Album
ButterFly
1974 · Funk / Soul, Blues
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
ButterFly is a Pop album by Barbra Streisand, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
<i>ButterFly</i> ranks among the oddest of Barbra Streisand’s albums. Released on the heels of <i>The Way We Were</i>, this 1974 effort blends material from pop, rock, R&B and reggae sources. Though Barbra’s then-beau Jon Peters is credited as producer, the guiding musical force appears to be saxophonist/arranger Tom Scott, who shifts his stylistic approach from track to track. Streisand ranges far and wide as well, getting knee-deep into Memphis funk on “Grandma’s Hands” and slipping into a countrypolitan mood for “Crying Time.” Some ideas fizzle, such as an attempt to dilute Bob Marley’s “Guava Jelly” into ‘70s mainstream pop. The biggest surprise is Streisand’s reading of David Bowie’s “Life On Mars” — it somehow catches the song’s weirdly theatrical mood. Barbra’s performances range from intimate (“Simple Man”) to languid (“Let The Good Times Roll”) to rafters-shaking (“Jubilation”). Her personality dominates the proceedings, though she doesn’t fully connect with all of the tunes. <i>ButterFly</i> is a curious and sporadically rewarding effort.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Love In The Afternoon4:06
- A2Guava Jelly3:19
- A3Grandma's Hands3:27
- A4I Won't Last A Day Without You4:16
- A5Jubilation3:52
Side B
- B1Simple Man3:03
- B2Life On Mars3:13
- B3Since I Don't Have You2:52
- B4Crying Time2:51
- B5Let The Good Times Roll4:57
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Traditional Pop
- lush
- wistful
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barbra StreisandBACKING VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Ben BenayGUITAR
- Clarence McDonaldKEYBOARDS
- Gary ColemanPERCUSSION
- John GuerinDRUMS
- King ErrissonCONGAS
- Larry CarltonGUITAR
- Max BennettBASS
- Tom ScottFLUTE, SAXOPHONE WOODWIND, FLUTE , TENOR SAXOPHONE WOODWIND, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE
- John BahlerARRANGED BY
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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