Dog & Butterfly (album)
Dog & Butterfly is the fourth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on October 7, 1978 through Portrait Records. Heart rebounded from their legal dispute with Mushroom Records over the release of the platinum-selling Magazine in April 1978, as Dog & Butterfly was certified double platinum,[6] spent 36 weeks on the charts, and peaked at No. 17 on the US Billboard 200.[7] The album was the 'proper' successor to 1977's hit Little Queen in terms of musical development and direction, and contained two hit singles: "Straight On", and "Dog & Butterfly".
As Heart themselves noted on the album's release, side 1 was the "Dog" side, and was the more "rocking" compared to the "Butterfly" side 2, which was all ballads, with the exception of the closer "Mistral Wind", which, in many ways, epitomized the trademark sound for which Heart would be remembered: folksy ballads shifting into searing hard rock explosions.
Though the first song, "Cook with Fire", sounds like a live recording, the liner notes to the 2004 CD say that it was actually recorded at Sea-West Studios along with the rest of the album. Audience sounds from a live performance were overdubbed on the studio recording.
The album was reissued in a remastered edition in 2004 by Epic/Legacy and included three bonus tracks from this period. The song "Feels" was later reworked and became "Johnny Moon", included in the album Passionworks (1983).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, except where indicated.
5. |
"Dog & Butterfly" | |
5:22 |
6. |
"Lighter Touch" | |
5:05 |
7. |
"Nada One" | |
5:22 |
8. |
"Mistral Wind" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher |
6:45 |
9. |
"Heartless" (live from BBC concert) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson |
5:05 |
10. |
"Feels" | |
4:56 |
11. |
"A Little Bit" | N. Wilson |
0:50 |
Personnel
Heart
- Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, piano on track 6, chimes on track 5
- Nancy Wilson – acoustic guitars, electric guitar, harmonica, lead vocals on track 7, backing vocals
- Roger Fisher – lead guitar[8]
- Howard Leese – guitars, keyboards, avatar, percussion on track 1, backing vocals,
- Steve Fossen – bass guitar, percussion on track 1
- Michael DeRosier – drums, chimes on track 8
Additional personnel
- Dick Adams - voice on track 1
- Sue Ennis - fun machine on track 7
- Frank DeCaro - strings conductor
Production
- Mike Flicker - producer, engineer
- Michael Fisher - producer
- Rick Keefer, Armin Steiner – engineers
- Thomas J Landon, Terry Gottlieb - assistant engineers
- John Golden - mastering at Kendun Recorders
Charts
Certifications
Country |
Organization |
Year |
Sales |
USA |
RIAA |
1992 |
2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[6] |
Canada |
CRIA |
1978 |
Platinum (+ 100,000)[15] |
References
- ↑ DeGagne, Mike. "Heart - Dog & Butterfly review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Heart: Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Swartley, Ariel (November 30, 1978). "Album reviews: Heart - Dog & Butterfly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Horning, Rob (9 August 2004). "Heart: Little Queen / Dog & Butterfly / Bebe Le Strange (reissue)". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- 1 2 "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Dog & Butterfly"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- 1 2 "Dog & Butterfly Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Saulnier, Jason (March 15, 2012). "Roger Fisher Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Heart – Dog & Butterfly (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 19, February 03 1979". Library and Archives Canada. February 3, 1979. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 13, December 23, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. December 23, 1978. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- 1 2 "Dog & Butterfly Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 24, March 10, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. March 10, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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