| "Love Is Like a Butterfly" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly | ||||
| B-side | "Sacred Memories" | |||
| Released | August 5, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1974 RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is Like a Butterfly" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton and released in August 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly. It was her overall fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist (and her third consecutive number one). The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. [1]
Personnel
- Dolly Parton — vocals
- Jimmy Colvard, Dave Kirby, Bruce Osbon, Bobby Thompson — guitars
- Bobby Dyson — bass
- Larrie Londin — drums
- Jerry Smith — piano
- Stu Basore — steel guitar
- The Lea Jane Singers — background vocals [2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [3] | 1 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [4] | 5 |
| US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [5] | 38 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Popular culture
- Parton used "Love Is Like a Butterfly" as the opening theme for her 1976–77 TV variety show Dolly! She also uses a butterfly as the "W" in the trade dress for her Dollywood theme park.
- A version sung by Clare Torry, was used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series Butterflies. [6]
- On November 27, 2012, Parton and Stephen Colbert performed it together on The Colbert Report. [7]
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
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^ Dolly (Media notes). Dolly Parton. New York, New York: Sony Music Entertainment. 2009. p. 44. 88697 48086 2.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Clare Torry: Heaven in the Sky". RPM Records. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "The Colbert Report: Dolly Parton "Love is Like a Butterfly"". Retrieved 29 November 2012.
