Scorching Beauty

Scorching Beauty
Studio album by Iron Butterfly
Released January 1975
Recorded 1974
Genre Hard rock
Length 36:18
Label MCA
Producer Denny Randell
Iron Butterfly chronology
Star Collection
(1973)
Scorching Beauty
(1975)
Sun and Steel
(1975)

Scorching Beauty is the fifth studio album released by Iron Butterfly. Released four years after their original breakup, it was recorded by a reformed lineup with only one member (Ron Bushy) remaining from their previous album. In addition to Bushy, this lineup includes Erik Brann, the guitarist from the classic lineup, Phil Kramer, and Howard Reitzes. The album cover was designed by Ernie Cefalu and illustrated by Drew Struzan. This album, along with Sun and Steel (released later in 1975), failed commercially. Tracks from this album tend to be ignored on Iron Butterfly compilations/greatest hit collections.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated Scorching Beauty two out of five stars. He called the album "undistinguished" and pointed out that it "fell between the group's heavy acid rock and mid-'70s arena rock conventions."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Erik Brann except where noted.

Side one

  1. "1975 Overture" (Brann, Ron Bushy, Phillip Kramer, Howard Reitzes) – 4:19
  2. "Hard Miseree" – 3:42
  3. "High on a Mountain Top" (Kramer) – 4:01
  4. "Am I Down" – 5:22

Side two

  1. "People of the World" – 3:23
  2. "Searchin' Circles" – 4:38
  3. "Pearly Gates" (Bushy, Jon Anderson) – 3:25
  4. "Lonely Hearts" – 3:14
  5. "Before You Go" (Brann, Reitzes) – 5:34

Singles

Band members

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Scorching Beauty - Iron Butterfly at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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