"Silly Sally" is a song by

Iron Butterfly Iron Butterfly was an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal m ...

that was released as a single in 1971 after the departure of Doug Ingle.

Mike Pinera Carlos Michael Pinera (September 29, 1948 – November 20, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a number 4 hit in 1970 with their song ...

and M. Jones wrote "Silly Sally" in an attempt to keep the band together. Though the usual B-side is "Stone Believer", it has also been issued with "Butterfly Bleu" ( voice box solo) on the B-side. The single did not chart and in 1971 Iron Butterfly disbanded.

Track listing

Side one # "Silly Sally" (M. Pinera, M. Jones) – 2:12 Side two #

"Stone Believer" (Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman) – 4:25

Personnel

* Doug Ingle – organ and lead vocals on "Stone Believer" *

– guitar, lead vocals * Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – guitar * Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals * Ron Bushy – drums *Diane Adams – background vocals on "Silly Sally"

References

1971 singles Iron Butterfly songs Songs written by Mike Pinera 1970 songs {{1970s-rock-song-stub