File:Mariah Carey Butterfly 1997 album cover.png

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)
Description	This is the original pressing front cover for the album Butterfly (1997) by the artist Mariah Carey. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to Sony Music Entertainment Inc..
Source	https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mariah-Carey/dp/B003IMV8HG/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Article	Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)
Portion used	Whole
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the work in question.. Commentary in the article about the cover art itself: This is the standard album artwork for Butterfly and is the original artwork that was first used the first pressings of the album, especially the American editions.. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the artist's providing graphic design services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public.
Replaceable?	As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
Other information	This is the standard album artwork for Butterfly and is the original artwork that was first used the first pressings of the album, especially the American editions, these can be seen for example at Discogs.^[1]^[2]^[3] The other artwork, the same photo of Carey except her name and text "MARIAH CAREY" appears next to her is favored by many, however it is actually a reissued cover art that was originally used for a 2005 Australian CD . However, sometime in recent years the album was digitally remastered by Sony and this artwork has since been adopted to be used on digital retailers.^[4]
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	05:08, 20 February 2023		300 × 298 (59 KB)	Heartfox (talk \| contribs)	non-digital editions do not have text; version without text is more accurate as this is a 1997 album.
	04:06, 15 January 2023	No thumbnail	300 × 300 (52 KB)	KARANSUTTA (talk \| contribs)	As per iTunes
	01:06, 11 March 2020	No thumbnail	300 × 300 (178 KB)	Ellokk (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 22:45, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
	00:50, 11 March 2020	No thumbnail	300 × 300 (167 KB)	Ellokk (talk \| contribs)
	22:45, 8 February 2020	No thumbnail	300 × 300 (178 KB)	Ellokk (talk \| contribs)
	19:13, 3 February 2020	No thumbnail	300 × 300 (171 KB)	Smarty9108 (talk \| contribs)	{{album cover fur <!-- REQUIRED --> \|Article=Butterfly (Mariah Carey album) \|Use=Infobox <!-- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --> \|Source=https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mariah-Carey/dp/B003IMV8HG/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= <!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --> \|Name=Butterfly \|Artist=Mariah Carey \|Label=Columbia Records \|Graphic Artist= \|Item=Original pressing front cover \|Type= CD \|Website=https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mariah-Carey/dp/B003IMV8H...

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[1] ttps://www.discogs.com/Mariah-Carey-Butterfly/release/464809

[2] ttps://www.discogs.com/Mariah-Carey-Butterfly/release/12980932

[3] ttps://www.discogs.com/Mariah-Carey-Butterfly/release/7877342

[4] ttps://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mariah-Carey/dp/B00136JP92/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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