Love Is Like a Butterfly (song)
Introduction "'''Love Is Like a Butterfly'''" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton and released in August 1974 as the first single and title track from the album ''Love Is Like a Butterfly''. 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*Larrie Londin — drums*Jerry Smith — piano*Stu Basore — steel guitar*The Lea Jane Singers — background vocals
Chart performance Chart (1974)PeakpositionCanadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks2
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, was used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series ''Butterflies''. *On November 27, 2012, Parton and Stephen Colbert performed it together on ''The Colbert Report''.
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