Butterfly (1957 song)

"Butterfly"
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
Songwriter(s)	Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann
Charlie Gracie singles chronology
"Butterfly" (1957) "Fabulous" (1957)

"Butterfly"
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
Songwriter(s)	Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann
Andy Williams singles chronology
"Baby Doll" (1956) "Butterfly" (1957) "I Like Your Kind of Love" (1957)

"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 Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.^[2]

Andy Williams recording

A cover version by Andy Williams reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 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]

The Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams versions were ranked #20 on the first Canadian CHUM Chart, May 27, 1957.^[5]

Other versions

• A version recorded by Bob Carroll on Bally Records^[6] made the charts in 1957 peaking at No. 61.^[7]
• The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album, The Crests Sing All Biggies.^[8]
• Tommy Steele - included on an EP Lord's Taverners Record - All Star Hit Parade No. 2 (1957).^[9]
• Cliff Richard - for his album Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll (2016)
• Darlene Gillespie on her album Darlene of the Teens^[10]

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
• List of Billboard number-one singles of 1957

References

1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 31–2. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
2. "Butterfly (song by Charlie Gracie) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 72. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. "Butterfly (song by Andy Williams) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
5. "CHUM Hit Parade - May 27, 1957".
6. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
7. Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 42. CN 5585.
8. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
9. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
10. "Darlene Gillespie – Darlene Of The Teens And Friends (2001, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.