Whoosh!

Whoosh! is the twenty-first studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 August 2020.[4][5]

Whoosh!
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	7 August 2020
Studio	The Tracking Room (Nashville) Noble Street Studios (Toronto) Anarchy Studios (Nashville) Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood) Ocean Way (Nashville)
Length	51:29
Label	earMUSIC
Producer	Bob Ezrin
Deep Purple chronology
Infinite (2017) Whoosh! (2020)
Singles from Whoosh!
"Throw My Bones" Released: 20 March 2020[1] "Man Alive" Released: 30 April 2020[2] "Nothing at All" Released: 10 July 2020[3]

Background

The group collaborated with producer Bob Ezrin, who had also worked for their previous two albums. They enjoyed the recording and production. Its release was promoted by a series of press statements from singer Ian Gillan, such as "Another album?! Whoosh?!! Gordon Bennett!!!".[6] He explained the album's title was chosen for its onomatopeic qualities, and "when viewed through one end of a radio-telescope, describes the transient nature of humanity on Earth".[7] However, he also said fans should simply listen to the album as an enjoyable experience.[7]

The album was originally set to be released on 12 June 2020, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Gillan said this was because distribution lines for physical media should wait until lockdowns eased and restrictions lifted.[6]

Three songs from the album were released as digital singles, beginning with "Throw My Bones".[1]

The instrumental "And the Address" first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The only musician to feature on both recordings was drummer Ian Paice.[9]

Reception

The album received mixed to favourable reviews. Several publications noticed the album contained relatively short tracks and praised the economical songwriting style.[10][9] A review in NME said the album sounded nothing like contemporary music of 2020, but suggested that "maybe that's a good thing".[7]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Classic Rock Magazine	[9]
Blabbermouth.net	[11]
NME	[7]
The Times	[12]
RIFF Magazine	[13]
BraveWords	[14]

Track listing

All songs composed by Deep Purple and Bob Ezrin except track 12 by Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord.

Whoosh! track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Throw My Bones"	3:38
2.	"Drop the Weapon"	4:23
3.	"We're All the Same in the Dark"	3:44
4.	"Nothing at All"	4:42
5.	"No Need to Shout"	3:30
6.	"Step by Step"	3:34
7.	"What the What"	3:32
8.	"The Long Way Round"	5:39
9.	"The Power of the Moon"	4:08
10.	"Remission Possible" (instrumental)	1:38
11.	"Man Alive"	5:35
12.	"And the Address" (instrumental)	3:35
13.	"Dancing in My Sleep" (Bonus Track)	3:51

Bonus tracks on MSH edition

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Uncommon Man" (Live in Rio 2017)	6:57
15.	"Knocking at Your Back Door" (Live in Rio 2017)	5:49
16.	"Black Night" (Live in Rio 2017)	8:14

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.[15]

Deep Purple

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

Additional musicians

• Saam Hashemi – programming on "Dancing in My Sleep"
• Ayana George – backing vocals
• Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals

Production

• Bob Ezrin – producer, mixing, percussion, backing vocals
• Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
• Jason Elliott – mixing
• Justin Francis – mixing
• Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
• Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
• Alex Krotz – engineer
• Jaime Sickora – engineer
• Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
• Eric Boulanger – mastering
• John Metcalf – orchestra arrangements on "Man Alive"
• Alan Umstead – conductor on "Man Alive"
• Nick Spezia – orchestra recording on "Man Alive"
• Ben Wolf – band photography
• Elena Saharova – landscape photography
• Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design

Charts

Chart performance for Whoosh!

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18]	1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[19]	2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[23]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26]	3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28]	16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	4
US Billboard 200[32]	161

References

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2. Lifton, Dave (30 April 2020). "Listen to Deep Purple's New 'Man Alive' Single". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. Divita, Joe (10 July 2020). "Deep Purple Release Classic Sounding New Song 'Nothing at All'". Loudwire. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
4. Kielty, Martin (27 February 2020). "Deep Purple Announce New Album 'Whoosh!'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
5. Everley, Dave (29 February 2020). "Deep Purple announce new album Whoosh! and European tour". Louder Sound. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. "Deep Purple Plan 21st Album, 'Whoosh!'". Rolling Stone. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
7. Leonie Cooper. "Deep Purple – 'Whoosh!' review: rockers' 21st record is stupidly fun and outrageously silly". NME. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
8. Munro, Scott (3 April 2020). "Deep Purple push back release of new album Whoosh!". Louder Sound. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
9. Neil Jeffries. "Deep Purple's Whoosh!: confident, mature, and superb". Louder Sound. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
10. Thom Jurek. "Deep Purple Whoosh!". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
11. Jay H. Gorania. "Deep Purple "Whoosh!"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
12. Will Hodgkinson. "Deep Purple: Whoosh! review — lacking that glorious heaviness of the early days". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
13. Daniel J. Willis. "ALBUM REVIEW: Deep Purple's 'Whoosh!' is the rare modern throwback". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
14. Larry Toering. "DEEP PURPLE - WHOOSH!". BraveWords. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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28. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 33: del 7.8.2020 al 13.8.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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