Bananas (album)

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Bananas
Deep Purple Bananas.jpg
Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released25 August 2003
RecordedJanuary–February 2003
StudioRoyaltone Studios, Burbank, California
Genre
Length51:25
LabelEMI
ProducerMichael Bradford
Deep Purple chronology
Abandon
(1998) 		Bananas
(2003) 		Rapture of the Deep
(2005)
Singles from Bananas
  1. "Haunted"
    Released: 2003 (Europe)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

Bananas is the 17th studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 9 September 2003 via EMI Records[2] and on 7 October 2003 via Sanctuary Records in the US.[3] It is the first album to feature Don Airey on organ and keyboards, replacing founding member Jon Lord.

Overview[]

The album was recorded in Los Angeles during January and February 2003.[2] It is also notable as being the first Ian Gillan-fronted Deep Purple album to make use of backing vocals other than Gillan's own (since the 1972 sessions for the song "Woman From Tokyo" in Germany which featured Jon Lord and Roger Glover singing backing vocals) with the song "Haunted" featuring Beth Hart. The album includes "Contact Lost", a short slow instrumental requiem for the Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts, written by guitarist Steve Morse when he heard the news of the crash.[4]

The photo in the album cover was taken by the band's manager Bruce Payne.[5]

Bananas charted well despite lack of media exposure, especially in Europe and South America (notably at Germany and Argentina where it peaked in the top 10).[6]

Unreleased tracks[]

Since the Abandon album, Deep Purple performed three new songs onstage. "Long Time Gone" was debuted in the summer of 2000 but not included on Bananas. Another new song, "Up The Wall" was played on the 2002 UK tour and reworked into "I Got Your Number". The instrumental "Well Dressed Guitar" remained unreleased until the next album, 2005's Rapture of the Deep.[7]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey, and Ian Paice, except where indicated..

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."House of Pain"Gillan, Michael Bradford3:34
2."Sun Goes Down" 4:10
3."Haunted" 4:22
4."Razzle Dazzle" 3:28
5."Silver Tongue" 4:03
6."Walk On"Gillan, Bradford7:04
7."Picture of Innocence"Gillan, Glover, Morse, Jon Lord, Paice5:11
8."I Got Your Number"Gillan, Glover, Morse, Lord, Paice, Bradford6:01
9."Never a Word" 3:46
10."Bananas" 4:51
11."Doing It Tonight" 3:28
12."Contact Lost"Morse1:27

Personnel[]

Deep Purple
Additional musicians
Production
  • Michael Bradford - producer, engineer
  • Chris Wonzer - assistant engineer
  • Andy Vandette - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[8] 3
Finnish Albums Chart[9] 6
Czech Republic Albums Chart[6] 7
Argentinian Albums Chart[6] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 12
Italian Albums Chart[11] 13
Swiss Albums Chart[12] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 18
Norwegian Albums Chart[14] 19
Polish Albums Chart[15] 24
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 42
French Albums Chart[17] 50
UK Albums Chart[18] 85
Japanese Albums Chart[19] 212

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[20] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Deep Purple - Bananas review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bananas". thehighwaystar.com. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Deep Purple: 'Bananas' To Receive U.S. Release In October". Blabbermouth.net. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Deep Purple's Shuttle Connection". guitarsite.com. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  5. ^ Colothan, Scott. "42 facts about Deep Purple's album covers". Planet Rock. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Deep Purple: 'Bananas' In The Charts". Blabbermouth.net. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ Heide, Rasmus (19 November 2003). "Bananas - Deep Purple's New Album". The Highway Star.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Album – Deep Purple, Bananas". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Deep Purple - Bananas (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Deep Purple – Bananas". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Deep Purple – Bananas (album)". Italiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Deep Purple – Bananas". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Deep Purple – Bananas (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Deep Purple – Bananas (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Deep Purple - Bananas". Acharts.co. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Deep Purple - Bananas". Ultratop.be (Wallonia) (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Deep Purple - Bananas (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Deep Purple Official Charts". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  19. ^ ディープ・パープルのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Russian album certifications – Deep Purple – Bananas" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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