Butterfly (1957 song)
| "Butterfly" | ||||
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| Single by Charlie Gracie | ||||
| B-side | "Ninety-Nine Ways" | |||
| Released | January 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 30, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Cameo Records 105 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | |||
| Charlie Gracie singles chronology | ||||
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| "Butterfly" | ||||
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| Single by Andy Williams | ||||
| B-side | "It Doesn't Take Long" | |||
| Released | February 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January 1957 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Cadence Records 1308 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | |||
| Andy Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Butterfly" is a popular song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources.[1] This was a pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of American Bandstand.
The original recording of the song by Charlie Gracie reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.[2] A cover version by Andy Williams also reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1957. Williams' version also reached No. 1 the UK in May 1957,[3] where it spent two weeks, and also reached No. 14 on the US R&B chart.[4]
A version recorded by Bob Carroll on Bally Records made the charts peaking at No. 61. The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album, The Crests Sing All Biggies.
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