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
RecordedMay 1992 – March 1993 [1]
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) [2]
  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

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 39
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [12] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 13
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 21
US Billboard 200 [19] 192

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [20] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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