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Come Taste the Band
Studio albumby
Deep Purple
Released7 November 1975(1975-11-07)[1][2]
Recorded3 August – 1 September 1975
StudioMusicland(Munich)
Genre
Length37:16
LabelPurple
Producer
Deep Purplechronology
Stormbringer
(1974) 		Come Taste the Band
(1975) 		Perfect Strangers
(1984)
SinglesfromCome Taste the Band
  1. "Gettin' Tighter"
    Released: February 1976 (US)[4]
  2. "You Keep On Moving"
    Released: 12 March 1976 (UK)[5]
David Coverdalechronology
Stormbringer
(1974) 		Come Taste the Band
(1975) 		White Snake
(1977)

Come Taste the Bandis the tenth studio album by English rock bandDeep Purple,released on 7 November 1975. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associateMartin Birch.Musically, the record consists of stronger influences of funk than the band's previous albums.

It was the final Deep Purple studio record prior to the band's initial disbandment in 1976, therefore making it the only studio album by theMark IVline-up of Deep Purple, featuringTommy Bolinon guitar, and the final of three albums to featureDavid Coverdaleon lead vocals andGlenn Hugheson bass guitar/vocals. Due to Bolin's drug addiction, the band was solely dependent on his condition largely throughout the album's tour, alongside Hughes'cocaineproblems. Bolin died of multiple-drug intoxicationoverdoseshortly after the breakup in that same year. To date, it is the only album by the band to feature neither vocalistIan Gillannor guitaristRitchie Blackmore,with every other album involving at least one of the two.

Come Taste the Bandwas commercially less successful than the previous Deep Purple albums, whilst the record was among the lowest in the American market compared to the band's 1970s albums. In the UK, the album peaked at number #19, while it only peaked at #43 in the US. However, it received favorable reviews, and the band's stylistic renewal was praised. However, the album's reputation has been mixed. The members of Mark IV have generally regarded the album as a functional entity, but, on the other hand, they have questioned the extent to which the line-up can be called Deep Purple.

Background

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In the mid-1970s, Deep Purple was one of the best-known rock bands in the world.[6]However, at the same time, the group personnel and atmosphere had often changed.[7]Musically, their approach shifted from heavy rock toblues,funk,andsoul.[8]GuitaristRichie Blackmorewas heavily against the idea of incorporating the latter two musical elements, resulting in him departing the group and forming his own band,Rainbow,in 1975, with speculations that Deep Purple would break up indefinitely. SingerDavid Coverdaleremarked that Blackmore invited him to join his band, but his thoughts on his attempted involvement were very uncomfortable and inappropriate.[9][10]

Original membersJon Lord(organs) andIan Paice(drums) intended to quit the group, but Coverdale andGlenn Hughes(bass) persuaded them to stay and hold auditions for a new guitarist, feeling that the band was not ready to give up from success for a few years. The management was very hopeful of the band's decision to continue. Coverdale suggested changing the name to "Purple" or "Good Company", but others disagreed. According to Coverdale and Lord, the reason behind the band's decision to continue was mainly royalties.[11]

Bolin's introduction and changes

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The search for a guitarist has turned out to be difficult in the process. Coverdale's recommendations in the band wereJeff Beck,Rory Gallagher,andTommy Bolin.Auditions were held at Robert Simon's Pirate Studio in Hollywood.[12]Clem ClempsonfromHumble Pieauditioned for the band but did not become Blackmore's replacement. Bolin, whose playing onBilly Cobham'sSpectrumimpressed band members, was then asked to audition. Coverdale recalled the audition by saying:

Tommy Bolin performing withDeep Purplein 1975.

“He was a sight to behold – this exotic creature. He walked up to this line of amps - which had been pretty intimidating to whoever else had been there - and turned them all to eleven. Hit a chord, and the chord got everyone off their smug ass and started jamming – immediately. All his guitars were in hock – for whichever reason – so he had borrowed a guitar for the audition. It was quite an extraordinary, explosive audition.”[10]

Bolin, who only playedfusion jazzhad no collection or even heard of the band's discography and their image before.[13]Despite this, the audition went well in the process, and Bolin was asked to join immediately.[14]Bolin admired the band's playing skills, but his decision to join was probably also influenced by the desire to gain visibility and money to promote his solo career.[15]After weeks of rumors, the band announced Blackmore's departure and Bolin joining in June 1975.[16]

The new lineup was positively well-received and motivated.[17]The rest of the band got along with Bolin, who was cheerful and outgoing compared to Blackmore's personality, cited as argumentative and very difficult.[18]Particularly, Bolin and Hughes became close friends.[19]Blackmore had considered Bolin a good choice as his successor.[20]

Deep Purple's managers were concerned about Bolin's timing schedule amidst his personal ventures. In addition, Bolin had to record and promote his upcoming solo album. The band had come into an agreement to lightly step away from their tight working pace in order to give Bolin some time to focus on his solo career during breaks.[21]

Songwriting and production

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Recordings took place atMusicland Studiosin Munich, Germany from 3 August to 1 September 1975.[22]Most of the album's material had already been composed before the recordings began. The songs were mainly written by Coverdale and Bolin. Bolin had a lot of usable material from his previous bands, many of which he had written with his friend Jeff Cook. The band members allowed Bolin to compose quite freely, satisfying him.[23]The album was produced byMartin Birchin collaboration with the band, whileIan Paicejoined Birch to mix the record.,[22]

Unlike Blackmore, Bolin used a lot ofeffect pedalsand other effects in his playing and used the opportunities brought by the studio much more than Blackmore. On the album, for example, overlapping guitar tracks were frequently used. Keyboardist Jon Lord is in the background for much of the album, except for his solos on "Love Child" and the keyboard-driven "This Time Around"[24]on which he plays all the instruments.[22]

The recordings were made difficult by the members' substance abuse problems. Bolin was in Europe for the first time and headed to the nightclubs of Munich as soon as he arrived. Before leaving, he took the five sleeping pills given to the band due to the time difference.[25]Bolin usedheroinand otheropioidsirregularly but often. The other members at that time did not know the seriousness of the situation. Hughes, on the other hand, had been addicted tococainefor some time.[26]Theroad crewtried to prevent drug use by hiding the drugs supplied to members and beating updrug dealers,but the attempts were mostly unsuccessful. Drugs were smuggled to Bolin and Hughes, among other things, inside hollowed-out books. Hughes was sent to London for drug rehab after being beaten by a rowdy.[27]The public was told that Hughes had a liver infection.[28]

Due to his absence, Hughes sings significantly less on the album than on the previous two Deep Purple albums. His and Coverdale's joint singing, which colored previous albums, can only be heard onCome Taste the Band'slast song "You Keep On Moving". Along with Coverdale, Bolin also sings in the song "Dealer".[24]The original version of the song was performed by Hughes, but after he had to withdraw, Coverdale recorded a new vocal track instead. Coverdale and Hughes also had a dispute over the division of singing parts. Hughes had time to record most of the bass tracks before he left, but the song "Comin' Home" features Bolin on bass. After the recordings, the other members made Hughes' continuation in the band a condition that he take care of himself.[24]

After the completion ofCome Taste the Band,Bolin completed his solo albumTeaser.Both Hughes and Lord contributed to the album, although they are not credited. During Deep Purple's hiatus, Lord composed and recorded his solo albumSarabande.[29]

Music and lyrics

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Come Taste the Banddiffers from Deep Purple's previous output due to its strong funk and blues influence.[24][30]According toMika Järvinen,the album was a "radical and brave... attempt to completely reform". Despite this, the whole is more rock-style than the band's previous albumStormbringer,which was heavily influenced by black music.[31]Stormbringer'sstyle had divided the band's fans, and Coverdale had already promised before Bolin joined that the band would return to rock on their next album.[32]

In the practice sessions of the first weeks of Mark IV, the band has played long and free-form improvisations.Come Taste the Band,on the other hand, has almost no such parts.[24]According to AllMusic, the genres of the album are listed as arena rock, hard rock and heavy metal. According toRolling Stonecontemporary assessment, the album continues the funk style of the band's previous two albums but also has an aspiration back to theprogressive rockof the band's early days.[33]

Comin' Home

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Come Taste the Band'sopening track "Comin' Home" combines Deep Purple's old and new style. Paice's drum intro starts the song that was used similar to the concerts of the band's previous line-up. Guitarist Tommy Bolin's playing style using effects brings something new to the song. The composition represents energetic, straightforward rock.[34]

Lady Luck

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"Comin' Home" is followed by "Lady Luck" in a similar style. It was composed by Jeff Cook, and Bolin brought the song with him when he joined Deep Purple. Bolin had been performing it in his concerts for four years already, but the new band brought out "new aspects" of the composition. Coverdale finished the song and wrote the lyrics about the blue-eyed gypsy queen.[34]

Gettin' Tighter

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"Gettin' Tighter" is a guitar-driven and upbeat song sung by Hughes that featured more funk influences than any Deep Purple song ever before.[34]The song originated from a riff invented by Bolin: "I duned it in one practice session. I just rolled... 'Damn, they would enjoy this' [...] I started to feel them and they started to feel me, it was like... giving and taking, that is, musically." The finished composition was credited to Bolin and Hughes.[35]

Dealer

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"Dealer" lyrically has a dark tone.[34]Its context shows the story of Coverdale's attempt to talk some sense into Hughes to curb him from addiction. The song also features a couple of bars of Bolin's vocals.[34]

I Need Love

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In the last song of the A-side, "I Need Love", Coverdale sings about sex, a topic that had already become his trademark.[34]The song also features a female backup singer.[36]

Drifter

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The B-side starts with the fast-paced "Drifter", which had already been completed during the Pirate studio's rehearsals.[37]The song's riff is a bit reminiscent of Blackmore's song "Mistreated".[38]

Love Child

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"Love Child" is reminiscent ofLed Zeppelinsongs, and the guitar riff in the chorus is borrowed from Bolin's previous band, TheJames Gang.[38]Jon Lord's keyboard work is also a significant part.[37]

This Time Around/Owed to 'G'

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"This Time Around" is a calm piano ballad,[39]with Hughes singing over Lord's keyboard accompaniment.[37]The song serves as the intro to Tommy Bolin's solo number "Owed to 'G'" instrumental.[24]The composition originated from Bolin and Lord jamming into the double-jointed track.[35]The letter G was a tribute to composer George Gershwin, whose compositions inspired Deep Purple's songs "Black Night"and"Burn".[24]In some circumstance, the title is split in separate tracks themselves in some reissued pressings.

You Keep On Moving

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The LP ends with "You Keep On Moving", in which Coverdale and Hughes perform their joint vocals for the only time on the album, which had played an important part in the previous two Deep Purple albums.[24]Coverdale and Hughes composed the song back in 1974 before Bolin joined.[40]This did not contribute to the composition, but his guitar playing is heavily featured in the song.[35]"You Keep On Moving" was released in the UK as the album's only single, and many contemporary critics considered it the album's best.[40]Dave Thompsonhas described it as "an eerily gallant ballad with a hint ofQueen."[38]

Same in L.A.

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The unfinished song "Same in LA" was left over from the recordings, which was possibly intended as a single.[41]There are a few bars of vocals at the beginning of the song, but the rest of the recording consists of just the accompaniment. The song is included as a bonus track on some reissues, particularly the 30th-anniversary set.[42]

Artwork

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The name of the album is a translation of the statement "come taste the wine" appearing in the musicalCabaret.While drinking wine, Bol's invention turns this into "come taste the band". The cover art was developed by Castle, Chappell & Partners,[43]who were also responsible for the cover of Deep Purple'sFireballalbum. For the cover, the band used a wine glass engraved with calligraphy, by Ken Cooper.[44]

Marketing and promotion

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The album was released on 7 November 1975 by their own alliance-distributed label,Purple Records.[1][2]The record spawned only two singles separately: "You Keep On Moving" in the UK, and "Gettin' Tighter" in the US.

Deep Purple's fans were mostly teenagers and young adults.[38]In an interview withRadio Luxembourg,Ian Paice said that the members were aware that the band's traditional audience would not like songs like "You Keep On Moving". Instead, the band wanted to reach a new, younger audience, which at the time of the release of the band's first hits had only been in childhood.[35]Deep Purple's musical style had changed before. Traditionally, the band had marketed their albums through tours, the success of which had proven the viability of varying line-ups.Come Taste the Band'stour, on the other hand, failed miserably.[45]

In its commercial outlook, sales numbers forCome Taste the Bandwere moderately successful, but did not do well compared to the previous albums alone. It did not top in any of the top spots in every country. In the UK, the album charted at #19 but held its placement for 4 weeks after its release.[46][47]In the US, it only peaked at #43 by the second week of 1976 and continued to stay on the charts for 14 weeks.[48]The only highest numbers the album charted were in New Zealand and Norway, peaking at #6. Despite this, the record earned a silver certification in their native country, selling over 60,000 copies byBPIat the beginning of November before its official UK release.[49]The album was in fact considered a commercial disappointment in Deep Purple studio album discography of the 1970s, particularly in America, where it has not attained any certification as of present.

Touring

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Deep Purple Mark IV in 1976. Standing left to right: David Coverdale, Ian Paice; seated left to right: Glenn Hughes,Tommy Bolin,Jon Lord

"We traveled the world and destroyed Deep Purple's reputation everywhere we played." - Jon Lord (1995) "[50]

Conflicts arose between the members of Deep Purple even before the tour began. Bolin, who used to enjoy artistic freedom, became frustrated when he was asked to play Blackmore-era songs in the style of his predecessor.[19]This was made especially bitter by the fact that Bolin had to testify in court about Blackmore's wife's infidelity.[51]After the tour began, it was revealed that Bolin did not know Blackmore's songs properly.[52]Along with them, the band performed all the songs from the new album at some point during the tour. Bolin and Lord also played long improvised guitar and keyboard solos, which, unlike before, were performed as separate solo numbers from the actual songs.[53]In addition, the band performed the songs "Wild Dogs", "Marching Powder" and "Homeward Strut" from Bolin'sTeaseralbum. Bolin sang his solo song himself.[54]

Problems on the tour were caused by the drug problems of the members. During rehab, Hughes had reduced his cocaine use, but at the same time became dependent ondiazepam,which is used to treatwithdrawalsymptoms.[55]Bolin, on the other hand, used large amounts of heroin, which was revealed to the other members only after the tour had already started.[56]In the Goldmine magazine, however, a person close to the band remarked: "The problem wasn't so much that Tommy liked drugs, but that the other band members weren't into it. He was in his own worlds for a long time, and the others didn't understand at all what was going on."[57]Conflicts were also caused by the band members' sexual infidelity: Bolin's girlfriend had an affair with Hughes, and Hughes' girlfriend with Lord.[58]

The managers decided to start the tour from the Far East so that the new line-up could gain experience and not hear about possible failures in Europe and America.[59]The first concert was in Hawaii, after which the band moved to New Zealand and Australia. The concerts were very successful and especially in New Zealand the band gathered record audiences. A documentary about the band was also filmed for local television.[60]

In December 1975, Deep Purple was slated to play in Indonesia. The band had been told that it would perform for around 7,000 to 10,000 people, but the actual venue was a stadium that held 125,000. In addition, the band was required to perform on two nights, even though it only received compensation for one small concert. The group was paid a total of $11,000 (£4950; around £36,650 in 2023) for the Indonesian concerts, while the practical share of the box office revenue would have been around $750,000 (£338,000; around £2,500,000 in 2023), coming with more than 100,000 in attendance. Deep Purple tour manager Rob Cooksey toldChris Charlesworthwriting in his 1983 bookDeep Purple: The Illustrated Biographythat "it was a set-up...as we were on our way from Australia to Japan and had our own plane, it seemed like a good way to pick up some extra money."[61]6,000 police officers equipped withmachine gunsandDobermannsacted as orderlies. The first concert was chaotic and 20 minutes later, the band stopped playing. The latter eventually escalated into a huge riot. On the night between concerts, one of the band's bodyguards fell into an elevator shaft; he survived but died shortly after that. Hughes, Cooksey, and one of the crew members were later arrested on suspicion of murder. The next morning, a judge in military uniform declared the incident an accident and ordered the detainees to redeem their passports for $2,000 (£900). Lord and Hughes later speculated that it was a murder to extort money from the band. When the band tried to leave Indonesia, another $10,000 (£4500) was demanded, citing fake airport expenses.[62][61][63]

While touring in Indonesia, Bolin spiked his hand with low-quality heroin, as a result of which the hand became numb and Bolin could not play properly. To the other members of the band, he claimed that he had anervous breakdownabout sleeping on his hand. The problems continued in Japan by the end of December, where the band played four concerts, ultimately would later release their live album,Last Concert in Japanrecorded on 15 December 1975 atNippon Budokan,on 16 March 1977. The live album would only become a success in Japan, but Hughes called it an "awful record," blaming Bolin's heroin addiction for his mediocre playing.[64]At this point, Bolin had to useopen tuningand Jon Lord played the guitar parts on his organ.[65]

At the beginning of 1976, Deep Purple went on a US tour. Since Bolin was playing in his home country, he was more confident about the show in America and hoped that it would go along well as planned. The tour, which lasted just under two months, included a total of 30 shows, and when they ended, the band was badly overworked. The original plan was to take a break and resume performances only in the summer. However, the managers arranged a five-concert tour in Britain for the band as early as March.[66]Coverdale, Lord, and Paice were given six days of leave to rest, while Bolin and Hughes partied throughout.[67]

The UK tour was controversial and the concert reviews were strongly negative.[67]Because of Bolin's and Hughes' drug use, the level of concerts varied greatly, and Bolin's performance was further undermined by the audience's loud demand for Blackmore's return.[66]The band's mood was also affected by the poor success ofCome Taste the Band.[64]Coverdale was frustrated by Bolin's and Hughes' vocal parts, as well as the long instrumental parts, during which he had little to do as a singer. In addition, the members disagreed about the band's musical line: Coverdale, Lord, and Paice wanted to stick to rock, while Bolin and Hughes were more interested in funk.[66]

Disbandment and aftermath

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The tour's final concert was on 15 March 1976 inLiverpool Empire Theatre,where Hughes apologized to the audience for the band's poor performance in a fake American accent.[68]After the concert, Lord and Paice decided to end the band's activities and take a break from touring. After a while, Coverdale arrived in tears and announced that he was leaving, to which Lord and Paice replied that it was not possible because Deep Purple no longer existed.[69]

After tours for this album concluded, the public announcement for their breakup was not announced until July 1976, with then-manager Rob Cooksey issuing a statement: "The band will not record or perform together as Deep Purple again".[70]Before this, Bolin had already told in an interview that he was waiting for the band to start working on the next Deep Purple album. Along with the drug problem, the group's breakup was influenced by the harsh work schedule and the managers' reluctance to organize vacations for the members.[71]

Roger Glover,who played in Deep Purple between 1969 and 1973 and again from 1984, pondered the matter: "Only when bands have failed is it possible to think about the causes of the problems. – Who knows where the band would have developed with Tommy Bolin? It could have become hugely popular. If that had happened, the attitude towards his composition could be different now."[72]

After the disbandment, Bolin formed his own band that toured in support ofPeter FramptonandJeff Beck,including the recording of his second solo albumPrivate Eyes.[73]However, his contentment was short-lived as Bolin died of multiple drug intoxication on 4 December 1976 caused by heroin, alcohol, cocaine, andbarbiturates.[74][75]Bolin was 25 years old.[76]

Coverdale then retreated to his permanent residence in Germany, where he embarked on a solo career, releasing two of his solo albums,White SnakeandNorthwinds.After that, he put his arrangements together with his band, later namedWhitesnake.Members from the Deep Purple 'Mark I-IV' lineup, Lord and Paice joined Coverdale's group not long during the period of early Whitesnake's albums:TroubleandLovehunterwas released, with longtime producerMartin Birchworked on their records.

Overall, Deep Purple's split would last for eight years until the reformation of the 'Mark II' lineup that would eventually produce the band's 1984 comeback album,Perfect Strangers.[77][78]

Reissue

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Released on 25 October 2010, the 2-CD Deluxe 35th Anniversary edition includes the original album in remastered form plus a rare US single edit of "You Keep On Moving" on the first disc, a full album remix produced byKevin Shirley,and two unissued tracks on the second disc: "Same in LA" a three-minute out-take from the final release in 1975, and "Bolin/Paice Jam" a five-minute instrumental jam with Bolin and Ian Paice.[42]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[79]
BBC Music(mixed)[80]
Blogcritics(average)[81]
Classic Rock[82]
Head Heritage(favourable)[83]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[84]
Select[85]
Sputnikmusic[39]

In recent yearsCome Taste the Bandwas met with some critical reassessment "on its own merits", in part due to Bolin's contributions to the album, ranging from widespread critical acclaim from journalists and mainstream publications, includingRolling StoneandBBC Music.[86][87]Ian Gillan(who left the band just over two years prior), on the other hand, has stated that he does not view the album as a real Deep Purple album.[88]Ritchie Blackmore has been generally positive when asked for his thoughts on the album, and praised Bolin as a guitarist.[89]Lord praised the quality of the album years later in interviews, stating that "listening to it now, it's a surprisingly good album," while acknowledging, "the worst thing you can say about it, and it's not that bad, is that, in most people's opinion, it's not a Deep Purple album."[90]

According to Dave Thompson, "it didn't get rave reviews, it didn't have any weak songs and it wasn't a bad record, but it didn't...sound like Deep Purple".[38]However, reviews from professional critics were mostly positive.Fanfare's review calledCome Taste the Bandtheir best sinceMachine HeadandNME's their best sinceDeep Purple in Rock.[91]

Kris Nicholson fromRolling Stonewas favorable of the record, praising Bolin as a more versatile guitarist than his predecessor, and the album's new stylistic directions as perfect territory conquests for Deep Purple. According to Nicholson, with the help of Bolin, Deep Purple had gotten rid of the predictability of their previous albums and now relied on melody anddynamicsinstead of volume. "The obvious desire for experimentation has expanded the band's music outside the heavy metal prison", and Nicholson hopes the band will rediscover the progressiveness of their early days, which it had lost afterDeep Purple in Rock.[84]

UK magazine,Sounds,later published asClassic Rockgave an enthusiastic response, according to Geoff Barton, that Bolin brought new energy to the band, as a result of which you can feel the joy of playing in the music for a long time. Bolin's playing is fluid but restrained, and the overall impression is more free-form and good-natured than Deep Purple's previous albums. He added that it was clearly an "above-average rock album". However, Barton questioned whether it was good enough to guarantee the band's longetivity.[92]

In the 35th Anniversary Edition review in 2010, BBC Music's Greg Moffitt gave a mixed reaction, replying that the album was "far from a disaster, particularly on its own terms," despite that the lineup was entirely "completed [...] into an entirely different beast." He also added that it was underpowered and way "too relaxed for its own good." However, to finish it off with a positive response, saying that it is a "harmless little sparkler where once there was a ton of TNT."[80]

Circusgave it as aconcept albumabout "psychic dislocations" of rock life. In a more negative approach, Steve Peacock, writing for British magazine,Street Life,criticized the formulaic songs and their "banal" lyrics.[93]

Record Worldsaid that the single "Gettin' Tighter" "shows the group at its best: rockin' up a storm."[94]

Track listings

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All lead vocals byDavid Coverdaleunless noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Comin' Home"Bolin,Coverdale,Paice3:55
2."Lady Luck"Jeffrey Cook, Coverdale2:48
3."Gettin' Tighter"Bolin,HughesHughes3:37
4."Dealer"Bolin, CoverdaleCoverdale, Bolin3:50
5."I Need Love"Bolin, Coverdale4:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
6."Drifter"Bolin, Coverdale4:02
7."Love Child"Bolin, Coverdale3:08
8."This Time Around / Owed to 'G'"Hughes,Lord/ BolinHughes / Instrumental6:10
9."You Keep On Moving"Coverdale, HughesCoverdale, Hughes5:19
Total length:37:16

35th Anniversary Edition

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Disc One: Original Album Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."Comin' Home"3:54
2."Lady Luck"2:48
3."Gettin' Tighter"3:36
4."Dealer"3:53
5."I Need Love"4:24
6."Drifter"4:05
7."Love Child"3:07
8."This Time Around / Owed to 'G'"6:13
9."You Keep On Moving"5:22
10."You Keep On Moving (Single edit) "(bonus track)4:32
Disc Two: 2010 Remix
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comin' Home"4:08
2."Lady Luck"2:46
3."Gettin' Tighter"4:23
4."Dealer"3:55
5."I Need Love"5:16
6."You Keep On Moving"5:18
7."Love Child"3:05
8."This Time Around"3:24
9."Owed to 'G'"2:56
10."Drifter"3:59
11."Same in LA" (previously unreleased)Coverdale, Hughes, Paice, Lord3:19
12."Bolin/Paice Jam" (previously unreleased)Bolin, Paice5:47
Total length:90:30

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]

Deep Purple
Production
  • Produced byMartin "The Wasp" Birchand Deep Purple
  • Engineered by Martin Birch
  • Final mix by Martin Birch and Ian Paice
  • Cover photography by Peter Williams
  • Remastered by Dave Schultz and Bill Inglot at Digiprep, Los Angeles
  • 2010 remix byKevin Shirleyat The Cave, Malibu, California
  • Mastered byBob Ludwig

Charts

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Chart (1975-1976) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[95] 11
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[96] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[97] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[98] 29
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[99] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[100] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[101] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[102] 6
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[103] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[104] 16
UK Albums(OCC)[105] 19
USBillboard200[106] 43
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Scottish Albums(OCC)[107] 89
UK Rock & Metal Albums(OCC)[108] 8

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[95] Gold 20,000^
Czech[109] Gold 50,000[109]
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[110] Gold 500,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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