Ball (Iron Butterfly album)

Infobox Album | Name = Ball
Type = Album
Artist = Iron Butterfly


Released = February 1969
Recorded = ???
Genre = Rock
Length = 41:36
Label = ATCO(Original 1969 LP & 1993 CD re-release)., Collector's Choice Music (1999 re-release with 2 bonus tracks).
Producer(s) = Jim Hilton/Gordon Anderson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yeh1z87ajyvj link]
Last album = "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
(1968)
This album = "Ball"
(1969)
Next album = "Live"
(1969)

"Ball" is a studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in February 1969. After the enormous success of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", Iron Butterfly modified its acid-rock sound somewhat and experimented with shorter, more melodic compositions. The band's trademark heavy guitars, however, are still evident on such tracks as "In the Time of Our Lives" and "It Must Be Love." The album reached number 3, making "Ball" more immediately successful than "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". Ball was certified Gold by 1969. In 1999, Collector's Choice Music released Ball with two bonus tracks, I Can't Help But Deceive You Little Girl and To Be Alone, which before this release, was only available on a 7 inch single format.

Track listing

# In The Times Of Our Lives (Ingle & Bushy)- 4:46
# Soul Experience (Ingle, Bushy, Brann, & Dorman)- 2:50
# Lonely Boy (Doug Ingle)- 5:05
# Real Fright (Ingle, Bushy, & Brann)- 2:40
# In The Crowds (Ingle & Dorman)- 2:12
# It Must Be Love (Doug Ingle)- 3:11
# Her Favorite Style (Doug Ingle)- 3:11
# Filled With Fear (Doug Ingle)- 3:23
# Belda-Beast (Erik Brann)- 5:46
# I Can't Help But Deceive You Little Girl- 3:34 (Doug Ingle)*
# To Be Alone- 3:04 (Ingle & Edmondson)*
* *Bonus tracks on the 1999 Collector's Choice Music version.

ingles released from the album

US Releases
*In The Time Of Our Lives/It Must Be Love - #96 on the Billboard Hot 100
*Soul Experience/In The Crowds - #75 (Billboard Hot 100)

DIFFERENT UK Releases: (The 2 US singles were also released overseas)
*Belda Beast (4:59 Edit)/Lonely Boy

POST ALBUM SINGLES:
*I Can't Help But Deceive You Little Girl/To Be Alone

Personnel

*Doug Ingle - Organs/Lead Vocals (except on track 9)
*Erik Brann - Lead Guitar/Vocals (sings on track 9)
*Lee Dorman - Bass/Vocals
*Ron Bushy - Drums