1. Honey - Great up-tempo song ya all know it, It became her 12th #1 song.

2. Butterfly - A beautiful ballad...I really can't descibe in words how wonderful it is.

3. My All - This is my favorite song on the album, it's classic Mariah.

4. The Roof - Another great song, It has greatl lyrics, soem of the best Mariah has ever written.

5. Fourth of July - This is the only song that I'm not that into, it's kinda like "Underneathe the Stars".

6. Breakdown - Mariah's best song after "Vision Of Love" Mariah and Bone Thugs = The best stuff you ever heard.

7. Babydoll - This song is a really great R&B song.

8. Close My Eyes - A very personal ballad, beautiful melody and great lyrics. This song sometimes brings a tear to my eye.

9. Whenever You Call - Old School Mariah type ballad.

10. Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) - Nice dance mix

11. The Beautiful Ones - One of Mariah's best remakes...and Dru Hill sounds great on it!

12. Outside - Great ballad for anyone who feels..."On the outside".


Soulful, Hip, Great to Listen Too, What Pop is about!   August 8, 2000
Jason (Texas)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Even though this album is 3 years old, it still lingers on! This is the album that turned me into a Mariah Fanatic! All songs are soulful, hip, and great! If you're sick of the blonde singers (Britney Spears, etc..) Then this is the singer to turn too! Here is a review of her songs.

1.Honey- Very hip, great choice for the first song on this album, makes you wanna listen to the whole album. 10/10

2.Butterfly- Great song again, the albums name. Very refreshing and soft. The lyrics are great and Mariah's voice is perfect. 10/10

3.My All- Now this is another good song, but not Great in my opinion, the background drowns out Mariahs wonderful voice. But its very 'European'. Still a good song though, it gets a 9/10

4.The Roof-Hip, Edgy, modern, and sort of rap style for Mariah, another good song. 9.5/10

5.Fourth of July-Definately an awesome song! I think they shouldof made a video of this one. I love the background music and jungle like noises and stuff. This is one of the best songs on the album. 10/10

6.Breakdown- Very catchy and good tune. I really like this song. Glad they made a video off of it. 10/10

7.Babydoll- Rap-like, kinda neat with the vocalist in the background. 9.5/10

8.Close My Eyes-A Masterpiece! Very emotional like, i LOVE this song, it almost puts a tear in your eye. 10/10

9.Whenever You Call-a good song, good tune. 9/10

10.Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)- Very cool reprise, so it would have 12 songs.

11. The Beautiful Ones- Hip, kinda strange vocals and background music. I think a little too many 'baby,baby,baby's 8.5/10

12. Outside-A good ending song, slow and peaceful 10/10

Hope this review helped! I think any Mariah fans should definately add this album to there collection! Its also good for people who just heard of Mariah Carey!


Wonderful effort from Mariah Carey   June 16, 2005
Zhang-A (Indonesia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Attention: Mariah Carey has changed. No more parent-accepted humble clothing; no more sweet-natured adult-contemporary sound. Instead, she starts to put on sexier outfits (or in other words, she wears considerably less clothes than usual), and she steers her music into hip-hop influenced sound. The result: SURPRISINGLY AWESOME!

After listening to Mariah singing one ballad after another for more than half a decade, you'd think she would remain such a sweet girl forever and ever. Yet on this album, she shows the naughty and seductive side of herself. And it works out really well; you'd wish she has done this earlier. The songs are arguably among her best works. "Honey" is simply outstanding, possibly one of her best up-tempos. The music is hip and sensual, the lyrics seductive, and Mariah sounds sexier than ever. "When you love someone so deeply/ They become your life/ Its easy to succumb to overwhelming fears inside/ Blindly I imagined I could/ Keep you under glass..." are the first verses of the beautifully written title track, which she sings so flawlessly, holding back her voice until it explodes into climax on the bridge. "The Roof" also stands out with its sexy lyrics and Mariah's breathy-yet-soulful delivery, while "Fourth Of July" offers one of Mariah most romantic lyrics yet: "...Then you put your hand in mine/ And we floated away/ Delicately lay entwined/ In an intimate daze/ A crescent moon began to shine/ And I wanted to stay/ Tangled up with you among the fireflies/ On that Fourth of July...". On another track, "Breakdown", she offers perhaps the funkiest break-up songs ever; it is actually one of my favorite tracks. Her voice really shines on this yet another really well written track.

Beside the already-famous ballads "Butterfly" and "My All", there are other hidden treasures on this album: "Close My Eyes" and "Otherside". Both tracks are also ballads, but with a different style from her usual ones; they are more mature and simply more soulful (the lyrics of "Close My Eyes" really touch my heart). But the best track on this endless list of classy tracks is definitely "The Beautiful Ones". Perhaps you would feel that this track is slightly too long (like what I felt at the first few listens), but once you get used to the length, you will realize how fabulous this track is. It is arguably her best duet to date. Both Mariah and Dru Hill give us all what they've got to offer. Simply outstanding! But then, this album is so outstanding itself, it is almost difficult to pick a favorite. Regardless of whether you like Mariah Carey or not, you will embrace this album. It IS that good.



Best Album Of All Time   February 7, 2005
Jonathan Kuntz
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Mariah has had many great albums throughout the years (daydream, mariah carey) but this album is definetly is Mariah at her best, and personally my favorite album of all time. Most critics say this was the end of Mariah because she was sounding more "hip-hop" but I personally think that she wasn't really going more "hip-hop" because this was just the new "pop" of 97' when Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy artists were hot at the time and Mariah took some of that and magically blended it into her sound making an awesome album, and the best in her catalogue. The one song on the album that "people" say was way too "hip-hop" was Breakdown ft. Bone-Thugs, but this song is actually my favorite song ever which had really deep lyrics and a great sound, and bone-thugs add to the song b/c they aren't on there rapping crazily, but there rapping is melodic and goes with the song. Another great song off of the album is the remake of Prince's "Beautiful Ones" that Mariah does ft. Dru Hill. This an awesome song, and unlike other remakes that Mariah did in the past ( and I do love the other covers like Without You and Open Arms) she makes the song her own and its awesome. And just for the ballad people, she has a song great ballads on here, including one of my favorites Whenever You Call, that is a great song.This album is Carey's best (closely followed by Daydream) and even though it's more of an R&B Hip-Hop album, its still "popular" music at its best, and her voice sounds flawless as ever, maybe even better.

1. Honey- 5/5: A great song to start off the album. its more uptempo and "hip-hop" done by Puffy and is just a great song and a "new" Mariah. 12th #1 song.
2. Butterfly- 4/5: Great ballad with symbolic lyrics (could be towars her ex-husband) with great vocals.
3. My All- 5/5: 13th #1 for Mariah with spanish guitar and powerful vocals at the end.
4. The Roof- 5/5: A mid-tempo hip-hop song(doesn't include a rapper)which shows Mariah can flawlessly do hip-hope. One of my fav's on the album.
5. Fourth of July- 4/5: Initially I wasn't really feeling this song, b/c it seemed like it was trying to be like Underneath the Stars the Daydream album, but now, 7 years later (has it been that long) I'm liking the song, and it has a mellowness to it that I'm feelin.
6. Breakdown- 5/5: An amazing song, with deep lyrics and a great feel to it. My favorite song, def. should have went to #1.
7. Babydoll- 5/5: Great R&B song with Missy Elliot co-writing and producing w/ Mariah. Great sound, and should have been single.
8 Close My Eyes- 4/5: Strong Lyrics about having to grow up too fast. A very emotional song.
9. Whenever You Call- 5/5: Awesome vocals on this song, with a great piano background.
10. Butterfly Reprise- 4/5: Good dance remix to Butterfly, but I dont like it as much as Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Dance Remix).
11. Beautiful Ones- 5/5: Great cover w/ Dru Hill (not trying to remake the Boys ll Men Moment) in which Mariah makes the song her own and its "beautiful".
12. Outside- 5/5: Deep Deep lyrics, kinda like Looking In. Great release at the end of the song, and great song to end the album.