1971 compilation album by Iron Butterfly
Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly is the fifth and first greatest hits album released in 1971 by American rock band 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) – 2:41
- "Unconscious Power" (Ingle, Danny Weis, Ron Bushy) – 2:29
- "Flowers and Beads" (Ingle) - 3:05
- "Termination" (Erik Brann, Lee Dorman) - 2:50
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (45 RPM single edit) (Ingle) – 3:10
Side two
- "Soul Experience" (Ingle, Bushy, Brann, Dorman) – 2:50
- "Stone Believer" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman) – 5:20
- "Belda-Beast" (Brann) – 5:46
- "Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman, Robert Woods Edmonson) – 3:06
- "Slower Than Guns" (Ingle, Bushy, Dorman, Edmonson) – 3:37
Charts
Band members
- Doug Ingle – lead vocals (except where indicated), organs
- Ron Bushy – drums
- 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 and 3, lead vocals on "Termination" and "Belda-Beast"
- Lee Dorman – bass and backing vocals on side 1 tracks 4–6 and side 2 all tracks
- Mike Pinera – guitar on side 2 tracks 2, 4 and 5, additional lead vocal on "Stone Believer"
- Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – guitar on side 2 tracks 2, 4 and 5
References