{"id":25805,"date":"2015-05-15T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=25805"},"modified":"2020-04-03T23:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T23:00:04","slug":"news-whitesnake-release-the-purple-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-whitesnake-release-the-purple-album\/","title":{"rendered":"WHITESNAKE Release \u2018The Purple Album\u2019 (May 15th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHITESNAKE Release \u2018The Purple Album\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nMay 15th, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hard rock group Whitesnake issued The Purple Album<\/em> on May 15th, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl. The label scheduled North American release for May 19th.<\/p>\n

The outing consists of re-recorded versions of tracks vocalist David Coverdale originally sang as a member of Deep Purple, specifically on 1974 studio records Burn<\/em> and Stormbringer<\/em> as well as 1975\u2019s Come Taste The Band<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Purple Album<\/em> was made available in the following formats; standard edition, deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks, four music videos and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the recording of the effort, and double LP vinyl format.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Burn\u2019
\n02. \u2018You Fool No One\u2019 (interpolating \u2018Itchy Fingers\u2019)
\n03. \u2018Love Child\u2019
\n04. \u2018Sail Away\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Gypsy\u2019
\n06. \u2018Lady Double Dealer\u2019
\n07. \u2018Mistreated\u2019
\n08. \u2018Holy Man\u2019
\n09. \u2018Might Just Take Your Life\u2019
\n10. \u2018You Keep On Moving\u2019
\n11. \u2018Soldier Of Fortune\u2019
\n12. \u2018Lay Down Stay Down\u2019
\n13. \u2018Stormbringer\u2019<\/p>\n

Deluxe edition bonus tracks:<\/p>\n

14. \u2018Lady Luck\u2019
\n15. \u2018Comin’ Home\u2019<\/p>\n

DVD content:<\/p>\n

* \u2018Lady Double Dealer\u2019 (music video)
\n* \u2018Sail Away\u2019 (mix music video)
\n* \u2018Stormbringer\u2019 (music video)
\n* \u2018Soldier Of Fortune\u2019 (music video)
\n* The Purple Album<\/em> \u2013 Behind The Scenes
\n* The Purple Album<\/em> EPK<\/p>\n

In its first week of release, The Purple Album<\/em> sold roughly 6,900 copies in the United States, landing at position 84 on The Billboard 200 chart. In addition, the effort charted in Japan (#8), Finland (#9), Switzerland (#11), Germany (#13), Czech Republic (#17), Sweden (#18), the United Kingdom (#18), the Netherlands (#24), and Norway (#34).<\/p>\n

Music videos for renditions of \u2018The Gypsy\u2019, \u2018Sail Away\u2019 and \u2018Lady Double Dealer\u2019 can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eleventh studio record Forevermore<\/em> was released in March 2011.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Ash Newell.<\/em><\/p>\n