Butterflies (Basia album)

Butterflies
Studio album by Basia
Released 16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
Genre
Length 42:26
Label Shanachie
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.

Overview

The album was Basia's first studio release in 9 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 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

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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