"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. 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. 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, where it spent two weeks, and also reached No. 14 on the US R&B chart.
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.