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Love Is Like a Butterfly
Country · 1974 · 9 tracks · 26m

Love Is Like a Butterfly

Dolly Parton

A soft-focus masterclass in pastoral country pop. Crystalline vocals and gentle pedal steel create a world of mountain romanticism and sunny resilience.

September 16, 1974 · RCA Victor

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A shimmering, optimistic collection of mountain-pop that feels like a gentle spring morning.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 26m
02
If I Cross Your Mind
2:40
03
My Eyes Can Only See You
2:48
04
Take Me Back
2:37
05
Blackie, Kentucky
3:32
06
Gettin’ Happy
2:39
07
You’re the One That Taught Me How to Swing
2:07
08
Highway Headin’ South
2:05
09
Once Upon a Memory
3:12
12
Sacred Memories
2:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The delicate fluttering sound effects on the title track that mimic the movement of a butterfly.
The transition into the gospel-tinged 'Sacred Memories' where the piano takes on a Sunday-service weight.
The upbeat, rhythmic bounce of 'Gettin' Happy' that breaks the album's soft-focus romanticism.
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Open Field+4.0σ

Open Field saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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