Butterfly (The Hollies album)

Butterfly

Studio album by The Hollies

Released

November 1967

Recorded

5 September – 6 October 1967 at Abbey Road Studios, London

Genre

Psychedelic rock, rock, pop

Length

33:14

The Hollies chronology

Evolution
(1967)

Butterfly
(1967)

Hollies' Greatest
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]

Butterfly is the second studio album released by British band The Hollies in 1967, their seventh in England overall. It was also the last new Hollies album to feature Graham Nash until 1983's What Goes Around. This, like its predecessors For Certain Because and Evolution, featured songs written solely by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks.

As noted below, this album was really a Graham Nash-led project, and he featured as lead vocal more than on any prior album.

As with Evolution, 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" 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.

In 1978, Parlophone reissued Butterfly with new cover art, and again in 1999.^[2] Almost all current CD issues of this album contain the original cover art.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks.

Side 1

"Dear Eloise" (Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash) – 3:04
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
"Away Away Away" (Nash) – 2:19
- Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Maker" (Nash) – 2:52
- Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Pegasus" (Hicks) – 2:38
- Lead vocals: Tony Hicks
"Would You Believe?" (Clarke) – 4:08
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Wishyouawish" (Clarke, Nash) – 2:04
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke, Graham Nash

Side 2

"Postcard" (Nash) – 2:17
- Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Charlie and Fred" (Clarke, Nash) – 2:56
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Try It" (Clarke, Nash) – 3:04
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
"Elevated Observations?" (Clark, Hicks, Nash) – 2:32
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
"Step Inside" (Clarke, Hicks, Nash) – 2:51
- Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Butterfly" (Nash) – 2:42
- Lead vocals: Graham Nash

US version (Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse)

Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse

Studio album by The Hollies

Released

November 1967

Recorded

5 September – 6 October 1967 at Abbey Road Studios, London

Genre

Psychedelic rock, Rock, pop

Label

Epic Records BN 26344

Producer

Ron Richards

The Hollies US chronology

Evolution
(1967)

Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse
(1967)

Words and Music By Bob Dylan
(1969)

The Hollies Canadian chronology

Love N' Flowers
(1967)

Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse
(1967)

Words and Music By Bob Dylan
(1969)

The US/Canadian edition 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" 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" (the last Hollies single with Graham Nash) added to the tracklisting.

Side 1

"Dear Eloise"
"Wishyouawish"
"Charlie and Fred"
"Butterfly"
"Leave Me" (Clarke-Hicks-Nash)
"Postcard"

Side 2

"King Midas in Reverse" (Clarke-Hicks-Nash)
"Would You Believe?"
"Away Away Away"
"Maker"
"Step Inside"

Sundazed CD bonus tracks

"Do The Best You Can" (Clarke-Hicks-Nash)
"Pegasus"
"Try It"
"Elevated Observations?"

Personnel

Allan Clarke – vocals, harmonica
Tony Hicks – lead guitar, vocals
Graham Nash – rhythm guitar, vocals
Bobby Elliott – drums
Bernie Calvert – bass guitar

References

↑ "Review: Butterfly". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
1 2 Leonard, Michael. "Review: The Hollies, Butterfly". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd) (July 1999): 148.

The Hollies

The Hollies album discography

Studio albums	Stay with The Hollies In The Hollies Style Hollies Would You Believe? For Certain Because Evolution Butterfly Hollies Sing Dylan Hollies Sing Hollies Confessions of the Mind Distant Light Romany Hollies Another Night Write On Russian Roulette A Crazy Steal Five Three One - Double Seven O Four Buddy Holly What Goes Around Staying Power Then Now Always

US albums	Here I Go Again Hear! Here! Beat Group! Bus Stop Stop! Stop! Stop! Evolution Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse Words and Music By Bob Dylan He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Moving Finger Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott

Extended plays	The Hollies Just One Look Here I Go Again We're Through In the Hollies Style I'm Alive I Can't Let Go

Live albums	Hollies Live

Compilations	The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) Hollies' Greatest (UK) Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) The Very Best of the Hollies (US) The History of the Hollies (UK) 20 Golden Greats (UK) The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) Hollies' Greatest (US version) (US) All the Hits and More – The Definitive Collection (UK) Rarities (UK) The Air That I Breathe – The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) 30th Anniversary Collection The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 Greatest Hits (UK) A's B's & EP's On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies

Box Sets	The Long Road Home - The 40th Anniversary Collection At Abbey Road 1963-1989 Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years: The Complete Hollies April 1963 – October 1968

The Hollies singles discography

UK and US (All Labels)	1963 "Stay" / "Now's the Time" 1964 "Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - "Lucille" (US) "We're Through" / "Come On Back" 1965 "Yes I Will" / "Nobody" "I'm Alive" / "You Know He Did" "Look Through Any Window" / "So Lonely" 1966 "I Can't Let Go" / "Running Through the Night (UK) - "I've Got a Way of my Own" (US) "Bus Stop" / "Don't Run and Hide" "After the Fox (with Peter Sellers)" / "The Fox Trot (Gold, Gold, Who's Got the Gold)" (Burt Bacharach) "Stop Stop Stop" / "It's You" 1967 "On a Carousel" / "All the World Is Love" "Carrie Anne" / "Signs That Will Never Change" "King Midas In Reverse" / "Everything Is Sunshine" (UK) - "Water on the Brain" (US) 1968 "Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) "Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US) 1969 "Sorry Suzanne" / "Not That Way At All" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" / "Cos You Like to Love Me" 1970 "I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine" 1971 "Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together" 1972 "The Baby" / "Oh Granny" "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US) 1973 "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man" 1974 "The Air That I Breathe" / "No More Riders" "I'm Down" / "Hello Lady Goodbye" (UK) - "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey on Your Back)" (US-1975) "Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" / "Second Hand Hang-Ups" 1983 "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Musical Pictures"

UK only (Parlophone) (Polydor) (EMI)	1963 "(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" "Searchin'" / "Whole World Over" 1965 "If I Needed Someone" / "I've Got a Way of My Own" 1974 "Son of a Rotten Gambler" / "Layin' to the Music" 1976 "Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" "Star" / "Love is the Thing" "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine" 1977 "Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" "Amnesty" / "Crossfire" 1979 "Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun" 1980 "Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" "Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)" 1981 "Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver" 1985 "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman" 1987 "This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken" 1989 "Find Me a Family" / "No Rules" 1993 "The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)" 2005 "Hope" / "Shine On Me"

US only (Imperial) (Epic) (Atlantic)	1967 "Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" "Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will" 1968 "Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations" 1971 "Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart" 1972 "Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl" 1973 "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good" 1974 "Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music" 1975 "Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive" 1976 "Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" 1977 "Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over" 1978 "Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out" 1983 "If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"

Italy only (Parlophon)	1967 "Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"

See also: Discography; Band members

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