Sun and Steel (album)

Sun and Steel is the sixth studio album released by Iron Butterfly in 1975. It explores a wider variety of styles than any other Iron Butterfly album, yet always remains within the contemporary conventions of hard rock, aside from a foray into progressive rock on "I'm Right, I'm Wrong." Tracks from this album are usually left out of Iron Butterfly compilations/greatest hit collections.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine delivered a negative review of Sun and Steel, rating it one out of five stars. He said it "was an outright disastrous attempt at reshaping the band's signature sound to '70s hard rock conventions, lacking even the curiosity value of Scorching Beauty."

Track listing

All songs written by Erik Brann except where noted.

Side one

1. "Sun and Steel" – 4:01
2. "Lightnin'" (Bill DeMartines, Phillip Kramer) – 3:02
3. "Beyond the Milky Way" (Ron Bushy, DeMartines) – 3:38
4. "Free" – 2:41
5. "Scion" – 5:02

Side two

6. "Get It Out" – 2:53
7. "I'm Right, I'm Wrong" (DeMartines, Kramer) – 5:27
8. "Watch the World Going By" – 2:59
9. "Scorching Beauty" – 6:42

Singles

• "Beyond the Milky Way" b/w "Get It Out"
• "I'm Right, I'm Wrong" (3:50 edit) b/w "Scion" (3:40 edit)

Band members

• Erik Brann – guitars, lead vocals (1, 4-6, 8, 9)
• Bill DeMartines – keyboards, backing and lead (3) vocals
• Phil Kramer – bass, backing and lead (2, 7) vocals
• Ron Bushy – drums
• Alex Quigley – marimba, backing vocals, tambourine