"Black Butterfly" is a song written by the song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in 1982, and most famously recorded by American recording artist Deniece Williams. The Williams recording was released in 1984 for Columbia Records and is on her 1984 album Let's Hear it for the Boy. The B-side of the single is the song "Blind Dating", also featured on the album.
| "Black Butterfly" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Deniece Williams | ||||
| from the album Let's Hear It for the Boy | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia AS 1941 (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
| Producer(s) | George Duke | |||
| Deniece Williams singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
The single peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[1]
Overview
edit"Black Butterfly" was produced by George Duke and composed by Barry Mann with Cynthia Weil. The single's b-side was a song called "Blind Dating". Both tunes came from Deniece Williams' 1984 studio album Let's Hear It For The Boy.[2]
Covers
edit"Black Butterfly" has been covered by Patti LaBelle on the 2004 soundtrack to Johnson Family Vacation, Tamia on her 2015 album Love Life and Will Downing on his 2016 album Black Pearls.[3]
Personnel
edit- Deniece Williams – vocals
- George Duke – Prophet-5
- Russell Ferrante – Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano
- Michael Sembello – guitars
- Nathan East – bass guitar
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Richard Elliot – Lyricon
Production
edit- George Duke – producer
- Mitch Gibson – recording, second engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[1] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly. Columbia Records. 1984.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly". secondhandsongs.com.