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The Adventures of Mimi (2007)

Where the lyrics of The Adventures of Mimi take you, and where it was really made.

This video was shot at a single Anaheim show in 2006, yet the same title later grew into a four-disc box set.

Key places

The Anaheim show that became the DVD (2006)

Live show Honda Center — The DVD was shot at Carey's show at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on October 8, 2006. Boyz II Men joined this show to perform "One Sweet Day". Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Adventures of Mimi: seventh video release by American singer Mariah Carey
• Documents her 2006 summer concert tour, also titled The Adventures of Mimi
• The DVD was shot at her show in Anaheim, California, on October 8, 2006, at Honda Center
• Released on Blu-ray disc on April 15, 2008
• A three-disc deluxe edition was released on April 15, 2008
• A separate two-DVD set was released in Japan on April 16, 2008
• Re-released on December 1, 2008 as the four-disc E=MC² Adventure Box

Background

• The release was built from a single concert rather than a compilation of the whole tour
• Unlike the other concerts on the tour, the Anaheim show featured a guest appearance by Boyz II Men
• Boyz II Men performed "One Sweet Day" with Carey at this show
• Carey's first DVD release since #1's, a 1999 compilation of music videos, was this title

Cover

• The cover was photographed by Markus Klinko and Indrani

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born March 27, 1969 in Huntington, New York, on Long Island.
• Youngest of three children of Patricia Hickey, a former opera singer, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer.
• Began singing at age three; graduated from Harborfields High School in 1987.
• Worked as a demo singer and backup singer, including for Brenda K. Starr.

Career

• Signed to Columbia Records after Tommy Mottola heard her demo tape in December 1988.
• Debut album Mariah Carey (1990) topped the US Billboard 200 and won Best New Artist at the Grammys.
• Became the first artist whose first five singles reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream (1995) achieved major global sales.
• Later albums moved toward hip-hop and R&B, including Butterfly (1997) and Rainbow (1999).
• Comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) was her fifth number-one album in the US.
• Known as the 'Songbird Supreme' and 'Queen of Christmas'; one of the best-selling artists in history with over 220 million records sold.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• First DVD release by Carey since #1's (1999), a compilation of music videos
• Blu-ray disc released April 15, 2008
• Three-disc deluxe edition released April 15, 2008
• Two-DVD set released in Japan on April 16, 2008
• Re-released December 1, 2008 as the four-disc E=MC² Adventure Box
• The box set also contains the album E=MC², together with the concert video
• The box set includes a double-sided poster with one tour photo and one album photo
• The box set also includes a special logo key ring
• Video format history: DVD first, then Blu-ray and the deluxe and Japanese editions in 2008

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The DVD was shot at a single show, the Anaheim concert on October 8, 2006.
• Boyz II Men appeared only at this show and performed "One Sweet Day" with Carey.
• The cover photos were taken by Markus Klinko and Indrani.
• The December 2008 box set paired this video with the album E=MC², and its poster and key ring were added as extras.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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