In 2005, people thought Mariah Carey’s career was cashed. She’d had a huge run of pop success all through the ’90s, but then it seemed to be crashing down. She went through bitter splits with two different record labels. She made Glitter. She was hospitalized for a physical and emotional breakdown. A couple of her albums tanked. But then Carey signed with Island, went to work with Jermaine Dupri, and released The Emancipation Of Mimi, one of the most dominant pop comebacks in living memory. The Emancipation Of Mimi sold more than 10 million copies, became the biggest album of 2005, and sent two singles to #1. It cemented Carey’s status as one of pop’s all-time titans. Now, Carey is celebrating the LP’s 20th anniversary with a new box set.
