In a high-budget production comparable to a James Bond movie, the new heroine of
high-stakes make-believe world of espionage, Mariah Carey, finally returns to the
music scene with a blast via a stunning video for her new single, "Honey." Those
who've seen it have marveled at how equally stunning Mariah is, svelte and
sultry…smooth like, what else? Honey! The epitome of a woman in her prime, radiant
and sure of herself.
As the first single off her much-awaited follow up to the multi-platinum Daydream,
Mariah's new album, Butterfly, soars beyond expectations. People have been
speculating on how Mariah will face up to the harsh and fickle listening public, the
backlash of her enormous popularity, the weight of personal problems and the
challenge of surpassing her last album's feat.
The answer lies in the songs in Butterfly. "When you love someone so deeply they become your life," she begins in the title
track. With its soaring melody paired with Mariah's newfound strength she sings, "Spread your wings and prepare to fly, for
you have become a butterfly…If you should return to me, we truly we're meant to be."
Mariah herself wrote most of the music and lyrics in Butterfly. She is sensual in "My
All," soulful in "The Roof," and adventurous in "Close my eyes." On top of the album's
production from beginning to end, Mariah's self-assurance has put her at the helm of a
project that is at once personal and fulfilling for an artist like her.
"And it's just like honey when your love comes over me…always strung out for another
taste of your honey," she sings, sweetly. Out of her cocoon, beautiful and enticing,
spreading her wings to reach the sky…free as the wind, pretty as a butterfly, pure as
honey…let Mariah take you higher.
eXtra magazine, date & author unknown
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