Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly
Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly is a greatest hits album released in 1971 by Iron Butterfly. Songs come from four of their albums: Heavy, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Ball, and Metamorphosis.
Track listing
Side one
- "Iron Butterfly Theme" (Doug Ingle) – 4:34
- "Possession" (Ingle) – 2:45
- "Unconscious Power" (Ingle, Danny Weis, Ron Bushy) – 2:32
- "Flowers and Beads" (Ingle) – 3:05
- "Termination" (Erik Braunn) – 3:00
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (45 RPM single edit)" (Ingle) – 2:52
Side two
- "Soul Experience" (Ingle, Bushy, Braunn, Lee Dorman) – 2:53
- "Stone Believer" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman) – 4:25
- "Belda-Beast" (Braunn) – 5:45
- "Easy Rider" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman, Robert Woods Edmonson) – 3:06
- "Slower Than Guns" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman, Edmonson) – 3:22
Band members
- Doug Ingle – lead vocals (except where indicated), organs
- Jerry Penrod – bass on Side 1 tracks 1–3
- Darryl DeLoach – tambourine and backing vocals on Side 1 tracks 1–3
- Danny Weis – guitars on Side 1 tracks 1–3
- Erik Brann – guitars on Side 1 tracks 4–6 and Side 2 tracks 1 & 3, lead vocals on "Termination" and "Belda-Beast"
- Lee Dorman – bass and backing vocals on Side 1 tracks 4-6 and all Side 2 tracks
- Ron Bushy – drums
- Mike Pinera – guitar on Side 2 tracks 2, 4 & 5, additional lead vocal on "Stone Believer"
- Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – guitar on Side 2 tracks 2, 4 & 5
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Studio albums |
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Compilation albums |
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EPs |
"Iron Butterfly Theme" / "Look For The Sun", "Possession" · RADIO EP: "Iron Butterfly Theme", "Possession" / "Get Out Of My Life Woman", "Unconscious Power" · "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", "Flowers and Beads" / "My Mirage"
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Live albums |
Live · Fillmore East 1968
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Bootlegs |
Live At The Galaxy Club 1967 · Live 11/27/1968 · Stone Believer: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark · Live in Germany: 4/18/1997 · Live in Cortland NY 8/19/2000 · Live at the Firwood in Fife, WA · Live in Butler, PA - 2/4/2006 ·
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Singles |
" Don't Look Down On Me" · " Possession" · "Unconscious Power" · " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" · "Soul Experience" · "In The Time Of Our Lives" · "Easy Rider" · "New Day" · " Silly Sally" · "Shady Lady" · "Pearly Gates" · "High On A Mountain Top" · "Beyond The Milky Way" · "I'm Right I'm Wrong " · "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" / "Soul Experience" (Atlantic Oldies re-release)
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