The album was Basia's first studio release in nine 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 Records and Magic Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music.
Track 8, co-written by Basia, Danny White and Mark Reilly, and which also features all three singing and/or playing on the recording, represents a de facto reunion of the 1980s trio Matt Bianco.
Track listing
All songs written by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, co-writers indicated.
"Bubble" – 3:50
"Matteo" (Giorgio Serci, Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White) – 3:40
"No Heartache" – 4:34
"Butterfly" – 4:33
"Where's Your Pride" – 4:07
"Be.Pop" – 3:59
"Liang & Zhu" – 3:17
"Show Time" (Mark Reilly, Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White) – 4:28
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