Rapture of the Deep
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Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005.
It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It is also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas.
Release and reception
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|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| About.com | [2] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Terrorizer | 4/10[5] |
Like Bananas, the album generally received positive reviews from critics.[6][7] Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release in Europe on the minor label Edel Records, while in the US the record was released by Edel's sub-label Eagle Records. However, Damien was critical of the album in Terrorizer, lambasting it as "dad-rock autopilot" and lacking fire.[5]
The album peaked on Billboard's USA "Top Independent Albums" Chart at position No. 43.[8] In the USA, the album sold 2500 copies during the first week. In the UK, the album sold 3500 copies during the first week and 1200 copies during the week after.[9] It also made the top 20 in several European charts. The title track "Rapture of the Deep" was released as a single in 2005.
Track listing
Standard edition
All songs written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Money Talks" | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Girls Like That" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Wrong Man" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Rapture of the Deep" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Clearly Quite Absurd" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Don't Let Go" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Back to Back" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Junkyard Blues" | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Before Time Began" | 6:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "MTV" | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Junkyard Blues" | 5:33 |
| 11. | "Before Time Began" | 6:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Things I Never Said" | 4:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clearly Quite Absurd (New Version)" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Things I Never Said" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "The Well-Dressed Guitar (Instrumental outtake from Bananas sessions) (Morse)" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Rapture of the Deep (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK, 10 October 2005)" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Wrong Man (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK, 10 October 2005)" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Highway Star (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK, 10 October 2005) (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord, Paice)" | 8:09 |
| 7. | "Smoke on the Water (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK, 10 October 2005) (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)" | 6:50 |
| 8. | "Perfect Strangers (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK, 10 October 2005) (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover)" | 6:40 |
Singles
- 2005 – "Rapture of the Deep"
Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Ian Paice – drums
- Ian Gillan – lead vocals
- Roger Glover – bass
- Steve Morse – guitar
- Don Airey – keyboards
- Production notes
- Produced and engineered by Michael Bradford
- Recorded at Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
- Mastered by Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk Studios
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 10 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 11 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 16 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 19 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 20 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 22 |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart | 32 |
| Brazilian Albums Chart | 39 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 40 |
| US Albums Chart | 43 (Top Independent Albums) |
| UK Albums Chart | 81 |
| French Albums Chart | 85 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 240 |
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Rock | United Kingdom | "Classic Rock Album of the Year 2005"[10] | 2006 | 24 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ About.com review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ a b Damien (December 2005). "Deep Purple: Rapture of the Deep". Terrorizer (138): 70.
- ^ The Highway Star
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "chart history for Deep Purple". Billboard Magazine.
- ^ "ROTD sales in the USA and UK". thehighwaystar.com. 10 November 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005.
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