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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Length | 51:22 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Justin Stanley | |||
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Butterfly Rocket is Nikka Costa's fourth studio record and first "adult" album, released in 1996 in Australia on Mushroom Records.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Off My Sunshine" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, J. Garner | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Come Clean" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Flowers" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Master Blaster" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 5:16 |
| 5. | "In This Life" | Nikka Costa | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Treat Her Right" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, R. Woolf | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Meltdown" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, M. Ward | 5:14 |
| 8. | "I Do Believe" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Black Seed" | Nikka Costa | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Grab Hold" | Nikka Costa | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Who's Loving You?" | Nikka Costa | 4:27 |
Later copies of the album were released with the limited edition bonus CD "Live at the Bridge". The songs were recorded live at The Bridge Hotel in November, 1996.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Some Love" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, J. Garner | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Come Clean" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 6:44 |
| 3. | "Get Off My Sunshine" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, J. Garner | 4:31 |
| 4. | "When My Man Cries" | Nikka Costa | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Stay With Me" | Ron Wood, Rod Stewart | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Yer Blues" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:13 |
Released only in Australia as promotional singles
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Master Blaster (Single Edit)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 4:20 |
| 2. | "When My Man Cries" | Nikka Costa | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Some Love" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Master Blaster (Extended Jam)†" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 5:17 |
† Same as the album version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Off My Sunshine (Album Version)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Justin Garner | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Get Off My Sunshine (Grits & Gumbo Mix)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Justin Garner | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Miss Celie's Blues" | Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Master Blaster (Album Version)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 5:17 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Treat Her Right (Single Version)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, R. Woolf | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Treat Her Right (Red Thread Zen Mix)" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, R. Woolf | 8:51 |
| 3. | "Skin" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley | 4:18 |
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