Love Is Like a Butterfly (song)
1974 single by Dolly Parton
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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]
B-side"Sacred Memories"
ReleasedAugust 5, 1974
RecordedJuly 16, 1974
RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
| "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 | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
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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 (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 1978–83 BBC sitcom Butterflies.[6]
- On November 27, 2012, Parton and Stephen Colbert performed it together on The Colbert Report.[7]