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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

3

October 20, 1997

Butterfly

2

2/5

3

Danville, VA, USA

October 23, 1997

Guaranteed to appeal to just about anyone who needs a break from inspired music.

Butterfly

4

Little Rock, AR, USA

October 24, 1997

Carey isn't relying as heavily on the vocal histrionics. That helps make this her best album yet.

1997

Butterfly

4

3

October 24, 1997

Butterfly

4

3.5/4

3

Pontiac, MI, USA

October 26, 1997

Seems to showcase Carey's strong voice using the mentality of less is more and it works beautifully.

Butterfly

1

3

October 28, 1997

Sean Piccoli

Butterfly

3

3/5

3

New York, NY, USA

October 30, 1997

Butterfly

3

2.5/4

3

Arlington Heights, IL, USA

October 31, 1997

Mark Guarino

Butterfly

3

3

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 31, 1997

R. S. Murthi

Butterfly

1

3

November 4, 1997

Robert Christgau
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