Butterflies (Basia album)

Butterflies is the fifth studio album by Polish singer-songwriter Basia, released in 2018 by Shanachie Records. It is her first studio album in nine years since 2009's It's That Girl Again.

Butterflies
Studio album by
Basia
Released16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
Genre
Length42:26
LabelShanachie
Producer
  • Danny White
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska
Basia chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Basia
(2013)		 Butterflies
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Audio.com.pl[2]
JazzSoul.pl[3]
Polska Płyta / Polska Muzyka[4]
Something Else!Favorable[5]

Overview

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.

Track listing

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

Personnel
  • 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

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[10] 279
Poland (OLiS)[11] 15
US Billboard Independent Albums[12] 50
US Billboard Jazz Albums[13] 4
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References
  1. Thom Jurek. "Butterflies - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. Cezary Gumiński. "BASIA Butterflies" (in Polish). audio.com.pl. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. Przemo Urbaniak (2018-06-03). "Recenzja: Basia "Butterflies"" (in Polish). jazzsoul.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. Łukasz Dębowski (2018-05-18). "Basia – "Butterflies" – Polska Płyta / Polska Muzyka" (in Polish). polskaplyta-polskamuzyka.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  5. S. Victor Aaron (2018-05-17). "Basia - Butterflies (2018)". somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. "Listen To Basia's New Single "Matteo" - Smooth Jazz and Smooth R&B". thejazzworld.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. Dariusz Żbikowski. "BASIA - Matteo" (in Polish). www.radioem.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. "Basia Trzetrzelewska wreszcie z wytęsknioną płytą" (in Polish). www.polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  9. "BASIA / Butterflies - OTOTOY" (in Japanese). ototoy.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  10. "バタフライズ | バーシア" (in Japanese). www.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  12. "Independent Albums". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  13. "Jazz Music: Top Jazz Albums & Songs Chart". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
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