Iron Butterfly - Heavy (1968)

Iron Butterfly - Heavy (1968)

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Iron Butterfly - Heavy

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Side one

1. "Possession"   2:45

2. "Unconscious Power"   2:32

3. "Get Out of My Life, Woman"   3:58

4. "Gentle as It May Seem"   2:25

5. "You Can't Win"   2:41

Side two

1. "So-Lo"   4:05

2. "Look for the Sun"   2:14

3. "Fields of Sun"   3:12

4. "Stamped Ideas"   2:08

5. "Iron Butterfly Theme"   4:34

Iron Butterfly Band Members

Ron Bushy – drums

Darryl DeLoach – tambourine, vocals

Doug Ingle – organ, vocals

Jerry Penrod – bass, vocals

Danny Weis – guitar

Heavy is the debut studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released on January 22, 1968. The first two tracks, "Unconscious Power" and "Possession", were released as the respective sides of a single.

Three of the group's members (Darryl DeLoach, Jerry Penrod, and Danny Weis) left the band shortly after the album was recorded, leaving Ingle and Bushy to find replacements. Despite being a debut album with no hit single to provide an entry point for the casual listener, Heavy was a commercial success, reaching number 78 on the Billboard Charts and eventually going Gold in the US.

Iron Butterfly is an American rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Formed in San Diego, California, among band members who used to be "arch enemies", their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members with varying levels of success, with no new recordings since 1975. The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was a best-seller. Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an In-House platinum album award from Atlantic Records

Iron Butterfly Band Members

Ron Bushy – drums, percussion (1966–77, 1978–79, 1982, 1987–88, 1993–2012, 2015–present)

Eric Barnett – guitar, vocals (1995–2002, 2015–present)

Martin Gerschwitz – keyboards, vocals (2005–2012, 2018–present)

Bernie Pershey – drums (2020–present)

Dave Meros – bass, vocals (2015–present; substitute – 2006)

Ray Weston – drums, percussion (2015–2020; substitute – 2010, 2020)

Doug Ingle – organ, vocals (1966–71, 1978–79, 1983–85, 1987–88, 1994–99)

Danny Weis – guitar (1966–1967)

Jack Pinney – drums, percussion (1966)

Greg Willis – bass (1966)

Darryl DeLoach – tambourine, vocals (1966–1967)

Jerry Penrod – bass, backing vocals (1966–1967)

Bruce Morse – drums, percussion (1966)

Lee Dorman – bass, vocals (1967–71, 1977–78, 1978–85, 1987–2012)

Erik Brann – guitar, vocals (1967–69, 1974–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982, 1987, 1987–89)

Mike Pinera – guitar, vocals (1970–1972, 1978–1979, 1982, 1987, 1993)

Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – guitar (1969–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–84, 1988–93)

Philip Taylor Kramer – bass, keyboards, vocals (1974–77)

Howard Reitzes – keyboards, vocals (1974–1975)

Bill DeMartines – keyboards, vocals (1975–1977, 1987)

Kevin Karamitros – drums (1977–1978)

Jimi Henderson – vocals (1977–1978)

Larry Kiernan – keyboards (1977–1978)

David Love – guitar (1977–1978)

John Leimseider – keyboards (1978, 1979, 1981–1982)

Keith Ellis – bass (1978)

Bobby Caldwell – drums, percussion (1979, substitute 1984)

Bobby Hasbrook – guitar, vocals (1979–1982)

Nathan Pino – keyboards (1979)

Zam Johnson – drums, percussion (1980)

Tim Kislan – keyboards (1980)

Starz Vanderlocket – percussion, vocals (1980)

Luke – percussion, vocals (1981–1982, 1982–1983)

Jimmy Rock – drums (1981–1982)

Randy Skirvin – guitar, vocals (1981–1982)

Guy Babylon – keyboards (1982–1983)

Jan Uvena – drums, percussion (1982)

John Shearer – drums (1982–1983)

Jerry Sommers – drums, percussion (1983)

Rick Rotante – drums, percussion (1983–1984)

Lenny Campanero – drums (1984–1985)

Steve Fister – guitar, backing vocals (1984–1985)

Kurtis Teal – bass (1985)

Kelly Reubens – bass (1987)

Tim Von Hoffman – keyboards (1987)

Glen Rappold – guitar, bass, vocals (1987)

Ace Baker – keyboards (1987)

Sal Rodriguez – drums (1987, 1988)

Jim Von Buelow – guitar (1987)

Bob Birch – bass (1987)

Doug Jackson – guitar (1987)

Lyle T. West – vocals (1987)

Derek Hilland – keyboards, backing vocals (1988–1990, 1993–1997; substitute – 2003)

Kenny Suarez – drums, percussion (1988–1992)

Steve "Mick" Feldman – vocals (1988–1990)

Robert Tepper – vocals (1990–1992)

Burt Diaz – keyboards (1993)

Denny Artache – guitar, vocals (1993)

Doug Bossey – guitar (1994–1995)

Damian Bujanda – keyboards, vocals (1999)

Larry Rust – keyboards, vocals (1999–2005)

Charlie Marinkovich – guitar, vocals (2002–2012)

Phil Parlapiano – keyboards, vocals (2015–2018, substitute – 2012)

Michael Green – percussion, vocals (2015–2019)

Supporting Musicians

Manny Bertematti – drums, percussion (substitute – 1971)

Donny Vosburgh – drums (guest – 1987)

Doug Freedman – drums, percussion (substitute – 1989)

JoAnne Kurman-Montana – backing vocals (live – 1989)

Cecelia Noel – backing vocals (live – 1989)

Oly Larios – bass (substitute – 2001)

Ken Chalupnik – bass (substitute – 2006)

Iron Butterfly Discography Full

Studio albums

1968   Heavy

1968   In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

1969   Ball

1970   Metamorphosis

1975   Scorching Beauty

1975   Sun and Steel

Iron Butterfly Live Albums

2011   Fillmore East 1968

2014   Live at the Galaxy 1967

2014   Live in Copenhagen 1971

2014   Live in Sweden 1971

Iron Butterfly Compilation Albums

Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly (1971)

Star Collection (1973)

Rare Flight (1988)

Light & Heavy: The Best of Iron Butterfly (1993)