The Very Best of Deep Purple
The Very Best of Deep Purple is a single disc compilation album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was released in 2000 by Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records. It features tracks by the Mk. I, Mk. II and Mk. III line-ups of Deep Purple.
| The Very Best of Deep Purple | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1968-1974, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 79:02 | |||
| Label | Rhino, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Deep Purple, Derek Lawrence, Martin Birch, Roger Glover | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [2] |
Production
This compilation is supposed to be a single disc alternative to the more comprehensive Shades four-disc collection. All the tracks were remastered simultaneously for inclusion in both sets. The set is essentially a new version of previous compilation Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple, which was released in 1980, with three additional songs, two from Mk. I and one from the reunited Mk. II. The disc bypasses the material from the Mk. IV line-up, and features slightly different versions of a few of the tracks.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except where noted
| No. | Title | Place of Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hush" (Joe South) | Shades of Deep Purple - 1968 | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Kentucky Woman" (Edited mono single version; Neil Diamond) | The Book of Taliesyn - 1968 | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Black Night" | Non-album single - 1970 | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Speed King" (US album version) | Deep Purple in Rock - 1970 | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Child in Time" | Deep Purple in Rock | 10:19 |
| 6. | "Strange Kind of Woman" (US album version) | Fireball (US version) - 1971 | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Fireball" | Fireball | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Demon's Eye" | Fireball | 5:20 |
| 9. | "Highway Star" | Machine Head - 1972 | 6:09 |
| 10. | "Smoke on the Water" | Machine Head | 5:41 |
| 11. | "Space Truckin'" | Machine Head | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Woman from Tokyo" | Who Do We Think We Are - 1973 | 5:49 |
| 13. | "Burn" (Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Paice, Lord) | Burn - 1974 | 6:01 |
| 14. | "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) | Stormbringer - 1974 | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Knocking at Your Back Door" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover) | Perfect Strangers - 1984 | 7:07 |
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Roger Glover - bass guitar
- Ian Paice - drums
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, backing vocals on tracks 1-2
- Rod Evans - vocals on tracks 1-2
- Nick Simper - bass and backing vocals on tracks 1-2
- David Coverdale - vocals on tracks 13-14
- Glenn Hughes - bass and vocals on tracks 13-14
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[3] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Allmusic review
- Sputnikmusic review
- "Argentinian album certifications – Deep Purple – The Very Best of Deep Purple". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- "British album certifications – Deep Purple – The Very Best of Deep Purple". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of Deep Purple in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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