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Aug 25 13 10:05 PM

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On August 26, 1997 Mariah Carey’s “Honey” was released to radio and later debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (9/13/97). Serving as the first single from the r&b masterpiece, Butterfly, the single was not only Mariah’s 12th No. 1 at the time but it was her 3rd No.1 debut. “Honey” saw a 180 degree change in the diva as she was no longer an anonymous personality belting out the inspirational ballads. Produced by Diddy & Q-Tip and written solely by Mariah,“Honey” brought on a refreshing departure from the “old Mariah”—both equally talented yet drastically different. Here she melodically harmonized her gooey vocals with Kelly Price for the chorus, while belting out the verses in a new melismatic style. Hitting anywhere up to four notes per one syllable, it was quite remarkable. This type of vocal technique became is a key element in Mariah Carey’s later recordings.

The accompanying music video also brought on a metamorphosis for the singer/songwriter. Mariah Carey played out the drama of her divorce as a satire James Bond spoof. Mariah was a pseudo Bond-Girl held captive by an older Italian man in a big ole mansion. Sound familiar? As Mariah’s airy vocals begins “Ohh….ohh…” she knocks out her captives and makes a daring escape, swan diving off the balcony and emerging as hot & sexy vixen. Instead of singing about a “hero coming along”, she singing about her sweet dependency to her lover’s…*ahem*…honey. Arguably Mariah’s hottest video, the 27-year-old hit maker looked flawless in her barely there ensembles! Worth nothing, the video’s infamous dance break! The Honey-Bop lives on.

(source: http://toyazworld.com/2011/08/26/flashback-mariah-careys-honey-debuts-at-no-1/)




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Aug 25 13 10:32 PM

One of her absolute best songs and easily her best video. I absolutely love the sound of it, from the sample, to the slow percolating vibe of the music, to the out of this world vocals and adlibs.

Hard to believe it's been 16 years -- the video debuted on my 16th birthday too oddly enough! Easily the most excited I've ever been for a music video debut, there was just so much intrigue behind it. I still remember getting up at like 5am during summer vacation to catch the first airing and I easily watched it 10 more times that day.

Really there was no better time for me as a fan, because over late 1995 and 1996 you could see the change in style that was gradually happening with her, between the Fantasy Remix and the ABMB Dupri mix, among other things. It felt like a really natural and organic evolution to her music.

The debut of Honey was sort of the perfectly timed apex of it. I just remember being surprised at how shocked people seemed to be at the change to her musical style, because you really could see it coming for awhile.

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Aug 26 13 7:11 AM

Iconic!

  
  

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Let me speak quietly
So your heart can hear
I will hypnotise and mesmerise u
With the sound of your own fear

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Aug 26 13 7:26 AM

I remember when this came out, I was in a car with my oldest friend and this song came on. I remember commenting that you could understand what she was singing and thus I didn't like it lol. Funny how things change.

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Aug 26 13 9:04 AM

First Dreamlover 20 years now this...!!

I remember when I first heard Honey. It was on Channel V in Australia. I didn't even know it (but I knew) the first shot of MC in the chair, the volume on the tv increased, then when it showed her face, the speakers were gone!

This single was perfect timing! Fantasy Remix & ABMB remix could not prepare me for full blown R&B MC! However, it was spot on! In 1997, my musical taste had progressed to more R&B music and Mariah nailed it with Honey! Perfect!


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Aug 26 13 9:24 AM

Wow 16 years?!

Honey was the start of her most creative, interesting era to date. The song is one of her best, the video is still her best, the change of attitude and musical direction was cool, intriguing... just perfect!  I loved everything about it and still love the song.

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