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Abandon Studio album by Deep Purple Released June 2, 1998 Recorded 1997 to 1998 Genre Heavy metal, hard rock Length 56:18 Label EMI (UK)
CMC International (US)Producer Deep Purple/Roger Glover Deep Purple chronology Purpendicular
(1996)Abandon
(1998)Bananas
(2003)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
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.
- "Any Fule Kno That" – 4:29
- "Almost Human" – 4:26
- "Don't Make Me Happy" – 4:56
- "Seventh Heaven" – 5:25
- "Watching the Sky" – 5:26
- "Fingers to the Bone" – 4:47
- "Jack Ruby" – 3:48
- "She Was" – 4:19
- "Whatsername" – 4:26
- "'69" – 4:59
- "Evil Louie" – 4:56
- "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
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Abandon (album) at Allmusic
Categories:- Deep Purple albums
- 1998 albums
- Albums produced by Roger Glover
- CMC International albums
- 1990s heavy metal album stubs
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