''Butterfly'' is the second studio album released by British band

the Hollies The Hollies are a British pop rock band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band ...

in 1967, their seventh in England overall. It was also the last new Hollies album to feature

Graham Nash Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, photographer, and activist. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and the supergroups Crosby, Stills ...

until 1983's '' What Goes Around...''. This album, like its predecessors '' For Certain Because'' and ''

Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

'', featured songs written solely by Allan Clarke,

, and

Tony Hicks Anthony Christopher Hicks (born 16 December 1945) is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main rol ...

. The album was a Nash-led project, and he featured as the lead vocalist more than on any prior album. As with ''

'', none of the songs on the album were selected for single or EP release in the UK. In the US, "Dear Eloise" was issued as a single A-side while "Try It" and "Elevated Observations?" were issued as B-sides of the "

Jennifer Eccles "Jennifer Eccles" is a 1968 single by The Hollies. It was released with the B-side "Open Up Your Eyes" on the Parlophone label, Catalogue number R5680. The track reached #7 on the UK singles chart in March 1968. It was released in the US with a ...

" and "Do The Best You Can" singles, respectively. In Canada the single "Dear Eloise" reached No. 36. The mono single and stereo CD versions of "Try It" differ greatly in terms of sound effects and vocals. '' Cash Box'' said of "Dear Eloise" that it has "pounding orchestrations and a tremendous vocal sound added to the exotic beginning-finish." In 1978,

Parlophone Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...

reissued ''Butterfly'' with new cover art, and again in 1999. Almost all current CD issues of this album contain the original cover art.

Track listing

Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse (US version)

The US version of ''Butterfly'' was retitled ''Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse'', given a totally different full-color cover featuring a picture of the group in front of a shop, and released on Epic Records on 27 November 1967. It included the single "

King Midas in Reverse "King Midas in Reverse" is a song by English pop group the Hollies, written by Graham Nash but credited to Allan Clarke, Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released as a single in September 1967 in anticipation of the band's album ''Butterfly''. Musica ...

" and the UK ''Evolution'' track "Leave Me", while deleting the UK ''Butterfly'' songs "Pegasus", "Try It" and "Elevated Observations". The 1998 US CD reissue of ''Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse'' by Sundazed presents the original UK ''Butterfly'' track line-up with "King Midas in Reverse", "Leave Me" and "Do The Best You Can" added to the track listing.

Track listing

Personnel

* Allan Clarke – vocals, harmonica *

– lead guitar, vocals, electric sitar on “Maker” *

– rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonium on “Dear Eloise” * Bobby Elliott – drums *

Bernie Calvert Bernard Bamford Calvert (born 16 September 1942) is an English musician who played bass guitar and keyboards with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981. Career He worked with several rock and roll groups during the early 1960s, most notably Rickie ...

– bass, keyboards * John Scott – string and brass arrangements

References

{{Authority control 1967 albums The Hollies albums Parlophone albums Albums produced by Ron Richards (producer)