Butterfly
Studio album by The Hollies
Released October, 1967
Genre Psychedelic rock, Rock, pop
Label Parlophone
Butterfly is the second of two 1967 albums by The Hollies. 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 with Evolution, none of the songs on the album were selected for single or EP release in the UK. In the U.S., "Dear Eloise" was issued as a single A-side, and "Try It" and "Elevated Observations?" were issued as B-sides.
Reissues
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. The 1998 U.S. CD reissue of Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse by Sundazed presents the original UK Butterfly track lineup with "King Midas In Reverse", "Leave Me" and "Do The Best You Can" added to the tracklisting.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks.
Original UK edition
Side 1
"Dear Eloise"
"Away Away Away"
"Maker"
"Pegasus"
"Would You Believe?"
"Wishyouawish"
Side 2
"Postcard"
"Charlie and Fred"
"Try It"
"Elevated Observations?"
"Step Inside"
"Butterfly"
US edition
The U.S. edition of Butterfly, retitled Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse and released via Epic Records in 1968, featured different tracks in a modified lineup:
"Dear Eloise"
"Wishyouawish"
"Charlie and Fred"
"Butterfly"
"Leave Me" (left off U.S. version of Evolution)
"Postcard"
"King Midas In Reverse"
"Would You Believe?"
"Away Away Away"
"Maker"
"Step Inside"
Description:
Recorded in 1967, the Hollies' take on psychedelia, though less kaleidoscopic than that of the Beatles and the Stones, was every bit as riveting. And nobody could touch the Manchester duo of Allan Clarke and Graham Nash when it came to those goose-pimply harmonies. "King Midas In Reverse" proved the crowning achievement -- an all-stops-pulled, hip pocket, rainbow-symphony that will live forever. This Sundazed release marks the first domestic issue of this incredible album, complete with tracks included only on the original UK version; package includes an exclusive interview with lead vocalist Allan Clarke, original liner notes and rare photos!
TRACK LISTING
1. Dear Eloise
2. Away Away Away
3. Maker
4. Pegasus*
5. Would You Believe
6. Wishyouawish
7. Post Card
8. Charlie & Fred
9. Try It*
10. Elevated Observations*
11. Step Inside
13. Butterfly
14. King Midas In Reverse
15. Leave Me
16. Do The Best You Can*
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