Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly

Popular Irish balladeer & tv host who had a successful UK chart & album career from 1964 until the early 70`s.

Elusive Butterly was a # 5 UK hit single in 1966 .

UK chart singles -
1964 Walk Tall # 3
1965 The Special Years # 7
1965 I`m Gonna Get There Somehow # 25
1966 Elusive Butterfly #5
1966 What Would I Be # 2
1967 Memories Are Made Of This # 11
1967 Two Streets #39
1967 If The Whole World Stopped Lovin` #3
1968 Youre The Only One # 37
1968 Now #43
1968 If I Knew Then What I Knew Now #14
1969 Ring Of Bright Water # 48
1971 Morning ~ 12
1973 Heaven Is My Woman`s Love # 34

Uk chart albums -
1964 The Lucky 13 Shades Of Val Doonican #2
1966 Gentle Shades of Val Doonican # 5
1967 Val Doonican Rocks But Gently # 1
1968 Val # 6
1969 The World of Val Doonican # 2
1969 Sounds Gently # 22
1970 The Magic of Val Doonican # 34
1971 This Is Val Doonican # 40
1975 I Love Country Music # 37
1977 Some of My Best Friends Are Songs # 29
1990 Songs From My Sketch Book # 33
2008 The Very Best of Val Doonican

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[sarbani67]

This song is one of my favourites - I grew up listening to Val Doonican. Thank you for putting this song. It brings back some beautiful memories...

[RenKinRaM]

Val Doonican, Jim Reeves was all my mum used to play in the house on the radio-gram growing up, awesome silky smooth voice's, running around the back garden on a orange skied summer evening, drinking home made lemonade as a kid.... sweet memories

[d1s2l3a4w5]

@sarbani67 Me too, I pity the kids of nowadays, who have to listen to music that has totally lost all innocence. xx

[bigjimwasaworm]

Just realised this was my first ever gig :). my mum and dad took me and my sister to see him, Got a signed photo too.

[bubs101able]

Well made a grown man Cry . . .Women Never understood them

[anndchelt]

@RenKinRaM Me too. Here in England, we were not allowed to listen to the Beatles, Rolling Stones or Tom Jones - rough, naughty boys. The beautiful sounds of Val and Kim Reeves, soft golden tones and the wonderful smell of my darlin mum cooking and humming in the kitchen and the laughter and excitement when my dad got home from work. The 1970's were our golden years. Our mum's and dad din't have 2 pennies to rub together, but we were so happy.

[alecslad]

reminds me of a long ago love

[philhealing]

I don't get this. I don't get, at 49 years old, that this song speaks to me, and brings me tears, just like it did when I was 14. Oh, screw it, it makes me so fulfilled and happy. Soft as poo.

[capzeh]

Love Val Doonican! even at the age of 24 =D

[brandysnapify]

I remember this song - it is so beautiful and reminds me of my childhood

[Grisleyreg]

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