Black Butterfly (song)

"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 her single is a song called "Blind Dating", another album feature.

"Black Butterfly"
Single by Deniece Williams
from the album Let's Hear It for the Boy
Released1984
Length4:25
LabelColumbia AS 1941 (US)
Songwriter(s)Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)George Duke
Deniece Williams singles chronology
"Next Love"
(1984)		 "Black Butterfly"
(1984)		 "Wiser And Weaker"
(1986)

The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[1]

Overview

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

Black Butterfly has been covered by Tamia on her 2015 album Love Life and Will Downing on his 2016 album Black Pearls.[3]

Personnel

Production
  • Mitch Gibson – engineer, recorded by

Chart performance
Chart: Sales (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Black Singles[1] 22
Chart: Airplay (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Black Singles 15

References
  1. "Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  2. Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly. Columbia Records. 1984.
  3. "Deniece Williams: Black Butterfly". secondhandsongs.com.
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