''Good-byes and Butterflies'' is a studio album by

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rock band the

Five Man Electrical Band The Five Man Electrical Band (known as The Staccatos from 1963 to 1968) is a Canadian rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. They had many hits in Canada, including the top 10 entries "Half Past Midnight" (1967) (as The Staccatos), "Absolutely Right" ...

. The album includes the band's biggest hit, "Signs," which peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was released in 1970, and then re-released in 1971 with different cover art. The album reached #52 in the Canadian

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charts.

Track listing

All songs written by

Les Emmerson Robert Leslie Emmerson (17 September 1944 – 10 December 2021) was a Canadian musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Five Man Electrical Band, and their predecessor band The Staccatos. He also recorded as a sol ...

. # " Signs" - 4:05 # "Safe & Sound (With Jesus)" - 3:30 # "Dance of the Swamp Woman" - 3:51 # "(You and I) Butterfly" - 4:52 # "Hello Melinda Goodbye" - 3:15 # "Moonshine (Friend Of Mine)" - 2:10 # "Forever Together" - 2:35 # "Mama's Baby Child" - 3:32 # "The Man with the Horse and Wagon" - 4:45 # "All Is Right (With The World)" - 3:45 # "Variations on a Theme of Lepidoptera" - 2:45

Personnel

* Les Emmerson -

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(1, 5-8, 10, 11) * Ted Gerow -

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* Brian Rading -

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* Mike Bell -

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, lead vocals (9) * Rick Bell -

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, lead vocals (2-4)

References

1970 albums Five Man Electrical Band albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub