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MARIAH CAREY

3

1990–2018

1148 reviews

20 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Caution

4.1

warm reception

unified reaction

28 reviews →

2025

Here for It All

3.5

warm reception

unified reaction

17 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Butterfly

1

3

London, UK

September 13, 1997

Rarely has such a superb voice been so misused.

James Bennett

Butterfly

2

2/5

3

Edmonton, AB, Canada

September 13, 1997

This album is about as subtle as a being buried alive by cotton candy. For the most part, layer upon layer of overproduction ruins what worthy grains of ideas there are.

Mike Ross

Butterfly

3

3/5

3

Singapore

September 13, 1997

Boring materials aside, Carey seems to have mastered her seven-octave voice a little better.

Rebecca Lim

Butterfly

4

6/10

3

September 13, 1997

Carey's ingrained vocal trait - never using one note when ten will do -  is as apparant on this album as ever. Someone should report her for  cruelty to syllables.

Paul Sexton

Butterfly

4

3

Toronto, ON, Canada

September 13, 1997

Butterfly

4

3/4

3

Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 14, 1997

Butterfly

4

3

September 14, 1997

Butterfly

2

2/5

3

San Francisco, CA, USA

September 14, 1997

Butterfly

3

3/5

3

Springfield, MA, USA

September 14, 1997

Proves she's finding her wings.

Butterfly

3

3

Washington, D.C., USA

September 14, 1997

Richard Harrington
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