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The Purple Album is the twelfth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. It contains remakes of songs from Deep Purple band lineups Mark III and Mark IV, when Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale was a member of that band.[5] It was released on 29 April in Japan, 15 May in Europe, 18 May in the UK and 19 May 2015 in the US through Frontiers Records.

The Purple Album
Studio album by
Whitesnake
Released29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
Recorded2014–2015
StudioHook City, Reno, Nevada
Genre
  • Hard rock
  • blues rock
  • heavy metal
Length66:01
LabelFrontiers
ProducerDavid Coverdale, Michael McIntyre, Reb Beach
Whitesnake chronology
Made in Japan
(2013)		 The Purple Album
(2015)		 Flesh & Blood
(2019)
Singles from The Purple Album
  1. "Stormbringer"
    Released: 25 February 2015
  2. "Burn"
    Released: 24 March 2015
  3. "Lay Down Stay Down"
    Released: 7 April 2015
  4. "Soldier of Fortune"
    Released: 22 April 2015
  5. "Mistreated"
    Released: 10 January 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Herald-Standard(favorable)[1]
KNAC[2]
The New York Times(favorable)[3]
Classic Rock[4]

Overview


The album debuted at number 87 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of around 6,900 units in its first week of release.[6] It is also the first album since the band's 1989 studio album, Slip of the Tongue, to feature drummer Tommy Aldridge.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Burn"Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian PaiceBurn (1974)6:56
2."You Fool No One" (interpolating "Itchy Fingers")Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, PaiceBurn6:23
3."Love Child"Tommy Bolin, CoverdaleCome Taste the Band (1975)4:13
4."Sail Away" (featuring "Elegy for Jon")Blackmore, CoverdaleBurn4:53
5."The Gypsy"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, PaiceStormbringer (1974)5:29
6."Lady Double Dealer"Blackmore, CoverdaleStormbringer3:59
7."Mistreated"Blackmore, CoverdaleBurn7:39
8."Holy Man"Coverdale, Hughes, LordStormbringer4:42
9."Might Just Take Your Life"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, PaiceBurn4:14
10."You Keep On Moving"Coverdale, HughesCome Taste the Band5:06
11."Soldier of Fortune"Blackmore, CoverdaleStormbringer3:18
12."Lay Down Stay Down"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, PaiceBurn3:52
13."Stormbringer"Blackmore, CoverdaleStormbringer5:17
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
14."Lady Luck"Jeff Cook, CoverdaleCome Taste the Band3:02
15."Comin' Home"Bolin, Coverdale, PaiceCome Taste the Band4:15
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
16."Soldier of Fortune" (alternate mix)Blackmore, CoverdaleStormbringer3:18

Personnel



Whitesnake



Additional musicians



Production



Charts


Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 70
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 91
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 18
US Billboard 200[22] 87

References


  1. Rhodes, Clint (5 June 2015). "Music review: Whitesnake - 'The Purple Album'". The Herald-Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. Vickers, Duane. "Whitesnake - The Purple Album". KNAC.com. KNAC. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. "Review: Whitesnake Delves Deep Into Purple Past on New Album". The New York Times. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. Everley, Dave (17 April 2015). "Whitesnake: The Purple Album". Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via Loudersound.
  5. "WHITESNAKE RETURN WITH THE PURPLE ALBUM". Whitesnake.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. "Whitesnake's 'The Purple Album: First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Whitesnake – The Purple Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – The Purple Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – The Purple Album" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Whitesnake – The Purple Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  11. "Whitesnake: The Purple Album" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Whitesnake – The Purple Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  13. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. "Italiancharts.com – Whitesnake – The Purple Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  16. "ザ・パープル・アルバム". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitesnake – The Purple Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  18. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – Whitesnake – The Purple Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Whitesnake – The Purple Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  21. "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  22. "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

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The Purple Album — двенадцатый студийный альбом британо-американской хард-рок группы Whitesnake, состоящий из по-новому исполненных песен группы Deep Purple, которые были написаны составами Mark III and Mark IV, когда лидер Whitesnake Дэвид Ковердейл был вокалистом этой группы[7].


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