Dog & Butterfly

by Heart

Overview

Dog & Butterfly became Heart's fourth million-selling album and placed two songs of opposing styles in the Top 40. Like their Magazine album, Dog & Butterfly peaked at number 17 on the charts, but the material from it is much stronger from every standpoint, with Ann and Nancy Wilson involving themselves to a greater extent. The light, afternoon feel of the title track peaked at number 34, while the more resounding punch of "Straight On" went all the way to number 15 as the album's first single. With keyboard player Howard Leese making his presence felt, and the vocals and guitar work sounding fuller and more focused, the band seems to be rather comfortable once again. Average bridge-and-chorus efforts like "Cook with Fire" and "High Time" aren't spectacular, but they do emit some appeal as far as filler is concerned, while "Lighter Touch" may be the best of the uncharted material. After this album, guitarist Roger Fisher left the band, but Heart didn't let up. 1980's Bebe le Strange showed an even greater improvement, peaking at number five in April of that year. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	04/29/2008
Label:	Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886972678429
Rank:	33079

Tracks

1. Cook with Fire
2. High Time
3. Hijinx
4. Straight On
5. Dog & Butterfly
6. Lighter Touch
7. Nada One
8. Mistral Wind
9. Heartless
10. Feels
11. A Little Bit

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Heart   Primary Artist
Howard Leese   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Conductor,Keyboards,Mridangam,Synthesizer,Moog Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Steve Fossen   Bass,Dholak,Percussion
Michael DeRosier   Drums,Chimes
Ann Wilson   Lead,Piano,Chimes,Guitar,Violin,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Roger Fisher   Lead,Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Nancy Wilson   Lead,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Ken Kinnear   Director
Dick Adams   Voices

Technical Credits

Mike Doud   Art Direction,Design
T.J. Landon   Assistant Engineer
John Golden   Mastering
Howard Leese   Arranger,Composer,Orchestration,Unknown Contributor Role
Rick Keefer   Engineer,Direction
Michael Fisher   Producer
Mike Flicker   Engineer,Producer
A. Wilson   Composer
Armin Steiner   Engineer,String Engineer
Heart   Producer
Ann Wilson   Composer
Roger Fisher   Composer
Sue Ennis   Composer
Frank DeCaro   Contractor
Gary Heery   Photography
Nancy Wilson   Composer
Dick Adams   Introduction
Terry Gottlieb   Assistant Engineer
Fuding Cheng   Artwork
Philip Chiang   Design