| With the success of Daydream, Mariah Carey became the first
female artist in history to have three studio albums to each sell in excess
of eight million copies. Butterfly takes Mariah soaring to
a new level of musical vision and artistry and promises to exceed the achievements
of its predecessors.
"Honey," the first single from Butterfly, is an instant
hit on multi-format radio while a groundbreaking video for the track --
codirected by Mariah Carey and Daniel Pearl and shot by Paul Hunter --
rocketed into across-the-board heavy rotation on MTV, VH1, BET, and the
Box. In the history-making tradition of its forerunners, "Honey" debuted
at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of its release. According to the
Billboard Bulletin (September 4, 1997), "Honey" is "... her third single
to open in the top spot and her 12th No. 1 overall, giving her the most
chart-toppers of any solo female artist in the rock era. In the history
of the Hot 100, only six singles have debuted at No. 1 and Carey owns half
of them."
Butterfly includes
11 new compositions written by Mariah with some of pop music's most illustrious
collaborators:
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"Honey" (produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.,
The Ummah, Stevie J., and Mariah Carey);
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"Butterfly" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff);
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"My All" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff);
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"The Roof" (produced by Poke and Tone for Track Masters Entertainment,
and Mariah Carey);
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"Fourth of July" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff);
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"Breakdown" (produced by Mariah Carey, Stevie J., and Sean "Puffy" Combs
for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.);
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"Babydoll" (produced by Mariah Carey and Cory Rooney);
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"Close My Eyes" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff);
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"Whenever You Call" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff);
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"Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" (co-produced by Mariah Carey and David Morales
for Def Mix Productions);
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"Outside" (produced and arranged by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff;
co-produced by Cory Rooney)
In addition, Mariah carries on her tradition of performing heart-stopping
cover versions with her rendition of (The Artist Formerly Known As) Prince's
"The Beautiful Ones" (from Purple Rain); the track is produced by Mariah
Carey and Cory Rooney.
Guest artists on Butterfly include Mase & The Lox (on "Honey")
and Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone from Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony (on "Breakdown").
Mariah Carey released her eponymous debut album in 1990. Mariah Carey
has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide and yielded a record-setting
four consecutive #1 singles on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart: "Vision
of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna
Cry."
Her 1992 album, Emotions, generated her fifth consecutive #1 single,
placing Mariah Carey in the Top Ten All-Time achievers of Most Consecutive
#1 Hits. Emotions also earned Mariah two Grammy nominations ("Best Pop
Vocal, Female" and, with Walter Afanasieff, "Best Producer") and an American
Music Award ("Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B").
On March 17, 1992, Mariah Carey performed on MTV Unplugged. That appearance
led to an EP which sold more than five million copies worldwide, a #1 single
("I'll Be There") and a home video which has sold more than a quarter-of-a-million
copies worldwide.
In 1993, Mariah Carey released Music Box, which has sold more than 24
million copies worldwide and generated the #1 singles "Dreamlover" and
"Hero" as well as the Top 10 hit "Without You."
Mariah Carey's holiday album, Merry Christmas, caused a Yuletide flurry
of more than eight million copies sold worldwide shortly after its release
in November 1994.
Over the course of her career, Mariah Carey has been the recipient of
numerous music industry awards and honors. She won Grammys in 1990 for
Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Female ("Vision of Love"). The same
year, Mariah picked up three Soul Train Awards: Best New Artist, Best Album
(Mariah Carey) and Best Single, Female ("Vision of Love").
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A perennial favorite at the American Music Awards, Mariah won Favorite
Female Artist/R&B in 1992; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite
Album, Adult Contemporary in 1993; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock in
1995; and Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Female Artist,
Soul/R&B in 1996.
In 1995, Mariah Carey was named World's Best Selling Pop Artist, World's
Best American Recording Artist, and World's Overall Best Performing Artist
at the World Music Awards. The following year (1996), the World Music Awards
presented her with trophies for World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist
of the Year, World's Best-Selling Overall Recording Female Artist of the
Year, World's Best-Selling Pop Artist of the Year, and World's Best-Selling
American Female Artist of the Year.
The 1996 Blockbuster Awards honored Mariah for Favorite Single ("Fantasy")
and Favorite Adult Contemporary Single ("One Sweet Day"). She picked up
her first Billboard Awards in 1991 for Top Adult Contemporary Artist, Top
Pop Artist, Top Album Artist, Top Pop Album Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist,
and Top Pop Singles Artist/Female. In 1996, she won a Billboard Award for
Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year and, with Boyz II Men, a Special Hot
100 Singles Award for "One Sweet Day."
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