Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Pros: Good mix of pop, R&B, with a little bit of help from hip hop
Cons: People didn't love the newly single Mariah as much as the old one

Out of all the albums Mariah Carey has put out, this is the one I've listened to the most. There was something about 1997 and music. I bought anything R&B related it seemed. And this album was right at the top of my list. It was supposed to be a new ...

Pros: One stunning autiobiographical ballad, a couple of cool mid-tempo R&B jams.
Cons: Boilerplate easy listening ballads and a couple of embarrassing hip-hop excursions.

It must be nice to be Mariah Carey. After all, the woman is one of the most successful recording artists of all time. Every studio album she's released since her 1990 debut has gone Platinum. As of this writing, she is only three songs away from tying ...

Pros: Mariah grows and sings ballads that are actually interesting.
Cons: She didn't let go of her generic past completely.

I'm at a loss for words. Truly. This being my sixth Mariah Carey review, I was just about to let give up on my goal getting through each record the woman has recorded, but I should have payed attention to the beautiful irony that the second I gave up ...

Pros: New, more diverse directions for Mariah. Some of her best songs are on this album.
Cons: The reprise was filler, Fourth of July is just another Mariah track slightly altered.

I remember the first time I heard Butterfly back in 1997. I was standing inside a store in Las Vegas with a notebook in hand waiting to hear Mariah’s fifth studio album. (not counting Christmas and Unplugged) “Honey” was saturating the airwaves ...

Pros: It's a bit edgy, Almost all of the songs could be hits.
Cons: My All, Outside

1997 was a pivotal year for Mariah Carey. Her marriage to Sony music impresario Tommy Mottola was over and the seemingly unbreakable hit machine they had working was on the fray.

”Butterfly”, so named because...

Pros: She supplies power to all the homes in Russia with the force of her voice.
Cons: Some old fans may label her a "sell-out".

The Main Idea: After her divorce from Tommy Mottola and the subsequent reinvention she underwent, Mariah released one of her most critically acclaimed efforts to date in Butterfly. Butterfly is a departure from most of Mariah's ...

Pros: Nice mix of song types, Mariah has a great voice
Cons: Fourth of July, Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)

Now Butterfly is one album that I don’t regret at all having in my collection. No one can deny that Mariah Carey has one of the most, if not the most recognizable voices in the music industry. This album has such a variety of musical styles ...

Pros: vocals, arrangements, usage of hip hop, best vocals she's ever done, The Roof
Cons: um, I got nothin'.

What's your favorite album?How could four words, 22 letters, and seven syllables create such a collective headache in music fans? Ask anyone this question and you'll get a multitude of reactions. You'll find the extremely enthusiastic ...

Pros: Emotion, Successful Venture into Hip-hop, "The Roof" and "Breakdown"
Cons: Doesn't take it ALL THE WAY but eh, still succeeds.

If you thought DayDream was a step into maturity in Mariah's music, then Butterfly may surprise you as the REAL step into musical artistry. DayDream was only a baby step ...

Pros: Edgy yet traditional, Butterfly is Mariah's best album to date
Cons: Some ballads are weaker... But only marginally

First things first - I absolutely adore this album.. I place it proudly in my top three albums of all time. This is the album that propelled Mariah Carey from just another pop singer to one of my favourite artists. Butterfly is a creation...

Pros: Cool vibe with not the everyday expectations from an artist like Mariah Carey
Cons: though the beautiful collection of songs on this album, 11 is not enough.

The album, Butterfly has to be one of Mariah Carey's best albums, if not the best. She was introduced into the pop culture with her popular song, "Vision of Love" and then has proved to be an amazing vocalists with the capability of ...

Pros: Sincere Lyrics....Very Sexy...Good For Romancing
Cons: Can't Dance to it....I got bored.....Too Different

I'm sure everyone in this world has listened to Mariah Carey. She made such a significant impact in the 90s and perhaps set an influential role in divas. "Butterfly" is like a album chock-full of independence and symbols of a butterfly...who...

Pros: Beautiful lyrics compliment Mariah's beautiful voice
Cons: A couple songs are fillers

Since Mariah Carey burst into the music scene in 1990 with her self-titled debut album, she has been shattering glasses with her 8 octave voice. But on Butterfly, Mariah learned how to use her voice with more subtlety and sincerity. Probably her most...

Pros: Has some of Mariah's most beautiful songs and lyrics
Cons: A lot of the middle songs sound the same

Well as we all know, this is NOT the Mariah that we were used to seeing. And it did not do anywhere as well as her 2 previous albums, but Mariah definitely matured in this one. To ME this album is more of a lyrically-based album, the music just messes up...

Pros: Just a few good songs off the album
Cons: Not that inspirational

When Butterfly was released in '97, a good friend of mine, who's also a big Mariah fan (not the same person I spoke of in my Music Box review) played the CD for me. He played some of his favorite tracks; in fact, the first one he played for...