Butterflies (Basia album)

The album was Basia's first studio release in nine years. The singer has described it as an album "about love – for life, for music and for people"[6] and her jazziest record yet.[7] She has also revealed that its original title was Be.Pop, after one of the songs and as a reference to subgenre of jazz music, but her record company wasn't keen on the idea. To compromise, Basia suggested Be.Pop Butterfly,[8] but ultimately the title was changed to Butterflies. Two songs on the album contain the word 'butterfly', including "Liang & Zhu" which tells about the Butterfly Lovers from a Chinese legend.

The lead single from Butterflies, "Matteo", premiered on 6 April 2018. The album was first released in Japan on 16 May 2018 through Shanachie and P-Vine Records, with an alternative cover.[9] The general worldwide release took place on 18 May 2018. In Poland, the album was made available for streaming a week in advance, and was then released on other platforms by Shanachie Records and Magic Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music.

All songs written by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, co-writers indicated.

1. "Bubble" – 3:50
2. "Matteo" (Giorgio Serci, Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White) – 3:40
3. "No Heartache" – 4:34
4. "Butterfly" – 4:33
5. "Where's Your Pride" – 4:07
6. "Be.Pop" – 3:59
7. "Liang & Zhu" – 3:17
8. "Show Time" (Mark Reilly, Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White) – 4:28
9. "Like Crazy" – 4:20
10. "Rachel's Waltz" – 1:15
11. "Pandora's Box" – 4:23

• Bass – Andres Lafone
• Drums – Marc Parnell
• Guitar – Giorgio Serci, Peter White
• Piano, keyboards – Danny White
• Vocals – Basia, Mark Reilly
• Fryderyk Chopin University of Music Big Band
• String section on "Liang & Zhu" – Andy Ross
• Mixing – Dave Bascombe
• Mastering – Nigel Walton
• Photography – Paul Cox
• Artwork design – Grainne White
• Liner notes in Japanese edition – Toshikazu Kanazawa
• Make up – Helen Whiting
• Hair – Paula Wootton

• The official Basia website
• Butterflies on Discogs