Barbra Streisand's first album of newly recorded, non-soundtrack studio material in three years, ButterFly was ridiculed at the time of its release because its credited producer was her boyfriend, Jon Peters, whose musical credentials were nonexistent.
In retrospect, the real power on the album was arranger Tom Scott, a reed player who had perfected a light jazz-pop style in his work on Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark earlier in the year.
ButterFly backed off from the pop/rock style of its predecessors, Stoney End and Barbra Joan Streisand, but it still found Streisand assaying contemporary material by such writers as Bob Marley, Graham Nash, and David Bowie.
Unlike Richard Perry, who had produced those albums, Scott adapted the songs to Streisand's powerful and individual vocal style rather than having her ape existing versions of the songs.
The result was more of a compromise with contemporary pop that, while it sold only to Streisand's existing fan base, nevertheless had its charms.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love in the Afternoon | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Guava JellyBob Marley | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Grandma's HandsBill Withers | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | I Won't Last a Day Without YouRoger Nichols, Paul Williams | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Jubilation | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Simple Man | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | Since I Don't Have YouLennie Martin, Joe Rock | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Let the Good Times RollLeonard Lee | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Life On Mars | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Crying Time | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 199 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bahler | Horn Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement |
| 2 | Ben Benay | Guitar |
| 3 | Max Bennett | Bass |
| 4 | David Bowie | Composer |
| 5 | Larry Carlton | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 6 | Hank Cicalo | Engineer, Remixing |
| 7 | Gary Coleman | Percussion |
| 8 | Carl Furuta | Photography |
| 9 | John Guerin | Drums |
| 10 | Lee Holdridge | Arranger |
| 11 | King Errisson | Congas |
| 12 | Leonard Lee | Composer |
| 13 | Michael Lietz | Engineer |
| 14 | Bob Marley | Composer |
| 15 | Lennie Martin | Composer |
| 16 | Clarence McDonald | Keyboards |
| 17 | Roger Nichols | Composer |
| 18 | Buck Owens | Composer |
| 19 | Jon Peters | Art Direction, Design, Producer |
| 20 | Joe Rock | Composer |
| 21 | Steve Schapiro | Photography |
| 22 | Tom Scott | Arranger, Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Soloist, Woodwind |
| 23 | Bill Shirley | Paintings |
| 24 | Barbra Streisand | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| 26 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |