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Butterfly (Hollies album)

1967 album by The Hollies

1967 album by The Hollies

FieldValue
nameButterfly
typeStudio album
artistthe Hollies
coverThe Hollies - Butterfly.jpgborder=yes
released1 November 1967
recorded1 August – 6 October 1967
studioEMI, London
* Psychedelic pop<ref>{{cite booklast1Goldsmithfirst1=Melissa Ursula Dawntitle=Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genredate=2019publisher=ABC CLIOpage=126}}
* experimental pop<ref>{{cite bookfirstMikelast= Greenfieldeditor1-first= Garyeditor1-last= Graffeditor2-first= Danieleditor2-last= Durchholzyear= 1998title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guidechapter= The Holliespublisher= Visible Ink Presslocation= Detroitpages= 551–553}}
length33:14
labelParlophone
producerRon Richards
prev_titleEvolution
prev_year1967
next_titleHollies' Greatest
next_year1968
  • Psychedelic pop
  • experimental pop

Butterfly is the seventh studio album by the English rock and pop band the Hollies, released on 1 November 1967. It was the band's final album to feature Graham Nash before his departure from the group in 1968. The album consisted solely of songs written by the trio of Nash, Allan Clarke, and Tony Hicks, with Nash leading the sessions. It showcased the band's pop-oriented approach to psychedelia.

In the US and Canada, Epic Records released an alternate version of the album as Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse (also November 1967), featuring a different track selection/order and alternate artwork. The 1967 single "King Midas in Reverse" was not included on the UK version of the album, but was added to the North American version. A 1998 CD reissue brings together all the tracks from both versions of the album.

UK Release

As with Evolution (1967), none of the songs on the UK album were selected for single or EP release in the UK. The mono single and stereo CD versions of "Try It" differ greatly in terms of sound effects and vocals. Cash Box said of "Dear Eloise" that it has "pounding orchestrations and a tremendous vocal sound added to the exotic beginning-finish."

In 1978, Parlophone reissued Butterfly with new cover art, and again in 1999. Almost all current CD issues of this album contain the original cover art.

Track listing

''Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse''

  • (except 3 March 1967 for "Leave Me") The North American version of Butterfly was retitled Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse, given a different full-color cover featuring a picture of the group, and released on Epic Records on 27 November 1967. The US and Canadian versions both included the single "King Midas in Reverse" and the UK Evolution track "Leave Me", while deleting the UK Butterfly songs "Pegasus", "Try It" and "Elevated Observations".

Release

In the US, "Dear Eloise" was issued as a single A-side while "Try It" and "Elevated Observations?" were issued as B-sides of the "Jennifer Eccles" and "Do the Best You Can" singles, respectively. In Canada, the single "Dear Eloise" reached No. 36.

Billboard praised the titular singles and added that "the other nine cuts don’t disappoint," summarizing the album as a "wealth of good material, well-handled."

The 1998 US CD reissue of Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse by Sundazed presents the original UK Butterfly track line-up with "King Midas in Reverse", "Leave Me" and "Do The Best You Can" added to the track listing.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Allan Clarke – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Hicks – lead guitar, vocals, electric sitar on "Maker"
  • Graham Nash – rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonium on "Dear Eloise"
  • Bobby Elliott – drums
  • Bernie Calvert – bass, keyboards
  • John Scott – string and brass arrangements

References

References

  1. (2019). "Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre". ABC CLIO.
  2. Greenfield, Mike. (1998). "MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide". [[Visible Ink Press]].
  3. "Review: ''Butterfly''". [[AllMusic]].
  4. Leonard, Michael. "Review: ''The Hollies, Butterfly''". EMAP Metro Ltd.
  5. Larkin, Colin. (2007). "Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Oxford University Press]].
  6. Fielder, Hugh. (2 September 1978). "Stop stop stop".
  7. Williamson, Nigel. (September 2015). "How to Buy... The Hollies".
  8. (2019). "Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre". ABC CLIO.
  9. (18 November 1967). "CashBox Record Reviews".
  10. (23 December 1967). "Album reviews: Wild Honey".
  11. "Review: ''Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse''". [[AllMusic]].
  12. "Goldmine".
  13. "Everything you ever wanted to know about 'Butterfly' {{!}} Elevated Observations".
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