Fireball

by Deep Purple

Overview

One of Deep Purple's three essential albums, 1971's Fireball finds the band taking the no-holds-barred, hard rock direction of the previous year's Deep Purple in Rock to new creative heights. Metal machine noises introduce the sizzling title track, which is an explosively tight group effort with Jon Lord's organ truly shining. The somewhat repetitive "No No No" threatens to drop the ball, but the fantastic "Strange Kind of Woman" picks things up again. The innuendo-encrusted hilarity of "Anyone's Daughter" features one of singer Ian Gillan's best lyrics, and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore shows his range with one of his most uncharacteristic, bluesy performances. "The Mule" is perhaps Deep Purple's finest instrumental, and they flirt with progressive rock on "Fools," which probably could have been done without the rather boring, drawn-out middle section. Closing the album is the exceptional "No One Came," which sounds so fresh that it's plausible that the bandmembers improvised it on the spot. Their intertwining instrumental lines lock together beautifully, and Gillan weaves a comic, semi-autobiographical story that is equal parts rooted in fact and Monty Python. [This 25th Anniversary Edition includes nine additional tracks -- B-sides, outtakes, and remixes.] ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	06/30/1998
Label:	Emi Music Distribution
UPC:	0724385371127

Tracks

1. Fireball
2. No No No
3. Demon's Eye
4. Anyone's Daughter
5. The Mule
6. Fools
7. No One Came
8. Strange Kind of Woman
9. I'm Alone
10. Freedom
11. Slow Train
12. Demon's Eye
13. The Noise Abatement Society Tapes/Midnight in Moscow/Robin ...
14. Fireball
15. Backwards Piano
16. No One Came

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Deep Purple   Primary Artist
Ian Gillan   Guitar (Bass),Congas,Vocals
Roger Glover   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Ritchie Blackmore   Guitar
Jon Lord   Organ,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Ian Paice   Drums

Technical Credits

Ian Gillan   Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation,Arranger,Composer
Edwin Astley   Composer
Deep Purple   Producer,Audio Production
Louie Austin   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Roger Glover   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation,Liner Notes,Photography
Peter Mew   Remastering Engineer
Martin Birch   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Gillan   Composer
Gioachino Rossini   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer,Adaptation
Ritchie Blackmore   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation
Jon Lord   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation
Robert Cooksey   Equipment Technician
Tom Bender   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Alan O'Duffy   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Simon Robinson   Sleeve Notes
Barry Plummer   Photography
Ian Glover   Composer
Mikhail Matusovsky   Composer
Michael Putland   Photography
Lisa Wingard   Mixing,Engineer
Albert Elms   Composer
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy   Composer
Lou Austin   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Ian Paice   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Adaptation