Love Is Like a Butterfly (song)

"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly
B-side	"Sacred Memories"
Released	August 5, 1974
Recorded	July 16, 1974 RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	2:22
Label	RCA 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

• 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

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

Popular culture

• Parton used "Love Is Like a Butterfly" as the opening theme for her 1976–77 TV variety show Dolly! She also uses a butterfly as the "W" in the trade dress for her Dollywood theme park.
• A version sung by Clare Torry, was used as the theme to BBC sitcom Butterflies . ^[6]
• On November 27, 2012, Parton and Stephen Colbert performed it together on The Colbert Report . ^[7]

References

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.
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.