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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

3

2/4

3

Houston, TX, USA

September 21, 1997

It's time she turn the lyric- and music-writing over to more mature hands and concentrate on what she does best: sing.

Butterfly

4

3.5/4

3

Indianapolis, IN, USA

September 21, 1997

Lynn Dean Ford

Butterfly

4

3

New York, NY, USA

September 21, 1997

Butterfly

3

2.5/4

3

Philadelphia, PA, USA

September 21, 1997

Tom Moon

Butterfly

2

3

Sacramento, CA, USA

September 21, 1997

Josh Freedom du Lac

Butterfly

1

1/10

3

Sydney NSW, Australia

September 21, 1997

Peter Holmes

Butterfly

3

3

Kansas City, MO, USA

September 22, 1997

Timothy Finn

Butterfly

4

3

September 23, 1997

Michael Musto

Butterfly

4

3

Quincy, MA, USA

September 24, 1997

Carey injects a more sultry and sensual tone to her singing here.

Butterfly

3

3/5

3

Charlotte, NC, USA

September 25, 1997

This is nearly a flavor-of-the-month recording.

1997

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

October 9, 2024

What the Critics Said About Mariah Carey's 1991

October 8, 2024

What the Critics Said About Mariah Carey's 1990 Debut Album and How it Changed Over

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