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Dog & Butterfly (1978)

Where the lyrics of Dog & Butterfly take you, and where it was really made.

Cook with Fire sounds like a live recording, yet it was made in the studio and the audience noise was added afterward.

Key places

Recorded at Sony Music Studios (1978)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — The album is listed as recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City. The point marks the studio's location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Sea-West Studios (1978)

Recording site London Bridge Studio — The 2004 reissue liner notes say the album, including Cook with Fire, was recorded at Sea-West Studios in Seattle. The point is set to the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Strings recorded at Capitol Studios (1978)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Strings for Lighter Touch and Nada One are listed as recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The point marks the studio's location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Dog & Butterfly: fourth studio album by American rock band Heart
• Released September 1978 by Portrait Records; another source gives 7 October 1978
• Peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard 200
• Spawned the singles "Straight On" and "Dog & Butterfly"
• Side one is the Dog side, side two the Butterfly side, mostly ballads
• The closer "Mistral Wind" is the exception on side two

Background

• Followed a legal dispute with Mushroom Records over the release of Magazine, the band's second studio album, in April 1978
• Released on Portrait Records after that dispute
• Heart noted on release that side one was the more rocking side

Recording

• "Cook with Fire" sounds like a live recording but was recorded at Sea-West Studios with the rest of the album
• Audience sounds from a live performance were overdubbed on the studio recording

Cover

• Art direction and design by Mike Doud
• Illustration by Fu-Tung Cheng, design by Philip Chiang, photography by Gary Heery

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Heart is an American rock band formed in 1974 in the Pacific Northwest, coalescing from earlier projects including the Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973).
• By 1975 the lineup had settled with Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, and Steve Fossen.
• The band rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and folk.

Members

• Ann Wilson (lead vocals, flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals) are the only consistent members across the band's history.
• Early members included Roger Fisher (guitar), Steve Fossen (bass), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards).
• Mark Andes (bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums) joined around 1982 after the earlier lineup changes.

Career

• Debut album Dreamboat Annie (1975) produced the hits "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You" and sold over a million copies.
• The band split from Mushroom Records and signed with Portrait; "Barracuda" became a major hit in 1977.
• A commercial decline in the early 1980s was followed by a mid-1980s comeback led by the album Heart (1985), which produced the No. 1 hit "These Dreams".
• The 1987 single "Alone" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Heart disbanded in 1998, reunited to tour and record several times afterward, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
• The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released after the legal dispute with Mushroom Records over Magazine, released in April 1978
• Released by Portrait Records in September 1978 according to the English-language article
• Heart stated on release that side one was the Dog side and the more rocking half
• Side two, the Butterfly side, consisted mostly of ballads
• The closer "Mistral Wind" is the one non-ballad-side exception on side two
• Ann Wilson sang lead on most tracks, with Nancy Wilson taking lead on track seven
• The band kept a mix of rock and ballad material across the two sides

Records

• Peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard 200
• Certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
• Singles released from the album: "Straight On" and "Dog & Butterfly"

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Cook with Fire" sounds like a live recording, but the 2004 CD reissue liner notes say it was recorded at Sea-West Studios with the rest of the album, and the audience sounds were overdubbed.
• The French-language article says this was the last album with Roger Fisher as the lead guitarist.
• The same article says Howard Leese handled the guitar and solos from the next album onward, making him the band's only guitarist after that.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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