Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)

Butterfly
Studio album by
Mariah Carey
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997
RecordedJanuary–July 1997
Studio
Genre
Length57:19
LabelColumbia
Producer
Mariah Carey chronology
Daydream
(1995) 		Butterfly
(1997) 		#1's
(1998)
Singles from Butterfly
  1. "Honey"
    Released: August 26, 1997
  2. "Butterfly"
    Released: December 1, 1997
  3. "The Roof"
    Released: March 20, 1998
  4. "Breakdown"
    Released: March 24, 1998
  5. "My All"
    Released: April 21, 1998

Butterfly is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 16, 1997. The music on the album was different to Carey's previous albums as it was mainly hip hop sounding than her standard R&B and "pop-soul" music.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Honey"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Sean Combs
  • Kamaal Fareed
  • Steven Jordan
  • Stephen Hague
  • Bobby Robinson
  • Larry Price
  • Malcolm McLaren
  • Mariah Carey
  • Sean Combs
  • Stevie J
  • The Ummah
 5:00
2. "Butterfly"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 4:35
3. "My All"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 3:52
4. "The Roof (Back in Time)"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Jean Claude Oliver
  • Samuel Barnes
  • Albert Johnson
  • Kejuan Muchita
  • Cory Rooney
  • Mariah Carey
  • Poke & Tone
 5:14
5. "Fourth of July"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 4:22
6. "Breakdown" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Anthony Henderson
  • Charles Scruggs
  • Stevie J.
  • Mariah Carey
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs
  • Stevie J.
 4:44
7. "Babydoll"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Cory Rooney
 5:07
8. "Close My Eyes"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 4:21
9. "Whenever You Call"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 4:21
10. "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • David Morales
 3:49
11. "The Beautiful Ones" (featuring Dru Hill)Prince
  • Mariah Carey
  • Cory Rooney
 6:59
12. "Outside"  
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Cory Rooney
  • Mariah Carey
  • Walter Afanasieff
 4:47

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