Rapture of the Deep

Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994 and the second to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas.

This article is about the album. For the medical condition, see Nitrogen narcosis.

Rapture of the Deep
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	24 October 2005
Recorded	May–June 2005
Studio	Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	55:48
Label	Edel
Producer	Michael Bradford
Deep Purple chronology
Bananas (2003) Rapture of the Deep (2005) Now What?! (2013)

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
BBC Music	(favourable)[3]
BW&BK	10/10[4]
Drowned in Sound	5/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Terrorizer	4/10[7]

Like Bananas, the album received generally positive reviews from critics and fans.[2][8] Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release in Europe on the German label Edel Records, while in the US the record was released by Edel's sub-label Eagle Records.

The album peaked on Billboard's USA Top Independent Albums chart at position No. 43.[9] In the USA, the album sold 2500 copies during the first week. In the UK, the album sold 3500 copies during the first week and 1200 copies during the week after.[10] It also made the top 20 in several European charts. The title track "Rapture of the Deep" was released as a promo single in 2005.

Track listing

Standard edition

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Money Talks"	5:31
2.	"Girls Like That"	4:02
3.	"Wrong Man"	4:53
4.	"Rapture of the Deep"	5:58
5.	"Clearly Quite Absurd"	5:25
6.	"Don't Let Go"	4:32
7.	"Back to Back"	4:03
8.	"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"	4:18
9.	"Junkyard Blues"	5:32
10.	"Before Time Began"	6:30

Limited Edition/Special Tour Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"MTV"	4:56
10.	"Junkyard Blues"	5:33
11.	"Before Time Began"	6:30

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Things I Never Said"	4:48

Special Tour Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clearly Quite Absurd" (new version)		3:38
2.	"Things I Never Said"		4:48
3.	"The Well-Dressed Guitar" (instrumental outtake from Bananas sessions)	Morse	2:51
4.	"Rapture of the Deep" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)		5:15
5.	"Wrong Man" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)		4:29
6.	"Highway Star" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)	Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord, Paice	8:09
7.	"Smoke on the Water" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice	6:50
8.	"Perfect Strangers" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover	6:40

Personnel

Deep Purple

• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Steve Morse – guitar
• Don Airey – keyboards
• Roger Glover – bass
• Ian Paice – drums

Production

• Produced and engineered by Michael Bradford
• Recorded at Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
• Mastered by Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk. New York

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[11]	10
Finnish Albums Chart[12]	11
Swiss Albums Chart[13]	16
Italian Albums Chart[14]	19
Austrian Albums Chart[15]	20
Swedish Albums Chart[16]	22
Czech Republic Albums Chart[17]	32
Brazilian Albums Chart	39
Polish Albums Chart[17]	40
Top Independent Albums (USA)[9]	43
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18]	64
UK Albums Chart[19]	81
French Albums Chart[20]	85
Japanese Albums Chart[21]	240

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Classic Rock	United Kingdom	"Classic Rock Album of the Year 2005"[22]	2006	24

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