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Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
Recorded2023–2024
Studio
Length52:06
Label earMUSIC/Edel AG
Producer Bob Ezrin
Deep Purple chronology
Turning to Crime
(2021)		=1
(2024)
Singles from =1
  1. "Portable Door"
    Released: 30 April 2024 [1]
  2. "Pictures of You"
    Released: 5 June 2024 [2]
  3. "Lazy Sod"
    Released: 3 July 2024
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Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [4]

=1 is the twenty-third studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 2024 by earMUSIC/Edel AG. [5] It is their first album with guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced Steve Morse in 2022. [6] It is also the band's fifth collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin, who has produced every Deep Purple album since 2013's Now What?! .

Contents

Themes and reception

The album has been described as having a loose concept around "[symbolising] the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one". [7]

Music writer John Aizlewood described singer Ian Gillan's voice as "richer than it’s sounded in years". [8]

Track listing

All Songs written by: Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, Simon McBride and Bob Ezrin.

=1 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Show Me"3:59
2."A Bit on the Side"4:10
3."Sharp Shooter"3:44
4."Portable Door"3:48
5."Old-Fangled Thing"4:08
6."If I Were You"4:42
7."Pictures of You"3:51
8."I'm Saying Nothin'"3:28
9."Lazy Sod"3:40
10."Now You're Talkin'"4:05
11."No Money to Burn"3:21
12."I'll Catch You"3:20
13."Bleeding Obvious"5:50
Total length:52:06

Personnel

Deep Purple

Additional musicians

Technical

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References

  1. ↑ Lewry, Fraser (30 April 2024). "Deep Purple launch first music with new guitarist Simon McBride". Classic Rock . Retrieved 12 June 2024– via Louder.
  2. ↑ Lewry, Fraser (6 June 2024). "Watch Deep Purple's video for new single Pictures Of You". Classic Rock . Retrieved 12 June 2024– via Louder.
  3. ↑ https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/deep-purple-1
  4. ↑ https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/1
  5. ↑ "Deep Purple Announces New Album =1". Blabbermouth.net . 24 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Deep Purple Officially Welcomes Guitarist Simon McBride As Permanent Member". Blabbermouth.net . 16 September 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Exclusive: Deep Purple Drummer Ian Paice Talks the Concept Behind New Album, ‘=1,’ Reveals His Favorite Songs From the Record. American Songwriter. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Deep Purple rediscover their purpose on the invigorating =1. LouderSound. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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