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| Good-byes and Butterflies | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Labels | Lionel Records LRS-1100 MGM Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Dallas Smith | |||
| Five Man Electrical Band chronology | ||||
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Good-byes and Butterflies is a studio album by Canadian rock band the Five Man Electrical Band.[2] The album includes the band's biggest hit, "Signs," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][4] The album was released in 1970, and then re-released in 1971 with different cover art.
Chart performance
[edit]The album reached No. 52 in the Canadian RPM Magazine charts on October 2, 1971.[5] It debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 31, 1971, peaking at No. 148 during a nine-week run on the chart.[6] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated July 1, 1971, peaking at No. 141 during a six-week run on the chart.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Les Emmerson.
- "Signs" - 4:05
- "Safe & Sound (With Jesus)" - 3:30
- "Dance of the Swamp Woman" - 3:51
- "(You and I) Butterfly" - 4:52
- "Hello Melinda Goodbye" - 3:15
- "Moonshine (Friend Of Mine)" - 2:10
- "Forever Together" - 2:35
- "Mama's Baby Child" - 3:32
- "The Man with the Horse and Wagon" - 4:45
- "All Is Right (With The World)" - 3:45
- "Variations on a Theme of Lepidoptera" - 2:45
Personnel
[edit]- Les Emmerson - guitars, lead vocals (1, 5–8, 10, 11)
- Ted Gerow - organ, piano
- Brian Rading - bass
- Mike Bell - drums, lead vocals (9)
- Rick Bell - percussion, lead vocals (2–4)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| CAN RPM Top 100 Albums[5] | 52 |
| US Billboard Top LP's[6] | 148 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[7] | 141 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Five Man Electrical Band". www.fivemanelectricalband.ca.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (December 2, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780898201741 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Five Man Electrical Band Signs Chart History". Billboard.
- 1 2 "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 2, 1971" (PDF).
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 52. LCCN 74075179. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cashbox Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 123. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
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