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Glitter (soundtrack)

Glitter
Glitter Mariah Carey.png
Soundtrack album by Mariah Carey
Released September 11, 2001
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre
Length 51:45
Label Virgin
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Rainbow
(1999)
Glitter
(2001)
Greatest Hits
(2001)
Singles from Glitter
  1. "Loverboy"
    Released: July 16, 2001
  2. "Never Too Far"
    Released: October 23, 2001
  3. "Don't Stop"
    Released: December 10, 2001
  4. "Reflections (Care Enough)"
    Released: December 15, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (59/100)
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 1.5/5 stars
Billboard (Mixed)
Boston Herald (Mixed)
Daily News 2.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly C
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars
USA Today 1.5/4 stars

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.

Musically, Glitter was structured to be a retro-influenced album and have more of a dance-oriented element. On several songs, critics noted Carey to be more sexually suggestive lyrically than before, in part due to the inclusion of several guest hip hop musicians. Glitter featured several other musical acts such as Eric Benét, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, and Ja Rule. Both the album and its accompanying film were met with generally negative reviews from music critics who felt the album failed in trying to capture a genuine 1980s theme, and there were too many guest appearances. Universally, Glitter was viewed as a commercial and critical failure, leading to Virgin Records cancelling Carey's $100 million five-album contract and dropping her from the label. While it debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, it was Carey's lowest-first week sales of any album she had ever released. Internationally, it peaked outside the top-ten in many countries, but topped the charts in Japan. Glitter remains one of Carey's lowest selling albums.


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