The Adventures of Mimi (video)

The Adventures of Mimi
Video by Mariah Carey
Released	November 16, 2007
Recorded	October 8, 2006
Venue	Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
Genre	R&B [1]
Length	165:00
Label	Island Artist Nation
Director	Sanaa Hamri Randy Jackson
Producer	Mariah Carey Benny Medina Ken Ehrlich Michael Cohl
Mariah Carey chronology
#1's (1999) The Adventures of Mimi (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Bangor Daily News	B+ [2]
The Herald	2/5 [3]
MusicOMH	[4]
New Straits Times	[5]
People	[6]
Toronto Sun	[1]
Video Librarian	[7]

The Adventures of Mimi is the seventh video release by American singer Mariah Carey. It documented her 2006 summer concert tour The Adventures of Mimi . It was released on Blu-ray disc on April 15, 2008. ^[8] A new two-DVD set was released April 16, 2008 in Japan. ^[9] A three-disc deluxe edition was released on April 15, 2008. ^[10]

History

The DVD was shot at her show in Anaheim, California on October 8, 2006 at Honda Center. It is Carey's first DVD release since #1's (1999), a compilation of music videos. ^[11] The cover was photographed by Markus Klinko and Indrani. Unlike the other concerts in the tour, Boyz II Men made a guest appearance to perform "One Sweet Day".

On December 1, 2008, The Adventures of Mimi was re-released as a four-disc box set, E=MC² Adventure Box, also containing the album E=MC² . The box set also includes a double-sided poster with one tour photo and one album photo, and a special logo key ring.

Track listing

The Adventures of Mimi - Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Opening video"		0:24
2.	"It's Like That"	Mariah Carey Johntá Austin Douglas Davis Jermaine Dupri Isaac Freeman Manuel Seal Ricky Walters	3:54
3.	"Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Da Brat, and DJ Clue)	Carey Shawn Carter Shirley Elliston Lincoln Chase Michael Walden Jeffrey Cohen Calvin Broadus Ricardo Brown Melissa Elliot Warren Griffin Nathaniel Hale Andre Young Shawntae Harris	4:08
4.	"Dreamlover"	Carey Dave Hall Dave Porter	5:19
5.	"My All"	Carey Walter Afanasieff	4:15
6.	"Shake It Off"	Carey Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Austin	4:32
7.	"Vision of Love"	Carey Ben Margulies	5:21
8.	"Fly Like a Bird"	Carey James Wright	3:04
9.	"I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz)	Berry Gordy Bob West Hal Davis Willie Hutch	4:26
10.	"Fantasy" (featuring O.D.B.)	Carey Ol' Dirty Bastard Hall Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Adrian Belew Steven Stanley	5:06
11.	"Don't Forget About Us"	Carey Dupri Cox Austin	4:12
12.	"Always Be My Baby"	Carey Dupri Seal	3:11
13.	"Honey" (featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Mase)	Carey Mohandes Dewese Berry Gordy Stephen Hague Ronald Larkins Malcolm McLaren Alphonso Mizell Frederick Perren Larry Price Deke Richards Bobby Robinson Mason Betha Sean "Puffy" Combs Kamaal Fareed Sean Jacobs Steven Jordan Jason Phillips David Styles	5:02
14.	"I Wish You Knew"	Carey Wright	2:17
15.	"Can't Let Go"	Carey Afanasieff	2:11
16.	"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men)	Carey Afanasieff Michael McCary Nathan Morris Wanya Morris Shawn Stockman	5:56
17.	"Hero"	Carey Afanasieff	4:28
18.	"Make It Happen"	Carey Robert Clivillés David Cole	5:50
19.	"We Belong Together"	Carey Dupri Seal Johntá Austin Kenneth Edmonds Bobby Womack Patrick Moten Sandra Sully Stanley Bristol Sidney Johnson	3:21
20.	"Butterfly Reprise"	Carey Elton John David Morales Bernard Taupin	2:28
21.	"Bonus feature: Behind-the-Scenes"		14:34
Total length:			93:59

The Adventures of Mimi - Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Adventures of Mimi Tour documentary"	34:16
2.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - Shake It Off"	4:32
3.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - Vision of Love"	5:07
4.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - Honey"	5:19
5.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - One Sweet Day"	5:16
6.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - Hero"	4:23
7.	"Bonus feature: Karaoke - We Belong Together"	3:42
8.	"Bonus feature: Lovers and Haters"	4:46
9.	"Bonus feature: DVD credits"	1:00

Charts and certifications

2007–2009 weekly chart performance Region – Chart (Publisher) Peak position Australia – Music DVD (ARIA) [12] 26 Japan – DVD (Oricon) [13] 75 Netherlands – Music DVD (Dutch Charts) [14] 21 Spain – Music DVD (Promusicae) [15] 8 UK – Music Video (OCC) [16] 10 US – Top Music Video ( Billboard ) [17] 1 2008 year-end chart performance Region – Chart (Publisher) Position US – Top Music Video Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 15

List of certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [19] 2× Platinum 60,000* United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum 100,000^ * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Releases of The Adventures of Mimi

Region	Date	Format	Ref.
Austria	November 16, 2007	DVD	[21]
Australia	November 26, 2007		[22]
Japan	November 28, 2007		[23]
Germany	November 30, 2007		[24]
United States	December 4, 2007
Germany	April 15, 2008	Blu-ray	[25]
Belgium	August 18, 2008	DVD	[26]
Japan	September 22, 2010	Blu-ray	[27]

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