Butterfly (1957 song)

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"Butterfly"
Single by Charlie Gracie
B-side "Ninety-Nine Ways"
ReleasedJanuary 1957
RecordedDecember 30, 1956
Genre Rockabilly
Length2:22
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
RecordedJanuary 1957
Genre Pop
Length2:18
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 .

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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

See also

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