Mariah Carey claims
Rainbow, her first album since divorcing
Tommy Mottola, "chronicles my emotional roller coaster ride of the past year," but less subjective listeners could be forgiven for viewing it as simply another
Mariah Carey album. After all, all the elements are in place -- the crossover dance hits, the ballads, the cameos, the hip producers, the weird cover choice from the early '80s. But dig a little deeper, and her words ring true.
Rainbow is the first
Carey album where she's written personal lyrics, and allusions to her separation from
Mottola are evident throughout the album, even if it doesn't really amount to the "story" she mentions in the liner notes.
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