Love Is Like A Butterfly

About Love Is Like A Butterfly

"Love Is Like a Butterfly" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" was her overall fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist (and her third consecutive number one). The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. Parton used the song as the opening theme for her 1976–77 TV variety show Dolly!. She also uses a butterfly as the "W" in the trade dress for her Dollywood theme park. A version of this song, sung by Clare Torry, was also used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series Butterflies. On November 27, 2012, Parton sang the song in a duet with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. more »