Butterfly (1957 song) Butterfly (1957 song) "Butterfly" is a popular song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of "American Bandstand". The original recording of the song by Charlie Gracie reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. A cover version by Andy Williams also reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" chart in 1957. Williams' version also reached No. 1 the UK in May
Piece of the Action The recording was completed by 24 April at Mayfair Studios in London and were struck onto master tape along with the B-side "Took It to the Limit" and album track "Getting Kinda Lonely". The single was released on 17 May 1981 and reached number 12 during a nine-week run in the UK charts and was certified silver. As a Eurovision-winning follow-up, this was the highest chart placing ever achieved by an artist in the UK, the contest being notorious for producing one-hit wonders. The single also became a hit around Europe as well as in Australia and New Zealand. The