Maybe I'm a Leo
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| “Maybe I'm a Leo” | |||||
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| Song by Deep Purple | |||||
| Album | Machine Head | ||||
| Released | March 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | December 6 - 21, 1971 Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:52 | ||||
| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
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| Writer | Ian Gillan Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| Producer | Deep Purple | ||||
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"Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the British rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head.
[edit] History
Roger Glover says: "I wrote the riff to "Maybe I’m A Leo" after hearing John Lennon’s "How Do You Sleep?". I liked the idea that the riff didn’t start on the down beat, like 99% of riffs do. Most of the songs on Machine Head were from the first take, or not long after."
Singer Ian Gillan is a Leo (born August 19), the only group member at the time with that astrological sign.
The song was rarely played by the band live, but two live recordings of it have been released on albums, Deep Purple in Concert, recorded in 1972, and Live at the Olympia '96 in 1996.
The SACD version of Machine Head has an alternate guitar solo on "Maybe I'm a Leo".
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
