Butterfly

Description

Butterfly is the fifth and final studio album by the American folk-pop group Children of the Day, released on Light Records in 1979. The album was recorded by Chris Banninger at Martinsound Studios in Alhambra, California; with Bill Cole producing. Vocal arrangements by the group, Peter Jacobs, and Jim Stipech. Instrumental arrangements by Stipech and Clark Glassman (with the latter also providing piano and synthesizer).

Children Of The Day’s final album more or less follows the same blueprint as Never Felt So Free – i.e., another set of string and brass orchestrated MOR, easy listening, pop and EZ jazz songs. «Easter Morning» and «Glory» are the group’s first excursions into disco. A the latter song is kind of catchy. Also a re-recording of their early classic «For Those Tears I Died». Can’t say a whole lot else grabbed me though. Nice butterfly cover art. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Butterfly” – 3:40
A2. “Easter Morning” – 4:28
A3. “Seasons” – 3:34
A4. “More Than Enough” – 3:58
A5. “For Those Tears I Died” – 4:21

Side Two
B1. “Glory” – 3:40
B2. “Captain’s Song” – 4:02
B3. “Emily (I’ve Finally Found You)” – 3:45
B4. “Lovin’ In The Light” – 3:12
B5. “I Will Never Leave You” – 3:10

Note: Simultaneously released on 8-track tape and 12-inch vinyl LP by Light Records. Re-issued as a Limited Edition CD by Born Twice Records/Retroactive Records in 2012, entitled Never Felt So Free (Legacy Edition).