Love Is Like a Butterfly (song)
| "Love Is Like a Butterfly" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is Like a Butterfly" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" would become her fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]
Parton used the song 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 of this song, sung by Clare Torry, was also used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series Butterflies.[2]
On November 27, 2012, Parton sang the song in a duet with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report.[3]
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 38 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
- ^ "Clare Torry: Heaven in the Sky". RPM Records. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "The Colbert Report: Dolly Parton "Love is Like a Butterfly"". Retrieved 29 November 2012.
| Preceded by "I Overlooked an Orchid" by Mickey Gilley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 9, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Country Is" by Tom T. Hall |
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