The Purple Album (Whitesnake album)

The Purple Album is the twelfth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. It contains remakes of songs from Deep Purple band lineups Mark III and Mark IV, when Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale was a member of that band. It was released on 29 April in Japan, 15 May in Europe, 18 May in the UK and 19 May 2015 in the US through Frontiers Records. On 13 October 2023, Whitesnake and RHINO reissued The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition in celebration of Coverdale's 50th anniversary of joining the Deep Purple, besides remixing and remastering, "features previously unreleased recordings, including the very demo that secured Coverdale's spot with Deep Purple".

Background

A collection of re-recorded songs from Coverdale's time in Deep Purple, the idea sprang from talks he and Jon Lord had about a possible Mark III reunion a few years earlier. After Lord's death in 2012, Coverdale discussed the idea with Ritchie Blackmore, but they were unable to come to an agreement on the nature of the undertaking. Coverdale then decided to move forward with the project under the Whitesnake banner. Originally, the idea was acclaimed by Coverdale's wife, Cindy, "who suggested I (David) consider it as a Whitesnake project" in late 2013. He described the resulting record as a tribute to his time in Deep Purple. ==Recording==

Recording

Coverdale worked on his project at the recently built Hook City Studios in Reno, Nevada. ==Touring==

Touring

in New Haven, Connecticut, July 2015. Whitesnake kicked off the North American leg of The Purple Tour in May 2015. At a show in California, they were joined onstage by Coverdale's former Deep Purple bandmate, Glenn Hughes. They also held Japanese tour dates on October and November. ==Reception==

Reception

Commercial performance The album reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at 2nd position on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, while in the US it peaked at number 87 on Billboard 200 with first week sales of around 6,900 units. On the Billboard's Independent Albums chart it reached number nine, and number eight on Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Critical reception The album was met with mostly favourable reviews, but altogether polarized critics. Among the favourable reviews, Associated Press as reported by The New York Times concluded that "it's good to hear someone dust off these tracks and breathe some life into them", ==Track listing==

Track listing

• - previously unreleased tracks † Recorded at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England on 12 December 2015 ==Personnel==

Personnel

All credits are adapted from Tidal, Apple Music, and its liner notes. ==Charts==

Charts

In 2015 the vinyl LP charted on the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart at the 16th position. ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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