Fireball (album)

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Fireball
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Studio album by
Deep Purple
ReleasedJuly 1971 (US) [1]
September 1971 (UK) [2]
RecordedSeptember 1970 – June 1971
Studio De Lane Lea Studios and Olympic Studios, London, The Hermitage, Welcombe, North Devon
Genre
Length40:30
Label Harvest
Producer Deep Purple
Deep Purple chronology
Deep Purple in Rock
(1970)		Fireball
(1971)		 Machine Head
(1972)
Singles from Fireball
  1. "Strange Kind of Woman"
    Released: 12 February 1971 [3]
  2. "Fireball"
    Released: 29 October 1971 [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Fireball"3:25
2."No No No"6:54
3."Demon's Eye"5:19
4."Anyone's Daughter"4:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Mule"5:23
2."Fools"8:21
3."No One Came"6:28


Original US/Canadian/Japanese release
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fireball"3:25
2."No No No"6:54
3."Strange Kind of Woman"4:07
4."Anyone's Daughter"4:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Mule"5:23
2."Fools"8:21
3."No One Came"6:28


25th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Strange Kind of Woman" (A-side remix '96) 4:07
9."I'm Alone (single B-side)" 3:08
10."Freedom" (album out-take) 3:37
11."Slow Train" (album out-take) 5:38
12."Demon's Eye" (remix '96) 6:13
13."The Noise Abatement Society Tapes (Midnight in Moscow, Robin Hood, William Tell)"Traditional4:17
14."Fireball" (take 1 – instrumental) 4:09
15."Backwards Piano" (Reversed piano solo at the end of "No One Came") 0:56
16."No One Came" (remix '96) 6:24

Personnel

Deep Purple
Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [43] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [44] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [45] Gold25,000 [45]
United States (RIAA) [46] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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