Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)
{{Short description|2004 song by Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd}}
{{Infobox song
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| type = single
| artist = Wynonna Judd with Naomi Judd
| album = What the World Needs Now Is Love
| released = {{Start date|2004|3|3}}
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| genre = Country
| length = 4:30
| label = Curb
| writer = {{hlist|Chuck Cannon|Austin Cunningham|Allen Shamblin}}
| producer = {{Hlist|Wynonna Judd|Dann Huff}}
| chronology = Wynonna Judd
| prev_title = Heaven Help Me
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = I Want to Know What Love Is
| next_year = 2004
}}
"Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" is a song written by Chuck Cannon, Austin Cunningham, and Allen Shamblin. Originally recorded by Lari White in 1998, it was recorded by Wynonna Judd and released on March 3, 2004 as the third single from her sixth solo studio album What the World Needs Now Is Love.
Content
The song is a reminiscence of the narrator's childhood. Wynonna Judd said that the lyrics reminded her of her grandparents' house in rural Kentucky. The song features her mother, Naomi, on backing vocals. The two had previously recorded together in the 1980s as the Judds prior to Wynonna beginning her solo career in the 1990s.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/336375524/ | title=Wy not? Numbers don't matter to the Judd who sings from the heart | work=The Sioux City Journal | date=August 1, 2003 | accessdate=August 22, 2024 | author=Tim Gallagher | pages=C1}} It was originally recorded by Lari White on her 1998 album Stepping Stone.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stepping-stone-mw0000599916 | title=Stepping Stone | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=August 22, 2024}}
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the song favorably, saying that "you believe the words [Wynonna] is singing, and with her mom on the cut, it just adds to the emotional impact."{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22wynonna%22+%22Flies+on+the+butter%22&pg=PA34 | title=Reviews | author=Deborah Evans Price | magazine=Billboard | pages=34 | date=January 31, 2004}}
Chart performance
Despite Wynonna and Naomi having recorded together as the Judds in the 1980s, the single instead credited Wynonna and Naomi separately. As a result, it is Naomi's only chart credit.{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/naomi-judd/ | title=Chart history for Naomi Judd | publisher=Billboard | access-date=May 4, 2022}}
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!align="left"|Chart (2004) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|33|artist=Wynonna}} |
References
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{{Lari White}}
{{Wynonna Judd}}
Category:Songs about nostalgia
Category:Songs written by Chuck Cannon
Category:Songs written by Allen Shamblin