Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)

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
Daydream (1995) Butterfly (1997) #1's (1998)
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