Thursday 18 September 1997

A soaring celebration of Mariah Carey's new album

The moon and the stars were out Tuesday night at New York's Pier 59 Studios to celebrate the release of Mariah Carey's new album, "Butterfly". Models Tyson Beckford and Beverly Johnson brought the glamour, while Pras of the Fugees brought the praise for Carey's new release.

"Oh yeah, she's definitely going to sell some more records this time around. It's got new flavors. It's different. There's a twist to it," Pras says. Pras predictions appear to already be coming true. The album's first single, "Honey", debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart the week of its release. The success of the single follows in the footsteps of her 1995 release, "Daydream", which sold more than 7 million copies and generated three consecutive number one singles.

Carey, 27, teamed up with producers Sean "Puffy" Combs and David Morales on her new album. With it's hip-hop influence and sweeping ballads, Carey calls "Butterfly" a slightly new take on her established musical style. "I don't think it's that much of a departure from what I've done in the past. I think I've covered the gamut of what I do, and I don't want people to be misled into thinking that it's an entirely new thing and I've gone entirely left-field," she said.

Carey's collaborators include some of hip-hop's biggest names, such as Combs, Dru Hill, and members of Bone Thugs n' Harmony. Yet the CD, with its 10 ballads, is not exactly bombastic. Carey calls it "pretty mellow".

Carey went a little wild in the video for "Honey", which depicts Carey as a Jane Bond-type. Aside from one instance, Carey did not use a body double in the video. "It's all me. I was like Action Jane frolicking up and down Puerto Rico," she said.

Carey's husband, Sony Music Entertainment President Tony Mottola, also attended the party. Despite their recent separation, they were seen working amicably at the event. Carey insists that the situation is fine. "It's called being grown-up about the situation and moving on," she said.

Carey will be touring overseas in January, and hopes to hit the United States after that tour. She still wants to try acting in films as well. "I'm happy about it," she says.

(CNN)



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