“Slaves and Masters” is the thirteenth studio album by
the British rock band Deep Purple, and was released on 5 October 1990. This is
the only Deep Purple album to feature former Rainbow lead vocalist Joe Lynn
Turner, who had joined the previous year after the firing of Ian Gillan. Before
hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison of Survivor, but
other obligations made him unavailable.
Following its release, “Slaves and Masters” peaked at No. 87 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album dramatically sold below expectations, as compared to Deep Purple's previous album, “The House of Blue Light” with Gillan, which charted at No. 34 in the US. A song from the “Slaves and Masters” recording sessions was rearranged for the soundtrack of the 1990 movie Fire, “Ice and Dynamite”. Jon Lord did not play on the song, which was performed by the four other members of the Mark V Deep Purple line-up.
Despite underwhelming album sales, Deep Purple had a relatively successful tour in support of “Slaves and Masters” in 1991, especially for the band's European leg. Turner was still a member of the group when they began writing and recording their next album in 1992, but under duress from managers who were eyeing a 25th anniversary tour, Deep Purple ultimately decided to bring back Gillan to the line-up for their 1993 studio album “The Battle Rages On...” A handful of working tracks originally intended for the follow-up to “Slaves and Masters” would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner.
"Too Much Is Not Enough" had been recorded by Turner for the unreleased follow up of his first solo album “Rescue You”, and it was also recorded by Paul Rodgers and Kenney Jones band The Law but they didn't released too.
Following its release, “Slaves and Masters” peaked at No. 87 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album dramatically sold below expectations, as compared to Deep Purple's previous album, “The House of Blue Light” with Gillan, which charted at No. 34 in the US. A song from the “Slaves and Masters” recording sessions was rearranged for the soundtrack of the 1990 movie Fire, “Ice and Dynamite”. Jon Lord did not play on the song, which was performed by the four other members of the Mark V Deep Purple line-up.
Despite underwhelming album sales, Deep Purple had a relatively successful tour in support of “Slaves and Masters” in 1991, especially for the band's European leg. Turner was still a member of the group when they began writing and recording their next album in 1992, but under duress from managers who were eyeing a 25th anniversary tour, Deep Purple ultimately decided to bring back Gillan to the line-up for their 1993 studio album “The Battle Rages On...” A handful of working tracks originally intended for the follow-up to “Slaves and Masters” would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner.
"Too Much Is Not Enough" had been recorded by Turner for the unreleased follow up of his first solo album “Rescue You”, and it was also recorded by Paul Rodgers and Kenney Jones band The Law but they didn't released too.
“Slaves and Masters” este al treisprezecelea album de
studio al trupei britanice de rock Deep Purple si a fost lansat pe 5 octombrie
1990. Acesta este singurul album Deep Purple cu fostul vocalist de la Rainbow,
Joe Lynn Turner, care s-a alaturat trupei anul anterior, dupa concedierea lui
Ian Gillan. Inainte de a-l angaja pe Turner, trupa s-a orientat spre vocalistul
Jimi Jamison de la Survivor, dar alte obligatii l-au facut pe acesta
indisponibil.
Dupa lansarea sa, “Slaves and Masters” a atins locul 87 in US Billboard 200 chart. Dramatic, albumul s-a vandut sub asteptari, comparandu-l cu albumul anterior, “The House of Blue Light” cu Ian Gillan, care a atins locul 34 in Statele Unite. Cantecul “Ice and Dynamite” de pe sesiunile de inregistrare ale albumului a fost rearanjat ca soundtrack pentru filmul Fire din 1990. Jon Lord nu a performat pe cantec, care a fost interpretat de ceilalti 4 membri ai componentei Mark V Deep Purple.
In ciuda vanzarilor sub asteptari, Deep Purple au avut ceva succes cu turneul de promovare a albumului, mai ales pe partea europeana. Turner era inca membru al grupului cand au inceput sa scrie si sa inregistreze pentru urmatorul album in 1992, dar la presiunea managerilor care vedeau un turneu aniversar de 25 de ani, Deep Purple decide in final sa-l readuca pe Ian Gillan pentru urmatorul album din 1993 “The Battle Rages On…”. O mana plina de piese originale care erau destinate pentru albumul de dupa “Slaves and Masters”, au ajuns pe lansarile solo ulterioare ale lui Turner.
“Too Much Is Not Enough” a fost inregistrat de Turner pentru albumul urmator celui de debut, dar nelansat, “Rescue You” si a fost de asemenea inregistrat si de Paul Rodgers si trupa lui Kenney Jones, The Law, dar nelansat nici de acestia.
Dupa lansarea sa, “Slaves and Masters” a atins locul 87 in US Billboard 200 chart. Dramatic, albumul s-a vandut sub asteptari, comparandu-l cu albumul anterior, “The House of Blue Light” cu Ian Gillan, care a atins locul 34 in Statele Unite. Cantecul “Ice and Dynamite” de pe sesiunile de inregistrare ale albumului a fost rearanjat ca soundtrack pentru filmul Fire din 1990. Jon Lord nu a performat pe cantec, care a fost interpretat de ceilalti 4 membri ai componentei Mark V Deep Purple.
In ciuda vanzarilor sub asteptari, Deep Purple au avut ceva succes cu turneul de promovare a albumului, mai ales pe partea europeana. Turner era inca membru al grupului cand au inceput sa scrie si sa inregistreze pentru urmatorul album in 1992, dar la presiunea managerilor care vedeau un turneu aniversar de 25 de ani, Deep Purple decide in final sa-l readuca pe Ian Gillan pentru urmatorul album din 1993 “The Battle Rages On…”. O mana plina de piese originale care erau destinate pentru albumul de dupa “Slaves and Masters”, au ajuns pe lansarile solo ulterioare ale lui Turner.
“Too Much Is Not Enough” a fost inregistrat de Turner pentru albumul urmator celui de debut, dar nelansat, “Rescue You” si a fost de asemenea inregistrat si de Paul Rodgers si trupa lui Kenney Jones, The Law, dar nelansat nici de acestia.
List of tracks
1. "King
of Dreams" Ritchie Blackmore, Joe
Lynn Turner, Roger Glover 5:26
2. "The
Cut Runs Deep" Blackmore,
Turner, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice 5:42
3. "Fire
in the Basement" Blackmore,
Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice 4:43
4. "Truth
Hurts" Blackmore, Turner,
Glover 5:14
5. "Breakfast
in Bed" Blackmore, Turner, Glover 5:17
6. "Love
Conquers All" Blackmore,
Turner, Glover, Lord 3:47
7. "Fortuneteller" Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice 5:49
8. "Too
Much Is Not Enough" Turner, Bob
Held, Al Greenwood 4:17
9. "Wicked
Ways" Blackmore, Turner, Glover,
Lord, Paice 6:33
Personnel
Deep Purple
Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, string arrangements
Roger Glover – bass, additional keyboards
Ian Paice – drums
Additional musicians
String orchestra led by Jesse Levy
Production notes
Recorded in early/mid 1990 at Greg Rike Productions in
Orlando, Florida
Additional recordings at Sountec Studios Inc. and the
Powerstation in New York
Produced by Roger Glover
Engineered by Nick Blagona
Mixed by Nick Blagona and Roger Glover at The
Powerstation
Raymond D'Addario – production assistant
Wally Walters, Peter Hodgson, Matthew Lamonica, Dan
Gellert - assistant engineers
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York
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