"Butterfly" is a popular song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of American Bandstand.
The original recording of the song by Charlie Gracie reached No. 1 on the Billboard Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.
Andy Williams recording A cover version by Andy Williams reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957. Williams' version also reached No. 1 the UK in May 1957, where it spent two weeks, and also reached No. 14 on the US R&B chart.
The Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams versions were jointly ranked #20 on the first Canadian CHUM Chart on May 27, 1957, after they had already jointly peaked at #3 on Billboard's US competitor Cashbox's (sales) chart on April 6, 1957.
Other versions A version recorded by Bob Carroll on Bally Records made the charts in 1957 peaking at No. 61. The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album, The Crests Sing All Biggies. Tommy Steele - included on an EP Lord's Taverners Record - All Star Hit Parade No. 2 (1957). Cliff Richard - for his album Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll (2016) Darlene Gillespie on her album Darlene of the Teens
See also List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK) List of Billboard number-one singles of 1957
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