Northwinds
Northwinds | ||||
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Released | 10 March 1978 [1] | |||
Recorded | March–April 1977 | |||
Studio | AIR Studios, London, UK | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 38:53 | |||
Label | Purple (UK) Polydor (Japan) | |||
Producer | Roger Glover | |||
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AllMusic | [3] |
Northwinds is the second solo album by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, released in March 1978.
Background[]
Originally entitled North Winds, the album leans more towards blues-based rock. Coverdale also touched on the genre in his previous album.
The original release of Northwinds contained eight tracks, with two more songs added on recent reissues. Four tracks ("Keep On Giving Me Love", "Queen of Hearts", "Only My Soul", "Breakdown") from this album would later be combined with the tracks from the EP Snakebite from his band Whitesnake, to form the album Snakebite.
A number of other titles, written by Coverdale, were published at the time, which have yet to be released. The titles include "It Would Be Nice", "Love's a Crazy Game", and "Till the Sun Doesn't Shine Anymore".
Track listing[]
All songs were written by David Coverdale, except where indicated.
Side one[]
- "Keep On Giving Me Love" (Coverdale, Micky Moody) – 5:16
- "Northwinds" – 6:13
- "Give Me Kindness" – 4:34
- "Time & Again" – 4:02
Side two[]
- "Queen of Hearts" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:16
- "Only My Soul" – 4:36
- "Say You Love Me" – 4:21
- "Breakdown" (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:15
Bonus tracks on the 2000 CD reissue[]
- "Shame the Devil" – 3:35
- "Sweet Mistreater" – 3:45
On the original LP release, "Northwinds" is the first track and "Keep On Giving Me Love" is the second;[4] on later reissues these are swapped.
Personnel[]
Musicians[4]
- David Coverdale – lead vocals, piano ("Northwinds"), electric piano ("Give Me Kindness" and "Time and Again")
- Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
- Tim Hinkley – keyboards, backing vocals
- Alan Spenner – bass
- Tony Newman – drums, percussion
- Roger Glover – synthesizer, clavinet, cowbell, production
- Graham Preskett – violin
- Lee Brilleaux – harmonica on "Keep On Giving Me Love"
- Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio – backing vocals on "Give Me Kindness"
References[]
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.
- ^ Adams, Bret. "David Coverdale – Northwinds review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Northwinds – LP (Purple TPS 3513) liner notes". Discogs. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
External links[]
- Northwinds at Discogs (list of releases)
- 1978 albums
- David Coverdale albums
- Albums produced by Roger Glover
- Purple Records albums
- Polydor Records albums
- Victor Entertainment albums