Bananas (album)
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| Bananas | ||
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | ||
| Released | September 9, 2003 | |
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 51:25 | |
| Label | EMI (UK) Sanctuary Records (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Bradford | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Deep Purple chronology | ||
| 30: Very Best of Deep Purple (1998) |
Bananas (2003) |
The Platinum Collection (2005) |
Bananas is the 17th studio album by the British band Deep Purple,[1] released on 2003-10-07.[2] It includes "Contact Lost", a short, slow instrumental about the Columbia astronauts, written by guitarist Steve Morse when he heard the sad news of the crash.[3]
This is the first Deep Purple album to feature Don Airey on the keyboards, replacing founding member Jon Lord.[4] The album was recorded in Los Angeles during January and February of 2003.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Roger Glover, Don Airey, and Ian Paice except where noted.
- "House of Pain" (Gillan, Bradford) – 3:34
- "Sun Goes Down" – 4:10
- "Haunted" – 4:22
- "Razzle Dazzle" – 3:28
- "Silver Tongue" – 4:03
- "Walk On" (Gillan, Bradford) – 7:04
- "Picture of Innocence" (Gillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice) - 5:11
- "I Got Your Number" (Gillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice, Bradford) – 6:01
- "Never a Word" – 3:46
- "Bananas" – 4:51
- "Doing It Tonight" – 3:28
- "Contact Lost" (Morse) – 1:27
[edit] Credits
List of people credited for the album.[1]
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Steve Morse - guitar
- Don Airey - keyboard
- Roger Glover - bass guitar
- Ian Paice - drums
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bananas. thehighwaystar.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ At a Glance: Deep Purple. amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Deep Purple's Shuttle Connection. guitarsite.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Miers, Jeff. Purple prose. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
