Papillon (Chaka Khan song)

"Papillon"
"Papillon"
Single by Chaka Khan
from the album Naughty
B-side	"Too Much Love"
Released	June 18, 1980
Genre	Post-disco, R&B
Length	4:11
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)	Gregg Diamond
Producer(s)	Arif Mardin
Chaka Khan singles chronology

Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly) is a 1978 song by Gregg Diamond, first released as an album track Hot Butterfly on Bionic Boogie by Diamond. However, the best known version is the 1980 hit Papillon by Chaka Khan. The song features vocals by American R&B singer Luther Vandross and a harmonica solo by musician Hugh McCracken.

It was Chaka Khan's most successful single from the album Naughty,^[1]^[2] though it only peaked at #22 on Billboard's R&B charts.

References

^ Black Music & Jazz Review - Volume 3 -1980 Page 43 "Gregg Diamond's "Papillon" makes a pleasant mid-tempo change from Khan's otherwise relentless assault on side two. Conclusions: It took me some while to completely warm to her debut solo album so I'll persevere but the more I hear the ..
^ Billboard 9 April 2011 - Page 47 "Khan went solo and scared to success with songs including “I'm Every Woman," “Papillon," "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me?" "

[1] Black Music & Jazz Review - Volume 3 -1980 Page 43 "Gregg Diamond's "Papillon" makes a pleasant mid-tempo change from Khan's otherwise relentless assault on side two. Conclusions: It took me some while to completely warm to her debut solo album so I'll persevere but the more I hear the ..

[2] Billboard 9 April 2011 - Page 47 "Khan went solo and scared to success with songs including “I'm Every Woman," “Papillon," "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me?" "

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