"Love Is Like a Butterfly" is a song written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

and released in August 1974 as the first single and title track from the album ''

Love Is Like a Butterfly ''Love Is Like a Butterfly'' is the fourteenth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on September 16, 1974, by RCA Victor. The title track was the third consecutive single to reach #1 on the U.S. country charts ...

''. 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.

Personnel

*Dolly Parton — vocals *Jimmy Colvard, Dave Kirby, Bruce Osbon, Bobby Thompson — guitars *Bobby Dyson — bass *

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— drums *Jerry Smith — piano *Stu Basore — steel guitar *The Lea Jane Singers — background vocals

Chart performance

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 Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, well known for writing and performing the wordless vocals on the song " The Great Gig in the Sky" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album '' The Dark Side of the Moon''. She also c ...

, was used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series ''

Butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

''. *On November 27, 2012, Parton and Stephen Colbert performed it together on ''

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''.

References

{{authority control 1974 singles Songs written by Dolly Parton Dolly Parton songs Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson (musician) RCA Victor singles 1974 songs