#853 Mariah Carey – Butterfly

I was a fan of Mariah Carey from day one of hearing her eponymous 1990 debut album. Her voice was so effortlessly beautiful, but she was needed to improve on her songwriting skills. The album was mostly ballads with a few dance tunes. Carey continued to grow lyrically and musically on each album. I remained […]

#289 Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Bernie Taupin and Elton John were the perfect team of lyricist and musician. John would never have been as famous without Taupin. That can be proved by the brief period in the late 70s and early 80s until Too Low for Zero when he worked with other writers and his album sales slumped. I did not […]