Iron Butterfly "Heavy"

Heavy is the debut studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in early 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.

The album's artwork depicts the band members playing their instruments beside a large monument of a human ear. It was designed by Armando Busich (artwork) and Joe Ravetz (photography).

Iron Butterfly had amassed a considerable body of material by the time Heavy was recorded, much of which was held over for later albums. In addition to the ten songs on Heavy, songs from this era include "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (later recorded for the album of the same name), "Lonely Boy", "Real Fright", "Filled with Fear" (all later recorded for Ball), "Evil Temptation" (an instrumental version of which was later used as the B-side to "Possession"), "It's All Up to You", and "Gloomy Day to Remember".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Possession" Doug Ingle 2:45
2. "Unconscious Power" Ron Bushy Ingle, Danny Weis 2:32
3. "Get Out of My Life, Woman" Allen Toussaint 3:58
4. "Gentle as It May Seem" Darryl DeLoach Weis 2:25
5. "You Can't Win" DeLoach Weis 2:41

Side two

1. "So-Lo" DeLoach Ingle 4:05
2. "Look for the Sun" DeLoach Ingle, Weis 2:14
3. "Fields of Sun" DeLoach Ingle 3:12
4. "Stamped Ideas" DeLoach Ingle 2:08
5. "Iron Butterfly Theme" - Ingle 4:34