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Butterflies
Studio album by
Basia
Released16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
Genre
Length42:26
LabelShanachie
Producer
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]

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.

Overview

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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 8, co-written by Basia, Danny White and Mark Reilly, and which also features all three singing and/or playing on the recording, represents a de facto reunion of the 1980s trio Matt Bianco.

Track listing

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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

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  • Basia Trzetrzelewska – vocals
  • Danny White – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Peter White – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Giorgio Serci – guitars (2)
  • Richard Bull – guitars (9)
  • Andres Lafone – bass guitar (1, 2, 8)
  • Maciej Dobrzański – double bass (3, 11)
  • Marc Parnell – drums (1-6, 8-11)
  • Peter Ross – drums (6)
  • Tomasz Bilecki – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11)
  • Miles Bould – percussion (2)
  • Artur Stodolny – vibraphone (6)
  • Jakub Muras – baritone saxophone (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • Paul Booth – bass clarinet (1), saxophone (3, 5, 6, 11)
  • Roger Clarke – bassoon (1, 10)
  • Łukasz Jankowski – flute (6, 10, 11)
  • Jakub Gumiński – trombone (1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Pitor Tchórzewski – trombone (1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Damian Wójtowicz – trombone (1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Bartłomiej Koń – trumpet (1, 6, 8, 11)
  • Aneta Mścisz – trumpet (1, 6, 8, 11)
  • Kamil Zwoliński – trumpet (1, 6, 8, 11)
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet (3, 8, 11)
  • Mateusz Zieliński – tuba (1, 2, 10)
  • Andy Ross – strings (7)
  • Mark Reilly – vocals (8)

Production

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  • Basia Trzetrzelewska – producer, arrangements
  • Danny White – producer, arrangements
  • David Bascombe – mixing
  • Nigel Walton – mastering
  • Paul Cox – photography
  • Grainne White – artwork, design
  • Toshikazu Kanazawa – liner notes in Japanese edition
  • Helen Whiting – make-up
  • Paula Wootton – hair
  • Pitor Kostrzewa – big band leader

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[10] 279
Poland (OLiS)[11] 15
US Billboard Independent Albums[12] 50
US Billboard Jazz Albums[13] 4

References

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  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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