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Now What?!
Now What?! is the 19th studio album by Deep Purple, released on 26 April 2013 and produced by Bob Ezrin. It arrived more than seven years after Rapture of the Deep, which came out in late 2005, so it marked a long-awaited return to the studio for the English hard rock band. Singles followed, including "Hell to Pay" with "All the Time in the World", and later "Vincent Price", which came with the previously unreleased "First Sign of Madness".
The record carries a good deal of feeling. Founding member Jon Lord died in July 2012, and "Uncommon Man" and "Above and Beyond" are dedicated to him. "Uncommon Man" takes partial inspiration from the classical piece "Fanfare for the Common Man" and opens up around a synthesiser fanfare theme written by Don Airey. For listeners who followed the band from the 1970s onwards, it is a fitting tribute and a worthwhile chapter in their story.
Now What?!: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 57:03Tracklist
- 1A Simple SongAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice4:39
- 2WeirdistanAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice4:12
- 3Out of HandAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice6:11
- 4Hell to PayAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice5:12
- 5BodylineAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice4:27
- 6Above and BeyondAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice5:31
- 7Blood From a StoneAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice5:18
- 8Uncommon ManAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice6:59
- 9Après vousAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice5:26
- 10All the Time in the WorldAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice4:21
- 11Vincent PriceAirey, Ezrin, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice4:46
- Produced by
- Bob Ezrin
- Recorded at
- Anarchy Studios, Rainbow Recorders, The Tracking Room (Anarchy Studios and Rainbow Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee, US)
- Recorded
- 2012
- Mixed by
- Justin Cortelyou, Bob Ezrin
- Mixed at
- Anarchy Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Airey, Zach Allen, Jarad Clement, Justin Cortelyou, Rob Harris, Nathan Sage
- Mastered by
- Greg Calbi
- Artwork
- Antje Warnecke
- Photography
- Jim Rakete
- Labels
- NEMS Enterprises, earMusic
- Length
- 57:03
Line-up
- Don Airey · keyboard
- Roger Glover · electric bass guitar
- Steve Morse · electric guitar
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- Bob Ezrin · percussion, background vocals
- Ian Gillan · lead vocals
- David Hamilton · keyboard
- Eric Darken · percussion · guest
- Mike Johnson · steel guitar · guest
- Jason Roller · acoustic guitar · guest
Singles
- “All the Time in the World” · 29 March 2013
- “Hell to Pay” · 1 April 2013
- “Vincent Price” · 7 June 2013
- “Above and Beyond” · 24 October 2013
- “Out of Hand” · 18 April 2015
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2013 | 19 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2013 | 110 |
| Austrian Albums · 2013 | 1 |
| German Albums · 2013 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2013 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2013 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 2013 | 2 |
| Russian Albums (Blabbermouth) · 2013 | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2013 | 4 |
| Polish Albums · 2013 | 5 |
All 24 charts
| Hungarian Albums · 2013 | 7 |
| Swedish Albums · 2013 | 7 |
| Finnish Albums · 2013 | 8 |
| Dutch Albums · 2013 | 12 |
| Italian Albums · 2013 | 12 |
| Scottish Albums · 2013 | 13 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2013 | 14 |
| Danish Albums · 2013 | 18 |
| Spanish Albums · 2013 | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2013 | 33 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2013 | 33 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2013 | 50 |
| French Albums · 2013 | 57 |
| Ireland 2 · 2013 | 87 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Germany · 2013 | Gold |
| Russia · 2013 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 April 2013 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 April 2013 | |
| Wikidata | 26 April 2013 | |
| Deezer | 30 April 2013 | |
| US release | 2013 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 April 2013 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AR | NEMS Enterprises | 7798019244050 | other |
| 2013 | US | Eagle Records | 826992031828 | other |
| 2013 | AR | NEMS Enterprises | 7798019244142 | deluxe |
| 2013 | AR | NEMS Enterprises | 7798019245231 | other |
| 2013 | DE | Edel Records | 4029759085775 | other |
| 2013 | DE | earMUSIC | 4029759090649 | other |
| 26 April 2013 | XE | earMUSIC | 4029759085782 | original |
| 26 April 2013 | DE | earMUSIC | 4029759084860 | original |
| 26 April 2013 | — | — | original | |
| 30 April 2013 | — | earMUSIC | 4029759084860 | other |
| 22 May 2013 | JP | Victor | 4988002649037 | other |
| 22 May 2013 | JP | earMUSIC | 4988002649044 | other |
| 29 November 2013 | GB | earMUSIC | 4029759091721 | other |
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| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×595 | upscaled |