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Butterfly

Mariah Carey

1997 · Electronic, Hip Hop

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Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Butterfly is a Soul & Funk album by Mariah Carey, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 161 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.

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Mariah Carey’s sixth album is full of gossamer tracks that float like its titular creature. But its name also signifies her evolution toward hip-hop, which began on 1995’s <i>Daydream</i> and continues on this 1997 release with the lightly strutting Puff Daddy production “Honey” and the effervescent Bone Thugs-n-Harmony collab “Breakdown.” Carey’s voice is still a force to be reckoned with, as her spellbinding cover of Prince’s romantic epic “The Beautiful Ones” shows, but <i>Butterfly</i> flaunts her ability to use her power strategically.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Honey5:02
  2. 2Butterfly4:36
  3. 3My All3:52
  4. 4The Roof5:14
  5. 5Fourth Of July4:23
  6. 6Breakdown4:45
  7. 7Babydoll5:07
  8. 8Close My Eyes4:22
  9. 9Whenever You Call4:22
  10. 10Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)3:49
  11. 11The Beautiful Ones7:00
  12. 12Outside4:46

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Contemporary R&B
  • lush
  • tender
  • urban

Album notes

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Released on CD/CD/LP/MD/MC 8-9-97
Reached #2 in the UK Chart
Singles Released & Related:
Honey (25-8-97) #3
Butterfly (1-12-97) #22
Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) (1997) (Promo Only)
Breakdown (1997)
My All / Stay Awhile (JD Remix) (1998)
The Roof (Back In Time) (1998)
My All (1-6-98) #4
Mi Todo (1998)
From #1's (16-11-98) #10
Sweetheart (1998)
When You Believe (7-12-98) #4
I Still Believe (29-3-99) #16
Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany) (1999) (Promo Only)
Around The World (1999)

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Mariah CareyLEAD VOCALS ARRANGED BY, BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
  • Artie ReynoldsBASS BASS GUITAR
  • Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyFEATURING
  • Boyz II MenFEATURING
  • ClarenceBACKING VOCALS
  • ClarenceBACKING VOCALS
  • Cory RooneyDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUM PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS
  • Da BratFEATURING
  • Dan SheaDRUM PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS , PROGRAMMED BY DRUMS KEYBOARDS
  • Donald ParkerKEYBOARDS, PIANO PIANO PIANO, KEYBOARDS
  • Dru HillFEATURING FEATURING, ARRANGED BY VOCALS
  • Gary MontouteELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
  • Jermaine DupriFEATURING
  • Joey MoskowitzPROGRAMMED BY PROGRAMMED BY, PERFORMER
  • Kelly PriceBACKING VOCALS
  • Krayzie BoneBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, RAP FEATURING
  • Mary Ann TatumBACKING VOCALS
  • MaseVOCALS

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