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Love Is Like a Butterfly (song)

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"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly
B-side"Sacred Memories"
ReleasedAugust 5, 1974
RecordedJuly 16, 1974
RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:22
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"I Will Always Love You"
(1974)
"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
(1974)
"The Bargain Store"
(1975)

"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

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  • 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

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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
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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Clare Torry: Heaven in the Sky". RPM Records. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  7. ^ "The Colbert Report: Dolly Parton "Love is Like a Butterfly"". Retrieved 29 November 2012.