What is Mariah Carey's best album?
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It’s not a matter of opinion in this case. It’s Butterfly.
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I am going with TEOM but Butterfly could take it some days too. they're very different records and I love both.
the fact that she almost never belts on Butterfly makes it feel more of a mood piece. a couple of the ballads don't do it for me but the suite in the middle with 4th of July, Breakdown and Babydoll is absolutely exceptional - classy, experimental, by far her sexiest music up to that point (and since). Close My Eyes is a stunner, and The Beautiful Ones might be her best cover. overall it's easy to see why she considers it her magnum opus.
on the other hand I just love that warm, 70s soul-aping sound present across most of TEOM. even the filler cuts (Joy Ride, Circles) are a pleasure to listen to because she sounds so good riding that production. and then of course the singles run is bulletproof and Your Girl is among her best album tracks ever. it pips it for me because the album ends on such a high note with FLAB (I don't acknowledge the platinum edition).
she's insane for having two albums of this calibre in her ouvre.
the fact that she almost never belts on Butterfly makes it feel more of a mood piece. a couple of the ballads don't do it for me but the suite in the middle with 4th of July, Breakdown and Babydoll is absolutely exceptional - classy, experimental, by far her sexiest music up to that point (and since). Close My Eyes is a stunner, and The Beautiful Ones might be her best cover. overall it's easy to see why she considers it her magnum opus.
on the other hand I just love that warm, 70s soul-aping sound present across most of TEOM. even the filler cuts (Joy Ride, Circles) are a pleasure to listen to because she sounds so good riding that production. and then of course the singles run is bulletproof and Your Girl is among her best album tracks ever. it pips it for me because the album ends on such a high note with FLAB (I don't acknowledge the platinum edition).
she's insane for having two albums of this calibre in her ouvre.
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Butterfly, closely followed by Glitter, yeah, don't @ me.
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Daydream. The vocals just spiral endlessly and I absolutely cannot get enough of it. Music Box closes in 2nd. Butterfly is absolutely on the podium too.
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E=MC2 is sort of a Now That's what I Call MIMI because baby girl was doing the most dipping her TROTTERS in every genre imaginable; it wasn't a bad album but she was looking for a hit and it did have some stellar potential singles: Migrate, I'm That Chick, Cruise Control, OOC and Side Effects (even 4Real4Real bopped a bit) God knows how they sat upon them and chose Bye Bye and I'll Stay In Love instead which could possible be in her WORST top 10 songs of all time.
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Tweet’s from 2018 hun!Amusing and real that she has a new album out but its not her fave
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also why should any artist with 5+ albums pretend their new one is their best ever? Gaga promoting Mayhem has said Born This Way is her best work. does the new thing have to be the best ever? isn't it also time that confirms the brilliance of art?
