ButterFly (Barbra Streisand album)

ButterFly
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	October 1974
Genre	Pop
Length	35:40
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jon Peters
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Way We Were (1974) ButterFly (1974) Lazy Afternoon (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable[2]
Billboard	favorable[3]

ButterFly is a studio album by Barbra Streisand, recorded and released in 1974. The credited producer is Streisand's then-boyfriend Jon Peters, with arrangements by Tom Scott. The album contains contemporary material from a diverse selection of writers, as well as interpretations of standards. In a 1992 interview with Larry King, Streisand cited ButterFly as the least favorite of her albums.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Love in the Afternoon" (Ben Geminaro, Evie Sands, Richard Wiseman) – 4:07
2. "Guava Jelly" (Bob Marley) – 3:17
3. "Grandma's Hands" (Bill Withers) – 3:27
4. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 4:19
5. "Jubilation" (Paul Anka, Johnny Harris) – 3:55
6. "Simple Man" (Graham Nash) – 3:03
7. "Life on Mars?" (David Bowie) – 3:11
8. "Since I Don't Have You" (Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Lenny Martin) – 2:52
9. "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 2:52
10. "Let The Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) – 4:54

Singles

• "Guava Jelly" / "Love in the Afternoon" (1974)
• "Jubilation" / "Let the Good Times Roll" (1975)

Personnel

• John Bahler – vocal arrangement, horn arrangements
• Ben Benay – guitar
• Max Bennett – bass
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Hank Cicalo – engineer, remixing
• Gary Coleman – percussion
• Carl Furuta – photography
• John Guerin – drums
• Lee Holdridge – arranger
• King Errisson – conga
• Michael Lietz – engineer
• Clarence McDonald – keyboards
• Jon Peters – producer, art direction, design
• Steve Schapiro – photography
• Tom Scott – flute, arranger, tenor saxophone, woodwind, soloist
• Bill Shirley – paintings
• Barbra Streisand – vocals (background)

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart (Kent Music Report)[5] 49 Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[6] 11 US Billboard 200[7] 13

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Barbra Joan Streisand (Allmusic Review)". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
2. Ben Gerson (January 2, 1975). "Rolling Stone Review-ButterFly". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
3. Billboard Magazine Review-ButterFly. books.google.com. November 9, 1974. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
4. "Barbra Streisand on Larry King Part 4". 1992. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
5. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 22, No. 25 February 15, 1975 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 9, 2016). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
7. "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
8. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – ButterFly". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH