Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)

Butterfly
Butterfly
Studio album by Mariah Carey
Released	September 16, 1997
Recorded	January–July 1997
Studio	The Hit Factory; (New York City);
Genre	Pop; hip hop; R&B;
Length	57:19
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mariah Carey; Walter Afanasieff; Sean "Puffy" Combs; The Ummah; Stevie J; Trackmasters; Cory Rooney; David Morales;
Mariah Carey chronology
Singles from Butterfly
	"Honey"; Released: August 26, 1997; "Butterfly"; Released: December 1, 1997; "The Roof"; Released: March 20, 1998; "Breakdown"; Released: March 24, 1998; "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.	Title	Writer(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 Dan Shea	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 Missy Elliott Cory Rooney Stevie J.	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 Elton John Bernie Taupin David Morales	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

Mariah Carey
Studio albums	Mariah Carey (1990) · Emotions (1991) · Music Box (1993) · Merry Christmas (1994) · Daydream (1995) · Butterfly (1997) · Rainbow (1999) · Glitter (2001) · Charmbracelet (2002) · The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) · E=MC² (2008) · Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009) · Merry Christmas II You (2010) · Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014) · Caution (2018) · Here for It All (2025)
Compilation albums	#1's (1998) · Valentines (2000) · Greatest Hits (2001) · The Remixes (2003) · The Ballads (2008) · The Essential Mariah Carey (2011) · #1 to Infinity (2015)
Live albums	MTV Unplugged (1992)
Video compilations	The First Vision (1991) · MTV Unplugged +3 (1992) · Here Is Mariah Carey (1993) · Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1996) · Around the World (1998) · #1's (1999) · The Adventures of Mimi (2007)
Concert tours	Music Box Tour (1993) · Daydream World Tour (1996) · Butterfly World Tour (1998) · Rainbow World Tour (2000) · Charmbracelet World Tour (2003-2004) · The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006) · Live at the Pearl (2009) · World Tour (2009/2010)
Selected filmography	The Bachelor (1999) · Glitter (2001) · WiseGirls (2002) · Ally McBeal (2002) · State Property 2 (2005) · You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) · Tennessee (2008) · Precious (2009)
Charities	Fresh Air Fund · Make-a-Wish Foundation · Save the Music Foundation
Related articles	Discography · Videography · Tours · Awards · Crave Records · MonarC Entertainment · Mariah Carey Wish Icon Award

Track listing

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