Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple
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| Deepest Purple The Very Best of Deep Purple |
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| Compilation album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | July, 1980 | ||||
| Recorded | 1969 - 1974 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 62:48 | ||||
| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer | Deep Purple | ||||
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Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple is a compilation album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1980. It features the original hits of Deep Purple before their 1984 reunion. Aided by a TV advertising campaign it would become Purple's third UK #1 album.
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[edit] Track listing
All titles composed by Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice except where indicated
[edit] Side one
- "Black Night" – 3:28
- No. 2 Chart Single
- "Speed King" (Edit) – 5:04
- From No. 4 Chart Album Deep Purple in Rock
- "Fireball" – 3:25
- From No. 1 Chart Album Fireball
- "Strange Kind of Woman" – 3:52
- No. 8 Chart Single
- "Child in Time" – 10:20
- From No. 4 Chart Album Deep Purple in Rock
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:51
- From No. 4 Chart Album Who Do We Think We Are
[edit] Side two
- "Highway Star" – 6:07
- From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:33
- From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
- "Burn" (Blackmore-Lord-Paice-Coverdale) – 6:02
- From No. 3 Chart Album Burn
- "Stormbringer" (Blackmore-Coverdale) – 4:06
- From No. 6 Chart Album Stormbringer
- "Demon's Eye" – 5:22
- From No. 1 Chart Album Fireball
- "Smoke on the Water" – 5:40
- From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Deep Purple
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Roger Glover - bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
On track 9 and 10:
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- David Coverdale - vocals
- Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
- Mastered by Nick Webb at Abbey Road Studios
- Compiled by EMI in conjunction with Ian Paice
[edit] Sales accomplishments
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RIAA certification[1] (United States)
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BPI certification (United Kingdom)
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[edit] References
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=deep%20purple&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
- ^ "BPI certified awards Silver". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22330. Retrieved on February 21, 2009.
- ^ "BPI certified awards Gold". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22331. Retrieved on February 21, 2009.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by The Game by Queen |
UK Albums Chart number one album August 2, 1980 – August 8, 1980 |
Succeeded by Back in Black by AC/DC |
