Butterfly (Hollies album)

Butterfly
Studio album by
the Hollies
Released1 November 1967
Recorded1 August – 6 October 1967
StudioEMI, London
Genre
Length33:14
LabelParlophone
ProducerRon Richards
The Hollies chronology
Evolution
(1967) 		Butterfly
(1967) 		Hollies' Greatest
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Q[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Sounds[6]
Uncut7/10[7]

Butterfly is the seventh UK studio album by British band the Hollies, released in November 1967. It was the final Hollies album to feature Graham Nash before his departure from the group in 1968. The album consisted solely of songs written by the trio of Nash, Allan Clarke, and Tony Hicks, with Nash leading the sessions.[8] It showcased the band's pop-oriented approach to psychedelia.[9]

In the US and Canada, Epic Records released an alternate version of the album as Dear Eloise / King Midas in Reverse (also November 1967), featuring a different track selection/order and alternate artwork. The 1967 single "King Midas in Reverse" was not included on the UK version of the album, but was added to the North American version. A 1998 CD reissue brings together all the tracks from both versions of the album.

  1. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC CLIO. p. 126.
  2. ^ Greenfield, Mike (1998). "The Hollies". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 551–553.
  3. ^ "Review: Butterfly". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ Leonard, Michael. "Review: The Hollies, Butterfly". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 148.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  6. ^ Fielder, Hugh (2 September 1978). "Stop stop stop". Sounds. p. 33.
  7. ^ Williamson, Nigel (September 2015). "How to Buy... The Hollies". Uncut. p. 91.
  8. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC CLIO. p. 126.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).