Well, now this is triumphant.

After the sorry disappointment that was Mariah Carey‘s most recent single, “Triumphant,” (saved only by this remix), Mimi is back on solid melodic ground six months later with the midtempo ballad, “Almost Home.” Co-written with Simone Porter, Justin Gray, and Lindsey Ray, and co-produced by Norwegian production team Stargate (Rihanna, Ne-Yo), the song is featured in the forthcoming Disney film, Oz: The Great and Powerful, starring James Franco and Mila Kunis.

The soaring “Almost Home” finds Mariah returning to familiar territory — a self-empowerment theme a la “Hero” explored via her impressive multi-octave range — while never seeming over the top. Great and powerful stuff.

Purchase Mariah Carey – “Almost Home” via iTunes, Amazon MP3.