Slaves & Masters
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Slaves and Masters is the thirteenth studio album by Deep Purple
, and was released in 1990. This is the band's only album to feature singer Joe Lynn Turner
, who joined the previous year (and was once the lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore
's solo band Rainbow
).
Before hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison
of Survivor
, but other obligations made him unavailable. Hard rock-based core Purple fans thought the vocal parts ended up being a bit too melodic. However, Turner was still a member of the group when they began recording their next album in 1992.
The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard Charts
, and a relatively successful 1991 tour followed in particularly Europe.
None of the songs from Slaves and Masters have been performed live since the 1991 World Tour, except for "Love Conquers All", which was performed by Joe Lynn Turner on July 24, 2000 in Elmsta, Sweden and "King Of Dreams" which was performed by Joe Lynn Turner during the Japanese tour in 2000, also as an opening song of the 2002 Hughes Turner Project
European and Japanese tours, and more recently during Joe Lynn Turner's High Grand Tour in 2009. The versions were very close to the original and received huge applause from the audience. "King of Dreams" was recorded and released in 2002 on HTP's Live In Tokyo album.
Singles
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
, and was released in 1990. This is the band's only album to feature singer Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
, who joined the previous year (and was once the lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
's solo band Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
).
Before hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison
Jimi Jamison
Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison is a rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the band Survivor from 1984–1989 and 2000-2006.- Further biography :...
of Survivor
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...
, but other obligations made him unavailable. Hard rock-based core Purple fans thought the vocal parts ended up being a bit too melodic. However, Turner was still a member of the group when they began recording their next album in 1992.
The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard Charts
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and a relatively successful 1991 tour followed in particularly Europe.
Release on vinyl
- "King of Dreams" (Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
, Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
, Roger GloverRoger GloverRoger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
) – 5:26 - "The Cut Runs Deep" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Jon LordJon LordJonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
, Ian PaiceIan PaiceIan Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
) – 5:42 - "Fire in the Basement" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:43
- "Fortuneteller" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:49
- "Truth Hurts" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 5:14
- "Breakfast in Bed" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 5:17
- "Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 3:47
- "Too Much Is Not Enough" (Turner, Bob Held, Al GreenwoodAl GreenwoodAlan Greenwood is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band, Foreigner from 1976 to 1980...
) – 4:17 - "Wicked Ways" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 6:33
Release on CD
- "King of Dreams" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 5:28
- "The Cut Runs Deep" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:42
- "Fire in the Basement" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:43
- "Truth Hurts" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 5:14
- "Breakfast in Bed" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 5:17
- "Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 3:47
- "Fortuneteller" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:49
- "Too Much Is Not Enough" (Turner, Held, Greenwood) – 4:17
- "Wicked Ways" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:33
King Of Dreams
- "King of Dreams" (Blackmore, Glover, Turner) – 5'27
- "Fire In The Basement" (Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice, Turner) – 4'41
Love Conquers All
- "Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) – 3:47
- "Slow Down Sister" (Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice, Turner) – 5:55
Fire Ice & Dynamite : music from the original soundtrack
- "Fire, Ice & Dynamite" (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
Promotional videos
The album was promoted on television with professional music videos to the songs "King of Dreams" and "Love Conquers All". Both featured members of the band.Unreleased & live
In addition to the tracks on Slaves and Masters, there were two other Mk V songs released in 1990-91. One was "Slow Down Sister", B-side of the "Love Conquers All" 12" and CD singles. The other was "Fire, Ice and Dynamite", an outtake adapted for the Fire, Ice and Dynamite action movie, in preference to a Harold Faltermeyer song which it was suggested they perform. The track was released on the CD of the movie soundtrack. Jon Lord does not appear on it, and the synthesizers were played by Roger Glover. "Slow Down Sister" has since been reissued on the Shades 1968–1998 box set. "Fire, Ice and Dynamite" was re-released on the New, Live & Rare DVD as a bonus feature.None of the songs from Slaves and Masters have been performed live since the 1991 World Tour, except for "Love Conquers All", which was performed by Joe Lynn Turner on July 24, 2000 in Elmsta, Sweden and "King Of Dreams" which was performed by Joe Lynn Turner during the Japanese tour in 2000, also as an opening song of the 2002 Hughes Turner Project
Hughes Turner Project
Hughes Turner Project was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist/vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ....
European and Japanese tours, and more recently during Joe Lynn Turner's High Grand Tour in 2009. The versions were very close to the original and received huge applause from the audience. "King of Dreams" was recorded and released in 2002 on HTP's Live In Tokyo album.
Personnel
- Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
- vocals - Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
- guitars - Roger GloverRoger GloverRoger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jon LordJon LordJonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
- organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, string arr. - Ian PaiceIan PaiceIan Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional personnel
- Produced by Roger Glover
- Engineered by Nick Blagona
- Raymond D'Addario - production assistant
- Mixed by Nick Blagona and Roger Glover
Charts
Album| Year | Nation | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | United States | The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
87 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Nation | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "King Of Dreams" | United States | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
6 |
| 1991 | "Fire In The Basement" | United States | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |