"Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the British rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head.
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"Maybe I'm a Leo" | |
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![]() Cover of the 1973 Australia single | |
Song by Deep Purple | |
from the album Machine Head | |
Released | March 1972 |
Recorded | 6–21 December 1971, Montreux, Switzerland |
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Length | 4:52 |
Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
Producer(s) | Deep Purple |
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."[1]
Singer Ian Gillan is a Leo (born 19 August), the only group member at the time with that astrological sign.
The song was rarely played by the band live; however, three live recordings of it have been released on albums: Deep Purple in Concert, recorded in 1972; Live at the Olympia '96; and Live at Montreux 2011.
The SACD version of Machine Head has an alternative guitar solo on "Maybe I'm a Leo".
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