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Released | 19 July 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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Length | 52:06 | |||
Label | earMUSIC/Edel AG | |||
Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
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Singles from =1 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Classic Rock | |
Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[4] |
=1 is the twenty-third studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 2024 by earMUSIC/Edel AG.[5] It is their first album with guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced Steve Morse in 2022.[6] It is also the band's fifth collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin, who has produced every Deep Purple album since 2013's Now What?!.
Themes and reception
[edit]The album has been described as having a loose concept around "[symbolising] the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one".[7]
Music writer John Aizlewood described singer Ian Gillan's voice as "richer than it's sounded in years".[8]
Track listing
[edit]All Songs written by: Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, Simon McBride and Bob Ezrin.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Show Me" | 3:59 |
2. | "A Bit on the Side" | 4:10 |
3. | "Sharp Shooter" | 3:44 |
4. | "Portable Door" | 3:48 |
5. | "Old-Fangled Thing" | 4:08 |
6. | "If I Were You" | 4:42 |
7. | "Pictures of You" | 3:51 |
8. | "I'm Saying Nothin'" | 3:28 |
9. | "Lazy Sod" | 3:40 |
10. | "Now You're Talkin'" | 4:05 |
11. | "No Money to Burn" | 3:21 |
12. | "I'll Catch You" | 3:20 |
13. | "Bleeding Obvious" | 5:50 |
Total length: | 52:06 |
Personnel
[edit]Deep Purple
- Ian Gillan – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 1, 4–8, 9, 13)
- Simon McBride – guitar, additional guitar engineering
- Roger Glover – bass (all tracks), shaker (track 3)
- Ian Paice – drums
- Don Airey – keyboards (all tracks), orchestral arrangement (track 6)
Additional musicians
- Bob Ezrin – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11, 13), tambourine (1)
- Nashville Music Scoring – orchestra (track 6)
- Patricia Shirley-Okujene – backing vocals (tracks 11, 13)
- Camille Harrison – backing vocals (tracks 11, 13)
Technical
- Bob Ezrin – production, mixing (all tracks); orchestral arrangement (track 6)
- Robert Vosgien – mastering
- Anthony Yordanov – mixing, engineering
- Julian Shank – mixing
- Jill Zimmermann – engineering
- Justin Cortelyou – engineering
- Piers Mortimer – additional keyboard engineering
- Eike Freese – additional vocal engineering
- Denny Meißner – additional vocal engineering
- Michael Gnocato – engineering assistance
- Daniel Goldade – engineering assistance
- Jasper Terpstra – engineering assistance
- Nick Speria – orchestra engineering (track 6)
- James Paice – additional drum production and engineering (track 6)
Charts
[edit]Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 58 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 8 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 6 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] | 7 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] | 14 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 8 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 3 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 1 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[18] | 14 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] | 16 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] | 34 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] | 31 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22] | 2 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] | 42 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 1 |
UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 12 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] | 1 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[29] | 2 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[30] | 19 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 24 |
References
[edit]- ^ Lewry, Fraser (30 April 2024). "Deep Purple launch first music with new guitarist Simon McBride". Classic Rock. Retrieved 12 June 2024 – via Louder.
- ^ Lewry, Fraser (6 June 2024). "Watch Deep Purple's video for new single Pictures Of You". Classic Rock. Retrieved 12 June 2024 – via Louder.
- ^ "Out now: Deep Purple rediscover their purpose on the invigorating =1". 19 July 2024.
- ^ "=1". 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple Announces New Album =1". Blabbermouth.net. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple Officially Welcomes Guitarist Simon McBride As Permanent Member". Blabbermouth.net. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Exclusive: Deep Purple Drummer Ian Paice Talks the Concept Behind New Album, '=1,' Reveals His Favorite Songs From the Record. American Songwriter. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Deep Purple rediscover their purpose on the invigorating =1. LouderSound. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 July 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1795. Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. p. 6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Purple – =1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Deep Purple – =1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Deep Purple – =1" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 29.Týden 2024 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 30, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Deep Purple – =1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple: =1" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Purple – =1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 30. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 30 (dal 19.07.2024 al 25.07.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08-19/p/4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 14, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 19.07.2024–25.07.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "100 Albums weekly". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Deep Purple – =1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Deep Purple Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 July 2024.