Even the record label considered Butterfly harder to market because of it being what they perceived as a “hip hop record.” “I don't think it's in any way obvious which things on this album are influenced by R&B, because in the end, it's my voice on top of a track that has a harder edge or a hip-hop loop, something I've done even as far back as ‘Dreamlover,’ which was a loop of a song by Big Daddy Kane,” Mariah said. It's definitely an evolution for me.”Ĭritics accused Mariah of going into a more urban direction.
I feel good about it because there are so many things that are real on it.
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I've come into my own as an artist, and at this point I feel free enough to express what I'm really feeling, without using a smoke screen. Because there wasn't a day I wasn't recording. There were peaks and valleys emotionally, and each time I went through those peaks and valleys, I put it into the music. “I threw myself into this album in that way. My life is in disarray right now, but I feel like I'm at the best and most creative place that I've ever been in,” Mariah explained. “I feel like I'm in a very good place, creatively and personally. Lyrically, there are a bunch of songs on there that relate to me personally, where as before I'd imagine certain scenarios or write about other people's situations - this is more about me.” “This album is probably the most personal album I've written. “People are going to be so analytical about a lot of it because of what's been going on in my personal life, but even beyond that, it almost feels like I'm letting go of a part of me,” Mariah explained. It was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 15, 1999.īutterfly was released right after her separation from Sony Music's chairman and CEO Tommy Mottola. It maintained that position for one week and remained in the top twenty for 21 weeks. Released on September 16, 1997, Butterfly debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 after selling over 236,000 copies in the US. 25th anniversary expanded edition 25th anniversary deluxe edition
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