The Battle Rages On...

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All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.

The Battle Rages On...
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Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released19 July 1993 (EU)
26 July 1993 (UK) [1]
RecordedMay 1992 – March 1993 [2]
Studio
Genre Hard rock
Length50:17
Label RCA
Producer
Deep Purple chronology
Slaves and Masters
(1990)		The Battle Rages On...
(1993)		 Purpendicular
(1996)
Singles from The Battle Rages On...
  1. "Anya"
    Released: 28 June 1993 (EU) [3]
  2. "Time to Kill"
    Released: 1993 (EU)
No.TitleLength
1."The Battle Rages On" (Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice)5:48
2."Lick It Up"3:50
3."Anya" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)6:28
4."Talk About Love"4:05
5."Time to Kill"5:44
6."Ramshackle Man"5:32
7."A Twist in the Tale"4:12
8."Nasty Piece of Work" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)4:34
9."Solitaire"4:35
10."One Man's Meat"4:38

Personnel

Deep Purple
Production

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Blogcritics (mixed) [8]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [9]
Rock Hard 7.0/10 [10]
Metal Hammer (GER)7/7 [11]

The album received favorable reviews. [12] However, in 2024, Classic Rock magazine ranked it last on their list of Deep Purple albums from worst to best. [13]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 39
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [16] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 13
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [19] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 21
US Billboard 200 [23] 192

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [24] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 24 July 1993. p. 16.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 169. ISBN   978-1-908724-87-8.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 171. ISBN   978-1-908724-87-8.
  4. ↑ "Deep Purple".
  5. ↑ "Mike DiMeo of Riot/The Lizards/Masterplan | Rikki Rampage's WORLD OF ROCK Forum".
  6. ↑ Barton, Geoff (9 March 2005). "Welcome Back... Joe Lynn Turner". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Deep Purple The Battle Rages On... review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Bowling, David (21 December 2011). "Music Review: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Blogcritics . Retrieved 10 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. pp. 108–109. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  10. ↑ Breusch, Matthias (August 1993). "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Rock Hard (in German). No. 75. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 54. August 1993. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  12. ↑ All Music. "The Battle Rages On..." All Music. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Barton, Geoff. "Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best". Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  18. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On...". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Deep Purple Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – ディープ・パープル – 紫の聖戦" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 1993年11月 on the drop-down menu
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