Rapture of the Deep

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the album. For the medical condition, see Nitrogen narcosis.
Rapture of the Deep
Rapture of the Deep cover
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released November 1, 2005
Recorded March–June, 2005
Genre Hard rock
Length 55:48
Label Edel (UK)
Eagle Records (US)
Producer Michael Bradford
Professional reviews
Deep Purple chronology
Bananas
(2003)		 Rapture of the Deep
(2005)

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. Like Bananas, the album was met with a generally positive response from critics and fans.[1] Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release on edel records all over the world (with the exception of the USA where the record has been released by edel long time partner label Eagle Records).

The album peaked on Billboard's USA "Top Independent Album" Chart at position #43. It is band's first USA charted album since 1993 album The Battle Rages On. [2] It achieved considerable chart success in Europe, making the top 20 in several countries. Vocalist Ian Gillan has stated that Rapture of the Deep is their best-selling album since the 1984 reunion album Perfect Strangers.

The track "Wrong Man" was written about Wayne Williams who has been incarcerated for child murders in the United States. Ian Gillan frequently dedicates the song to him during live performances.

The album is being supported by the ongoing Rapture of the Deep Tour.

The cover drawing is by Tom Swick.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Roger Glover, Don Airey, and Ian Paice, except where noted

  1. "Money Talks" – 5:32
  2. "Girls Like That" – 4:02
  3. "Wrong Man" – 4:53
  4. "Rapture of the Deep" – 5:55
  5. "Clearly Quite Absurd" – 5:25
  6. "Don't Let Go" – 4:33
  7. "Back to Back" – 4:04
  8. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" – 4:19
  9. "MTV" (limited edition bonus track) – 4:56
  10. "Junkyard Blues" – 5:33
  11. "Before Time Began" – 6:30


[edit] Special Tour 2 CD Edition (Released June 2006)

CD 1 (The full studio album)

  1. "Money Talks" – 5:32
  2. "Girls Like That" – 4:02
  3. "Wrong Man" – 4:53
  4. "Rapture of the Deep" – 5:55
  5. "Clearly Quite Absurd" – 5:25
  6. "Don't Let Go" – 4:33
  7. "Back to Back" – 4:04
  8. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" – 4:19
  9. "MTV" (limited edition bonus track) – 4:56
  10. "Junkyard Blues" – 5:33
  11. "Before Time Began" – 6:30

CD 2 (Bonus material: remixes, studio version of instrumental, live tracks)

Live tracks recorded October 10, 2005 at London's Hard Rock Cafe

  1. "Clearly Quite Absurd" (New Version)
  2. "Things I Never Said" (Japanese-only track on original CD issue)
  3. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (Instrumental outtake from "Bananas" sessions)
    • Originally written by Morse, but credited to Gillan, Morse, Glover, Airey and Paice.
  4. "Rapture of the Deep (Live)"
  5. "Wrong Man (Live)"
  6. "Highway Star (Live)" (Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Glover, Paice)
    • Originally written by Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Jon Lord and Paice, but credited to only Gillan, Blackmore, Glover and Paice.
  7. "Smoke on the Water (Live)" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Paice)
    • Originally written by Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord and Paice, but credited to only Gillan, Blackmore, Glover and Paice.
  8. "Perfect Strangers (Live)"
    • Originally written by Gillan, Blackmore and Glover, but credited to Gillan, Morse, Glover, Airey and Paice.

[edit] Chart Positions


Rapture of the Deep achieved considerable chart success in Europe:


[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Highway Star, a well-established Deep Purple fan website, contains several fan-contributed reviews of the album on its Rapture of the Deep page as well as links to reviews on other fan websites. The All Music Guide review is also fairly positive.
  2. ^ Billboard Magazine chart history for Deep Purple.
v • d • e
Deep Purple
Ian Gillan · Steve Morse · Roger Glover · Ian Paice · Don Airey
Jon Lord · Ritchie Blackmore · David Coverdale · Glenn Hughes · Rod Evans · Nick Simper · Tommy Bolin · Joe Lynn Turner · Joe Satriani
Studio albums
Shades of Deep Purple (1968) · The Book of Taliesyn (1968) · Deep Purple (1969) Deep Purple in Rock (1970) · Fireball (1971) · Machine Head (1972) · Who Do We Think We Are (1973) · Burn (1974) · Stormbringer (1974) · Come Taste the Band (1975) · Perfect Strangers (1984) · The House of Blue Light (1987) · Slaves & Masters (1990) · The Battle Rages On (1993) · Purpendicular (1996) · Abandon (1998) · Bananas (2003) · Rapture of the Deep (2005)
Live albums
Concerto for Group and Orchestra · Made in Japan  · Made in Europe · Last Concert in Japan · Deep Purple in Concert · Live in London · Scandinavian Nights · Nobody's Perfect · In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth '85 · Live in Japan · Come Hell or High Water · King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert · California Jamming · Mk III: The Final Concerts · Live at the Olympia '96 · Gemini Suite Live · Total Abandon: Australia '99 · Deep Purple: Extended Versions · Live at the Royal Albert Hall · Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy · This Time Around: Live in Tokyo · The Soundboard Series · Live in Paris 1975 · Inglewood - Live in California · Space Vol 1 & 2 · Perks and Tit / Live in San Diego 1974 · Live in Stockholm · Live in Europe 1993 · Live at Montreux 1996 · Live in Montreux 69 · Live in Denmark 1972 · They All Came Down to Montreux
Videos and DVDs
Compilation albums
Related articles