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Fireball (album)
Fireball is the fifth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in the United States in July 1971 as the second album with the Mark II line-up, consisting of Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971 and became the first of the band's three UK No. 1 albums, though it did not stay on the charts as long as its predecessor, Deep Purple in Rock. Even though the album has sold over a million copies in the UK, it has never received a certification there.
The album was the first that Deep Purple worked on after reestablishing their career with In Rock, which had been a critical and commercial success, staying on the charts for over a year. Because of this, the group were in continual demand for live concerts, which began to affect band members' health. Keyboardist Jon Lord suffered back problems (dating back to his days in The Artwoods when he had to transport a Hammond organ to gigs without the assistance of a road crew), and bassist Roger Glover had stomach problems which prevented him from performing live on several occasions. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore felt he had been vindicated by the decision to concentrate on hard rock, and believed the group's success was largely because of him. This led to increasing conflict with singer Ian Gillan and the relationship between the two began to become strained.
As with the previous album, sessions for the follow-up to In Rock were booked in the space of many months in between the bands touring commitments. On the first of these, in September 1970, the band completed just one song, "Anyone's Daughter", with the band struggling to come up with more ideas.
Further material for the album was rehearsed at Welcombe Manor, near Welcombe in Devon, in December 1970. The band cancelled several live performances in order to put together material that could serve as a follow-up to In Rock. "Strange Kind of Woman", "I'm Alone" and "The Mule" were written during these sessions, and recorded in January 1971, with the first two coupled together as Deep Purple's next single in February, to keep the band in the public eye while the album was still being worked on. Another song, "Freedom", was written at Welcombe and recorded during these sessions, but didn't make the final track listing. Other material was recorded on occasions in February and March between gigs. "Strange Kind of Woman" was added to the group's live set at the end of January, quickly developing into a showpiece for Gillan to sing back Blackmore's guitar riffs in a call and response manner. The last song to be recorded was "Demon's Eye" in June.
Meanwhile, their American record label, Warner Bros., grew impatient waiting for the new album, as the band had an American tour booked for July. As a result, "Demon's Eye" could not make the final tracklist there, with the label opting to include "Strange Kind of Woman" instead.
The original vinyl release was in a gatefold sleeve, with a generic Harvest LP-bag and a lyric-insert. The original UK version had "Demon's Eye" as its third track, but did not include "Strange Kind of Woman", which was instead released as a single there. The US version includes the latter track in place of the former.
Fireball reached the No. 1 position on the UK albums chart, while also hitting No. 1 in several other European countries, such as Germany, Austria, and Sweden. In North America, it outperformed its predecessor, In Rock, reaching No. 32 in the US and No. 24 in Canada.
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Fireball (album)
Fireball is the fifth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in the United States in July 1971 as the second album with the Mark II line-up, consisting of Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971 and became the first of the band's three UK No. 1 albums, though it did not stay on the charts as long as its predecessor, Deep Purple in Rock. Even though the album has sold over a million copies in the UK, it has never received a certification there.
The album was the first that Deep Purple worked on after reestablishing their career with In Rock, which had been a critical and commercial success, staying on the charts for over a year. Because of this, the group were in continual demand for live concerts, which began to affect band members' health. Keyboardist Jon Lord suffered back problems (dating back to his days in The Artwoods when he had to transport a Hammond organ to gigs without the assistance of a road crew), and bassist Roger Glover had stomach problems which prevented him from performing live on several occasions. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore felt he had been vindicated by the decision to concentrate on hard rock, and believed the group's success was largely because of him. This led to increasing conflict with singer Ian Gillan and the relationship between the two began to become strained.
As with the previous album, sessions for the follow-up to In Rock were booked in the space of many months in between the bands touring commitments. On the first of these, in September 1970, the band completed just one song, "Anyone's Daughter", with the band struggling to come up with more ideas.
Further material for the album was rehearsed at Welcombe Manor, near Welcombe in Devon, in December 1970. The band cancelled several live performances in order to put together material that could serve as a follow-up to In Rock. "Strange Kind of Woman", "I'm Alone" and "The Mule" were written during these sessions, and recorded in January 1971, with the first two coupled together as Deep Purple's next single in February, to keep the band in the public eye while the album was still being worked on. Another song, "Freedom", was written at Welcombe and recorded during these sessions, but didn't make the final track listing. Other material was recorded on occasions in February and March between gigs. "Strange Kind of Woman" was added to the group's live set at the end of January, quickly developing into a showpiece for Gillan to sing back Blackmore's guitar riffs in a call and response manner. The last song to be recorded was "Demon's Eye" in June.
Meanwhile, their American record label, Warner Bros., grew impatient waiting for the new album, as the band had an American tour booked for July. As a result, "Demon's Eye" could not make the final tracklist there, with the label opting to include "Strange Kind of Woman" instead.
The original vinyl release was in a gatefold sleeve, with a generic Harvest LP-bag and a lyric-insert. The original UK version had "Demon's Eye" as its third track, but did not include "Strange Kind of Woman", which was instead released as a single there. The US version includes the latter track in place of the former.
Fireball reached the No. 1 position on the UK albums chart, while also hitting No. 1 in several other European countries, such as Germany, Austria, and Sweden. In North America, it outperformed its predecessor, In Rock, reaching No. 32 in the US and No. 24 in Canada.