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Recorded
  
May–June 2005

Rapture of the Deep (2005)
  
Now What?! (2013)

Release date
  
21 October 2005

Label
  
Edel AG

Length
  
55:48

Artist
  
Deep Purple

Producer
  
Michael Bradford

Genres
  
Hard rock, Heavy metal

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Released
  
24 October 2005 (Europe) 1 November 2005 (US)

Studio
  
Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, California

Similar
  
Deep Purple albums, Hard rock albums

Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994 and the second to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas.

Contents

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Release and reception

Like Bananas, the album received generally positive reviews from critics and fans. Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release in Europe on the German label Edel Records, while in the US the record was released by Edel's sub-label Eagle Records. However, Damien was critical of the album in Terrorizer, lambasting it as "dad-rock autopilot" and lacking fire.

The album peaked on Billboard's USA Top Independent Albums chart at position No. 43. In the USA, the album sold 2500 copies during the first week. In the UK, the album sold 3500 copies during the first week and 1200 copies during the week after. It also made the top 20 in several European charts. The title track "Rapture of the Deep" was released as a promo single in 2005.

Standard edition

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted

Personnel

Deep Purple
  • Ian Gillan – lead vocals
  • Steve Morse – guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Production
  • Produced and engineered by Michael Bradford
  • Recorded at Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
  • Mastered by Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk. New York
  • Songs

    1Money Talks5:34
    2Girls Like That4:02
    3Wrong Man4:55

    References

    Rapture of the Deep Wikipedia