"Black Night" is a song by British hard rock
band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on
the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, “In Rock”. The song became a
hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts, and to this day
remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single. It topped the charts in
Switzerland, and is one of only two singles from the band to chart in Ireland,
peaking at No. 4, thus making it the group's only Irish Top 10 hit. It was also
the second non-album single penned by the band and also reached number 6 in
South Africa.
Once “In Rock” had been completed, EMI asked for a suitable single to be recorded to help promote the album. Though Roger Glover states that Ricky Nelson's 1962 hard rocking arrangement of the George Gershwin song "Summertime" was the basis for the Mk II Deep Purple single "Black Night", it is also similar to Blues Magoos's 1966 psychedelic hit song "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet".In the BBC documentary “Heavy Metal Britannia”, keyboardist Jon Lord supports Glover's statement about the song's origin, stating "Black Night was nicked from the bass line in Ricky Nelson's Summertime" and then proceeds to play the bassline riff on his grand piano.
"Black Night" made its way into the setlist soon after release, generally as the first encore. The song was not played in full after Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left the band in 1973, but snippets were often played by Ritchie Blackmore as part of his improvisations. On the reformation of Deep Purple in 1984 "Black Night" returned as part of the main set list. There are many versions of the song available on Deep Purple live albums.
Once “In Rock” had been completed, EMI asked for a suitable single to be recorded to help promote the album. Though Roger Glover states that Ricky Nelson's 1962 hard rocking arrangement of the George Gershwin song "Summertime" was the basis for the Mk II Deep Purple single "Black Night", it is also similar to Blues Magoos's 1966 psychedelic hit song "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet".In the BBC documentary “Heavy Metal Britannia”, keyboardist Jon Lord supports Glover's statement about the song's origin, stating "Black Night was nicked from the bass line in Ricky Nelson's Summertime" and then proceeds to play the bassline riff on his grand piano.
"Black Night" made its way into the setlist soon after release, generally as the first encore. The song was not played in full after Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left the band in 1973, but snippets were often played by Ritchie Blackmore as part of his improvisations. On the reformation of Deep Purple in 1984 "Black Night" returned as part of the main set list. There are many versions of the song available on Deep Purple live albums.
“Black Night” este un cantec al trupei britanice de hard
rock Deep Purple, lansat mai intai ca single in iunie 1970 si inclus mai tarziu
in versiunea aniversarii a 25 de ani de la albumul lor din 1970, “In Rock”.
Cantecul a ajuns un hit dupa lansare, atingand locul 2 in clasamentele
britanice si pana azi a ramas single-ul Deep Purple cel mai bine clasat. A fost
in fruntea clasamentelor in Elvetia si este singurul, din cele doua single-uri
ale trupei intrate in clasamentele irlandeze, care atinge locul 4, devenind
astfel singurul single al trupei intrat in primele 10 in clasament. A fost, de
asemenea, al doilea single neinclus pe vreun album al trupei si care a atins
locul 6 in Africa de Sud.
Cand “In Rock” a fost terminat, EMI a cerut un single adecvat care sa fie inregistrat si sa ajute la promovarea albumului. Desi Roger Glover declara ca aranjamentul hard rock al lui Ricky Nelson dupa “Summertime” a lui George Gershwin este baza pentru acest hit Deep Purple, este totusi similar si cu hitul psihedelic de la Blue Magoo "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet". In documentarul BBC “Heavy Metal Britannia” claparul Jon Lord sustine varianta lui Glover despre originea cantecului declarand “Black Night a fost facut dupa linia de bas de la Summertime a lui Nelson” si apoi trece la reproducerea pe pianul sau mare a riff-ului de bas din Summertime a lui Nelson.
“Black Night” si-a facut loc repede dupa lansare in lista de concert a trupei, in general ca prima piesa de bis.
Cantecul nu a mai fost cantat in intregime dupa plecarea lui Ian Gillan si Roger Glover in 1973, dar fragmente din el au mai fost reproduse in concerte de catre Ritchie Blackmore, ca parte a improvizatiilor lui.
La reformarea Deep Purple din 1984 “Black Night” a reintrat ca parte principala pe lista de concert. Sunt multe versiuni ale cantecului disponibile pe albumele live ale trupei.
Cand “In Rock” a fost terminat, EMI a cerut un single adecvat care sa fie inregistrat si sa ajute la promovarea albumului. Desi Roger Glover declara ca aranjamentul hard rock al lui Ricky Nelson dupa “Summertime” a lui George Gershwin este baza pentru acest hit Deep Purple, este totusi similar si cu hitul psihedelic de la Blue Magoo "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet". In documentarul BBC “Heavy Metal Britannia” claparul Jon Lord sustine varianta lui Glover despre originea cantecului declarand “Black Night a fost facut dupa linia de bas de la Summertime a lui Nelson” si apoi trece la reproducerea pe pianul sau mare a riff-ului de bas din Summertime a lui Nelson.
“Black Night” si-a facut loc repede dupa lansare in lista de concert a trupei, in general ca prima piesa de bis.
Cantecul nu a mai fost cantat in intregime dupa plecarea lui Ian Gillan si Roger Glover in 1973, dar fragmente din el au mai fost reproduse in concerte de catre Ritchie Blackmore, ca parte a improvizatiilor lui.
La reformarea Deep Purple din 1984 “Black Night” a reintrat ca parte principala pe lista de concert. Sunt multe versiuni ale cantecului disponibile pe albumele live ale trupei.
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