| Bananas | |||||
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | September 9, 2003 | ||||
| Recorded | January-February 2003 Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 51:25 | ||||
| Label | EMI (UK) Sanctuary Records (US) |
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| Producer | Michael Bradford | ||||
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Bananas is the 17th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released on September 9, 2003. This is the first Deep Purple album to feature Don Airey on the keyboards, who replaced founding member Jon Lord in 2002. The album was recorded in Los Angeles during January and February of 2003.[1] The song "Contact Lost", is a short, slow instrumental about the Columbia astronauts, written by guitarist Steve Morse when he heard the sad news of the crash.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Roger Glover, Don Airey, and Ian Paice except where noted.
- "House of Pain" (Gillan, Michael Bradford) – 3:34
- "Sun Goes Down" – 4:10
- "Haunted" – 4:22
- "Razzle Dazzle" – 3:28
- "Silver Tongue" – 4:03
- "Walk On" (Gillan, Bradford) – 7:04
- "Picture of Innocence" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Jon Lord, Paice) - 5:11
- "I Got Your Number" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice, Bradford) – 6:01
- "Never a Word" – 3:46
- "Bananas" – 4:51
- "Doing it Tonight" – 3:28
- "Contact Lost" (Morse) – 1:27
Credits
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Steve Morse - guitar
- Roger Glover - bass
- Don Airey - keyboards
- Ian Paice - drums, percussion
References
- ^ Bananas. thehighwaystar.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Deep Purple's Shuttle Connection. guitarsite.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
