Yohanna's first adult album "Butterflies and Elvis" recorded with British songwriter Lee Horrocks and sound engineer Thomas Yezzi. Asked to say what he thought of Yohanna, Yezzi commented

"She is a young, white Icelandic girl with the soul of a fifty year old black woman. She's really amazing."

The album was well received upon its release in early 2008.

Yohanna's years as a child recording star were now well and truly behind her and she put all her heart and soul into her newly honed sound.