"Butterfly" is a popular

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written by

Bernie Lowe Bernard Lowe (born Lowenthal, November 22, 1917 – September 1, 1993) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist and bandleader. Born in Philadelphia, Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and t ...

and Kal Mann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a

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of Anthony Mammarella, producer of ''

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''. The original recording of the song by

Charlie Gracie Charles Anthony Graci (May 14, 1936 – December 16, 2022), known professionally as Charlie Gracie, was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. His biggest hits were "Butterfly" and " Fabulous", both in 1957. Care ...

reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the

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in 1957.

Andy Williams recording

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Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 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. The Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams versions were ranked #20 on the first Canadian

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, May 27, 1957.

Other versions

*A version recorded by Bob Carroll on Bally Records made the charts in 1957 peaking at No. 61. *

The Crests The Crests were an American doo-wop group, formed by bass vocalist J.T. Carter in the mid 1950s. The group had several Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s on Coed Records. Their most popular song, "16 Candles", rose to #2 on the '' ...

recorded a cover version for their 1960 album, ''The Crests Sing All Biggies''. * Tommy Steele - included on an EP ''Lord's Taverners Record - All Star Hit Parade No. 2'' (1957). *

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- for his album '' Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll'' (2016) * Darlene Gillespie on her album ''Darlene of the Teens''

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Andy Williams recording

Other versions

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