, with her new chart-topper “Touch My Body.” Prior to this release, she was at 17 and tied with Elvis Presley.
In spite of having whisked past Elvis Presley, Maria has a great deal of love and respect, which she expressed as, “I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world,” Carey told The Associated Press on Tuesday via phone from London. “That’s a completely different era and time … I’m just feeling really happy and grateful.”
“For me, in my mind the accomplishment is just that much sweeter,” she said. “In terms of my ethnicity, always feeling like an outsider, always feeling different … for me it’s about saying, ‘Thank you Lord, for giving me the faith to believe in myself when other people had written me off.'”
“Touch My Body” has also been voted No.1 in the trade magazine’s digital download chart, with an amazing 286,000 downloads in the first week of its debut.
This song is a follow up to her previous “The Emancipation of Mimi” from 2005, which has won her a Grammy. That was a great moment of glory for Maria, and marked a comeback of sorts, after facing a lot of personal and professional issues prior to that.
Maria named this album E=MC2, as this album continues with her rebirth in many ways. In her own words, “It’s like emancipation of Maria Carey to the second power and beyond.”
E=MC2 covers a lot in the form of hip-hop, ballads, a few gospel-induced ballads with a seasoning of reggae beats.
The album opens with fun songs, beginning with a hip-hop “Migrate,” featuring T Pain, followed by “Touch My Body,” number 1 single (18th.) Next Maria tries reggae, “Cruise Control” with Damian Marley. The next two songs in the album are troubled love songs, “I Stay In Love” and “Thanks For Nothing.” The dance tracks include, “O.O.C.” (Out of control) and “I’m That Chick,” which has the feel of the cool seventies. The album closes with a couple of ballads, “Bye Bye” and “I Wish You Well.”
The numerous reviews on her new album reveal that E=MC2 is nothing exceptional but it does bring Maria on par with Madonna, and helps in re-establishing herself.
Maria Carey says that she is at the most enjoyable point in her career and that she has crossed the stage of trying to set records or even making pop history. She wishes to encourage people who feel they cannot achieve something, by telling them never to lose faith. This is a great message for her fans and it reflects what Maria Carey is, beneath all that glamor of superstardom.
