''The Emancipation of Mimi'' is the tenth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on April 4, 2005. The album focuses on several R&B-related genres, ranging from 1970s retro soul to quiet storm, gospel, and others. It received generally positive reviews and won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Contemporary R&B Album. After debuting at number 1 with Carey's highest first-week sales during that time, it became the best selling album of 2005 in the United States and the best-selling album worldwide by a solo artist. ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' has sold 5,912,000 copies and has been certified 6x platinum by the RIAA, and it is Carey's best-selling album in the U.S. since ''Daydream'' (1995). In August 2006, Def Jam reported that the album had sold over 10 million copies worldwide. - Wikipedia