Heart-Dog & Butterfly (1978)


 

Artist: Heart

Title: Dog & Butterfly

Label: Portrait

Format: LP

Cat #: FR 35555

Year of Release: 1978

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995

Listed Condition: VG/VG

Sell Date: 5/10/25

Sell Price: $3.00

Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/25 VG/NM $8.00

Low: $1.90

Median: $6.00

Average: $10.58

High: $34.99

Current low price: $0.99

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 225

Have/Want: 10649/274

Where Sold: Knightsbridge, TN

Time it took to sell: 3 years

Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B-

Sad To See It Go: No

Heart's 4th studio album, Dog & Butterfly, was a hit album with "Straight On" (#15 Billboard) and the title track (#34) as the most popular hits.   It went Platinum in 1978 and added a second million certified in 1992.   The more "rock" songs are on the Dog side and the ballads are on the Butterfly side.  

I always thought this album should be a little better than it actually is.  Side one grew on me particularly the opening "Cook With Fire" that was a studio track with overdubbed live ambience.  The closer "MIstral Wind" has a bit of a Led Zeppelin III feel with acoustics and strings.  Definitely a bit more experimental sounding for an AOR record in 1978.'

I've been experimenting with auctioning styles with the accumulating lots I have in my back room.   Things have been a little slow with these titles, but this one got snapped up for $3 straight away.  Heart have seem to have picking up credibility in recent years.

This album is ultimately one of their better ones.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Greatest Hits/Live (1980)

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