Purple (album)
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| Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| Released | June 7, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 — 1994 | |
| Genre | Alternative/Hard Rock/Grunge | |
| Length | 46:56 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Stone Temple Pilots chronology | ||
| Core (1992) |
Purple (1994) |
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996) |
Purple was the second CD released by the 1990's grunge band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. It contains several of the band's biggest hit songs, including "Vasoline," "Interstate Love Song," and "Big Empty," which was also featured on The Crow soundtrack.
The album title, "Purple," is written as a Chinese character (紫) on the cover, and nowhere else on the packaging (including along the spine). When asked about the title in an interview, Scott Weiland replied "It's my favorite color. It's the color of bruises."
In 2006, the album was ranked number 73 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Meatplow" (R. DeLeo/D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 3:37
- "Vasoline" (R. DeLeo/D. DeLeo/Weiland/Kretz) – 2:56
- "Lounge Fly" (R. DeLeo/Weiland) – 5:18
- "Interstate Love Song" (R. DeLeo/Weiland) – 3:14
- "Still Remains" (R. DeLeo/D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 3:33
- "Pretty Penny" (D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 3:42
- "Silver Gun Superman" (R. DeLeo/D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 5:16
- "Big Empty" (D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 4:54
- "Unglued" (R. DeLeo/Weiland) – 2:34
- "Army Ants" (D. DeLeo/Weiland) – 3:46
- "Kitchen Ware & Candy Bars" (R. DeLeo/Weiland) – 8:06
- Contains a hidden track named "My Second Album", which is a parody of most hidden tracks being unorthodox songs that the band would make. It was performed by Richard Peterson, a musician who happens to be a big fan of Johnny Mathis, hence the reference to Mathis in the song.
[edit] Personnel
- Stone Temple Pilots - Design
- Dean DeLeo - Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Drums, Guitar (Electric)
- Robert DeLeo - Bass, Guitar, Percussion
- Nick DiDia - Engineer
- Clay Harper - Assistant Engineer
- Eric Kretz - Percussion, Drums
- Paul Leary - Ending Guitar Solo on "Lounge Fly"
- Brendan O'Brien - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mellotron on "Army Ants"
- Scott Weiland - Vocals, Percussion, Guitar
- Dale Sizer - Illustrations
- Caram Costanzo - Assistant Engineer
- John Heiden - Design
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
United Kingdom
| Year | Position |
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| 1994 | 10 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Big Empty" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1994 | "Big Empty" | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 1994 | "Big Empty" | Top 40 Mainstream | 40 |
| 1994 | "Interstate Love Song" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | "Interstate Love Song" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1994 | "Interstate Love Song" | Top 40 Mainstream | 22 |
| 1994 | "Unglued" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 1994 | "Unglued" | Modern Rock Tracks | 16 |
| 1994 | "Vasoline" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | "Vasoline" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1995 | "Pretty Penny" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| Scott Weiland | Dean DeLeo | Robert DeLeo | Eric Kretz |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Core | Purple | Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop | No. 4 | Shangri-La Dee Da |
| Compilations: Thank You |
| Singles: "Sex Type Thing" | "Wicked Garden" | "Plush" | "Creep" | "Big Empty" | "Vasoline" | "Interstate Love Song" | "Unglued" | "Pretty Penny" | "Dancing Days" | "Big Bang Baby" | "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" | "Lady Picture Show" | "Tumble In The Rough" | "Down" | "Sour Girl" | "No Way Out" | "Days of the Week" | "Hollywood Bitch" | "Revolution" | "All In The Suit That You Wear" |
| Related articles |
| Talk Show | Velvet Revolver | Army of Anyone |
