When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll
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| Greatest hits album by Deep Purple | ||||
| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1968-74 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Deep Purple, Derek Lawrence | |||
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When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll is a compilation album by Deep Purple featuring their best rock songs up until 1974. It features Purple classics such as "Hush", "Kentucky Woman" and "Smoke on the Water".
When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll was released in October 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It was compiled by Dennis C. Nicklos in 1978 after the band originally split in 1976. Art direction by John Cabalka. Design by Gribbitt!. Illustration: Shusei Nagaoka.
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Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice except where indicated.
[edit] Side one
- "Space Truckin'" - 4:31
- "Kentucky Woman" (Neil Diamond) - 4:44
- "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/simper) - 5:11 (Written as "Hard Road" US title)
- "Burn" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) - 6:00
[edit] Side two
- "Woman from Tokyo" - 5:30 (Wrong info on cover as it says "(live)" but it's actually the studio version)
- "Hush" (Joe South) - 4:25
- "Smoke on the Water" - 6:27 (Again, not the live (edited) version that is from Made in Japan)
- "Highway Star" (Live) - 6:47
[edit] Credits
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Ian Gillan - lead vocals
- Roger Glover - bass guitar
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
- Rod Evans - lead vocals
- Nick Simper - bass guitar, backing vocals
- David Coverdale - lead vocals
- Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, vocals
