Carey's debut album was released under the
guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola,
whom she married three years later. Carey achieved worldwide success with the
albums Music Box(1993),
Merry
Christmas (1994), and Daydream(1995),
with singles including "Hero",
"Without You",
"All I Want
for Christmas Is You", "Fantasy",
"Always Be My Baby",
and "One Sweet Day",
which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s).
After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more
elements of hip hop with Butterfly(1997).
Billboard named her the Artist of the 1990s Decade, while the World Music Awards honored her as the bestselling female pop artist of the millennium.
Carey opted to use her personal nickname
'Mimi' in the title, revealing a more intimate side of the singer, as seen in
the album's declarative theme of emancipation from her personal and commercial
setbacks. The Emancipation of Mimi garnered critical acclaim, with praise
towards its production, Carey's vocal performance, with critics noting the
theme of independence and lack of restraint, dubbing the album a
"party" record. Although it has similar vocal production to her
previous works and an inclination towards her signature ballads, the album
encompasses dance-oriented and uptempo styles in keeping with its celebratory
motif. The album garnered eight nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards,
including for Album of the
Year, and won three awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album.
It became Carey's first album since Butterfly(1997)
to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200,
selling over 404,000 copies in its first week and becoming the country's best-selling album of 2005.
Internationally, it topped the charts in Greece, and reached the top-five in
Canada, Denmark, France, and Japan, and was the world's second best-selling
album of the year. The Emancipation of Mimi has sold over 10 million copies
worldwide making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, sweet love, yeah
I didn't mean it when
I said I didn't love you so
I shoulda held on tight, I never shoulda let you go
I didn't know nothing, I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting here beside myself
'Cause I didn't know you, 'cause I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I'm
feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
'Cause I don't have a choice
Oh, what I wouldn't give to have you lying by my side
Right here, 'cause, baby (we belong together)
When you left I lost
a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
Who else am I gon'
lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
I can't sleep at
night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singin' to me "If you think you're lonely now"
Wait a minute, this is too deep (too deep)
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial, trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
I only think of you
And it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things, cryin'
Tryin' to figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life
Baby (my life, my life)
When you left I lost
a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
Who else am I gon'
lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
Baby
When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together
Who am I gon' lean on
when times get rough?
Who's gon' talk to me 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gon' take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together
We belong together.
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