Butterfly ball
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is a concept album based on the children's book of the same title.
It was originally intended as a solo project for Jon Lord , produced by Roger Glover , but Lord was too busy with Deep Purple . That's why Glover produced The Butterfly Ball in 1974/75 as a separate project. He used the contacts he had in the rock business and recruited many well-known artists. Each song was sung by someone else. The single Love is All , sung by Ronnie James Dio , became number one in the Netherlands.
Track list
- 1 Dawn (Glover) 1:21
- 2 Get Ready (Glover) 2:06
- 3 Saffron Dormouse And Lizzy Bee (Glover) 1:25
- 4 Harlequin Hare (Glover / Dio / Soule) 1:26
- 5 Old Blind Mole (Glover) 1:11
- 6 Magician Moth (Glover) 1:33
- 7 No Solution (Glover) 3:28
- 8 Behind The Smile (Glover) 1:46
- 9 Fly Away (Glover) 2:22
- 10 Aranea (Glover) 1:37
- 11 Sitting In A Dream (Glover) 3:40
- 12 Waiting (Glover) 3:11
- 13 Sir Maximus Mouse (Glover) 2:35
- 14 Dreams Of Sir Bedievere (Glover) 4:09
- 15 Together Again (Glover / Dio / Soule) 2:05
- 16 Watch Out For The Bat (Glover) 1:41
- 17 Little Chalk Blue (Glover / Hardin) 3:44
- 18 The Feast (Glover) 1:48
- 19 Love Is All (Glover / Hardin) 3:14
- 20 Homeward (Glover / Hardin) 4:12
Artist
- Tony Ashton (vcl);
- Les Binks (drm);
- Helen Chappelle (vcl);
- David Coverdale (vcl);
- Ronnie James Dio (vcl);
- Jack Emblow (acc);
- Ray Fenwick (gtr);
- Mo Foster (bss);
- Kay Garner (BVC);
- Michael Giles (drm);
- Roger Glover (MSC);
- John Goodison (vcl);
- John Gustafson (vcl);
- Eddie Hardin (kbr / bvc);
- Jimmy Helms (vcl);
- Glenn Hughes (vcl);
- Eddie Jobson (from left);
- Chris Karan (tbl);
- Judi Kuhl (vcl);
- Neil Lancaster (vcl);
- John Lawton (vcl);
- Mike Moran (pno);
- Ann Odell (pno);
- Mickey Lee Soule (vcl);
- Barry St. John (vcl);
- Liza Strike (vcl);
- Robin Thompson (BSN);
- Nigel Watson (saw);
- Joanne Williams (BVC);
- the Mountain Fjord Orchestra
Books
- Alan Aldridge : The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Festival , Insel Verlag, ISBN 978-3-458-05749-9
Web links
- rogerglover.com
- amazon uk listing
- Roger Glover - Love is all on YouTube
- The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast at Discogs.com