Live is the first live album by Iron Butterfly, released on April 22, 1970. The last album to be recorded with the longstanding quartet of Brann, Bushy, Dorman, and Ingle. It is the only Iron Butterfly album which features a single lead vocalist (Ingle). It was a commercial hit, reaching number 20 on the Billboard album chart.Joynson, Vernon (1995). Fuzz, Acid, & Flowers . London: Borderline Books.
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated Live three out of five stars. He called the album "a dull document of Iron Butterfly's thundering live show," and declared the live rendition of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" to be "three times as tedious" as the original version.
Track listing
Side one "In the Time of Our Lives" (Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy) – 4:23 "Filled with Fear" (Ingle) – 3:27 "Soul Experience" (Ingle, Bushy, Erik Brann, Lee Dorman) – 3:55 "You Can't Win" (Danny Weis, Darryl DeLoach) – 2:48 "Are You Happy" (Ingle) – 3:20
Side two "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (Ingle) – 19:00
Charts Chart (1970)PeakpositionAustralian (Kent Music Report)17
Personnel Iron Butterfly Erik Brann – guitar Doug Ingle – organ, lead vocals Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals Ron Bushy – drums
Technical Richard Podolor – producer Bill Cooper – engineer John Kress – album art Bob Jenkins, Ron Bushy – photography
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