Fireball (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Ian Gillan
- Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore
- Hammond: Jon Lord
- Bass: Roger Glover
- Drums: Ian Paice
Studios
- De Lane Lea Studios, London ( England)
- Olypmpic Studios, London ( England)
Fireball (English for " Fireball " ) is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, which was produced between September 1970 and June 1971 and released in September 1971. It is the second album in the " Mk II" cast. The album Fireball considered as Deep Purple's " most progressive hard rock album".
The album made it to the top of the English and German charts and is now considered classics of the genre. The more experimental compared to the previous album helped to raise international awareness of the band. Apart from Machine Head and In Rock, it is one of the most important Deep Purple albums. Strange Kind of Woman, the single for the album, reached position 8 in the British charts.
On 26 July 2001, the album was awarded with the Golden Record.
Title list
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
Bonus Tracks ( 25th Anniversary Edition )
In 1996, the publication of Fireball, the album was digitally remastered to mark the 25th anniversary and re-released with nine bonus tracks. All additional songs were written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
Others
- The German progressive rock group Anyone's Daughter named after the eponymous contained on Fireball title.
- The Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich called Fireball as the ultimate album, which incited him as a teenager, even to make music.