'In music she found her dream, her love, herself ... We can already guess the meaning of the story of the film Glitter from these appealing words. It is the romanticized success story of Mariah Carey, the best-selling American artist of all time. The CD Glitter contains twelve new songs that show the music of the singer in all facets. It moves between Loverboy's dance pop, the typical American love
… ballads like Lead The Way, and the (obligatory) cover versions of well-known hits, this time Funkin 'For Jamaica and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life. In between, a laundry list of guests comes along, including , and the most eye-catching are. Not a striking change of direction on this record, rather it is a musical summary of her career. She did indeed find her dream in music: a successful career as a singer. She also found her love there, although her marriage to record boss Tommy Mottola lasted four years. Whether she found herself remains the question. The reports in the tabloid press about a collapsed Carey suggest the worst and with this slick, blood-commercial album she hardly gives us an idea of the person behind the phenomenon. (MS)more
