Metamorphosis (Iron Butterfly album)

Metamorphosis
Studio album by Iron Butterfly
Released	1970
Recorded	May–July 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	40:50
Label	Rhino Records
Producer	?
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Iron Butterfly chronology
Live (1969) Metamorphosis (1970) Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly (1971)

For other works by this name, see Metamorphosis (disambiguation).

Metamorphosis is the fourth studio album by Iron Butterfly, released in 1970. Though it did not do as well as Ball (1969), the album charted at #16 on the US charts. The album features two new members, Mike Pinera and Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (Larry is called El Rhino on the Metamorphosis album) on guitars. The duo replaced Erik Brann, who left because of band disputes. They had a minor hit with Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way) which reached #66 on the Billboard chart.

Track listing

1. "Free Flight" – 0:50
2. "New Day" – 3:20
3. "Shady Lady" – 3:55
4. "Best Years of Our Lives" – 3:59
5. "Slower Than Guns" – 3:49
6. "Stone Believer" – 4:25
7. "Soldier in Our Town" – 3:22
8. "Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)" – 3:06
9. "Butterfly Bleu" – 13:57

Singles Released From The Album:

US:

• Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)/Soldier In Our Town
• Stone Believer/Silly Sally (Non LP Cut)

Non US:

• Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)/Soldier In Our Town
• New Day/Soldier In Our Town
• Best Years Of Our Lives/Shady Lady
• Silly Sally/Stone Believer

Charts

Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way) - Billboard

Band Members

• Doug Ingle – Lead Vocals/Organ
• Mike Pinera – Lead Vocals/Guitar
• Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – Guitar
• Lee Dorman – Bass
• Ron Bushy – Drums
• Richard Polodor – Sitar/Twelve-String Guitar
• Bill Cooper – Twelve-String Guitar