Abandon (album)

Abandon is the sixteenth studio album by Deep Purple released in 1998.

The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan – "A Band On" – and the album was followed by the "A Band On Tour". Uniquely for a Deep Purple studio album, it features a reworking of a previously recorded song -"Bloodsucker" from Deep Purple in Rock (here re-titled "Bludsucker"). "Don't Make Me Happy" was mistakenly mastered in mono, and not amended on the final release.

The album was recorded at Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Florida, during 1997/98. Engineered by Darren Schneider. It was Deep Purple's last studio album with founding member Jon Lord.

Track listing

All songs by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, except where noted.

1. "Any Fule Kno That" – 4:29
2. "Almost Human" – 4:26
3. "Don't Make Me Happy" – 4:56
4. "Seventh Heaven" – 5:25
5. "Watching the Sky" – 5:26
6. "Fingers to the Bone" – 4:47
7. "Jack Ruby" – 3:48
8. "She Was" – 4:19
9. "Whatsername" – 4:26
10. "'69" – 4:59
11. "Evil Louie" – 4:56
12. "Bludsucker" – 4:27 (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)

Personnel

• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Steve Morse – guitar
• Roger Glover – bass
• Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
• Ian Paice – drums

References