Dog & Butterfly (album)

Dog & Butterfly is the fourth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on October 7, 1978, by Portrait Records, following a legal dispute with Mushroom Records over the release of the band's third studio album, Magazine, in April 1978. Dog & Butterfly peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6][7] The album spawned the singles "Straight On" and "Dog & Butterfly".

Dog & Butterfly
2004 CD reissue cover; the original vinyl release does not feature the dog illustration, but is otherwise identical
Studio album by Heart
Released	October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)
Studio	Sea-West, Seattle Capitol, Hollywood[lower-alpha 1]
Genre	Hard rock folk rock
Length	39:26
Label	Portrait
Producer	Mike Flicker Heart Michael Fisher
Heart chronology
Magazine (1978) Dog & Butterfly (1978) Bébé le Strange (1980)
Singles from Dog & Butterfly
"Straight On" Released: October 1978 "Dog & Butterfly" Released: March 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
PopMatters	Unfavorable[3]
Rolling Stone	Favorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

As Heart themselves noted on the album's release, side one was the Dog side, and was the more "rocking" compared to the Butterfly side two, which consisted mostly of ballads, with the exception of the closer "Mistral Wind".

Though the first song, "Cook with Fire", sounds like a live recording, the liner notes to the 2004 CD reissue state that it was actually recorded at Sea-West Studios along with the rest of the album. Audience sounds from a live performance were overdubbed on the studio recording.

On June 29, 2004, the album was reissued Epic Records and Legacy Recordings in a remastered edition, containing three bonus tracks.[8] One of the songs, "Feels", was later reworked and became "Johnny Moon", included on the band's seventh studio album, Passionworks (1983).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Sue Ennis, except where noted.

Side one: Dog

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cook with Fire"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Roger Fisher Ennis Howard Leese	4:57
2.	"High Time"		3:21
3.	"Hijinx"		3:30
4.	"Straight On"		5:09

Side two: Butterfly

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dog & Butterfly"		5:21
6.	"Lighter Touch"		5:03
7.	"Nada One"		5:23
8.	"Mistral Wind"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis Fisher	6:42
Total length:			39:26

2004 remastered reissue bonus tracks[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Heartless" (live from BBC concert)	A. Wilson N. Wilson	5:00
10.	"Feels"		4:53
11.	"A Little Bit"	N. Wilson	0:49
Total length:			50:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dog & Butterfly.[9]

Heart

• Ann Wilson – lead vocals (tracks 1–6, 8); chimes (track 5); piano (track 6); background vocals (track 7)
• Roger Fisher – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8); lead guitar (track 3); Zohn (track 8)
• Howard Leese – electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6, 8); mridangam African conga (track 1); background vocals (tracks 2, 7); electric piano (tracks 3, 8); "Who's Who" vocals (track 3); piano (track 5); Avatar (track 6); orchestral arrangement, conducting (tracks 6, 7); acoustic piano, Moog (track 8)
• Steve Fossen – bass (tracks 1, 3–8); dholak Indian drum (track 1)
• Nancy Wilson – blues harp (track 1); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8); background vocals (tracks 2, 5); "Hijinx" guitar, "Who's Who" vocals (track 3); acoustic guitar (6- and 12-string) (tracks 5, 6); lead vocals (track 7)
• Michael Derosier – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–8); chimes (track 8)

Additional musicians

• Dick Adams – introduction (track 1)
• Sue Ennis – fun machine (track 7)

Technical

• Mike Flicker – production, engineering
• Heart – production
• Michael Fisher – production
• Rick Keefer – engineering
• T.J. Landon – engineering assistance
• Terry Gottlieb – engineering assistance
• Armin Steiner – strings engineering
• John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California

Artwork

• Mike Doud – art direction, design
• Fu-Ding Cheng – illustration
• Philip Chiang – design
• Gary Heery – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 48 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 46 US Billboard 200[6] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] 54 US Billboard 200[14] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

1. Strings on "Lighter Touch" and "Nada One"

References

1. DeGagne, Mike. "Dog & Butterfly – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via RobertChristgau.com.
3. Horning, Rob (August 9, 2004). "Heart: Little Queen / Dog & Butterfly / Bebe Le Strange (reissue)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
4. Swartley, Ariel (November 30, 1978). "Album reviews: Heart - Dog & Butterfly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
5. Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
7. "American album certifications – Heart – Dog". Recording Industry Association of America. August 11, 1992. Retrieved May 22, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
8. "Dog & Butterfly [Bonus Tracks] – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
9. Dog & Butterfly (liner notes). Heart. Portrait Records. 1978. FR 35555.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0097a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Heart – Dog & Butterfly" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
13. "1979 Top 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 32 no. 13. December 22, 1979. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
14. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
15. "Canadian album certifications – Heart – Dog and Butterfly". Music Canada. November 1, 1978. Retrieved May 22, 2020.