Iron Butterfly "Ball"

Ball is the third studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in January 17 1969. After the enormous success of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly modified its acid-rock sound somewhat and experimented with 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 on the Billboard 200 charts, making Ball more immediately successful than In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Ball was certified Gold in March 1969. It also spawned two minor hit singles: "Soul Experience", an uncharacteristically uplifting song for the group, went to number 75 on the Billboard charts, and despite its nightmarish musical tones and morbid lyrics, "In the Time of Our Lives" managed to reach number 96. This is the second and final studio album to feature the famous lineup of Ingle, Bushy, Dorman and Brann.

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 previously were available only on a 7" single although "I Can't Help But Deceive You Little Girl" had been released on the 1993 compilation Light and Heavy.

Track listing

Original LP

Side one

1. "In the Time of Our Lives" Ron Bushy, Doug Ingle 4:46
2. "Soul Experience" Erik Brann, Bushy, Lee Dorman, Ingle 2:50
3. "Lonely Boy" Ingle 5:05
4. "Real Fright" Brann, Bushy, Ingle 2:40
5. "In the Crowds" Dorman, Ingle 2:12

Side two

1. "It Must Be Love" Ingle 4:23
2. "Her Favorite Style" Ingle 3:11
3. "Filled with Fear" Ingle 3:23
4. "Belda-Beast" Brann 5:46

1995 deluxe edition bonus tracks

1. "I Can't Help but Deceive You Little Girl" Ingle 3:34
2. "To Be Alone" Ingle, Robert Woods Edmonson 3:05