Abandon (album)

1998 studio album by Deep Purple

Abandon

Studio album by

Deep Purple

Released| May 1998
Recorded| September 1997 – February 1998 [1]
Studio| Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Genre| Hard rock, heavy metal
Length| 56:18
Label| EMI Switzerland
Producer| Deep Purple & Roger Glover
Deep Purple chronology
| Purpendicular
(1996)  | Abandon
(1998)  | Bananas
(2003)

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Abandon is the sixteenth studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in May 1998.[2] It was Deep Purple's second album with Steve Morse on guitar and the last album to feature founding member Jon Lord prior to his departure in 2002.

The album was followed by a successful 1998/1999 world tour which brought Deep Purple to Australia for the first time in 15 years. In 1999 a live album and DVD Total Abandon: Australia '99 recorded in Melbourne on 20 April 1999 was released.

The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan – "A Band On" – and the album was followed by the "A Band on Tour". It featured a reworking of a previously recorded song – "Bloodsucker" from Deep Purple in Rock (here spelled "Bludsucker"). "Don't Make Me Happy" was mistakenly mastered in mono and not amended on the album, one of the two versions of the song released on a promotional single was mastered in stereo.

The album cover art was designed by acclaimed album art designer, Ioannis.[3]

## Songs

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"Any Fule Kno That" is the first song on Abandon.[4] Vocalist Ian Gillan takes a spoken word approach in the verses to the song, comparable to rapping. The title is a popular phrase from the Nigel Molesworth books.[5] "Any Fule Kno That" became the band's last charting single in the US, as it peaked at No. 25 on Billboard's Heritage Rock Chart.[6]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
Blogcritics| (favourable)[8]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 10/10[9]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Any Fule Kno That"| 4:29
2.| "Almost Human"| 4:26
3.| "Don't Make Me Happy"| 4:56
4.| "Seventh Heaven"| 5:25
5.| "Watching the Sky"| 5:26
6.| "Fingers to the Bone"| 4:47
7.| "Jack Ruby"| 3:48
8.| "She Was"| 4:19
9.| "Whatsername"| 4:26
10.| "'69"| 4:59
11.| "Evil Louie"| 4:56
12.| "Bludsucker" (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)| 4:27

## Personnel

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Deep Purple

* Ian Gillan – vocals
* Steve Morse – guitars
* Jon Lord – Hammond organ, Korg synthesiser
* Roger Glover – bass guitar
* Ian Paice – drums

Other

* Ioannis – art direction, artwork

Production notes

* Recorded at Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, Florida, 1997/1998
* Produced by Deep Purple and Roger Glover
* Engineered by Darren Schneider
* Additional engineering by Keith Andrews
* Mixed at Platinum Post Studios, Orlando, Florida by Darren Schneider
* Assistant engineer – Kent Huffnagle with Shannon Brady
* Mastered at Masterdisk, New York by Greg Calbi

## Charts

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Chart (1998)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 25
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 14
French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 16
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] | 58
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] | 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 87
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 46
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 76
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[21] | 2

## References

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1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 203\. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
2. ^ "Abandon".
3. ^ "Abandon".
4. ^ Martin C. Strong, The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track Recorded by More Than 1,200 Artists (Canongate U.S., 2004), 396.
5. ^ Dave Thompson, Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story (ECW Press, 2004), 299.
6. ^ "Deep Purple Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Deep Purple - Abandon review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
8. ^ Bowling, David (14 February 2017). "Music Review: Deep Purple – Abandon". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
9. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 110\. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Purple – Abandon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
11. ^ "Deep Purple: Abandon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Deep Purple – Abandon". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Purple – Abandon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
14. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1998. 25. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
15. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Deep Purple – Abandon". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Deep Purple – Abandon". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Deep Purple – Abandon". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
21. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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* Glenn Hughes
* Tommy Bolin
* Joe Lynn Turner
* Joe Satriani
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* Shades of Deep Purple
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* Deep Purple in Rock
* Fireball
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* Who Do We Think We Are
* Burn
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* Come Taste the Band
* Perfect Strangers
* The House of Blue Light
* Slaves and Masters
* The Battle Rages On...
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* Abandon
* Bananas
* Rapture of the Deep
* Now What?!
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Live albums|

* Concerto for Group and Orchestra
* Made in Japan
* Made in Europe
* Last Concert in Japan
* Deep Purple in Concert
* Live in London
* Nobody's Perfect
* Scandinavian Nights
* In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth '85
* Gemini Suite Live
* Come Hell or High Water
* King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert
* California Jamming
* Mk III: The Final Concerts
* Live at The Olympia '96
* Total Abandon: Australia '99
* In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
* Days May Come and Days May Go
* Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy
* This Time Around: Live in Tokyo
* The Soundboard Series
* Live in Paris 1975
* Inglewood: Live in California
* Perks and Tit
* Live in Europe 1993
* Live at Montreux 1996
* Live in Montreux 69
* Live in Denmark 1972
* Live at Montreux 2006: They All Came Down to Montreux
* Live at Montreux 2011
* Phoenix Rising
* BBC Sessions 1968–1970
* Live in Verona

Compilation albums|

* Purple Passages
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* 24 Carat Purple
* Powerhouse
* The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's
* When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll
* The Mark II Purple Singles
* Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple
* The Anthology
* Knocking at Your Back Door: The Best of Deep Purple in the 80's
* Smoke on the Water: The Best Of
* 30: Very Best of Deep Purple
* The Very Best of Deep Purple
* Smoke on the Water & Other Hits
* Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow
* The Early Years
* The Platinum Collection

Box Sets|

* Shades 1968–1998
* Listen, Learn, Read On
* Machine Head (2012 Box Set)
* Made in Japan (2014 Box Set)

Singles|

* "Hush"
* "Kentucky Woman"
* "River Deep – Mountain High"
* "Hallelujah"
* "Black Night"
* "Strange Kind of Woman"
* "Fireball"
* "Never Before"
* "Highway Star"
* "Smoke on the Water"
* "Woman from Tokyo"
* "Burn"
* "Perfect Strangers"
* "Knocking at Your Back Door"
* "Call of the Wild"
* "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming"
* "Vincent Price"

Other songs|

* "Mandrake Root"
* "Child in Time"
* "The Mule"
* "Space Truckin'"
* "Maybe I'm a Leo"
* "When a Blind Man Cries"
* "Mistreated"
* "Soldier of Fortune"
* "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic"

Video albums|

* Concerto for Group and Orchestra
* Live in California 74
* Deep Purple Rises Over Japan
* Come Hell or High Water
* Live at Montreux 1996
* Total Abandon: Australia '99
* In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
* Classic Albums: Deep Purple – The Making of Machine Head
* Live in Concert 72/73
* Live at Montreux 2006
* Around the World Live
* History, Hits & Highlights '68–'76
* Phoenix Rising
* Live at Montreux 2011
* Live in Verona

Concert tours|

* Deep Purple European Tour
* Rapture of the Deep tour
* The Songs That Built Rock Tour
* The Long Goodbye Tour

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