Album
Abandon
Abandon is Deep Purple's 16th studio album, issued through CMC International Records in May 1998. It was the second record with guitarist Steve Morse in the line-up, following Purpendicular, and it turned out to be the last to feature founding member Jon Lord before he left the band in 2002. The cover art was designed by the artist Ioannis Nikolaos Vasilopoulos.
It sits in the stretch of Deep Purple's story where the band was settling into its Morse-era identity, working in a hard rock vein. The record led to a 1998–1999 world tour that took the band to Australia for the first time in 15 years. That visit produced the double live album and DVD Total Abandon: Australia '99, recorded in Melbourne on 20 April 1999. For anyone tracing Lord's final years with the group, this is a useful place to listen.
Abandon: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 56:24Tracklist
- 1Any Fule Kno ThatGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:28
- 2Almost HumanGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:26
- 3Don’t Make Me HappyGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:56
- 4Seventh HeavenGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice5:25
- 5Watching the SkyGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice5:26
- 6Fingers to the BoneGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:47
- 7Jack RubyGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice3:48
- 8She WasGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:20
- 9WhatsernameGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:26
- 10’69Gillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:59
- 11Evil LouieGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:56
- 12BludsuckerBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice4:27
- Produced by
- Deep Purple, Roger Glover, Deep Purple & Roger Glover
- Recorded at
- Greg Rike Productions, Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Recorded
- September 1997-February 1998
- Mixed by
- Darren Schneider
- Mixed at
- Platinum Post Studios
- Engineered by
- Keith Andrews, Darren Schneider
- Labels
- CMC International Records, EMI Switzerland
- Length
- 56:24
Line-up
- Roger Glover · electric bass guitar
- Jon Lord · Hammond organ, keyboard
- Steve Morse · electric guitar
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- Ian Gillan · lead vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1998 | 76 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1998 | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1998 | 6 |
| Finnish Albums · 1998 | 14 |
| German Albums · 1998 | 16 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1998 | 22 |
| Austrian Albums · 1998 | 25 |
| Swedish Albums · 1998 | 32 |
| Swiss Albums · 1998 | 46 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1998 | 58 |
All 12 charts
| French Albums · 1998 | 65 |
| Scottish Albums · 1998 | 87 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1998-05-25 vs 1998-05-13 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 May 1998 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 May 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 1998 | |
| US release | 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | IT | EMI | 724349530621 | other |
| 1998 | US | CMC International Records | other | |
| 1998 | XE | EMI | 0724349530621 | other |
| 13 May 1998 | JP | Teichiku Records | 4988004070655 | original |
| 27 May 1998 | JP | Teichiku Records | 4988004072017 | other |
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fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
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|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 1411×1364 | rejected |