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Re: The acapellas (78,385) (78,388) by Blackground from France Another one. This time the isolated layers in the "Close My Eyes" bridge. Stunning. (Sunday 17 September 2017; 12:17)

Butterfly20 (78,387) by Mara from United States I am loving all the love and reviews this amazing, timeless album has been getting. This album is her defining moment, her mark, it was simply perfection in every way. From the album cover, photo, colors, font, to every detail, every song, every harmony, every poetic word she placed in every song. It was like a painting, that none of us needed eyes to see. Not to mention how liberated she was in every way during this time. She had all of this, plus Walter to only add to the magic that was and is Butterfly. What more could you ask for? These "leaks" we have gotten last night are "transcending", they are heavenly. Her voice was literally all that was needed. I swear the music takes away from the song. I have never heard anything or anyone like it. She is such a gift, I only wish she kind of took a little better care of it along the way. I know that is easier said than done, living in the real world. Either way, she still has the best voice not to mention ear for music and harmonies. Just longing for more of it while she is still capable of doing so. I saw how active she was on Twitter today and you can tell she was truly loving the love Butterfly was getting and reliving a lot of the memories today. Between that and the honor she is getting at the Hip Hop Honors, I hope she is at a good place with her self esteem and goes out there and either gives a stellar performance or acceptance. (Sunday 17 September 2017; 04:40)

Happy Butterfly anniversary (78,386) by Haiji Toro from USA Hope everyone is doing well and staying blessed. For those having to still deal with all been going on the past few months, whether it be hurricane issues or other personal stuff, my prayers are with you and your loved ones. I'd like to say, I'm feeling all types of ways for this anniversary. Mainly excitement for the vinyls and acapellas, although I wished for a bit more, but hey, I'll take whatever for now. I do wanna put out there that I myself have been working on some stuff for this anniversary. I had an idea back in February and have been nonstop working towards this special occasion. Of course, I'm no professional, so once you do check out what I have in store these next days to next few weeks, hopefully the lambs will enjoy them. I do wanna wait to see what she has coming up for it, although I believe I saw a release date in October. Not sure if I can wait that long, so if any suggestions, I'd really appreciate opinions about when I should start uploading to my YouTube account. Anyways, may you all stay well and full of faith. (Sunday 17 September 2017; 04:26)

The acapellas (78,385) by Terna from Nigeria This should be one of the many treats she was talking about in the anniversary video she posted yesterday. I'm loving every moment of it. "Outside" in acapella just took the song to another whole new level for me and let's not even get started on "Babydoll", those harmonies and that bridge so intense. You're practically levitating mid track literally. Lol. Thanks Mariah for the treats we're loving the healing your voice is giving us. Oh, and happy 20th anniversary to the album that made me a certified Lamb - Butterfly. (Sunday 17 September 2017; 00:37)

(78,384) by Sasha from Nomansland Where is the Mariah of the Butterfly album? (Saturday 16 September 2017; 23:18)

Re: Orange Clouds (78,380) (78,383) by MusicfanJ from Germany I can't stop listening to it. Mariah's voice is truly balm for the soul. I'm so relaxed right now. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 18:11)

Re: Outside (acapella) (78,377) (78,382) by MusicfanJ from Germany Wow another masterpiece. One said in the comments, that the fans should make "Butterfly" number one. I know it's not realistic but I love the thought. Imagine this, Mariah would hear that her true fans/lambs made "Butterfly" number one. Usually that happens when the artist is g. (I won't say it). Hmm I hope Mariah knows how this record is loved and appreciated by those who counts. Her songwriting and voice on that album is pure perfection, pure emotion and 100% MC. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 17:43)

Butterfly acapellas (78,381) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Brilliant, I am loving all of them. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 17:38)

Re: Orange Clouds (78,372) (78,380) by MusicfanJ from Germany Thank you Lee. This is what I need right now. I love CME so much. This version is just beautiful. Mariah at her best. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 17:27)

Article: Mariah Carey's Butterfly is the truth: the album at 20 (78,379) by Lainsky from Philippines Remains the best album for me of all time. I can still remember how my jaw dropped in shock upon seeing her transformation. However, I absolutely love it. Musically and artistically, she's at her best in this album. She is who she is. Hopefully in her next album another transformation of her would take place... a real full-grown, mature Butterfly musically, artistically, and as a woman. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 15:58)

20 years later: The secret history of Butterfly album (78,378) by Special K from USA Mariah, "Breakdown really is one of my favorite songs on the album. One day I'll tell you the full story behind that song. I definitely knew I wanted to work with Bones Thugs-N-Harmony going into it." Mariah, girl you better tell us, lol. Stevie J, "When you have someone with that type of writing ability. Her pen game is lethal." Butterfly is Mariah's Magnus Opus. I was listening to Close My Eyes this morning. Talk about a lyrical masterpiece. Great article by Essence and a very happy 20th anniversary to Butterfly. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 15:13)

Re: Outside (acapella) (78,373) (78,377) by Lee from UK Mariah used to have so much control over her voice. I hope she gives us more of this some day. The song is full of so many runs and riffs and they are executed extremely quickly. Every note planned to perfection. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 15:10)

Re: Babydoll (acapella) (78,369) (78,376) by Licia from USA Thank you. Babydoll is one of my favorites from Butterfly. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 14:27)

Re: Orange Clouds (78,372) (78,375) by Andrew from UK It amazes me how she used to encapsulate almost everything about a feeling and/or experience into a short burst of expression. I suppose everyone has thought about what song they would like played at their funeral. Certainly, this version of this song must be the stone-winner for so many lambs now. Been a long while since I sat still in silence long after a song has finished. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 13:55)

(78,374) by Billy from Greece Who's leaking this? (Saturday 16 September 2017; 11:40)

Outside (acapella) (78,373) by Billy from Greece Stunning. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 11:16)

Orange Clouds (78,372) by Lee from UK So this is all over my twitter feed this morning along with unused vocals from Fourth of July. Beautiful. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 10:17)

Butterfly and everything after (78,371) by Andrew from UK "She literally had a silver platter with Hennessy and marijuana for us. So we were like 'Ah sh-t. Ah man. Mariah cool as hell.'" Gone were the days of phoning in to ODB and seeing if he'd woken up and recorded another line, it seems. I think Mottola was pretty smart there. Cool as hell? To me it sounds like a silly little girl desperate to be one of the cool kids and look "hood". If she did start drinking Cristal heavily and smoking that loser shit then she deserved to lose her range and her power and I wouldn't feel sorry for her. And therein lies the problem with the Butterly era onwards. The whole planet saw a unique, well crafted and strikingly beautiful talent, somewhat out of the blue take its clothes off, act with extreme vanity, immaturity and desperation and work to destroy its hard earned reputation. Butterfly is a brilliant piece of work - a Magnus Opus, perhaps. It's just a little dispiriting how it seems it had to come about. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 09:53)

Re: Happy 20th, Butterfly (78,364) (78,370) by Chicago Lamb from USA Everyone may now have several seats. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 08:25)

Babydoll (acapella) (78,369) by Bill from the UK Beautiful acapella version of Babydoll. Those harmonies, wow. Happy 20th Butterfly. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 07:14)

Re: Butterfly vinyl (78,357) (78,368) by Ronnie from California It is mainly for collectors. I don't believe there were unreleased original songs, but she probably has a few remixes up her sleeve. Regardless, this is an event that should be purchased on an individual basis - rather than leaked over the internet for mass consumption. This little celebration are for those who know Mariah the most, I don't think releasing unreleased tracks would be fitting for the 20th anniversary. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 04:31)

Butterfly 20th (78,367) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Wow this album has aged like fine wine. This album is a moment in time to be in the position that Mariah was in at that time it was like she was starting over and coming into her own all at once. The blend of Hip hop and R&B was perfect without coming off as trying too hard. The ballads were heartfelt, piercing, and full of raw emotion. As ever Mariah's pen game was lethal and unmatched. Butterfly will forever be Mariah's artistic masterpiece and her mega opus that showed who Mariah is as an artist and woman. Happy 20th anniversary Butterfly. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 02:56)

Re: Toni Braxton - Deadwood (78,363) (78,366) by Edward from USA Toni was asked about dueting with Mariah, and she said she was down, but that she knew they were two divas. She said jokingly, as if they would be demanding stuff, like weave made of unicorn tail or manicure woman for each of their 20 toes and fingers. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 01:47)

Re: Toni Braxton - Deadwood (78,358) (78,365) by Licia from USA I never thought about her doing One Moment in Time. It would be interesting to hear her take on it. A Same Script Different Cast type between her and Toni would be epic. Shame a lot if my dream duets didn't happen when she was in a better place vocally. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 00:50)

Happy 20th, Butterfly (78,364) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Following the back-to-back blockbuster successes of Music Box and Daydream, Mariah was faced with the near-impossible task of creating a worthy follow-up. As it turns out, she didn't have to worry at all because what she unleashed next is quite possibly her most universally revered outing to date. So what if it didn't burn up the charts the like one that came before? So what if it didn't sell as much as those mammoths? So what if it, like most of her work, was criminally overlooked by the Grammys? Mariah can't get any more timeless than she did with Butterfly. Of all her albums, it's the one that really exudes an atmosphere and a mood of its own thanks to its impressive cohesion. It's hard to overstate the relevance of this album today as well as its importance to both her and her fans. The beginning of Honey remains to be one of the most inviting intros to any song ever. The title track boasts arguably her most uplifting melody. My All set the standard to which modern Latin-tinged pop ballads are measured. The Roof maintains its alluring sonic mix of danger and intrigue to this day. We still listen to the plush Fourth of July every 4th of July out of tradition. We have all tried to mimic Mariah's brilliant rapid fire delivery of Breakdown's iconic chorus. Everyone feels just a little sexier when Babydoll comes on. I bet only a few songs put us in an introspective mood as Close My Eyes does. We still listen in awe of Mariah's touching top-notch performance in Whenever You Call. Fly Away is a worthy answer to the Daydream Intelude. Mariah's slowed down cover of The Beautiful Ones is hypnotic and mesmerizing. And do we really have to mention how much we've cried relating to Outside? Mature, elegant and effortlessly sexy, Butterfly is the sound of a woman who has finally found her voice. No wonder she still considers it her favorite. And at only 27 during its release, it's a truly remarkable achievement. (Saturday 16 September 2017; 00:23)

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