Metamorphosis (Iron Butterfly album)

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Metamorphosis
Iron Butterfly Metamorphosis.jpg
Studio album by
Iron Butterfly
ReleasedAugust 13, 1970
RecordedMay–July 1970
StudioAmerican Recording Company, Studio City, Los Angeles
GenreHard rock
Length40:50
LabelAtco
ProducerRichard Podolor
Iron Butterfly chronology
Live
(1970) 		Metamorphosis
(1970) 		Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly
(1971)

Metamorphosis is the fourth album by Iron Butterfly, released on August 13, 1970. It reached number 16 on the US charts.[1] Mike Pinera and Larry " El Rhino" Reinhardt became members of Iron Butterfly in the early part of 1970.

The album was recorded at American Recording studio and produced by Richard Podolor, engineered by Bill Cooper.

The single "Easy Rider" reached number 66 on the Billboard chart,[1] making it the band's biggest hit aside from "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The album is noted for having one of the earliest uses of the talk box on a rock album, which Pinera used on "Butterfly Bleu."

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated Metamorphosis three out of five stars. He explained that "the group continued its musical explorations, adding a layered production to its sound." He also stated that "[the] ambition [...] makes for an interesting listen."[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Doug Ingle, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Free Flight"None0:40
2."New Day"Ingle, Pinera3:08
3."Shady Lady" (music: Bushy, Dorman, Ingle; lyrics: Robert Woods Edmonson)Ingle3:50
4."Best Years of Our Life"Pinera3:55
5."Slower Than Guns" (music: Ingle; lyrics: Edmonson)Ingle3:37
6."Stone Believer"Ingle, Pinera5:20
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
7."Soldier in Our Town" (music: Bushy, Dorman, Ingle; lyrics: Edmonson)Ingle3:10
8."Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" (music: Bushy, Dorman, Ingle; lyrics: Edmonson)Ingle3:06
9."Butterfly Bleu"Pinera14:03

Songwriting credits per BMI Records. The album sleeve ambiguously credits the songs to "Iron Butterfly".

Personnel[]

Iron Butterfly[]

Additional personnel[]

  • Richard Podolor – producer, sitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Bill Cooper – engineer, twelve-string guitar
  • Roger Webster – art direction, photography, front cover
  • Bob Jenkins – art direction, photography (inside)
  • Robert Blue – back cover art

Charts[]

"Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" – Billboard

Chart (1970) Position
Billboard Hot 100[3] 66

Singles[]

US singles

  • "Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" b/w "Soldier in Our Town"
  • "Stone Believer" b/w "Silly Sally" (Non-LP cut)

Non-US singles

  • "Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" b/w "Soldier in Our Town"
  • "New Day" b/w "Soldier in Our Town"
  • "Best Years of Our Life" b/w "Shady Lady"
  • "Silly Sally" b/w "Stone Believer"

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Joynson, Vernon (1995). Fuzz, Acid, & Flowers Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. London: Borderline Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/metamorphosis-mw0000107830
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Iron Butterfly". Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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