Album
Slaves and Masters
Slaves and Masters is Deep Purple's thirteenth studio album, released in October 1990. It is the only record to feature Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals. He joined the previous year after Ian Gillan was fired, and the band had also auditioned Jimi Jamison, who was unavailable because of other commitments. The sound sits in hard rock with a pop rock sheen.
It reached No. 87 on the US Billboard 200, well short of its predecessor The House of Blue Light, which got to No. 34. The 1991 tour did better, particularly in Europe. Turner was still in the band when work began on a follow-up in 1992, but managers eyeing a 25th anniversary tour pushed the group to bring back the Mark II line-up for The Battle Rages On… in 1993. That makes this a one-off chapter in the band's story, and a curiosity for anyone tracing the Turner years.
Slaves and Masters: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 46:53Tracklist
- 1King of DreamsBlackmore, Glover, Turner5:28
- 2The Cut Runs DeepBlackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice, Turner5:42
- 3Fire in the BasemenBlackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice, Turner4:43
- 4FortunetellerBlackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice, Turner5:49
- 5Truth HurtsBlackmore, Glover, Turner5:15
- 6Love Conquers AllBlackmore, Glover, Turner3:46
- 7Breakfast in BedBlackmore, Glover, Turner5:17
- 8Too Much Is Not EnoughGreenwood, Held, Turner4:18
- 9Wicked WaysBlackmore, Glover, Turner6:35
- Produced by
- Roger Glover
- Recorded at
- Greg Rike Productions (Altamonte Springs, Florida), Powerstation Studios (New York City), Sountec Studios (Connecticut)
- Recorded
- Late 1989-June 1990
- Mixed by
- Roger Glover
- Mixed at
- Powerstation Studios
- Engineered by
- Nick Blagona
- Labels
- Балкантон, RCA
- Length
- 46:53
Line-up
- Ritchie Blackmore · electric guitar
- Roger Glover · electric bass guitar
- Jon Lord · Hammond organ, keyboard
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- Joe Lynn Turner · lead vocals
Singles
- “King of Dreams” · 1 October 1990
- “Love Conquers All” · 11 February 1991
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1990–1991 | 45 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1990–1991 | 87 |
| Swiss Albums · 1990–1991 | 5 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1990–1991 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 1990–1991 | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1990–1991 | 16 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1990–1991 | 17 |
| German Albums · 1990–1991 | 23 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1990–1991 | 24 |
| Austrian Albums · 1990–1991 | 28 |
All 12 charts
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1990–1991 | 72 |
| Dutch Albums · 1990–1991 | 72 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 1991 | Gold |
| Switzerland | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1990-10-22 vs 1990-10-05 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 October 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 October 1990 | |
| Wikidata | October 1990 | |
| US release | 5 October 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | BG | Балкантон | other | |
| 1990 | GB | — | other | |
| 1990 | AU | BMG | 9399421242122 | other |
| 1990 | DE | BMG | 743211871921 | other |
| 1990 | XE | RCA | 0035629053519 | other |
| October 1990 | US | RCA | other | |
| 5 October 1990 | US | BMG | 078635242126 | original |
| 21 October 1990 | JP | RCA | 4988017023891 | other |
| 23 October 1990 | DE | RCA | 0035629053526 | other |
| 2002 | XE | BMG | 743211871921 | other |
| 10 June 2009 | JP | BMG Japan | 4988017671436 | other |
| 2012 | US | Friday Music | 829421242123 | other |
| 2013 | GB | Hear No Evil Recordings Ltd | 5013929912120 | other |
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