Rapture of the Deep
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	November 1, 2005
Recorded	March–June, 2005
Genre	Heavy metal, Hard rock
Length	55:48
Label	Edel (UK) Eagle Records (US)
Producer	Michael Bradford
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Deep Purple chronology
Bananas (2003) Rapture of the Deep (2005) Live in Stockholm (2005)

Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. As of September 2009, this is the band's most recent studio album.

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][2] 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; the band's first USA chart album since 1993's The Battle Rages On. ^[3] 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.

[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

12. "Clearly Quite Absurd" (New Version)
13. "Things I Never Said" (Japanese-only track on original CD issue)
14. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (Instrumental outtake from "Bananas" sessions)
    • Originally written by Morse, but credited to Gillan, Morse, Glover, Airey and Paice.
15. "Rapture of the Deep (Live)"
16. "Wrong Man (Live)"
17. "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.
18. "Smoke on the Water (Live)" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Paice)
    • Originally written by Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Jon Lord and Paice, but credited to only Gillan, Blackmore, Glover and Paice.
19. "Perfect Strangers (Live)"
    • Originally written by Gillan, Blackmore and Glover, but credited to Gillan, Morse, Glover, Airey and Paice.

[edit] Chart Positions

• UK: #81
• USA: # 43

Rapture of the Deep achieved considerable chart success in Europe:

• Germany: #10
• Finland: #11
• Swiss: #16
• Austria: #20
• Sweden: #22
• Italy: #19
• Czech Republic: #32
• Poland: #40

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Gillan - lead and backing vocals
• Steve Morse - guitar
• Don Airey - keyboards
• Roger Glover - bass
• Ian Paice - drums

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